IFSM 300 Stage 4: System Recommendation and Final BA&SR Report

This is the fourth and final stage of your Business Analysis and System Recommendation Report. It contains a specific recommendation for the technology solution to support the hiring system at MTC. In addition, it needs to include a title page, and the three previous stages with all revisions made, along with a consolidated reference list. Therefore, you’re submitting one clear, comprehensive report containing all the areas you’ve addressed throughout this course. (There should be no comments from me or redline/track change notations contained in this final report.)

In Stage 4, rather than have each of you research a possible solution, a vendor brochure has been provided for a fictitious applicant tracking software solution (EZ-ATS). This is the product you must use in your Stage 4 assignment.

IV. System Recommendation

A. System Justification and How the Proposed Solution Meets the Requirements

First, briefly describe the recommended solution. This should be one or two clearly written sentences to summarize the EZ-ATS product based on information from the provided vendor brochure. Then, using your previous analysis of the current environment at MTC, challenges with the manual hiring process, and definition of requirements, write one to two paragraphs that summarize your understanding of how this solution meets the needs of MTC. This should include specific information on how the solution helps achieve MTC’s business strategy, improves the hiring process, and meets the requirements you identified. Because you’re limited to two paragraphs, this information should be clearly and succinctly presented. Don’t just copy information from previous stages or list the functional and non-functional requirements. Remember you are writing a report to your boss, the CIO of MTC, and are basically convincing him why this is the best solution based on your analysis.

B. Implementation Areas

A technology solution to support an improved hiring process will only be effective if it is successfully implemented. This section provides 7 key areas that should be addressed to help achieve this. In the assignment instructions, each area has a few specific questions listed that should be addressed. Start with information from the vendor brochure, conduct external research on areas to identify what are key aspects in these areas, and provide a separate paragraph (labeled and organized as provided in the assignment instructions) to address each area. When you’re completed this section, you should have 7 clearly labeled paragraphs. I’d also recommend you begin with a brief introductory sentence for this section. Hint: A free trial doesn’t substitute for User Acceptance Testing.

C. Summary and Conclusion – This should wrap up the entire report – not just Stage 4. Think about the strategic needs of MTC, the requirements to improve the hiring process, and how the proposed solution will support MTC in achieving its business objectives and specifically improving the hiring process. This should be one clear, well organized paragraph that reinforces and emphasizes key points and provides the final piece to convince the reader of the relevance and importance of this information.

Be sure to pay attention to information in the Stage 4 instructions on providing a cohesive Business Analysis and Systems Recommendation report for the CIO of MTC. This counts for 25% of your Stage 4 grade.

References: Note the specific reference requirements for Stage 4 in the assignment instructions. Your final reference list should contain all required references for Stage 1 through Stage 4 in correct APA format and alphabetical order.

Good luck – I look forward to reading all your final reports!