Case Maestro

Jean-Paul Jones

CIS 9000

Unity Bank Case

Problems:

1. Deciding which software or combination of software to use and retain:

a. Start integration work on Leader as one unified system

Pros

i. Windows based graphics interface

ii. Lose $100 million development investment if not used

iii. Enable greater efficiencies in coding and better scalability for future growth

iv. Easier to hire developers, newer language

Cons

i. $30 Million of upgrades

ii. Expensive to develop

iii Need to increase hardware significantly, by three times.

b. Use Unity’s Blair

Pros

i. Good ancillary systems, high value added services

ii. Unity IT know inner workings intimately

iii. Cheaper to Integrate

Cons

i. Old COBOL language

ii. Older text based interface

b. Keep two systems BLAIR and LEADER

Pros

Cons

Create new system

Pros

Cons

2. IT Organizational structure

a. Keep only Unity IT Team in control

Pros

i. Stuart has better understanding of Unity IT team and who star players are and how they can be used.

Cons

i. Us vs Them Mentality

b. Delta’s IT leads integration

Pros

i. Delta’s staff knew their systems better than anyone else.

ii. Knew many of their clients’ specific requirements.

Cons

i. Us vs Them Mentality

c. Combined Teams for integration

Pros

Over time star talent surfaces

Cons

i. More time to get things done.

3. Deciding how to setup infrastructure:

a. Keep infrastructure separate

Pros

i. Less to worry about. Deal with at later time

Cons

i. Costly to maintain two separate infrastructures.

b. Integrate infrastructure

Pros

i. Cheaper in long run

Cons

i. Another intergration headache

c. Brand new infrastructure

4. What people do we keep? How do we decide who to let go?

a. Immediately be candid and announce certain systems would eventually be abandoned.

Pros

i. No beating around the bush. Looks like a straight shooter

Cons

i. Productivity of the groups working on these systems would decline

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