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CMGT 578 Innovative Educator/cmgt578.com
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CMGT 578 Innovative Educator

• CMGT 578 Entire Course (UOP)
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• CMGT 578 Week 1 DQ 1, DQ 2 and Summary
• CMGT 578 Week 2 DQ 1, DQ 2 and Summary
• CMGT 578 Week 2 Individual Assignment Outsourcing
  Paper
• CMGT 578 Week 3 DQ 1, DQ 2 and Summary
• CMGT 578 Week 3 Individual Assignment Project
  Matrix
• CMGT 578 Week 4 DQ 1, DQ 2 and Summary
• CMGT 578 Week 4 Individual Assignment Budget
  Analysis
• CMGT 578 Week 5 DQ 1, DQ 2 and Summary
• CMGT 578 Week 5 Individual Assignment
  Transnational IT Operations Paper
• CMGT 578 Week 6 DQ 1, DQ 2
• CMGT 578 Week 6 Learning Team Paper and
  Presentation
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CMGT 578 Innovative Educator

• CMGT 578 Week 1 DQ 1, DQ 2 and Summary (UOP)
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• Week 1 DQ1
• In his 2007 article, van Niekerk describes how IT
  can help manage corporate assets. What corporate
  assets does he suggest managing, and how do these
  assets give a company a strategic advantage? Is
  your organization using any of these techniques?
  Why or why not?
• Week 1 DQ2
• Based on the Brazil (2007) article, describe the
  challenges the FBI had in adapting to the
  21st-century world of technology and terrorism.
• Summary
• Discuss 3 aspects of the material that you
  learned this week that you can apply as an IT
  manager
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• CMGT 578 Week 2 DQ 1, DQ 2 and Summary (UOP)
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• Week 2 DQ 1
• Based on the Hugos (2007) article, why should the
  business analysis function not be outsourced?
• Week 2 DQ 2
• Why is understanding the primary function/mission
  of the organization important to the Current
  Status Assessment?
• Week 2 Summary What did you learn this week?
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• CMGT 578 Week 2 Individual Assignment Outsourcing
  Paper (UOP)
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• Write a 35 page paper that discusses the various
  aspects of outsourcing the IT function from an
  organization. Address the following questions in
  your paper What are the determining factors
  that may lead to a decision to proceed with
  outsourcing? What factors might lead the manager
  to not consider outsourcing? What are the risks
  associated with outsourcing the IT function?
  What are the benefits associated with an
  outsourcing effort? Where do the costs
  originate in an outsourcing agreement, and what
  are some examples of the dollar impacts that
  might be expected?

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CMGT 578 Innovative Educator

• CMGT 578 Week 3 DQ 1, DQ 2 and Summary (UOP)
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• Week 3 DQ1
• In his 2009 article, what are some of the
  software features Barlow describes that can help
  management control portfolio risk? How and why do
  these features help prioritize various corporate
  projects? Does your organization use any of these
  tactics in its IT prioritization and, if so, how
  effective are they? Why?
• Week 3 DQ2
• Based on the Woodward (2010) article, why should
  an Architectural Maturity Model (AMM), which
  looks at the present state of an organization's
  infrastructure and suggests how it may increase
  its efficiency and effectiveness, be included as
  a critical segment of an enterprises trategic IT
  vision?

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• CMGT 578 Week 3 Individual Assignment Project
  Matrix (UOP)
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• Write a 4-5 page paper, prioritizing the IT
  project portfolio. The paper must evaluate each
  identified project against the following
  criteriaThe project drives or creates more
  revenue for the corporation. The project cuts the
  cost of doing business. The project is mandated
  by federal, state, county, or local laws or
  executive orders. The competitor has undertaken a
  similar project.Develop a scoring system by
  weighting each criterion. In some IT projects,
  all may apply. Provide your analysis by observing
  how you evaluate each project in comparison to
  how the target organization evaluates each
  project.

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• CMGT 578 Week 4 DQ 1, DQ 2 and Summary (UOP)
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• Week 4 DQ1
• Based on Collins (2007) article, why is it
  important to consider innovation when developing
  the model of a future technology environment?
• Week 4 DQ2
• Based on Lanz (2007) article, why is risk
  assessment an integral part of project planning?
• Week 4 Summary What did you learn this week?
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• CMGT 578 Week 4 Individual Assignment Budget
  Analysis (UOP)
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• Amend the Riordan IT budget, according to the
  following requirements (in this order) and submit
  this spreadsheetIncrease spending on items
  related to hardware, software, and outside IT
  support services by 4 percent.Decrease the
  overall budget by 2 percent.Write a 46 page
  paper that presents your revised budget. Explain
  your rationale for any changes you made to the
  budgeted amounts

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• CMGT 578 Week 5 DQ and Summary (UOP)
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• Week 5 DQ1
• In his 2009 article, what three factors does
  Enderwick think could change a companys
  international strategy and what do they entail?
  If a company does plan on implementing any of
  these strategies, what effects will it have on
  the IT infrastructure strategy, and why may it
  affect it this way?
• Week 5 Summary What did you learn this week?
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• CMGT 578 Week 5 Individual Assignment
  Transnational IT Operations Paper (UOP)
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• Write a 46 page paper about various aspects,
  advantages, disadvantages, and issues related to
  transnational IT operations. Address the
  followingTransfer of work, quality issues,
  global networking, and service levelsCultural
  diversity, languages, technological
  infrastructures, local customs, and control issues

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• CMGT 578 Week 6 DQ 1 and DQ 2 (UOP)
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• Week 6 DQ1
• In the 2007 article, Krishnan makes several
  points about the relationships between IT and the
  business line departments. What does he say are
  the major reasons for this disconnect? How can it
  be fixed? Finally, why is fixing the disconnect
  important to IT strategic planning?
• Week 6 DQ2
• Discuss the importance of aligning IT strategy
  with business strategy. How can doing this help
  both IT and the organization as a whole? What are
  the implications for change in an organization?
  Why?

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• CMGT 578 Week 6 Learning Team Paper and
  Presentation (UOP)
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• Complete and submit your five-year IT strategic
  plan for the Riordan Manufacturing planned move.
  The plan must be 1015 pages in length, and must
  include the following informationA discussion
  about the important factors that need to be
  considered by the IT department in preparing for
  and executing the planned move. A discussion
  about the best way to ensure business continuity
  during the planned move. A discussion about the
  IT departments role in supporting the
  organizations other departments during the move.
  Specific milestones for Years One, Three, and
  Five.Prepare and submit a Microsoft PowerPoint
  presentation summarizing your IT strategic
  plan.Complete a Learning Team Evaluation.

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