Hi folks, for week four you create a budget for Reynolds. Review the case scenario as you start creating your budget. Remember, they have a big integration/upgrade challenge facing them. This is a capital budget, so don’t worry about personnel or salaries.

You’ll need to submit an Excel spreadsheet for the budget, along with a brief executive summary explaining it.

This is a two-part assignment.

Part 1

Create a Microsoft® Excel® spreadsheet proposing the Reynolds Tool & Die company’s IT operations’ annual budget, including maintenance, licensing, and any proposed new investments, such as hardware, software, cloud services, and/or outsourcing.

Part 2

Create a 1- to 2-page executive summary defending your budget choices in terms of innovation and efficiency.

Carefully read the Week 4 Assignment Instructions.

Review the Course Scenario.

Save your IT budget as a Microsoft® Excel® document.

Format your executive summary according to APA guidelines.

Save it as a Microsoft® Word document.

Submit both documents.