ITS400: Critical Thinking Module 3

Hello everyone, It has been a great 9 weeks in this class. This course has shown me how important critical thinking is when it comes to solving problems. I've learned that critical thinking is very important when setting goals. Knowing my direction in life all brings me back to my goals that I have set. As I move forward in my career, I will reflect on how to set realistic goals, S.M.A.R.T goals, the advantage of professional networking, LASSI, est. Also, I think unit 5 have some valuable information. It taught me how to create a paragraph using the hamburger method. This method helped me to better understand how to write a well written paragraph. All these things has helped me in this class and will help me to become a better student in the

In order to be well prepared for a case study presentation, it is crucial to familiarize with the case and its context individually. To fully understand the case, it must be read several times while emphasizing different key elements. Taking notes while reading the case can also increase productivity, which would make the preparation process more efficient. By reading the case several times and taking notes, students will get a full understanding on the problems discussed in the case as well as the people or key players involved in the case. It is also important to research the company for which you are presenting the case for, which would allow you to back up your presentation with facts and realistic action plans. Use of visual tools during the preparation, such as graphs and charts, will also help get ideas across more efficiently to the audience. Lastly, it is important to focus on the objective and goal of the company in order to come up with an action plan, which can be implemented to attain the company's objectives.

Included with this full-text Harvard Business Review article: 1 Article Summary The Idea in Brief—the core idea The Idea in Practice—putting the idea to work 2 Six IT Decisions Your IT People Shouldn’t Make 10 Further Reading A list of related materials, with annotations to guide further exploration of the article’s ideas and applications

We use a single case study methodology to focus on a failed IS project implementation. The study uses grounded theory (Glaser and Strauss 1967; c.f., Charmaz 2013; c.f., Corbin and Strauss 2015) in its focus on principles of emergence by which systematic generation and conceptualization of data provides meaning and relevance to concepts (Glaser and Strauss 1967). In accordance with the recommendations of engaged scholarship by Van de Ven (2007), the project began with the identification of a research problem identified to be relevant to experienced practitioners in leading organizations of IT project management. To develop a base understanding of the challenges experienced in the execution of IT projects, we engaged informally with key industry informants. Observations made in this stage were used to inform the specific research objectives and question put-forth in the Introduction. Specifically, observations were used as data that was conceptualized based on theoretical sensitivity in line with grounded theory (Glaser 1978; Strauss and Corbin 1990). Data complexity was used in the early stages of the research to allow the relevant themes and findings to emerge from the data and to avoid forcing the data to fit existing theories (Urquhart 2013).

In conclusion, the questions of what business situation to address and what needs to be done are critical success factors to any project. The Project Charter and Preliminary statements derive from such questions and are therefore essential to how a project plan is developed with achievable objectives, what resources are required to launch/execute the project, how to monitor and control parameters and when to identify project ending and close out. Wysocki (2012, p.9) aptly captures this in his definition of project as; ‘a sequence of finite dependent activities whose successful completion results in the delivery of the expected business value that validated doing the business’. Therefore,

To secure resource and funding for the project successfully, I can apply my project management knowledge to provide input to the development and documentation of compelling business case to support informed decision making process. My inputs into the business case shall assist in clearly articulating the benefits, cost and risk of new proposal addressing the business need and how the project will meet that need. I can assure that the document will clearly identify on how the new proposal is in line with the strategic objectives of the organisation with a big picture purpose, goal and value and support in delivering government’s service delivery objectives. By thinking both strategically and tactically, I should be able to establish a relationship between project deliverables and business objectives, benefits and outcome of project.

In a contemporary business environment, Information Technology (IT) has become a strategic weapon organizations use in enhancing competitive advantages. With benefits that organizations derive IT projects, organizations are continuing embarking on the IT projects to enhance competitive market advantages. Typically, expenditures on

This report aims to discuss risks and difficulties faced in Information Technology projects during its development stage and also how to avoid these risks in Information Technology projects. Improving project management remains a primary concern for managers. Successful projects in Information Systems and Technology enables organizations to develop a powerful supply network and improve the capability of operations management (Liu 2015).

The project plan is a major planning from the entire planning process. But, project managers all over the world struggle with this problem of information or planning need in project management. The development of any project need to be closely linked to meeting defined business objectives and adding value to the organization. The benefits of a project should be well arranged at the beginning so there is clear leads to the success of the project. Software is develop to address an urgent need. The fact that the need is urgent helps to convince the company to dedicate time and efforts to addressing it. For the project engineers, an urgent need means that their work will be appreciated and used in the foreseeable future. And for the management of the company, it means that there is a clear way in how they need to execute things.

The following case studies have been implemented using the PRINCE2 methodology and demonstrate how a structured methodology for IT Project Management can facilitate successful project outcomes.

This Scholarly Article was supported by Dr.Art Lanata and is submitted as part of Course work of Information Systems Project Management

The case study scenario describes the project in general terms, and will explain why the network is being built. Following the scenario, the project is broken into a number of phases, each of which has a detailed list of requirements. It is important to read and understand each

The research methodology used for this project was a case study which would be suitable to gain an understanding of the problem by examining similar information from different sources that are associated to the approach used to implement this system. A case study is defined as:

The intention of this paper is to prepare an IT plan for 2degreees for their new purposed IT system with a view to their business using a detailed business case. Efforts has also been made for a proper SLA between the vendors and the organization for the new IT system. Also the same plan has been compared with a standard IT plan to find the flaws in the purposed IT system and the recommendations are made accordingly.

Decisions on investments in IT are controversial and crucial in an organization. For it to be successful, an organization needs to align its IT vision with its corporate strategy, should consider the skills of the personnel, ensure that there are no communication gaps, have an appropriate leadership structure with proper accountability delegation.