In this paper I will explain to you my idea for the development of a high-level computer network design for The Bead Bar. The paper will explain the IT recommendations of a network topology I think should be used, the network architecture, and the advantages and drawbacks that the recommended network would provide to the company. The Bead Bar consists of three divisions that include studios, franchises, and Bead Bar on Board. The studio division oversees the company’s six Bead Bar studios. The franchise division sells the necessary stock to businesses that license their own individual studios. The Bead Bar on Board division oversees the “portable” end of the business run on board cruise ships. In addition, the company would like to expand their business by creating a web site. The Bead Bar has hired our IS consulting firm to create a systems development project that will ease them into the digital world successfully competing in the current marketplace. “An information system is a set of interrelated information technologies that work together to process, store, retrieve, collect, and distribute information” (Malaga, 2005). Information systems can vary from small tasks such as performing basic transactions to assisting senior management with business decisions by calculating trends. As a member of the team, it is my responsibility to outline the steps and tasks required in each phase of the project and create guidelines for a systems review and maintenance schedule. This will be accomplished by using the waterfall method, which ensures the project will be completed by a set date by completing phases. No one phase may begin until the previous one is debugged (corrected) and completed. In the Systems Development Life Cycle (waterfall method), the first step is the planning phase. I have worked with the Bead Bar management to outline a system, set a budget, and develop a schedule. My plans estimated cost, inclusive of consultant fees, is $150,000and an...