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Project Deliverable 2: Business Requirements

 

This assignment consists of two (2) sections: a business requirements document and a Gantt chart or project plan. You must submit both sections as separate files for the completion of this assignment. Label each file name according to the section of the assignment for which it is written. Additionally, you may create and / or assume all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment.

 

Procuring quality business requirements is an important step toward the design of quality information systems. Completion of a quality requirements document allows user needs and expectations to be captured so that infrastructure and information systems can be designed properly. Using the requirements document provided in the course shell, you are to speculate on the needs of the company. You must consider current and future requirements; however, assumptions should be realistic and carefully considered.

 

Section 1: Business Requirements Document

1. Write an eight to ten (8-10) page original business requirements document for the project plan using the template provided. Note: The template can be found in the Student Center of the online course shell.
   1. Describe the project including the following:

1. Describe the scope and analyze how to control the scope.
2. Identify possible risks, constraints, and assumptions.

iii.    Describe the integration with other systems and infrastructure.Note: Database and interface design, security, and networking should be considered.

1. Define relevant terms that will be used throughout project.

1. 1. Use at least two (2) quality resources in this assignment. Note:Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

 

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

 

Section 2: Revised Gantt Chart / Project Plan

Use Microsoft Project or an open source alternative, such as Open Project, to:

1. Update the Gantt chart or project plan (summary and detail) template, fromProject Deliverable 1: Project Plan Inception, with all the project tasks.

 

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Apply integrative information technology solutions with project management tools to solve business problems.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in information technology.
• Write clearly and concisely about strategic issues and practices in the information technology domain using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

 

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic/organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Deliverable 3: Database and Programming Design

 

This assignment consists of two (2) sections: a design document and a revised Gantt chart or project plan. You must submit both sections as separate files for the completion of this assignment. Label each file name according to the section of the assignment for which it is written. Additionally, you may create and / or assume all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment.

 

One (1) of the main functions of any business is to transform data into information. The use of relational databases has gained recognition as a standard for organizations and business transactions. A quality database design makes the flow of data seamless. The database schema is the foundation of the relational database. The schema defines the tables, fields, relationships,views, indexes, and other elements. The schema should be created by envisioning the business, processes, and workflow of the company.

 

Section 1: Design Document

1. Write a five to ten (5-10) page design document in which you:

1. 1. Create a database schema that supports the company’s business and processes.
   2. Explain and support the database schema with relevant arguments that support the rationale for the structure. Note: The minimum requirement for the schema should entail the tables, fields, relationships, views, andindexes.
   3. Create database tables with appropriate field-naming conventions. Then, identify primary keys and foreign keys, and explain how referential integrity will be achieved.
   4. Normalize the database tables to third normal form (3NF).
   5. Create an Entity-Relationship (E-R) Diagram through the use of graphical tools in Microsoft Visio or an open source alternative such as Dia. Note: The graphically depicted solution is not included in the required page length but must be included in the design document appendix.
   6. Explain your rationale behind the design of your E-R Diagram.
   7. Create a Data Flow Diagram (DFD) through the use of graphical tools in Microsoft Visio or an open source alternative such as Dia. Note: The graphically depicted solution is not included in the required page length but must be included in the design document appendix.
   8. Explain your rationale behind the design of your DFD.
   9. Create at least two (2) sample queries that will support the organizational reporting needs.
   10. Create at least two (2) screen layouts that illustrate the interface that organizational users will utilize.

 

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
• Include charts or diagrams created in MS Visio or Dia as an appendix of the design document. All references to these diagrams must be included in the body of the design document.

 

Section 2: Revised Gantt Chart / Project Plan

Use Microsoft Project or an open source alternative, such as Open Project, to:

1. Update the Gantt chart or project plan (summary and detail) template, fromProject Deliverable 2: Business Requirements, with all the project tasks.

