Thursday, August 14, 2014

CIS8009 Assignment 3

Abstract

Introduction
Business communication system and network elements are important managing any business operation in the current age organization for the businesses which are highly IT oriented and require communication and network as their backbone. Managing smooth business operation with high degree of flexibility and efficiency current age organization should posses communication systems and network elements which are technologically sound and upgraded so that leveraging on technology efficient business operations can be managed in the organization which would become added advantage for any organization in terms of managing business operations with high efficiency.
Present assignment concerns with the two organizations and would analyze impacts of communication system and network element on the business operations managed by the two organizations which are Cap Gemini and Exl Infotel. Cap Gemini is pioneer into field of consulting and outsourcing and considered among the top notch multinational companies in the world. Exl Infotel is a growing organization which provides its services into the field of networking and telecommunication domain for establishing proper communication network for business communication. The two organizations has different business area of working and there is commonality in the two organizations as both these organizations require high degree of business communication system and network elements so that smooth business operations can be managed in the two organizations.
Aim of current paper is to analyze business communication and network system for the two organizations as a technological consultant for the two organizations. Based on the key findings for the business communication and network elements recommendations would be forwarded in order to propose possible changes in the business operations by managing communication system and network system for the organization. Further business communication and network system would be developed in order to develop competitive strength for the two organizations depending upon the business domain and services provided by the two organizations.  As a management consultant ABC Consultant Pvt. Ltd would be drafting a report which would contain entire details regarding improvement into communication system and network elements that would help two organizations so as to manage their operations into effective way.
Ways to improve existing communication and network system
In order to improve the current communication and network system in the Cap Gemini and Exl Infotel it is important to understand the current level of communication system and network system so that implementation of proposed system for the organization would not create any issues in terms of the technology clash or lack of resources in terms of human resource of financial resources for the organization. For Cap Gemini which is one of the leading consulting business organization in the world it is important to have minimum possible bottlenecks, to gather data centrally and to enhance data security for the organization so as to maintain confidential data out of unauthorized access.
For organization like Cap Gemini which is having business operations around the world and services are most important for the organization. There is high level of security threat for the organization as customers as well as suppliers are attached at the same server and due to big size of organization data confidentiality is a major issue for the organization. Implementing cloud computing for the Cap Gemini would be an important decision so as to enhance their communication system and network system in order to manage smooth business operations.
The main function for cloud computing network establishment in Cap Gemini would help in order to store the entire data in the organization centrally through the data clouds. Central data maintained by the organization would resolve several issues such as the single server hence there would be easy accessibility of the data through any place where Cap Gemini has its operations into the world. Another benefit would be in terms of the data security as cloud computing offers much reliable data security as compared with the individual server maintenance in order to manage the organizational data which is vulnerable to unauthorized access by the competitors and hackers as well.
Handling data through cloud computing for the organization would not only resolve the problem of data security and maintenance of data centrally but at the same time cloud computing for data maintenance would help in reduction of bottlenecks for the organizational activity and would make communication process much faster and reliable as reduction in bottleneck would make lesser data interference and system performance would improve significantly. For Cap Gemini implementing cloud computing would be highly compatible with the existing systems of the organization as existing systems are able to transfer the data to centrally located servers. Further in addition to the cloud computing network higher emphasis would be laid down on the enhancing data transfer speed and enhancing data security during transmission phase.
 
