Case study

 In a 2 page paper relate your IT experience to the learning and the readings you have done in your program. How has your work experience and internship enabled you to better solve problems, especially if they are IT programming-related? 

Assessment Stakeholder Meeting Simulation and White Paper

    

Context: 

The assessment of this subject supports students in developing their skills and knowledge in topics that include environmental assessment, problem diagnosis, strategy development, and cultural and ethical contexts. Stakeholder meetings are a critical element in strategic management. This assessment task provides experience and immersive understanding of the complex interactions involved in the development of strategic choices, and the need to take an integrative approach to problem solving. The increasing pace of technological change and the increased impact of social media provides many challenges for businesses attempting to navigate towards growth and increased profitability. Rapid cycle times for new products can lead to decisions being made that are not always in the best interests of the long-term survival of the firm. Disruptions to the everyday course of business come from anywhere and need to be responded to often in short time frames. 

Introduction 

Assessment 2 Part B continues from the scenario in Part A. In Part B, a disruption is introduced which necessitates re-consideration of the white paper done in Part A of the Assessment. Here is a recap of the scenario. 

Scenario Recap 

Pro-Go Pty Ltd is a privately-owned manufacturer of small, high-quality action cameras based in Geelong, Victoria. Founded in 2004 it has enjoyed continuous year-on-year growth until the last 

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financial year. Pro-Go has a track record of innovation, and technology that provides excellent quality results in a small package able to operate with small batteries for extended periods of time. The video files these cameras produce are known for having superior colour, and operate effectively in lower lighting conditions than competitor’s cameras. They are also marketed on the basis of their extreme ruggedness, and reliability. Much of the technology used in its devices has been patented by Pro-Go and is not currently available to other manufacturers. 

The Pro-Go management team has recognised that the ability to capture videos is now a feature of most phones. It suggests to them that the future of the stand-alone camera may be limited. Pro-Go’s CEO has requested the executive team meet independently to develop a strategy to guide the company over the next five years. 

Instructions: 

The COVID19 pandemic has presented a substantial disruption and challenge to companies and communities around the world. In an environment being shaped by self-isolation lockdowns and social distancing, Pro-Go has identified an opportunity to work with a technology partner/integrator to address a pressing community need. 

The COVIDSafe app uses Bluetooth enabled smart phones to identify when a user is near another COVIDSafe user and records close contact between these users. This allows State and Territory health officials to contact any user if they have been in contact with someone who has tested positive for the virus. Leveraging the COVIDSafe technology, Pro-Go’s state-of-the-art cameras together with an innovative software solution, Pro-Go has identified an opportunity for custom-built Pro-Go camera units to be fitted to dashboards of National Police Force vehicles to enable real-time tracking and mapping of hot spots throughout the community where COVID19 is present. 

 

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The Pro-Go management team has tasked the team to develop a modified strategic plan/white paper that will articulate the way forward to provide an effective solution to this emerging community need. It is expected that Pro-Go will go out to market via a competitive tender arrangement to find suitable strategic partners to develop and market the new solution. 

In the same way that other specialty camera companies have forged partnerships with car manufacturers, technology companies and end-to-end service providers like DXC Technology to deliver next-generation technology solutions, the Pro-Go management team envision a new direction for the company through strategic partnerships that will drive innovation and create a lasting legacy for the community (Statt, 2016). 

Re-convene the (emergency) stakeholder meetings to address the disruption scenario and associated concerns. The stakeholder meetings must discuss this disruption and develop a modified strategic plan/white paper. Please return to your groups immediately to discuss these events and adjust your strategic approach accordingly. 

Suggested format 

Your 2000 word, individual, White paper should be structured as follows: 

  • Executive Summary – Summarise the entire report – for example, don’t tell the reader that the report discusses the external/internal environment, summarise the points the report makes about the external/internal environment.
     
  • Table of Contents – Make it look good. Include page numbers and ensure the layout looks balanced on the page.
     
  • Introduction – Provide background and context to the report. Tell the reader what has happened in the past that has led to this report being needed.
     
  • Aim – State in a single sentence what this report is seeking to achieve.
     
  • Discussion – Cover the content you wish to address.
     
  • Conclusion – Restate the aim and sum up the discussion to demonstrate to the reader that the aim has been satisfied. There should be no new content in the conclusion.
     
  • Recommendations – What are the next steps? What is required to progress into the future? Evaluate/justify your recommendations?
     
  • References – Please ensure you use the correct APA referencing style throughout. Remember EVERY factual statement requires a reference.
     