 

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Describe the various integrative functions and processes within the information systems area, including databases, systems analysis, security, networking, computer infrastructure, human computer interaction, and Web design.
• Demonstrate the ability to evaluate organizational issues with integrative technological solutions.
• Apply integrative information technology solutions with project management tools to solve business problems.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in information technology.
• Write clearly and concisely about strategic issues and practices in the information technology domain using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

 

 

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic/organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Deliverable 4: Infrastructure and Security

 

This assignment consists of two (2) sections: an infrastructure document and a revised Gantt chart or project plan. You must submit both sections as separate files for the completion of this assignment. Label each file name according to the section of the assignment for which it is written. Additionally, you may create and / or assume all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment.

 

The last section of the project plan will present the infrastructure in accordance with the parameters set forth at the outset of the project. The network solution that is chosen should support the conceived information system and allow for scalability. The network infrastructure will support organizational operations; therefore, a pictorial view of workstations, servers, routers, bridges, gateways, and access points should be used. In addition, access paths for Internet access should be depicted. A narrative should be included to explain all the nodes of the network and the rationale for the design. Lastly, using the Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability (CIA) Triangle, define the organizational security policy. CIA is a widely used benchmark for evaluation of information systems security.

 

Section 1: Infrastructure Document

1. Write a five to ten (5-10) page infrastructure document in which you:

1. 1. Design a logical and physical topographical layout of the planned network through the use of graphical tools in Microsoft Word or Visio, or an open source alternative such as Dia. Note: The graphically depicted solution is not included in the required page length.
   2. Illustrate the possible placement of servers including access paths to the Internet and firewalls. Note: Facility limitations, workstations, printers, routers, switches, bridges and access points should be considered in the illustration.
   3. Explain the rationale for the logical and physical topographical layout of the planned network.
   4. Create a comprehensive security policy for the company that will:

1. Protect the company infrastructure and assets by applying the principals of CIA. Note: CIA is a widely used benchmark for evaluation of information systems security, focusing on the three core goals of confidentiality, integrity and availability of information.
2. Address ethical aspects related to employee behavior, contractors, password usage, and access to networked resources and information.

 

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
• Include charts or diagrams created in MS Visio or Dia as an appendix of the infrastructure document. All references to these diagrams must be included in the body of the infrastructure document.

 

 

 

 

Section 2: Revised Gantt Chart / Project Plan

Use Microsoft Project or an open source alternative, such as Open Project, to:

1. Update the Gantt chart or project plan (summary and detail) template, fromProject Deliverable 3: Database and Programming Design, with all the project tasks.

 

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Demonstrate an understanding of existing and emerging information technologies and strategic impact on organizational operations.
• Evaluate the issues and challenges associated with information technology integration.
• Evaluate the ethical concerns that information technology solve or present in a global context.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in information technology.
• Write clearly and concisely about strategic issues and practices in the information technology domain using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

 

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic/organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Final Project: Project Plan

 

This assignment consists of three (3) sections: a written project plan, a revised Gantt chart or project plan, and a project plan PowerPoint presentation. You must submit the three (3) sections as separate files for the completion of this assignment. Label each file name according to the section of the assignment for which it is written. Additionally, you may create and / or assume all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment.

 

While taking all business and project parameters into consideration, make quality assumptions to support the following requirements.

 

Section 1: Written Project Plan

You are now in the final stage of the project plan development. All previous documentation will be combined into one (1) document that will serve as the statement of work for the project. Your goal is to have the project approved by the executive team and the venture capital group. The project plan is very detailed which is appropriate to accomplish the monumental task of implementation. However, the executive team is only interested in a ten (10) minute summation. Therefore, you also must create a compelling executive summary that is supported by your detail that convinces the executive group that your solution is optimal.

1. Write an eight to ten (8-10) page executive summary in which you provide a high-level technical overview of your project where you address the following:
   1. Describe the scope of the project and control measures.
   2. Describe the goals and objectives of the project.
   3. Give a detailed, realistically estimated cost analysis of the entire project.
   4. Relate the value of the project plan solution to the competitive advantage that information technology will afford your organization.
   5. Provide all aspects of the information technology implementation into the project plan.
   6. Use at least five (5) quality resources in this assignment. Note:Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

 

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
• Include charts or diagrams created in MS Visio and MS Project as appendix of the Word document. Make reference of these files in the body of the Word document.

