Communicating to Management Concerning Information Systems

Technology managers look for three critical fundamental skills from the IT professions hired today:

• The ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing across all stakeholder levels
• The ability to work in a team
• The ability to think critically

You are on your second interview for a position in an Information Services Department. You will be presenting to a group of your peers, so they can see if you have good presentation skills. Your task is to:

Create a presentation containing eight to ten presentation slides including Introduction, Conclusion, and Reference slides.

• Include speaker notes with each slide.

• Describe one of the following type of systems:
• A Transaction Processing System (For example, POS, ATM, Online Ordering)
• A Functional Department System (For example, HRIS, Finance, CRM)
• An Enterprise Resource Planning System
• Describe the components or subsytems of the system and what business function they address.
• Identify one vendor or open source solution for the system you chose to describe.
• Discuss why you chose this system and how it will affect the overall business functions of the organization.