Management Information Systems

ASSIGNMENT-4
BSE-6A
ENROLLMENT #: 01-131162-051
NAME:
(IN CAPITAL LETTERS)
ABDUL RAHMAN

DUE DATE: 21 May 2019

18.05.2019
DATE SUBMITTED:

Q-1 Q-2

GRADE:

ANSWER-1
Plan International had to keep the record of workers (employees & volunteers) using
30 different kind of HR systems, documents & spreadsheets. And could take time to locate a
person with the right disaster experience, language & communication skills and medical
courses (trained).

 To suddenly accumulate relevant information about its workers.

 Not to track only skills when they are employed but also
 any extra training,
 Understanding they have learned for disaster response
emergencies.

ANSWER-2:
These systems improved decision making at Plan International. Below mentioned
are the examples from the case study. (Copied)

1. The human resources systems also help Plan manage the grants and
donations it receives. When a donation first comes in, it is sent to Plan’s
London headquarters and allocated from there. If, for example, Plan
receives a $40 million grant to use in Sierra Leone, Plan will need different
people to manage that grant for Plan. Plan needs to be able to scan the
organization globally to find the right people.
2. Using SuccessFactors and SAP human resources software, Plan staff can
identify and dispatch relief workers to disaster areas within hours. When
Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines in November 2013, Plan specialists
were on the scene within 72 hours. Being able to deploy staff to
emergencies so rapidly has saved more lives.