Mr. Ali is a Project Manager assigned to do software development for one client. Instead of conducting regular meetings with his team and the stakeholders, he usually sends out reports. Information is sent also through email communication. When there are questions, he would simply send the answers through sms. Now during the test run of the software, there is one element missing. He then confronted the It design engineer. The design engineer showed his messages and said that he simply followed based on what is written. Mr. Ali then said that his interpretation is wrong.

A) Assess what went wrong in this situation?
B) Evaluate what the project manager should have done to ensure that the task is done correctly?

Case in point 1.2 suppose you work in the it department of global hotels, a multinational hotel chain. global hotels runs several specialized business support systems, including a guest reservations system that was developed in-house to meet the requirements of a large company with worldwide operations. guests can make one-stop online reservations by visiting global's website, which has links to all major travel industry sites. global hotels just acquired momma's, a regional chain of 20 motels in western canada. momma's uses a vertical reservations package suitable for small- to medium-sized businesses and a generic accounting and finance package. should momma's use global hotels' information systems or continue with its own? in your answer, consider issues such as business profiles, business processes, system interactivity, edi, ecommerce, and the characteristics of both information systems. what additional information would be to you in making a recommendation?

Gwen, a manager at exude apparels inc., received a message from a customer requesting a replacement for a purchased pair of shoes. exude apparels has a clearly stated no-return policy. gwen responded to the customer denying the request in a tactful and clear manner. despite this, the customer submitted a second request. in this scenario, which of the following is an appropriate response to the second request?

Which of the following is an element of inventory holding costs? a. material handling costs b. investment costs c. housing costs d. pilferage, scrap, and obsolescence e. all of the above are elements of inventory holding costs.