BIS 320 week 5 DQs

  In this paperwork of BIS 219 Week 4 Discussion Questions you will find the next information: DQ 1: Define each of the following methodologies for IT project management: prototyping, rapid applications development (RAD), joint applications development (JAD), and systems development life cycle (SDLC). What are the advantages of each methodology? Which one do you think would be the most beneficial for managing an IT project?
DQ 2: What are digital dashboards and management cockpits? What are the capabilities of these information tools? How are global information systems (GIS) and global positioning systems (GPS) being used to expand the information tool kit available to managers?
DQ 3: Identify the phases of the systems development life cycle (SDLC). Who participates in SDLC? As a manager, how would you deal with potential problems when using this methodology?
DQ 4: You are the CIO and your company needs an application of strategic importance to your firm. What are your options for acquiring the necessary software? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each option? What information would you require to make the best decision for your company?
Deadline: ( ), General Questions - General General Questions
 1. (TCO 1) You work for a local construction firm, "DeVry Engineering Group" and your supervisor wants to test your knowledge and skills with Microsoft Excel and has instructed you to develop a spreadsheet to calculate weekly payroll for “15” employees with the following assumptions:

Note: This is a one part question.

 • Each employee could have a standard hourly rate between $10.00 and $30.00 per hour.
 • Each employee qualifies to earn overtime at a rate of 1.5 of his or her hourly rate for every hour greater than 40 hours.
 • Each employee will have a standard 7.65% deduction for social security
 • Each employee will have a standard 14.00% deduction for Federal Taxes
 • Each employee will have a standard 5.33% deduction for State Taxes
 Explain how you will structure and format your worksheet, including titles, column headings, and formulas to calculate payroll variables for each employee to determine "Net Pay" including and not limited to Total Hours, Gross Pay, Social Security Tax, Federal Withholding Tax, and Sate Withholding Tax.  In addition, determine how you would extract overtime hours from a calculated value of "Total Hours" using a conditional formula.

 In addition, your supervisor will need this weekly payroll report on a weekly basis and instructed you to keep the payroll history of all weeks within "1" workbook but has allowed you to decide if you would rather keep the payroll running on one worksheet or by assigning a new worksheet for each week.  Using your knowledge learned in this class, descriptively explain whether you would keep all weekly payrolls in one worksheet or assigned to new worksheets by week.  Defend your reasoning's on the approach your take based on what you have learned in this course.
 (Points : 40)





 2. (TCO 3) You currently work for an automotive parts supply store.  Your company is growing and is considering expansion.  The company currently has three locations (North, South, and Central) in one state.  Each parts supply store carries inventory in four categories.  You have been presented with the sales figures for the last three years for each location and inventory category by store.  Based on this information, you're tasked with analy

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