Callahan does not have the time nor bandwidth to conduct thorough research and analysis on which descriptive information to include in the Blockchain module for their Strategy Lab engagements with credit union executives and needs assistance in organizing the material in a way that stimulates the most thought-provoking discussion around future megatrends in the financial services industry. Criteria 1: The problem is well defined (short and precise, no more than 200 words) Criteria 2: The magnitude or impact of the problem is clear
Criteria 3: The following question has been answered - Who is it affecting (key stakeholders)?
Criteria 4: The following question has been answered - How is it affecting the stakeholder(s)?
Criteria 5: The following question has been answered – What kind of solution is the client looking for?
Criteria 6: This can be solved by a team of 5 MBA students in 14 weeks

Ben collins plans to buy a house for $166,000. if the real estate in his area is expected to increase in value by 2 percent each year, what will its approximate value be five years from now?

The amberssen specialty company is a chain of twelve retail stores that sell a variety of imported gift items, gourmet chocolates, cheeses, and wines in the toronto area. amberssen has an is staff of three people who have created a simple but effective information system of networked point-of-sale registers at the stores and a centralized accounting system at the company head- quarters. harry hilman, the head of amberssens is group, has just received the following memo from bill amberssen, sales director (and son of amberssen’s founder). harry—it’s time amberssen specialty launched itself on the internet. many of our competitors are already there, selling to customers without the expense of a retail storefront, and we should be there too. i project that we could double or triple our annual revenues by selling our products on the internet. i’d like to have this ready by - giving, in time for the prime holiday gift-shopping season. bill after pondering this memo for several days, harry scheduled a meeting with bill so that he could clarify bill’s vision of this venture. using the standard con- tent of a system request as your guide, prepare a list of questions that harry needs to have answered about this project.

Read the following scenario and answer the question in 5-10 sentences. you are the owner of a small business that is a defendant in a lawsuit in federal court. you received bad news from your lawyer that the judge did not allow certain documents to be admitted as evidence in court and that the jury reached a $50,000 verdict in favor of the plaintiff. your lawyer tells you that it is within your legal right to hire him to file an appeal with the united states court of appeals. if the appellate court rules in your favor, you may be able to avoid paying part or all of the $50,000. evaluate your lawyer’s suggestion about appealing the decision.