Figure 1: Shows the simplistic model for the working of cloud computing
Newly implementing communication system for Cap Gemini would develop service excellence for their clients as higher level of IT communication system would be established in the organization which would support business team and enhance customer satisfaction as well. For an organization like Cap Gemini having higher level of data security, minimal level of bottlenecks and smooth IT operations are important as they create benchmark for the IT system in the organization which are important for the big brand name like Cap Gemini which delivers quality service around the world and IT services are enabling business consulting provided by Cap Gemini.
For an organization like Exl Infotel which is an emerging enterprise into IT networking and communication domain it is advisable to implement the enterprise resource planning system for the organization in order to have better synchronization among various departments of the organization such as finance, HR, sales and operational department. Implementing ERP for the Exl Infotel would be helpful in order to synchronize all business operations and other functional management in the organization and would help in better systems for delivering quality services to their customers.
Some of the major benefits which Exl Infotel would seek through implementation of ERP system would be ease of data access with high quality data & integrity, lower level of data redundancy, reduction in sabotages and strong business operations. With implementation of ERP in Exl Infotel users would be able to access the real time data without any hassle which would help in making business operations fasters not at the user end but overall business delivery for the service would become efficiency. All departments of the organization would be connected to single database and anyone can access the information stored through synchronization of data.
Data redundancy reduction is another major benefit which Exl Infotel can seek through ERP system implementation as in any organization there are several data storage hub at which data can be collected and stored. Implementing ERP in the organization would allow reduction in data storage location which would allow users to access data through single location and would not hamper the work and reduce efforts to collect same data multiple times giving higher emphasis.   
ERP systems are efficient enough to keep track of the various work activities and data modification hence log is recorded in the data for any changes made by the users during work activity. Hence there are very less chances that without permission of data authorizer that data can be modified in organization which provides and efficient data handling system and attaining such efficient system for Exl Infotel in their early stage would be an added advantage.
Figure 2: Overview of ERP system implementation
ERP system has major advantage in form of developing strong business processes for the organization and for Exl Infotel it is the right time to implement ERP systems so that business processes established for the client servicing can be based on the proper process and policies so that they can evolve as a strong business unit. There are various business operations related with the efficient handling of resources such as the human resource, financial resource and time so that there are minimal wastage in the organization and work activities are performed as per the schedule and higher customer satisfaction can be obtained for the organization. Managing business operations into efficient manner would lead to best practices in industry such as JIT, BIC and customer delight. All these business operations are related to efficient handling of business processes so that future benefits can be reap through current employed business operations.
Factors of consideration for communication system and network element
Implementing new communication system and network elements for the newer technology implemented in the organization would be considered based on the several factors which would show improvement in the current system and feasibility of the newly proposed technology for implementation in the current organization. Below are some of the major parameters which need to be considered for implementing newly proposed technology in Cap Gemini and Exl Infotel:
Financial cost
Financial cost is the critical factor which needs to be considered for implementation of newly proposed technology for the Cap Gemini and Exl Infotel. Financial cost implications need to be considered against the benefits reap by the two organizations through their technology implementation. For Cap Gemini managing financial resources for the implementation of cloud computing system would require high amount of financial resources for the long term investments for which Cap Gemini can take its benefits into long term through well managed business functions and lesser bottleneck in the current information system of the organization. Looking at the cost and benefit analysis for implementation of the cloud computing network in the organization it can be said that implementation of cloud computing would be quiet beneficial for the organization looking at the benefits against overall cost incurred by the organization.
For Exl Infotel which is small business organization managing business funds for the implementation of ERP would be a critical decision as there would be requirement of large amount of funds for implementing ERP solution as Exl Infotel is an evolving venture but making these investments for the future benefits would be a strategic decision. Implementing ERP would help in better synchronization of data among all departments leading higher work efficiencies for the organization. Though cost implications for Exl Infotel are huge for implementation of newly proposed ERP system but this can be achieved looking at the benefits which organization can have through implementation of ERP systems.
Compatibility with existing system
Considering system compatibility for the implementation of new technology would be another major decision for the two organizations as the existing system should be such that it can make implementation for the newly proposed system easier and there are no compatibility issues in the system. For Cap Gemini newly proposed system which is cloud computing should be compatible with the earlier implemented technology in the organization so that smooth transition can be made from the existing system to newly proposed system and there are no data loss while making transition from existing system to newly proposed system. Compatibility should be considered in terms of the data security as there is threat of security attack on the system while making transition from the existing system to new system.
For Exl Infotel it would be really tough task to make transition from the old system to new system as existing system for communication is not technically sound and require various modifications as compared with the newly implemented technology. Hence Exl Infotel needs to develop in house competency for the transition which is required from old system to newly implemented system.  
Human resource
Impact of changes
Recommendations
Conclusion
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