A small company that is growing quickly into a medium-sized company is facing the challenge of
consolidating and storing information received from
... [Show More] multiple sources from the ground up in order
to ensure that operations run efficiently. The company needs to hire an expert who will, in addition
to the above, maintain security and apply upgrades as needed.
Which IT professional does the company need to hire in order to address this challenge?
✔✔Database administrator
The manufacturer of a popular mouthwash liquid brand is losing sales to a competitor who has
been able to use bulk purchasing of its main ingredients from its wholesalers to receive a
substantial price break in materials
.Which IT management challenge is addressed in this scenario? ✔✔Develop strong relationships
with suppliers
A medium-sized legal services firm is facing an uncertain future as its larger competitors have
managed to outsource their legal transcriptions services to virtual companies, thereby substantially
reducing their internal secretarial pool.
Which IT management challenge is does the medium-sized legal services firm face in this
scenario? ✔✔Ensure long-term survival
An automobile manufacturer is considering equipping the engines of its new models with the
capability of detecting early symptoms of an imminent mechanical or electric failure,
automatically transmitting that warning to the dealership from which the customer purchased the
car, and the dealership automatically contacting the customer to schedule a repair appointment. It
is facing the challenge of whether all this is technically feasible and operationally viable.Who needs to address this challenge of value creation through technology use? ✔✔Chief
technology officer
A car dealership has been receiving complaints from its customers about its inflexible repair
system in which customers who drop off their cars the previous evening are not properly placed in
the queue and tend to be placed behind those who drop off their cars the morning of the scheduled
repair. It needs technical staff members who understand the scheduling/drop-off operation so it
can determine and articulate precise customer needs to the programmers who would then build the
code behind the system.What type of challenge is this? ✔✔User requirements [Show Less]