Internet Banking System Reconstruction Project

Autor: WANG-JU WU, 巫旺儒
Rok vydání: 2014
Druh dokumentu: 學位論文 ; thesis
Popis: 102
Due to the vigorous development of electronic banking, new information architectures usually are introduced for the internet banking application system in 5 to 7 year cycle to meet the sustainable information needs of the business. However, the software development work is highly risky. The successful software outsourcing depends on the mutual trust and close cooperation between both parties of the contract. The risk is especially high for large projects, which are influenced by many variable factors such as broad scope, long time frame and high costs etc. How to complete the application systems according to the planned schedule, quality and budget is an important topic for information decision makers. In this regard, several aspects of management of the project should be taken into consideration, such as work plan management, change management, delivery management, communication management, tracking and control, human resources management, quality management, risk management, supplier management, sponsor agreement management, event management, technical environmental management, etc. The internet banking system of this teaching case had been in the lead due to the advantage of dozens of service centers overseas and high customization service. However, in 2007 the company encountered the problem that the system architecture was too old to maintain and could not cope with the fast-growing business and customers' new requirements timely. Therefore the company decided to reconstruct the internet banking system. The focus of this teaching case thesis is to describe what problems the protagonist- Information Manager Dave had faced with when he dealt with the project of internet banking system reconstruction and the decision making on that the system should switch once or the data conversion process on-line in three tranches in the delayed project. This thesis adopted Harvard writing style and consisted of two parts: Case Text and Teachers Reference Manual. The Case Text is divided into A and B units. Unit A described the introduction of Internet banking system reconstruction project, the smooth in first stage, the disturbing in second stage, and then the problems encountered and how to choose the way of making system on-line. Unit B described how the company pass through the problem-solving and review during the system on-line period, and the process of obtaining the best electronic banking award. The suggested discussion and teaching time for unit A is 80 minutes and in last 10 minutes unit B is handed out to the students for reference. The Teachers Reference Manual contained discussion on the case, including project management, system conversion, resource-based theory and other issues. All the case discussion descriptions in the manual were organized by literature theory and case analysis in order to achieve the aim of combination of the academic theory and industrial practices.
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