 

Section 2: Revised Gantt Chart / Project Plan

Use Microsoft Project or an open source alternative, such as Open Project, to:

1. Update the Gantt chart or project plan (summary and detail) template, fromProject Deliverable 4: Infrastructure and Security, with all the project tasks.

 

 

Section 3: Project Plan PowerPoint Presentation

Additional to your detailed executive summary you must present your findings to the executive team and the venture capital group that, along with the executive summary, will convince the group that your solution is optimal.

1. Create a ten to fifteen (10-15) slide PowerPoint presentation in which you:
   1. Illustrate the concepts from your written report in Section 1 of this assignment.
   2. Create bulleted speaking notes for your presentation to the executive board in the Notes section of the PowerPoint. Note: You may create or assume any fictitious names, data, or scenarios that have not been established in this assignment for a realistic flow of communication.
   3. Use a professional technically written style to graphically convey the information.

 

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Demonstrate an understanding of existing and emerging information technologies and strategic impact on organizational operations.
• Evaluate the issues and challenges associated with information technology integration.
• Summarize the competitive advantage that information technology affords to organizations.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in information technology.
• Write clearly and concisely about strategic issues and practices in the information technology domain using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

For the second written assignment of the course, you will continue in the design of your proposed model program by demonstrating your understanding of your selected population’s challenges, which negatively impact this group’s health and well-being. Based on this week’s research, conduct an assessment of the barriers, limitations, and other distinguishing features, as they exist within your community.

• Prepare a recap of the model program for your community that you originally shared in the week 2 written assignment.  As stated in the Week Two directions, changes to the potential program can be made as you research and develop the focus of the program.
• Analyze and discuss at least three critical barriers that impact the health and well-being of your chosen group; one must be a micro-level (individual) barrier that is financial, one must be a macro-level (community/state) barrier that relates to access and funding for care, and  the third barrier may be one of your choosing.
• Discuss at least one proposed solution for each barrier. Your solution for the micro barrier must include an analysis of various potential funding options (both independent and integrated). Your solution for the macro barrier must include an analysis of financing resources for health care.
• Research and analyze the regulatory, legal, ethical, and accreditation requirements and issues for the service(s) offered in your proposed program.  Discuss how each will impact the management of the program.

Your assignment should be a minimum of three pages in length (excluding title and reference pages) and should include a minimum of three scholarly sources cited according to APA guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Please note: All assignments in this course are progressive; therefore you should use the same population selected in your Week Two assig

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Assignment 2: Training Needs Assessment, part 2 due Nov 7 2015
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Assignment 2: Determine Training Outcomes (10% of grade) Use the TNA to identify performance gaps and to establish specific training outcomes. In this first assignment, you started to develop a training needs analysis (TNA) for your chosen organization. This assignment builds on the previous one and will complete your TNA. Open the TNA created in Assignment 1 and complete steps 6-8 on the same document. Add the following section headings to your paper. Organize your information into these sections:   Outcome 1   Outcome 2   Outcome 3   Expected Performance   Performance Gaps ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________   Here are the steps of a TNA: 1. Provide information about the organization and its needs regarding the training issue. 2. Determine the group or individuals who will receive the training 3. Identify the training issue 4. Provide a training needs assessment questionnaire 5. Explain how the questionnaire will be utilized and will lead to the development of training outcomes/learning objectives within your written report 6. Include at least three training outcomes, based on the TNA.  Describe each outcome in detailed sentences and paragraphs, ideally about 3 or more paragraphs for each outcome. Explain each outcome as it related to the organizational goals. 7. Identify the expected performance of the group or individuals as a result of the training 8. Identify performance gaps and detail how training can help close those gaps    Save your work as Assignment 2 and submit as an attached document to the assignment 2 link.

