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MGIS 317 Group Project
Managerial Database
This report is submitted in accordance with the formal requirements for the course MGIS 317 in the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary. This report has been prepared as part of an academic exercise under the guidance of the Instructor, Cam Welsh and contains information only and not advice. Please note that one or more students prepared this report and recommendations are implemented solely at the responsibility of the client or involved organization. The authors, the Instructor, the Haskayne School of Business, and the University of Calgary assume no responsibility for the results obtained in its implementation.
Executive Summary
This report accompanies a managerial bonus database built for Midas Calgary. Midas is an internationally recognized automotive service provider. Its competitive model is based on providing high quality service and limited lifetime guarantees at reasonable prices. In order to maintain these priorities Midas requires superior staff and management. In our competitive labour market, attracting and retaining these people is difficult. Midas uses its compensation package as an important tool to achieve this goal. Bonuses and incentive pay is a key element of Midas' compensation package. The information system we have designed will help Midas improve the effectiveness of its bonus system.
The Research for this project was conducted through a series of meetings with the owners of Midas Calgary and by participation in the lectures of the MGIS 317 course. The clients' information needs were gathered through a mixture of discussion and observation techniques. These needs were built into the set of re ...