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 Do you feel that countries and companies need explicit strategies for technology development, given the tremendous amount of largely spontaneous creativity that occurs today, often in areas where new technologies are not expected to exert a great influence.  Why or why not? 

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 ACTIVITY 54ReferencesPinto, J. (2019). Project Management: Achieving Competitive Advantage(5th ed). Boston: . Pearson. 

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1. What are the practical implications internally (in terms of team motivation) and externally (for the customer) of making overly optimistic project delivery promises?
2. Consider a project to build a bridge over a river gorge.  What are some of the resource constraints that would make this project challenging?
3. It has been argued that a project schedule that has not been resource-leveled is useless.  Do you agree or disagree with this statement?  Why or why not?

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Activity 6

Case Study 11.1: It’s an Agile World

This case illustrates a common problem in software and IT development, where programmers and IT staff are anxious to lock in specifications as early as possible so they can “get to work” without having to worry about invasive or disruptive input from the end users.  Unfortunately, what typically happens is that the finished product is not what the users needed or thought they needed and a long list of fixes and modifications are needed to make it work correctly.  This case is based on a true story in a hospital IT department that routinely struggled with these sorts of user conflicts until they sifted to an Agile methodology.

Questions

1. Why does the classic waterfall project planning model fail in this situation?  What is it about the IT department’s processes that leads to their finished systems being rejected constantly?
2. How would an Agile methodology correct some of these problems?  What new development cycle would you propose?
3. Why are “user stories” and system “features” critical components of an effective IT software development process?
4. Using the terms “Scrum,” “Sprint,” and “User stories,” create an alternative development cycle for a hypothetical software development process at Northwest Regional Hospital.

Case Study 12.2: “First Come, First Served”: Resource Challenges for Sunrise Restoration

This case is intended to highlight the challenges in resource assignment, particularly in the common cases where project managers within the same firm are competing with each other for the use of scarce and valuable human resources to accomplish their tasks.  Without clear guidance from top management and a valid priority system, the ability to acquire resources is often the result of chaotic bargaining and negotiation among equals. This case is based on a real situation and the outcomes were very much in line with the way they are described in the case.  The business owner did not want to simply invest in more resources for fear that they would be underutilized.  He much preferred the system of negotiating among his project managers, even if that led to inefficient utilization of the resources that were available.  Students can be asked to take the side of the owner or Tyler to debate the options that Sunrise can use to manage its resources.

Questions

1. Describe some of the resource constraints that Sunrise and its project managers are facing.
2. Is Sunrise’s current model of prioritizing resource assignments viable?  Why or why not?
3. How could technology alleviate some of Sunrise’s resource management issues?
4. Would Tyler’s suggestion to hire additional technicians and purchase more equipment solve the resource problems at Sunrise?  Why or why not?

In a 1-2 page APA formatted paper, describe your workplace. Describe in details the industry this company belongs to, and who represents their customer base. Who is your customer in this organization, internal or external, and how do you serve your customers’ needs as an Intern/Employee? 

 Write 200 to 300 words defining encryption and how it used in application security 

Describe how malicious attacks, threats, and vulnerabilities impact an IT infrastructure in 4-5 pages, including a cover page and reference page, at least three references and in APA format.

 Week 5 Assignment: Build a substance-based PowerPoint presentation (with audio support using Kaltura, PodOmatic or other available audio/video software),  of at least 10 slides with an introduction, body and summary slides on the concepts listed below from Week 5 Readings. 

In order to complete assignment #8 you will need to answer the below questions. Please complete the questions in a Word document and then upload the assignment for grading. When assigning a name to your document please use the following format (last name_Assignment #8). Use examples from the readings, lecture notes and outside research to support your answers. The assignment must be a minimum of one (1) full page in length with a minimum of two (2) outside sources. Please be sure to follow APA guidelines for citing and referencing source. Assignments are due by 11:55 pm Eastern time on Sunday.

Discuss the steps involved in conducting black box testing.

Assignment Rubric (100 Points)

Sythesis of Concepts 60

Writing Standards – APA Format 20

Timeliness 20

This assignment is a summative assessment of the Course Objectives.

The Building is 1400 feet by 1200 feet. Explain your lighting strategy. There will be 20 or so 5-10 trees surrounding the building.

About 400 words

 Write a paper discussing a standard three-tier web application architecture (web, application, and storage/database). 

Use at least three properly documented references (do NOT use wikis).

Correctly cite your references using APA Edition 6 formatting.

Your paper should be at least 500 words in length using good grammar.

Use complete sentences and paragraphs. Do not use bullets.

Be sure and use a spelling and grammar checker.

Read the mini-case, Project Management at MM (pp. 324-327).  Submit a Word document with answers to questions one and three on page 327. Your answer to question one should be about one page long. Your answer to question three should be about two pages long.

Discussion Questions:

1. Some organizational factors increase a project’s likelihood of success. Identify these 

“facilitators” for the Green project.(1 complete page)

3. Outline the things that McCann needs to do right away(2 complete pages)

3 complete pages with strictly zero plagarism

Use APA level one headings to separate your answers to each question.

Have two scholarly sources, not including our textbook.