Study Guide Cis 3001

Use the Case Study presented here to answer the questions below. Your responses should demonstrate your understanding of the course content and your analysis and critical thinking; you are not expected to just

IT projects take a lot of planning and resources to complete. Once the idea of an IT project is created, it is up to the project’s developer to provide the justification to move forward with completing the project. In order to sell the project’s idea to a company, the company must see a need for that project or product. Case studies can be used to do exactly this. Case studies are intended to provide all the benefits, the cost associated with the project, and the estimated risks involved with a project.

(ABSTRACT) This research project addresses the issues affecting information technology development and deployment. The issues represented in this study are addressed in the context of IT

This case describes a decade long search for an effective Organizational Strategy and illustrates an issue faced by many IT organizations; a shortage of financial resources to fund all IT related projects.

In the time it has taken me to complete the IT Management course of study at Webster University I have learned that there are additional tasks that I was previously unaware of in regard to the management of Information Technology. Although I work in the IT field, my adult education was anchored in the Psychology field where the use of IT assets is limited at best. Learning the importance and relevance of organizational behavior, finance, communication systems, project management, procurement, systems analysis, and communications security in regards to IT management was mostly new to me. I chose to write this essay to show the way each subject that was required for the IT Management degree affected my capstone project.

design, implement, and evaluate information systems, process, component, or programs and to source design alternatives for various organizational IT-based solutions;

- Increase efficiency (doing things in a cost effective way with no duplication of time and effort).

Many studies have been conducted on IT project failure rates. “According to an often-quoted study from the Gartner Group, 75% of I.T. projects fail. The Standish Group conducts an annual survey of I.T. projects. Their latest report shows a decrease in project success rates.

The realities of shrinking IT budgets and increasing dependence on IT in organizations in recent years has resulted in a situation in which there is an intense competition for resources needed to execute and complete IT projects. According to Ross (2007), the shrinking IT budget in the face of increasing demand has brought new pressures to the IT function. To gain approval and funding for projects, IT departments must demonstrate that such new project will either result in cost saving, increased sales, or result in greater enterprise-wide efficiency (Ross, 2007). The intense competition for resources makes it imperative that IT managers need to

The IT projects I’m responsible for have got to succeed; such important or complex projects will affect my organization and my career so I have to ensure their success.

d. Forecast the estimated cost to implement a plan, elect project managers, hold company meetings

• • • • • • clearly defined goals excellent communication management involvement definitive timelines Project management skills S.M.A.R.T Objectives.

IT projects. The challenge with this council was to align IT related projects with business goals

Instead, the purpose of this research 's exercise is to try to identify a few reasons why the IT Division of such a big and successful organisation, keep putting efforts and resources into managing programs that lead to the development of projects that are, in some cases, prematurely

Most organizations have a so many factors to consider when prioritizing IT projects. In reality, IT