University Coffee Vending Machine: IT Alignment Report

This report focuses on IT alignment within the context of a coffee vending machine, emphasizing its significance for business success. The paper begins with an executive summary and an introduction highlighting the importance of IT alignment for modern businesses. It identifies key business and IT goals, such as market share, profitability, customer satisfaction, and efficient interfaces. The report then presents a three-stage model for the coffee vending machine, detailing its functionalities, including counterfeit detection and user-friendly interfaces. The analysis section evaluates the model's design, emphasizing IT integration. Finally, the report explains the implementation process, focusing on connecting the system to internal servers for data storage and improved business efficiency. The conclusion reiterates the importance of IT alignment for all types of businesses.

Running head: COFFEE VENCING MACHINE
Coffee Vending Machine
Name of the Student:
Name of the University:
Author Note

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Executive Summary:
This paper is regarding the IT Alignment in the businesses of the organization. The paper
deals with the scenario of the coffee vending machine. In addition to this, the paper also
provides a model for the coffee vending machine that would be able to provide all the
functionalities required by the organization. A brief analysis about the coffee Vending
machine and the major functionalities about the coffee vending machine are also provided in
this paper. The paper also provides information about the IT alignment related with the
provided situation and also the implementation of the system with the help of technologies
are also provided in this paper.

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Identification of business and IT goals in this given scenario...................................................3
Stages of the model for the provided scenario...........................................................................4
Model of the coffee vending machine....................................................................................4
Analysis of the coffee vending machine................................................................................5
Implementation of the model.................................................................................................5
Bibliography...............................................................................................................................6

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Introduction
The IT alignment is very important for any type of business. The organizations which
have very well IT alignment for the company would be having a high position in the market.
They would also poses a very reliable It alignment in their businesses would be able to obtain
very efficient business results. The paper deals with the scenario of a coffee vending
machine. In the provided scenario the business alignment is to be done in a coffee vending
machine.
A brief detail about the design of the coffee vending machine is provided in this
paper. The paper contains the discussions about the business and the IT goals. In addition to
this the paper provides the model of the coffee vending machine and a brief analysis of the
machine. The procedure for the implementation of the coffee vending machine is also
provided in this paper.
Identification of business and IT goals in this given scenario
The business and the It goals are very necessary for the organization. In addition to
this, the business and the IT goals for the organization help in defining the aims for the
company and also drive them to work for the progress in the market for the company. The
main business and IT goals for the companies are Market Share, Innovations, Productivity,
Profitability, and management of the performances and development of the company, social
responsibilities (Collins, 2017). The organization looks to increase their market shares and
profitability to achieve their business goals. In addition to this, the company also looks to
enhance their production and performances for achieving their business goals. In addition to
this, the companies also set various types of IT goals that the company set for themselves are
customer satisfaction, user friendly navigation and efficient interfaces for their clients and

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customers. The environment friendly activities performed by the organization also come
under the IT goals set by the organizations (Harvey, 2014). These goals are very important
for the companies. They are a guideline for the actions that the company has to take. They
also provide the guide for the constrains of the organization. The source for the legitimacy of
the organization and activities performed by them can also be identified by the business and
the IT goals for the system.
Stages of the model for the provided scenario
The model for the coffee machine has been described in three stages. The first stage
displays the model of the coffee machine. The working procedure inside the machine and the
alignment of the system with the local servers of the system is provided in the model. The
second stage is used for the analysis and a brief description about the model. In addition to
this, the implementation of the coffee vending model is provided in stage three.

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Model of the coffee vending machine
Figure 1: Coffee Vending System
Source: (created by Author)
Analysis of the coffee vending machine
The designing of the coffee vending machine has been done according to the
requirement provided in the scenario. The coffee vending machine would be able to perform
all the tasks that are performed by a coffee vending machine and includes some additional
features for the model that would help them to incorporate the IT alignment into the model.

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The model performs various activities such as detection of the counterfeit note and coins. The
coffee vending machine also provides the user with the requested product on payment of the
full amount. The machine also displays various types of functions such as invalid entry,
counterfeit coins and invalid amount entry. The invalid entry is displayed when the request of
the user is already processing or the already processed. In addition to this, when a user enters
a counterfeit coin into the machine the machine display the message and rejects the coins and
returns them to the users. If the user enters an invalid amount and requests for the product
then the system displays the invalid entry ad returns the money back to the users
Implementation of the model
The model is implemented with the help of the It functions in the company. The
system is connected to the internal servers of the company and this helps in the storing the
data of the system in the internal database of the company. This system improves the IT
alignment for the company. The system would fix the minor flaws of an ordinary machine in
the company. It would also stop the counterfeit coins from being accepted and as a result
would increase the in efficiency of the business of the company. In addition to this, the
display features integrated into the system would also increase the efficiency of the system.
Conclusion
For conclusion, it can be said that the IT alignment for any type of businesses is very
important any type of organization. The paper deals with the scenario of the coffee vending
machine. A brief analysis about the coffee Vending machine and the major functionalities
about the coffee vending machine are also provided in this paper. In addition to this the paper
provides the model of the coffee vending machine and a brief analysis of the machine. The
procedure for the implementation of the coffee vending machine is also provided in this
paper.

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