The Virtual Case File program that was being built in order to upgrade the FBI from their archaic 1920s paper files into the current state of the technology world was a catastrophic disaster and ended with a complete scrapping of the project. There were many issues that came from this project and a lot of lessons that could be learned from this poorly crafted and poorly managed program. One lesson that could be learned is the absolute need for software requirements to be written down into a document before development begins. A second lesson that could be pulled from this case study is the need for experienced and qualified personnel in both the management and engineering aspect. If the management is not qualified and/or there is a high …show more content…
The Virtual Case File program was set to fail from the beginning due to a lack of use dealing with requirements engineering. The engineers on the project were given a basic idea of what the program was to be and then sent to work without any outline, without knowing what exactly was needed or what the FBI required the program to have. The lack of requirements engineering led to massive amounts of code in the program that could not even be utilized or used. “It wasn 't long before the change requests started rolling in—roughly 400 from December 2002 to December 2003, according to SAIC. “Once they saw the product of the code we wrote, then they would say, 'Oh, we 've got to change this. That isn 't what I meant, '" said SAIC 's Reynolds.” [2] There were issues with the system not being able to sort data properly and FBI agents found themselves reverting back to physical paper folders instead of using the program they were given that claimed it would bring them up to modern day technology standards and make their jobs easier. The requirements of the program should not have been left to the hands of outside contractors who were lacking experience and knowledge of what the FBI truly needed in this new piece of software. Instead they should have, at least, been left in the hands of experienced FBI programmers who did know what was needed. The second lesson that could be learned from the Virtual Case File event is the need for a
Team “C” was hired by Riordan Manufacturing management to overhaul the security features currently employed by the company. Management outlined a comprehensive plan that included a complete hardware refresh, security best practices and end user training. Team “C” will devote resources to assess the physical and network security issues and concerns at each Riordan plant. Once those have been identified, Team “C” will identify the data security issues and concerns present at each Riordan plant. Finally, Team “C” will address web security issues and concerns present at each Riordan plant and recommend a way forward for the company.
Another factor to ensure success is to train the IT personnel on the system’s applications and processes. How well the IT personnel understand the systems is extremely relevant to the success of system implementation. The involvement of IT personnel, who have knowledge regarding the application requirements, increases the ability of the team to correctly and quickly specify the requirements. Experienced IT personnel on a team help ensure others understand terminology and have more of an understanding of the stakeholders needs (Havelka and Lee, April 25, 2002).
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Another way of successfully gathering information is by building a prototype or model of the system, so that users can test or get an idea of what the finished product will be like. With this they can determine issues, problems, or inconsistency with the system. Another important part of gathering information is organizing it so that it can be understood and put to proper use. I propose categorizing the requirements into functional requirements, operational requirements, technical requirements, and transitional requirements. The functional requirements define how the user thinks the system is functioning overall, the operational requirements define what background processes need to be executed in order for the system to work optimally over a period of time, the technical requirements define what technical issues that must be addressed in order to successfully implement the system, and the transitional requirements define the processes or steps needed to implement the system smoothly and successfully. ("Mind Tools", 2012).
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Based on our learning from week one of our class, the purpose of this paper is to discuss the leadership perspectives manifested in both Bobby Knight and Mike Krzyzewski, coaches who have made significant marks in their field in college basketball. I hope to be able to identify the power bases both coaches rely upon, as well as whether their actions are more aligned with either a managerial role or leadership role. In addition, I hope to identify how significant the leadership traits have influenced their leadership, based on the five-factor
According to Mueller (2005), the FBI did not have complete set of system requirements when the contract was awarded to SAIC. Even though the FBI had an 800-plus requirements document, the requirements were too complicated, incomplete and not sufficiently defined. Also the requirements documents focused more on the finer details of the system layout instead of the high level functions of the system (Goldstein, 2005). Failure of the VCF project was also caused by continuously changing requirements. During the project life-cycle, the FBI made 400 change requests most of which had major impact on what was already designed and produced.
