CIS 499 Strayer Univeristy Project Plan Inception Research Paper Project Deliverable 1: Project Plan Inception
Due Week 2 and worth 110 points
This assignment consists of two (2) sections: a project introduction and a project plan. You must submit both sections as separate files for the completion of this assignment. Label each file name according to the section of the assignment it is written for. Additionally, you may create and / or assume all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment.
You are a newly appointed Chief Information Officer (CIO) of a $25 million dollar data collection and analysis company that has been operating less than two (2) years. It is expected to grow by 60% over the next eighteen (18) months. Your company currently collects data using Web analytics and combines it with operational systems data. Web analytics is an increasingly important part of most business marketing plans. Your company is looking for ways to leverage the collected data but wants to ensure that the information technology infrastructure will support the expected growth that the company is anticipating. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) has given you sixty (60) days to deliver a comprehensive information systems project plan to address the organizational growth that the company is experiencing. The company will be expanding from one (1) floor to three (3) floors within six (6) months. Since this is a relatively new company, there is currently limited technology infrastructure to support the business. All information technology (hardware and software) must be redesigned to meet organizational needs. The solution should be implemented in either a hosted solution, on-site solution, or a hybrid model. The CEO is expecting you to integrate different technologies from different partners and incorporate industry best practices and cost-effective solutions in connection with the development of technological systems. In addition, the CEO is extremely interested in cloud computing technologies and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) but is leery of security issues that may be associated. However, he is sure that you will implement proper security protocols. The company currently consists of twenty (20) employees of which four (4), including yourself, are dedicated to the IT organization.
Section 1: Project Introduction
Write a four to six (4-6) page project introduction that documents the current state of the organization, expands upon the information given above, and includes the following:
Background information of the company.
Details regarding the type of business that the company is engaged in.
A description of current outsourcing and offshoring activities.
Identification of current skilled information systems personnel in position and responsibilities.
The specific types of data that the company collects.
A description of the information systems that the company currently has to support the business. The description at a minimum should include the following:
Operational Systems and Databases
Analytics and Interfaces
Infrastructure and Security
The use of at least two (2) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
This course requires use of new Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow SWS or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the students name, the professors name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
Section 2: Project Plan
Use Microsoft Project to:
Create a project plan (summary and detailed) using Microsoft Office Project. The project plan should:
Record all tasks, subtasks, resources, and time related to the project.
Outline the planning, analysis, design, and implementation phases.
Develop in accordance with the systems development life cycle (SDLC).
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Describe the various functions and activities within the information systems area, including the role of IT management and the CIO, structuring of IS management within an organization, and managing IS professionals within the firm.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in information systems.
Write clearly and concisely about strategic issues and practices in the information systems domain using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.
Click here to view the grading rubric. Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic /
organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following
rubric.
Points: 110
Project Deliverable 1: Project Plan Inception
Meets
Minimum
Criteria
Unacceptable Expectations
Fair
Proficient
Exemplary
Below 60% F
60-69% D
70-79% C
80-89% B
90-100% A
Section 1: Project Introduction
1a. Include
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background
or incompletely included
included
included
included
information of the included
background
background
background
background
company.
background
information of information of information of information of
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information of the company. the company. the company. the company.
the company.
1b. Include details Did not submit Insufficiently Partially
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regarding the type or incompletely included details included details included details included details
of business that included details regarding the regarding the regarding the regarding the
the company is regarding the type of
type of
type of
type of
engaged in.
type of business business that business that business that business that
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that the
the company is the company is the company is the company is
company is
engaged in.
engaged in.
engaged in.
engaged in.
engaged in.
1c. Include a
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description of
or incompletely included a
included a
included a
included a
current
included a
description of description of description of description of
outsourcing and description
current
current
current
current
offshoring
of current
outsourcing
outsourcing
outsourcing
outsourcing
activities.
outsourcing and and offshoring and offshoring and offshoring and offshoring
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offshoring
activities.
activities.
activities.
activities.
activities.
1d. Include
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identification of or incompletely included
included
included
included
current skilled
included
identification identification identification identification
information
identification of of current
of current
of current
of current
systems personnel current skilled skilled
skilled
skilled
skilled
in position and
information
information
information
information
information
responsibilities. systems
systems
systems
systems
systems
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personnel in
personnel in
personnel in
personnel in
personnel in
position and
position and
position and
position and
position and
responsibilities. responsibilities. responsibilities. responsibilities. responsibilities.
1e. Include the
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specific types of or incompletely included the
included the
included the
included the
data that the
included the
specific types specific types specific types specific types
company collects. specific types of data that the of data that the of data that the of data that the
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of data that the company
company
company
company
company
collects.
collects.
collects.
collects.
collects.
