IT Proposal

ProposalFor Bluth Web Design

Presented By:Nicholas Leyba, Andrew Riley, James Mussman, Curtis

Bridges II,  Clay Gonzales, Christopher Fulgencio

What we found

" The Bluth Company is having difficulty communicating and collaborating within the company.  There is also a need to address technology limitations."

Why!Contributing Factors• Hardware Technology• Software Technology• Proximity• Collaboration Tools• Training

Current State

• Each Employee Uses a Personal Cell Phone

• Each Employee has a Desktop Computer and some use a personal computer at home.

Hardware Upgrades

• Laptop Computers with Docking stations • LCD Monitors

 • Blackberry  Bold Smartphones

 • Dedicated T1 internet

• Projector 

• Projector Screen 

Hardware Cost Breakdown

Old Software 

Microsoft Office 2003 Notepad

Upgrades

Adobe Creative Suite 5  Microsoft Office 2010

Photoshop Dreamweaver Flash Professional

Proximity: Where you are at now

• The company is finding it difficult to communicate • Project Teams are geographically dispersed

Proximity: Solutions

• Travel Kito  3G HotSpot USB o  Portable Projectoro  USB Thumb Drive 

Oovoo Biz

  • easy and affordable solution for video conferencing

 • 6-way Video Conferencing 

 • No installation needed

• record and send video messages to others

Collaboration Tools

BaseCampCampFire

Campfire

BaseCamp

Current State

• No Formal Training • Accompany Hardware / Software Upgrades

Training

American Management Association •  Interpersonal Skills •  Presentation Skills •  Business Writing 

In-House Training • Software • Hardware 

*Costs 

Summary 

• Effective Communication o AMA Training

• Technology Limitations o Hardwareo Software

• Team Collaboration & Team Communicationo BaseCampo CampFire

Questions?