Assignment Requirements-
The scenario for this assignment is based on the ABC Distribution Center, a fictitious company. You need to play the role of Frank, the system administrator.
At the ABC Distribution Center, your colleagues are the following employees:
Robert, the lead warehouse receiver
Jennifer, sales and accounts payable
Jane, the warehouse general manager
Manny, the shipper and receiver
Martin, the shipper
Alex, the purchasing agent
Bob, hired for temporary help in accounts payable and receiving
Jennifer works in the Sales Department by day and part-time as the evening accounts payable clerk with credit memo privileges to correct customer orders.
Segregation of Duties Matrix
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(System User-Rights and Permissions)
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Department
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Jennifer
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Jane
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Manny
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Martin
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Alex
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Robert
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Bob
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Frank
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Receiving
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Shipping
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Sales
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Accounts Payable
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Your goal is to ensure that the users have only those access permissions that they need to perform their jobs effectively. You have developed the following matrix and scheme to identify conflicts in duties to address with the management.
Using the following legend, provide the users with the appropriate rights and permissions in each department and also include the purpose in each box:
Access
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Purpose
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F = Full Access
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P = Needed for primary function
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RO = Read Only
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S = Needed for secondary function
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N = No Access
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T = Temporary
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G = Granular Access
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After assigning the correct roles and access privileges to the users given in the scenario, answer the following questions:
What might be some difficulties that come about with administering Bob's access?
What were the potential conflicts and incompatible functions in Alex's access account authorizations?