For this reason, it is imperative that the information gathered is reliable and accurate to ensure the evidence collected can be utilized by the digital forensic investigator for the current case (Ingalls & Rodriguez, 2011). Additionally, cyber incidents require digital forensic investigators to interview various individuals regarding the information needed for the case. According to the National Institute of Justice (2004), interviewing the system administrator, users, and employees of an organization regarding a cyber incident would provide investigators with valuable information; for example, user accounts, email accounts, network configuration, logs, and passwords. Furthermore, for digital forensic investigators to conduct an effective interview, they must have the proper tools and training to employ the interview process. For instance, formal procedures or instructions should be developed and implemented to ensure that the investigator follows a standard during all investigations. Additionally, training should be provided to ensure that digital forensic investigators comprehend by what means to prepare, conduct, and evaluate an interview. Furthermore, resources should be made available for digital forensic investigators to accomplish their tasks; for example, recording devices and references. Also, definitions should be provided to the digital forensic investigators for
To make sure discrepancies and changes in medication orders, I shadowed Ron to assess and educate the patient. I thought Ron displayed a very educational assessment by asking patient open-ended questions and gradually move to yes-no questions to help determine specific medication information. Ron’s avoided using medical jargon unless it is clear that the patient understands and is comfortable with the language used. He also prompt the patients to try to remember all applicable medication (patches, creams, inhalers, eye drops, injections, dietary supplements) and when patient could not remember what they were on he calls the primary care giver of the patient. Ron clarify unclear information in the patient’s chart, record the information
In the case study “Who Killed the Virtual Case File”, the author, Harry Goldstein divulges the downfall that the FBI had when they tried to implement a custom build case-management software that they were never able to use. The FBI was using many different systems and were trying to create a system that would combine all current programs/systems together to easy accessibility for all agencies in the US. Goldstein interviewed many key players within the process to gain their points of view as to why the project failed. Our team has comprised a top five risks analysis as to why the project failed in the order of importance. These are:
As a young child, I remember being asked the question: “what do you want to be when you grow up?” While I struggled with the answer for many years, in the course of my studies and work experience, I found my passion for higher education. During my undergrad career, I was introduced to the world of higher education, in which I found helping my fellow students a rewarding pursuit. Furthermore, in the course of my political science studies, I found how politics, and governmental institutions, influenced the culture, and educational pursuits of many, which piqued my interest in social justice.
The project did not achieve desirable standards as far as customer requirements, scope, environment and execution were concerned. It was important that the project integrators to ensure customers do not escalate during the implementation of the project, being the first adopters of the software FoxMeyer should have exercised caution by adopting the software in phases rather than implementing the project directly, furthermore, execution was the biggest problem, despite knowing that the project needed skilled personnel FoxMeyer did not train staff during the early stages of the project and had to rely on consultants. Finally the company should have gained control over the project from the start to ensure that all the staff and management were involved but in this case despite knowing that the project would not work as envisaged the management did not take control or stop the implementation of the project.
In 1997 the National Security Agency (NSA) tested the Pentagon’s cyber security in an exercise named “Eligible Receiver”. Within two days of the exercise, the NSA team had penetrated the classified command network and was in complete control of network. Two years later, the United States Air Force experienced a computer breach in which huge amounts of data were being exfiltrated from research files located on airbases. “Gigantic amounts of data were being shipped out from a lot of computers in the Defense Network and from many data systems in the national nuclear laboratories of the Energy Department.” (Clarke, p. 111) File case named “Moonlight Maze”, by the FBI day-lighted two important aspects of information security. Computer specialist
After reading the case, one continues to come up with new problems and issues along the way that are related to information technologies. The three main problems we encountered in this case are lack of IT knowledge, inappropriate planning, and ineffective and inefficient Resource Management. Each of these issues requires specific attention to fix the next problem and so forth. The solution to attack each individual problem or issue will be explained as follows.
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