  • Appendices – Additional material to substantiate or add greater depth to the material presented in the report, and your Teamwork log.
    The white paper is to be completed individually by each member of the team reflecting the impact of the proposed strategy on their particular part of the business after the disruption and should be completed to the professional standard that would be required if the below scenario were real. Below is a recap of the scenario and the requirements of the Five-year strategy white Paper which was outlined in Assessment 2 Part A.
    Deliverables
    The stakeholder meeting will discuss and agree on three strategy options for Pro-Go. In doing so,
    the Stakeholder meeting may consider strategy options that exist in adjacent markets or with
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related but different products or technologies. Remember to apply strategy concepts in your stakeholder meeting discussions to identify strategy options (strategy planning). 

The deliverables required of each student are to produce a white paper covering the following: 

  1. Nominate the preferred strategy option and apply a strategy framework(s) to analyse and justify why you believe it is the best strategy option; and
     
  2. Discuss the implications specifically relating to your part of the business, and what challenges these might represent. Separate the discussion into short-term and long-term issues.
     

Students are to address the assessment task from the perspective of their own functional area of responsibility. Integrate theory in your white paper. 

I have two Assignments please go through that

1) Chapter 6– discussion question #1-5 & exercise 4

Choose Any question  Discussions Initial post (goal: by Weds) + 2 responses (100-300 words). 

 Discussion #2: List and briefly explain different learning paradigms/ methods in AI. 

Discussion #3: What is representation learning, and how does it relate to machine learning and deep learning?

 Discussion #4: List and briefly describe the most commonly used ANN activation functions.

 Discussion #5: What is MLP, and how does it work? Explain the function of summation and activation weights in MLP-type ANN. 

2)

Assignment:
Provide a reflection of at least 500 words (or 2 pages double spaced) of how the knowledge, skills, or theories of this course have been applied, or could be applied, in a practical manner to your current work environment. If you are not currently working, share times when you have or could observe these theories and knowledge could be applied to an employment opportunity in your field of study. 

Requirements:

Provide a 500 word (or 2 pages double spaced) minimum reflection.

Use of proper APA formatting and citations. If supporting evidence from outside resources is used those must be properly cited.

Share a personal connection that identifies specific knowledge and theories from this course.

Demonstrate a connection to your current work environment. If you are not employed, demonstrate a connection to your desired work environment. 

You should not, provide an overview of the assignments assigned in the course. The assignment asks that you reflect how the knowledge and skills obtained through meeting course objectives were applied or could be applied in the workplace. 

 Don’t forget that the grade also includes the quality of writing.

My subjects 

Business Intelligence

Organization leader and Decision Making  

Access control discussion 13

Discuss why business use cryptography?

It must be at least 450 words and have references.

No plagiarism and no grammar mistakes and need APA format.

properly cite the references.

Apply Operational CRM

Assignment content

  1.     So far, you have investigated the 3 types of CRM and how they relate to customer relationships and value. Hopefully, you can begin to envision yourself becoming an expert in CRM. 

    In this assignment, you focus on the exciting developments of marketing automation, sales force automation, and surveys service automation. 

    Assignment Instructions

    1. Review the Assignment Deliverables section below. You will need this information to pick an appropriate company from the Case Report Resources (below), University Library, or the Internet.
    2. Choose a company from the Case Report Resources, University Library, or the Internet that is appropriate for the assignment deliverables. Not all cases may provide all the explicit details you are seeking. You may need to assume information. Please make a note in your assignment indicating the information that is assumed.
    3. Imagine that you are an IS or IT manager for the company you chose. Write a case report with 700 to 1050 words that includes the requirements listed under Assignment Deliverables. 
    4. Assignment Deliverables
      Include the following:
    • Describe what the case is about, give the important elements of the history of the situation, and specify the key problem or issue of the case, e.g. what decision has to be made by which manager. This is your introduction. 
    • Examine how the company used the practice of operational Customer Relationship Management (CRM) to customer-facing processes of marketing automation, sales force automation and surveys service automation.
    • Analyze how the CRM helped or can help the company with the following:
    • Marketing Automation
    • Sales Force Automation
    • Survey Service Automation
    • Include the most important information from the case in your conclusion.
    • Include a reference to the case and cite the reference in APA format.

Paper 9

As in the case with any other large IT investment, the success in Big Data analytics depends on a number of factors. The figure 9.4 on page 520 of your recommended textbook shows a graphical depiction of the most critical success factors of Big Data Analytics according to Watson (2012).

Assignment: Mention the most critical success factors for Big Data Analytics (Watson, Sharda, & Schrader, 2012), then describe them briefly.

Discussion 14

 Much of the security efforts of the past have been centered around prevention and protection. The increasing sophistication of cyber-attacks have shown that no controls are 100% effective, and some compromises do occur. There is a rising realization that in addition to considering prevention and protection, controls that address detection and response are necessary to improve security posture. Please describe how situational awareness is a driver for detection and response controls.