IS Consulting Process (IS 6005) Masters in Business Information Systems 12 th Mar 2010 Fergal Carton Business Information Systems

Last week Post Code for Ireland –Stakeholders, another view –Design –Implementation –Value proposition –Using a framework Describing demand and supply cycles –Existing case studies –Your own examples –Handouts

This week Describing demand and supply cycles –Existing case studies –Your own examples Role of systems supporting these cycles A consulting proposal for PostCode project

Without MRP Safety Stock Demand variations

With MRP Safety Stock Demand variations

Your proposals Good on design But: –Definition of a post-code –Relationship between code and physical address –Significant coding –Role of IT –Implementation

Implementation template Analyse requirements Design solution Develop processes (including software) Test Implement Support Maintain

Implementation project Scope Timeline Budget Resources

What is your value proposition What are you offering customer? Can you make this value clear? What way will you transmit the message? How can you check that it is received? What is your unique selling point?

How might you use a framework Help client to understand problem Help you to design a solution Help you to communicate benefit Help you to build a coding system Help users to understand code