IFSM 300 Stage 3-Assignment

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Stage 1: Strategic Use of Technology

Maryland Technology Consultants (MTC)

IFSM 300 Information Systems in Organizations

01/25/2023

Introduction

Maryland Technology Consultants is an accessing firm that specializes in providing Information Technology (IT) solutions to clients. The firm uses proven methodologies to deliver measurable results and enhance business performance. The provision of IT consulting and outsourcing services will be the main topics of the Business Analysis and System Recommendations (BA&SR) report on MTC's commercial zone. Therefore, the report aims to create a strategic plan for implementing an onboarding program or recruiting system to enhance MTC's recruitment procedure. The report will employ a four-stage strategy to accomplish this goal. Each of them examines a different portion of the study. The report will emphasize providing exceptional consulting guidance and advice to its customers by hiring highly qualified experts and keeping up to date with cutting-edge business technologies and innovations.

I. Strategic Use of Technology

A. Business strategy

IT can revolutionize the manufacturing industry and transform business operations. Utilizing technology plays a critical role in trade and economic growth and can aid MTC in boosting its business progress through new contracts and partnerships (UMGC, 2023). The usage of IT also broadens MTC's reach because it is no longer constrained by geographical region. By utilizing IT, MTC can assemble a group of international consultants that can help American onsite teams via remote study and evaluation. This can be one of the company's strategies. Additionally, IT enables more efficient identification of potential business partners in other countries or continents.

B. Competitive advantage

The Manufacturing Technology Corporation (MTC) operates in a highly competitive market, facing competition from both large-scale IT consulting organizations and smaller companies with specialized skill sets, as well as small to mid-sized businesses. MTC is concentrating on its hiring method to draw top IT experts with in-depth knowledge of cutting-edge technology and an inventive strategy for problem-solving for customers in order to acquire a competitive advantage (Amadeo & Rasure, 2022). The organization is aware that many applicants utilize online forms and anticipate a simple and quick application procedure in the current digital era. MTC has implemented an integrated hiring and retention strategy to fulfill this expectation, including a new IT solution. The candidate monitoring and hiring procedure is improved overall by this technology, which monitors the process more effectively than the manual method. The system also has a tool for managing business activities, simplifying management (David & David, 2016). The recruiting and recruitment procedures are streamlined by a piece of software called the applicant tracking system. Online processing allows the monitoring system to manage business operations and gather data, giving MTC a competitive edge over its main competitors.

C. Strategic Objectives

MTC intends to compete with more prominent companies for new IT Consulting projects by offering highly qualified IT consultants. MTC will be likely to do this in order to boost its effectiveness.

Strategic Goal

Objective

Explanation

Increase MTC business development by winning new contracts in the areas of IT

consulting.

Look into prospective business opportunities. Think about taking on one contract as the prime contractor and collaborating with at least two big firms as a subcontractor.

This statement suggests that the person or company should research different business opportunities and consider taking on a contract as the primary contractor while working with two other larger companies as subcontractors. This could involve partnering with larger companies to bid on and complete a project, with the primary contractor taking on the lead role and the subcontractors providing additional resources and expertise. This strategy could potentially help the primary contractor gain experience and credibility in the industry while also leveraging the resources and reputation of the larger firms.

Build a cadre of consultants internationally to provide remote research and analysis

support to MTC's onsite teams in the U. S.

Over the next twelve months, increase overseas hiring and bring on six research analysts.

Online applications will be accepted from candidates worldwide, resulting in a spike in the number of international applicants. As a result, hiring managers would have the chance to track candidates' progress for these roles, identify key research competencies, and evaluate resumes in light of those competencies. By looking at the applicant pool, recruitment agencies can quickly assess how many candidates are required to fulfill a goal.

Continue to increase MTC's ability to provide high-quality consultants to quickly

awarded contracts to best serve the client's needs.

Enlarge the hiring market. Over the next five months, five exceptionally talented talent acquisition specialists with at minimum five years of fast-paced experience in the industry should be employed.

To implement the new hiring strategy successfully, hiring qualified recruitment agencies used to demanding work settings is vital. They ought to know about hiring personnel after winning contracts.

Increase MTC's competitive advantage in the IT consulting marketplace by increasing its

reputation for having IT consultants who are highly skilled in leading edge technologies and

innovative solutions for its clients.

Create a culture within your firm that will draw in and keep talent. Reward staff members every quarter and acknowledge their contributions. Make use of MTC's advantages to expand your clientele and gain more market share.

Rewarding top achievers will result in happier, more productive workers and lower turnover rates. Customers will value and appreciate MTC's qualities, resulting in new contracts and collaborations.

D. Decision Making

Data tracking capabilities are among the most crucial features of information systems. The fact that an info system turns data into specific information is vital to comprehend. The ability to make decisions can be strengthened by using upgraded information just after data has been converted into knowledge.

Role

Level as defined in Course Content Reading

Example of Possible Decision Supported by Hiring System

Example of Information, the Hiring System, could provide to Support your Example Decision

Senior/Executive Managers (Decisions made by the CEO and the CFO at MTC supported by the hiring system)

Strategic level

Promote emerging markets that you are considering joining.

You should specify how many experts you will need because you will be working with a new arrangement.

Middle Managers (Decisions made by the Director of HR and the Manager of Recruiting supported by the hiring system)

Managerial level

There are various phases involved in allocating budgets and resources.

According to the contract terms, candidates might be chosen by hiring managers and the director of the headquarters office.

Operational Managers (Decisions made by the line managers in the organization who are hiring for their projects supported by the hiring system)

Operational level

Work at a different location with workers moving from one area to another.

All qualifications and certificates necessary for the new post will be confirmed through the system's verification procedure.

References

Amadeo, K, and Rasure, E. (2022, January). US and World Economies, What is Competitive Advantage? https://www.thebalance.com/what-is-competitive-advantage-3-strategies-that-work-3305828

UMGC (2023). Business Strategy. Retrieved from https://leocontent.umgc.edu/content/umuc/tus/ifsm/ifsm300/2228/learning-resourcelist/business-strategy.html?wcmmode=disabled

David, F., & David, F. R. (2016). Strategic management: A competitive advantage approach, concepts, and cases. Pearson–Prentice Hall. Retrieved from https://gibsoncollege.edu.et/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Strategic-Management-Concepts-and-Cases-15th-Ed.-by-Fred-R.-David-and-Forest-R.-David.pdf