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Industry experts believe blockchain is a technology that has the potential to affect the business of most IT professionals in the next five years. Pick an industry you feel will be most affected by blockchain and how blockchain may be used in that industry. As an IT manager, how would you embrace blockchain? For instance, how would training occur for your team, what strategies might you use, what security methods may you recommend be used?

Your paper should meet the following requirements:

Be approximately four to six pages in length, not including the required cover page and reference page.

Follow APA6 guidelines. Your paper should include an introduction, a body with fully developed content, and a conclusion.

Support your answers with the readings from the course and at least two scholarly journal articles to support your positions, claims, and observations, in addition to your textbook. The UC Library is a great place to find resources.

Be clearly and well-written, concise, and logical, using excellent grammar and style techniques. You are being graded in part on the quality of your writing.

The Systems Development Environment

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Read the following – Answer the question asked at the end with an external reference citing APA. These are two different questions. Please use USA references.

1. The systems development life cycle (SDLC) and the potential sourcing options of software go hand-in-hand. The SDLC is a traditional approach to developing a new system or enhancing an old system. The first step is planning which establishes the need for a new system to assist with some process within the company. This is followed by analysis which sets the requirements that the new system needs to meet in order to accomplish its intended purpose. This system is then designed both logically and physically to ensure that it will be able to complete its function correctly. The following steps include the implementation and maintenance of the IS system. There are many sources that a company can look to when looking to create a new IS system. Outsourcing is the most popular source which involves using another organization to develop and run your companies IT applications. This frees up time and resources for internal IT personnel and allows the systems to be created faster and potentially more efficiently. If a company does choose to outsource their IT development, this alters their SDLC dramatically as another company is completing a majority of the steps. However, the company that is outsourcing the IT still needs to follow some of the SDLC steps to ensure that the system they are choosing to outsource will still complete the function they want it to.

So that poses the question: If a company chooses to outsource the development of a new system, how does the outsourcing process change the company’s SDLC?

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2.Systems development methodology is a standard process followed in an organization to conduct all the steps necessary to analyze, design, implement, and maintain information systems.

While, Systems development life cycle (SDLC) is the traditional methodology used to develop, maintain, and replace information systems.

Based on the above definitions, is it fair to say that Systems development life cycle (SDLC) is the larger scope of software development where Systems development methodology’s steps analyze, design, implement are covered under the first step of SDLC i.e. develop ?

Executive Summary

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The executive summary is a one-page summary of what to expect in your paper highlighting the main points of your proposal. It is the marketing piece of the project. You should use the executive summary as a tool to get the reader intrigued, so he or she wants to read your proposal to get more information. To engage the reader, identify the purpose and use appropriate tone and usage for the audience. Consider addressing the situation and your audience’s views fairly and respectfully.

Your executive summary should be written as a professional document and should include these headings:

Purpose
Problem
Solution or Plan
Conclusion

In today’s workforce one could find numerous problems waiting to be solved whether it’s time management, lack of training, underpaid employees, or even communication issues. In my opinion, with every problem there is a repairable solution for each.

Electrical company issues im currently experience… please include

Company Analysis – CVS Healthcare

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CVS Health Corporation  – A Company Analysis

After reading assigned chapters, as well as the Guide to Case Analysis , Research and Writing Requirements, and Ratio Analysis Table in the Week 2 Course Content, students should then create a company analysis of CVS Healthcare.

The student must do original research on CVS Healthcare corporation. (https://investors.cvshealth.com/investors/financial-information/default.aspx). A minimum of 5 completely different and credible sources are required and NO SOURCE CAN BE OVER 1 YEAR OLD (older sources will not count for this part of the assignment requirements). Students are encouraged to use more than the 5 current sources. References without in-text citations to them will be counted for the submission.

When writing this paper students cannot use a source more than 2 times in a row for a paragraph (see Fundamental Writing Issues in the Week 2  Writing sub-module for this and further tips).  In this example the third usage or sentence in a row will be considered plagiarism and the entire submission will receive a zero.  All assertions that students make must be supported in this submission and accompanied by an in-text citation to a reference listed source. If you do not support your analysis and recommendations using appropriate citation the entire submission will receive a zero.  High similarity scores in Turnitin will also receive a zero.

Students need to answer the following questions in their company analysis:

1.  Chapter 1 – 4

Identify the specific methods CVS Healthcare Inc  is using to enable their strategy and explain how it has evolved over the past couple years.  Do they have a winning competitive strategy for their industry or not?

2.  Chapter 4 *See Ratio Analysis Table*

You are to apply five types of ratios (i.e. profitability, liquidity, leverage, activity, and market) and consider past three years in this analysis.  Conduct further research on this company and their industry in order to get their most recent financial reports.  Students need to select and calculate at least five (5) financial ratios, one from each of the five different types or subgroups, to assess how well the CVS Healthcare strategy is working compared to two major competitors.  Students must clearly show their work for these calculations and explain how these results impacted understanding of whether their strategy is winning or not.

3.  Chapter 5

Examine the five competitive strategy options (low cost, broad differentiation, focused low cost, focused differentiation, and best cost). Which strategy does CVS Healthcare use? Provide at least 3 decisions that the company uses that explains your strategy choice. In competitive situations sometimes companies need to change their strategy. This may happen to your company in the simulation. Indicate at least 3 key decisions that would be needed to move CVS Healthcare to two different strategies.  For example, lets say you determined they currently use a low cost strategy.  What specifically should the company implement to move to say a best cost and/or focused differentiation strategy?

4.  Overall

Considering your research and analysis from Question 1 through 3, what specific recommendations would you make to CVS Healthcare Board of Directors to improve their competitive position?  Be specific with at least 3 strategic improvements (consider financing, marketing, and operating decisions), the estimated impact they would have on the companys goals/objectives, and prepare a plan to implement the recommended improvements over the next year.

These company questions require students to evaluate how to apply the Chapter 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 reading in the company analysis. Students need to apply the Guide to Case Analysis concepts and Research and Writing Requirements in their research and answers to these questions. This submission requires an APA paper with all sources cited and referenced appropriately using credible and current research