MIS 360 PROJECT

THE BROADWAY CAF

The object of this project is to tie the concepts learned in class into a final project so that
students can see how they fit together and experience the process of working on a project team.
The premise of the caf is that the students inherit their grandfathers coffee shop that started
in 1952 and still operates like it is 1952. The students need to bring the cafe into the 21st
century. We choose a coffee shop because it is instantaneously identifiable for students. We feel
the case will give the students a true business approach to IT and allow them to work hands-on with
many of the intangible concepts we teach. It will also help them tie all of the IT concepts together
to see how they work to help a business operate (even a coffee shop which is not an IT business).
The flexibility of the case allows you to cover any number of topics, in any order, at any time during
the quarter.
The business areas for development are listed on the excel project team document. Therefore
teams pick a topic from the list (also shown here).

Networking and Telecom

E-BIS

Security

Systems Development

Supply Chain Management

Supply Chain Management

The average company spends nearly half of every dollar it earns on production needsgoods and
services it needs from external suppliers to keep producing. A supply chain consists of all parties
involved, directly or indirectly, in the procurement of a product or raw material. SCM involves the
management of information flows between and among stages in a supply chain to maximize total
supply chain effectiveness and profitability. In the past, companies focused primarily on
manufacturing and quality improvements within their four walls; now their efforts extend beyond
those walls to influence the entire supply chain including customers, customers customers,
suppliers, and suppliers suppliers. Todays supply chain is a complex web of suppliers, assemblers,
logistic firms, sales/marketing channels, and other business partners linked primarily through
information networks and contractual relationships. SCM systems enhance and manage the
relationships.

E-Business
One of the biggest benefits of the Internet is its ability to allow organizations to perform business
with anyone, anywhere, anytime. E-business is the conducting of business on the Internet, not only
buying and selling, but also serving customers and collaborating with business partners. In the past
few years, e-business seems to have permeated every aspect of daily life. Both individuals and
organizations have embraced Internet technologies to enhance productivity, maximize convenience,
and improve communications globally. From banking to shopping to entertainment, the Internet has
become integral to daily life.
Security
Organizational information is intellectual capital. Just as organizations protect their assets keeping their money in an insured bank or providing a safe working environment for employees they must also protect their intellectual capital. An organizations intellectual capital includes
everything from its patents to its transactional and analytical information. With security breaches
on the rise and computer hackers everywhere, an organization must put in place strong security
measures to survive. All businesses must understand the importance of information security, even if
it is not enforceable by law. Information security is a broad term encompassing the protection of
information from accidental or intentional misuse by persons inside or outside an organization.

Systems Development
Information systems are the support infrastructure that helps an organization change quickly when
adapting to shifting business environments and markets. Many factors must come together to
develop successful software. The SDLC, also known as the software life cycle or the application
life cycle, is the overall process for developing information systems from planning and analysis
through implementation and maintenance.

Network and telecommunication

Telecommunication systems enable the transmission of data over public or private networks. A
network is a communications, data exchange, and resource-sharing system created by linking two or
more computers and establishing standards, or protocols, so that they can work together.
Telecommunication systems and networks are traditionally complicated and historically inefficient.
However, businesses can benefit from todays modern network infrastructures that provide reliable
global reach to employees and customers. Businesses around the world are moving to network
infrastructure solutions that allow greater choice in how they go to marketsolutions with global

reach. These alternatives include wireless, voice-over internet protocol (VoIP), and radio-frequency
identification (RFID).

Broadway caf could be found at this URL http://www.cohesioncase.com/index.html, however, I

have extracted the important parts of the caf that I want you to focus on for the project.

Students choose their projects from among the options listed below. I have provided suggested
project outlines to serve as a guide. Any questions or concerns please see me. Each team must come
up with a contract that specifies the responsibilities of each member. The contract must also
address remedies for team members who do not pull their weight (not showing up to meeting on
time, not answering email, poor quality work, etc). The contract must be signed by all members.
There is a peer evaluation form on the class site that must be filled out in private by each team
member and returned to me on the day the project is due.
1. E-Business
Suggested Project outline:
Planning
Problem statement
Project scope
Systems request
Assumptions
Feasibility analysis (tech, economic, org)
Work breakdown structure (Gantt chart)
Analysis
Requirements (functional and nonfunctional)
Activity diagram (as-is and to-be)
Use case diagram
Design
Design strategy
Class Diagram
Windows navigation diagram
GUI and forms
Appendix (if necessary)
2. Networks and Telecom
Assume: There are 5 locations, each of which has a LAN and a hot spot for customers. Create
the infrastructure, networks, to facilitate communication among employees, with customers and
vendors, etc.
Suggested Project outline:
Planning
Problem statement

Project scope
Assumptions
Systems request
Feasibility analysis (tech, economic, org)
Work breakdown structure (Gantt chart)
Analysis
Requirements (functional and nonfunctional)
Activity diagram (as-is and to-be)
Use case diagram
Design
Class Diagram
Design strategy
Architectural design (deployment diagrams)
Hardware (servers, routers, switches etc)
Appendix (if necessary)
3. Supply Chain Mgmt (Rewrite description to focus on procurement and inventory mgmt)
Suggested Project outline:
Planning
Problem statement
Systems request
Project scope
Assumptions
Feasibility analysis (tech, economic, org)
Work breakdown structure (Gantt chart)
Analysis
Requirements (functional and nonfunctional)
Activity diagram (as-is and to-be)
Use case diagram
Design
Windows navigation diagram
GUI, forms, reports,
Class Diagram
Hardware/software
Appendix (if necessary)
4. Systems Development (for a system of your choosing - payroll, accounting, marketing system,
etc)
Suggested Project outline:
Planning
Problem statement
Systems request
Project scope
Assumptions
Feasibility analysis (tech, economic, org)
Work breakdown structure (Gantt chart)

Analysis
Requirements (functional and nonfunctional)
Activity diagram (as-is and to-be)
Use case diagram
Design
Class Diagram
Windows navigation diagram
GUI, forms, reports,
Hardware/software
Appendix (if necessary)
5. BI (Decision making II, see Cohesion case).
6. Security
Suggested Project outline:
Planning
Problem statement
Systems request
Project scope
Assumptions
Feasibility analysis (tech, economic, org)
Work breakdown structure (Gantt chart)
Analysis
Threats (physical and electronic)
Security policies you recommend
Requirements (functional and nonfunctional)
Activity diagram (as-is, to-be)
Use case diagram
Design
Floor plan
Deployment diagram
Backup Strategy
Physical security
Hardware/software
Appendix (if necessary)