1fi. Include a
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Satisfactorily Thoroughly
description of the or incompletely included a
included a
included a
included a
information
included a
description of description of description of description of
systems that the description of the information the information the information the information
company
the information systems that
systems that
systems that
systems that
currently has to systems that the the company the company the company the company
support the
company
currently has to currently has to currently has to currently has to
business,
currently has to support the
support the
support the
support the
including
support the
business,
business,
business,
business,
operational
business,
including
including
including
including
systems and
including
operational
operational
operational
operational
databases.
operational
systems and
systems and
systems and
systems and
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systems and
databases.
databases.
databases.
databases.
databases.
1fii. Include a
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Satisfactorily Thoroughly
description of the or incompletely included a
included a
included a
included a
information
included a
description of description of description of description of
systems that the description of the information the information the information the information
company
the information systems that
systems that
systems that
systems that
currently has to systems that the the company the company the company the company
support the
company
currently has to currently has to currently has to currently has to
business,
currently has to support the
support the
support the
support the
including
support the
business,
business,
business,
business,
analytics and
business,
including
including
including
including
interfaces.
including
analytics and analytics and analytics and analytics and
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analytics and interfaces.
interfaces.
interfaces.
interfaces.
interfaces.
1fiii. Include a
Did not submit Insufficiently Partially
Satisfactorily Thoroughly
description of the or incompletely included a
included a
included a
included a
information
included a
description of description of description of description of
systems that the description of the information the information the information the information
company
the information systems that
systems that
systems that
systems that
currently has to systems that the the company the company the company the company
support the
company
currently has to currently has to currently has to currently has to
business,
currently has to support the
support the
support the
support the
including
support the
business,
business,
business,
business,
infrastructure and business,
including
including
including
including
security.
including
infrastructure infrastructure infrastructure infrastructure
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infrastructure and security. and security. and security. and security.
and security.
1g. 2 references
Weight: 5%
No references
provided
Section 2: Project Plan
2a. Create a
Did not submit
project plan
or incompletely
(summary and
created a
detailed) using
project plan
Microsoft Office (summary and
Project, recording detailed) using
all tasks,
Microsoft
subtasks,
Office Project,
resources, and
recording all
time related to the tasks, subtasks,
project.
resources, and
Weight: 10%
time related to
the project.
2b. Create a
Did not submit
project plan
or incompletely
(summary and
created a
detailed) using
project plan
Microsoft Office (summary and
Project, outlining detailed) using
the planning,
Microsoft
analysis, design, Office Project,
and
outlining the
implementation planning,
phases.
analysis,
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design, and
implementation
phases.
2c. Create a
Did not submit
project plan
or incompletely
(summary and
created a
detailed) using
project plan
Microsoft Office (summary and
Project developed detailed) using
in accordance
Microsoft
with the systems Office Project
development life developed in
cycle (SDLC).
accordance
Weight: 10%
with the
Does not meet Does not meet Meets number Exceeds
the required
the required
of required
number of
number of
number of
references; all required
references; all references;
references high references; all
references poor some
quality choices. references high
quality choices. references poor
quality choices.
quality choices.
Insufficiently Partially
Satisfactorily
created a
created a
created a
project plan
project plan
project plan
(summary and (summary and (summary and
detailed) using detailed) using detailed) using
Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft
Office Project, Office Project, Office Project,
recording all recording all recording all
tasks, subtasks, tasks, subtasks, tasks, subtasks,
resources, and resources, and resources, and
time related to time related to time related to
the project.
the project.
the project.
Thoroughly
created a
project plan
(summary and
detailed) using
Microsoft
Office Project,
recording all
tasks, subtasks,
resources, and
time related to
the project.
Insufficiently Partially
Satisfactorily Thoroughly
created a
created a
created a
created a
project plan
project plan
project plan
project plan
(summary and (summary and (summary and (summary and
detailed) using detailed) using detailed) using detailed) using
Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft
Office Project, Office Project, Office Project, Office Project,
outlining the outlining the outlining the outlining the
planning,
planning,
planning,
planning,
analysis,
analysis,
analysis,
analysis,
design, and
design, and
design, and
design, and
implementation implementation implementation implementation
phases.
phases.
phases.
phases.
Insufficiently
created a
project plan
(summary and
detailed) using
Microsoft
Office Project
developed in
accordance
with the
systems
Partially
created a
project plan
(summary and
detailed) using
Microsoft
Office Project
developed in
accordance
with the
systems
Satisfactorily
created a
project plan
(summary and
detailed) using
Microsoft
Office Project
developed in
accordance
with the
systems
Thoroughly
created a
project plan
(summary and
detailed) using
Microsoft
Office Project
developed in
accordance
with the
systems
systems
development
life cycle
(SDLC).
3. Clarity, writing More than 8
mechanics, and errors present
formatting
requirements
Weight: 10%
development
life cycle
(SDLC).
development
life cycle
(SDLC).
development
life cycle
(SDLC).
development
life cycle
(SDLC).
7-8 errors
present
5-6 errors
present
3-4 errors
present
0-2 errors
present
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