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INFORMATION FLOW CHART
THE SIRAK -BROCKETT
AGENCY, LTD
Sel Ibrahimy
Julia Kole
Logan May
Jennifer Passewitz
Anna Wilson
ABOUT SIRAK..
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One of three separate agencies within The Sirak
Financial Companies
 Sirak
Financial Services
 Sirak Moore Insurance
 Sirak-Brockett Agency
 The
Guardian Life Insurance Company and Park Avenue
Securities
SERVICES
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Investment Division
 Specialization in traditional investments
 Park Avenue Securities
 Guardian Life Insurance Company
HISTORY
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Founded in 1957, when Stanford Sirak joined Equitable
of Iowa
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In 1986 the life operations joined Guardian Life
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Steadily grew and created more divisions within the
company
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The company is now one of the top insurance and
financial services companies in the state
SECURITY
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A process of many user names and passwords
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Exclusive administering rights
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Growth of the Companies and IT security
 Expanding
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the IT department positive and negative
Building security
SECURTITY & INTERNET
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T1 high speed internet
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Internet access through a provider in North Carolina
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Semantic, anti-virus and spyware system
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Virus issues
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Windows ActiveX
Reliance on the Internet
Organization & Operations of
IT Department
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Three Companies Under One IT Department
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Tod Kendle – Director of IT
TOD KENDLE
OUR I.T SPECIALIST
I.T RESPONSIBILITIES
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Constant Integration
Regular Interaction
Administrative Access
Attends Weekly Meetings With Department Heads
Electronic Monitoring
Facilitate & Introduce New IT Trends
Outsourcing
Levels of Organizational
Operation
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No Direct IT Hierarchy
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Sirak-Brockett Hierarchy
FLOW CHART
SWOC ANALYSIS
STRENGHTS
WEAKENESSES
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Small Company
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One IT Person
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Communication
System
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One System
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Decentralized system
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All Web based
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Security
SWOC CONT..
Opportunities
Challenges
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Can Update System
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Future Growth
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Back Up Planning
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Sonic Well Router
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One system for all
three companies
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Centralized System
RECOMMENATIONS
Update all
computer
operating
systems to
Windows 7
Incorporate
Advanced
Voicemail
Hire more IT
managers in
the case of
expansion
Implement
email storage
restrictions
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