Sr Part 1
Riordan Manufacturing is a worldwide manufacturer of plastics and industry leaders in using polymer materials and identifying industry trends. Riordan Manufacturing employs 550 people with projected annual earnings of $46 million. The company is wholly owned by Riordan Industries, a Fortune 1000 enterprise with revenues in excess of $1 billion.
Riordan maintains an innovative and team oriented working environment. By assuring their employees are well informed and properly supported, they also provide a climate focused on the long term viability of our company. Riordan’s Chief Operations Officer, Hugh McCauley, wants to integrate an existing variety of tools in use into a single integrated application. The business wants to take advantage of the more sophisticated state-of-the art information systems technology that already exists in the human resources department (Apollo Group Inc., 2011).
Key Stakeholders in Riordan Manufacturing
The primary stakeholders at Riordan Manufacturing are President & CEO Dr. Michael Riordan, COO Hugh McCauley, Executive Assistant Jane McCall, SVP – R&D Kenneth Collins, VP of Transportation Clyde Cousins, VP Sales & Marketing Charles Lacy, Chief Financial Officer Dale Edgel, Director of Accounting and Finance Donald Bryson, Chief Legal Counsel Lowell Bradford, VP Product Support Bob Havinga, VP Operations Mark Nietzel, Director of Plant Operations (Pontiac) Ronald Nelis, Director of Plant Operations (Albany) Craig Granberg, and Chief Information Officer Maria Trinh.
Information-gathering Techniques and Systems Analysis Tools
Gathering information from various sources ensures the projects foundation and has efficiently covered all aspects to build a better system. Key personnel to interview would be management, IT, and HR-end users to discuss and assess the needs of the new system. During this phase taking notes as well as having visuals will allow a better understanding of the expectations of the new system. Understanding these
Riordan maintains an innovative and team oriented working environment. By assuring their employees are well informed and properly supported, they also provide a climate focused on the long term viability of our company. Riordan’s Chief Operations Officer, Hugh McCauley, wants to integrate an existing variety of tools in use into a single integrated application. The business wants to take advantage of the more sophisticated state-of-the art information systems technology that already exists in the human resources department (Apollo Group Inc., 2011).
Key Stakeholders in Riordan Manufacturing
The primary stakeholders at Riordan Manufacturing are President & CEO Dr. Michael Riordan, COO Hugh McCauley, Executive Assistant Jane McCall, SVP – R&D Kenneth Collins, VP of Transportation Clyde Cousins, VP Sales & Marketing Charles Lacy, Chief Financial Officer Dale Edgel, Director of Accounting and Finance Donald Bryson, Chief Legal Counsel Lowell Bradford, VP Product Support Bob Havinga, VP Operations Mark Nietzel, Director of Plant Operations (Pontiac) Ronald Nelis, Director of Plant Operations (Albany) Craig Granberg, and Chief Information Officer Maria Trinh.
Information-gathering Techniques and Systems Analysis Tools
Gathering information from various sources ensures the projects foundation and has efficiently covered all aspects to build a better system. Key personnel to interview would be management, IT, and HR-end users to discuss and assess the needs of the new system. During this phase taking notes as well as having visuals will allow a better understanding of the expectations of the new system. Understanding these