CIO’s department of Maryland Technology Consulting (MTC)

 

As the business analyst in the CIO’s department of Maryland Technology Consulting (MTC), your next task in developing your Business Analysis and System Recommendation (BA&SR) Report is toconduct a process analysis. This will identify how the current manual process is working and what improvements could be made to the process that would be supported by a technology solution.

BA&SR: Section II.Process Analysis

The first step is to review any feedback from Stage 1 to help improve the effectiveness of your overall report and then add the new section to your report. Only content for Stage 2 will be graded for this submission. Part of the grading criteria for Stage 4 includes evaluating if the document is a very effective and cohesive assemblage of the four sections, is well formatted and flows smoothly from one section to the next. For this assignment, you will add Section II of the Business Analysis and System Recommendation (BA&SR) Report to Section I. You will conduct an analysis of the current hiring process and present information on expected business improvements. This analysis lays the ground work for Section III. Requirements of the BA&SR Report (Stage 3 assignment) which will identify MTC’s requirements for a system.

Using the case study, assignment instructions, Content readings, and external research, develop your Section II. Process Analysis. The case study tells you that the executives and employees at MTC have identified a need for an effective and efficient hiring system. As you review the case study, use the assignment instructions to take notes to assist in your analysis. As the stakeholders provide their needs and expectations to improve the process, identify steps that could be improved with the support of a hiring system. Also look for examples of issues and problems that can be improved with a technology solution.

 

The effect of raising the minimum wage from a supply and demand standpoint

 

 

 

 

 

Describe who the suppliers and demanders are in the labor market. Is a government-mandated minimum wage a price floor or ceiling? Discuss the effect of raising the minimum wage from a supply and demand standpoint, making sure to address the concept of surplus or shortage, and specify what that shortage or surplus is most commonly called in economic terms.

Raising the minimum wage

 

 

 

 

Raising the minimum wage will also affect the labor costs of businesses. What is going to happen to the prices these businesses charge for their products? And who is going to be most affected by these price changes, those with low incomes or those with high incomes?

 

 

 

Opportunity cost

 

 

 

 

Think about major purchases you have made in the past. Now that you know about opportunity cost, would that knowledge have affected your decision to make any past purchases? Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.

Demand curve

 

 

 

 

 

Think about a decision you have to make concerning whether to text and drive. Using economics, explain the factors that have caused your demand curve to text and drive to shift over the past 5 years, and indicate in which direction your demand curve has shifted. Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.

 

A supply curve

 

 

 

 

What does a supply curve illustrate? Other than its own price, what are the determinants of the supply of a commodity. What would make a supply curve shift to the right?

Imagine that the market for orange juice is in equilibrium at a price of $8 per gallon. Provide two demand-related and two supply-related reasons why the equilibrium price could fall to $7.00 per gallon.

What will happen to the market for orange juice if both producers and consumers believe that prices will rise in the near future? Explain your answer.

What will happen to the market for oranges if the government offers price supports to citrus producers? Who will gain and who will lose? Provide examples and explain your answer.

Why is it unfair or meaningless to criticize a theory as “unrealistic?” Provide examples and explain your answer.

 

 

“Black-ish” support assumptions and generalizations about society

 

1. To what extent does “Black-ish” support assumptions and generalizations about society?
2. What consequences do the show’s depictions of political concepts like race, class, and gender have?
3. How do viewers perceive and interpret how social and political concerns are presented in the show?

 

 

Segment, target market, and positioning strategy

 

 

 

Develop a response using the following to guide you:

Identify a product/service of your choice.
Provide a description of your product (at least 250 words) and market (at least 250 words).
Identify your segment, target market, and positioning strategy (at least 250 words).
Develop a SWOT analysis with at least four points for each dimension.
Develop a PESTLE analysis with at least four points for each dimension.