Assignment title: Information


Develop implementation plan For this assessment you must again assume you work for a large organisation in a financial services role. You may choose the same organisation you focused on for Assessment Task 1; however, you may choose a different organisation if you wish. If you do this, you must make up the characteristics of the organisation and details must be included as part of your response. After reviewing the strategic plan of the organisation, you determine that the organisation intends to restructure its information technology department. Within two years, it will: > hire an additional 10 staff and a mid-level manager > replace 20% of its computers > replace the organisation's document management and customer database programs It is hoped that within five years, almost all information technology issues will able to be addressed by information technology employees without leaving their desks. After confirming that this investment is expected to proceed as planned, you are asked to develop an implementation plan. Your plan should include: > the internal control systems that would be appropriate in the circumstances > principles, procedures and processes that would be appropriate in the circumstances > an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of organisational processes that could have an impact on implementation issues > intended outcomes > strategies to address: – the appropriate use of the resources – ways to monitor costs – the achievement and maintenance of professional accounting standards > an appropriate schedule which addresses short- and long-term objectives This assessment task will assess your ability to develop implementation plans. It will test your ability to identify appropriate internal control systems and the principles, procedures and processes that could have an impact on implementation. It will require you to assess potential strengths and weaknesses of organizational processes and to consider outcomes, resource use, costs and the achievement and maintenance of accounting standards