Information Technology Project Management (Unit 5 Individual Project)
This is the final draft of the last assignment you did and add the new section. Please see the instructions on the assignment details.
Assignment Details:
Key Assignment Final Draft
Your final draft of the Key Assignment should be 20–25 pages in length (excluding the Cover page and Reference page). The new content for this week should be 4–5 pages in
length.
Create a document in Word that contains the following elements:
Title page
Course number and name
Project name
Your name
Date
Table of contents
Autogenerated
Update
Maximum of 3 levels deep
Section headings
Each week, you should have added a section to your Business Strategy and Management Plan and submitted it for grading. Each section should contain the following:
Qualitative Evaluation of the Industry’s Strategic Position (Week 1 IP)
Choose an aspect of the information technology (IT) industry that has not been previously used as an example in this course. Use Porter’s five forces to make a
qualitative evaluation of the industry’s strategic position. Be sure to explain each of the five forces as well as explain how they relate to your chosen industry.
Note: The mobile phone industry was provided as an example in the video material and may not be used as the subject for this assignment.
Remember to include the following elements (Porter’s five forces):
The threat of new entrants: Are new entrants being attracted to the market, and are there barriers to entry in the industry?
The threat of substitute products or services: Are there other products that could be alternatives to offerings in the chosen industry?
Bargaining power of customers: What degree of bargaining power do the buyers have in terms of putting the industry under pressure to provide more
products or less cost?
Bargaining power of suppliers: What is the importance of raw materials, components, labor, and services that are required for the industry, and are there
substitutes for those inputs? Discuss the possibility of switching suppliers, if necessary.
The intensity of competitive rivalry: Does the industry have a sustainable competitive advantage?
Strategic Information Systems Assessment (Week 2 IP)
Analyze the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats for the case study organization that are related to its present information systems environment.
Assess the forces that are presently governing competition for the case study organization.
Using Wiseman’s framework of strategy development, define the strategic thrusts (and related advantages) that the case study organization should use to build a
business case for implementing an information systems management plan.
Information Systems Business Case (Week 3 IP)
Based on the information contained in the Business Systems Plan and the Strategic Information Systems Assessment, write an IT strategy statement that details the following:
Critical success factors for the IT manager
A general strategy for how the IT department will determine congruence between the goals of the IT department and the goals and objectives of the case
study organization
A general strategy for how the IT department will support the goals and objectives of the case study organization
Strategic Business Plan (Week 4 IP)
Executive summary
Marketing analysis
You should identify a target market.
You should establish a strategy for acquiring a customer base.
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) analysis
Financial statements
Summary of the relevance of Porter’s five factors
Conclusion
Unit 5 Individual
Project
Assignment Overview
Unit: Information Technology Project Management
Grading Type: Numeric
Points Possible: 250
Points Earned:
Deliverable Length: Final Document: 20–25 pages (excluding the Cover page and
Reference page); New content: 4–5 pages
Type: Individual Project
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Assignment Details
Learning Materials
Reading Assignment
My Work:
Online Deliverables: Submissions
You should establish a strategy for acquiring a customer base.
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) analysis
Financial statements
Summary of the relevance of Porter’s five factors
Conclusion
Project Management Plan (Week 5 IP)
See the section for New Content below.
All sources should be cited using intext
references and in the References section using APA format.
New Content
Your company has purchased the smaller company that was discussed in the Phase 1 and Phase 4 Individual Projects. Your input was greatly valued. Senior management
believes that you have a firm grasp on how to handle the new business; therefore, you have been assigned the role of project manager.
Your boss has asked you to write a Project Management Plan. Your plan should contain the following sections:
Initiating
Planning
Executing
Monitoring and Controlling
Closing
In addition, your plan should touch upon the following components:
Integration
Cost
Human resources
Stakeholder management
Scope
Quality
Communications
Time
Procurement
Risk management
These components should be worked into the sections of your assignment noted above.
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