How is Technology Changing the Face of Business Today?

The traditional retail model has focused on finding high-margin, high-volume products or services because limited space means reduced space inventory. For example, organizations such as Walmart select the biggest hits from the broadest genres, called the “short head.” The short head means Walmart will only carry a select mix of country, pop, and rock that is calculated to provide the greatest cost/benefit. The business model of Amazon is different. Amazon provides the short head but also provides the “long tail” of more than 100,000 different audio selections. The competition for customers between the Walmart and Amazon marketplace is profoundly changing the face of retail business today.

Using the assigned reading and the University online library resources, find at least three scholarly articles that address similar current trends related to e-business and how e-business is changing the face of businesses today.

Using your company or a real-world example from your research, respond to the following:

• Describe how technology is changing the face of businesses today.
• Describe the most critical business processes that utilize information systems in your selected company.
• Explain how IT makes the company’s business processes faster, cheaper, more accurate, and customer-savvy than that of competitors.
• Cite at least three sources found in your online library research.

To prepare for this Application, select one Strategic Plan from the two listed below and find another plan online or through the Walden University Library”s Gale Virtual Reference Library. Feel free to use the optional links to other Strategic Plans listed below or find your own. Be sure you include the link to the second Strategic Plan in your Application. If you work in a health care setting, you can ask for a copy of the Strategic Plan from your organization.

Strategic Plans

Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs MN Veterans Homes Strategic Plan 2008″2013

Home Again Assisted Living

Links to Other Strategic Plans (optional)

Seattle Children’s Hospital: Laying the Foundation for the Next 100 Years

http://www.seattlechildrens.org/pdf/strategic_plan.pdf

Trillium Health Centre’s Strategic Plan 2009/10-2011/12

http://www.trilliumhealthcentre.org/about/strategicplan/index.html

Nevada Strategic Health Care Plan

http://dhhs.nv.gov/PDFs/NV_Strategic_Health_Plan_2007-0223b.pdf

The Michigan Prisoner Health Care Improvement Project

http://www.michigan.gov/documents/corrections/Health_Care_Strategic_Plan_222384_7.pdf

UC Davis Health System Strategic Plan

http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/aboutus/pdf/strategic_plan_web.pdf

To complete this Application, write a 2- to 3-page paper to compare and evaluate the two Strategic Plans you select. Address the following:

• How are the strategies different?
• What are the key elements of each Strategic Plan?
• Compare the goals and strategies identified in each one. Which plan is likely to be more successful and why?
• Put yourself in the role of a manager at one or both facilities. What are your responsibilities in ensuring one or both are successful?
• What barriers are there to successful implementation of the strategies, and how could the manager overcome these barriers?

Instruction:

Be sure to support your work with specific citations from this week’s Learning Resources and additional scholarly sources as appropriate. Refer to the Essential Guide to APA Style for Walden Students to ensure that your in-text citations and reference list are correct.

 

Learning Resources

Readings

 

• Course Text: Introduction to Healthcare Management
• • Chapter 1, “Strategic Planning”

    In this chapter, you will be introduced to the strategic planning process within health care settings. The author provides insight into the process of identifying a desired future state for a health care organization and planning a means to achieve it.

  • Chapter 5, “Planning”

    Planning is a fundamental task for health care managers. This chapter addresses the role of planning in an organization’s mission and vision, goals and objectives.

• Article: Zuckerman, A. (2006). Advancing the state of the art in healthcare strategic planning. Frontiers of Health Services Management, 23(2), 30-15. Retrieved from http://auth.waldenulibrary.org/ezpws.exe?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mnh&AN=17310806&site=ehost-live&scope=site

  The author identifies the steps that health care organizations should take to increase the rigor and degree of sophistication of their strategic planning practices to be on par with non-health-related organizations. Current best practices are identified.

• Article: Bartling, A. (1997). 25 pitfalls of strategic planning. Healthcare Executive, 12(5), 20-23. Retrieved from http://auth.waldenulibrary.org/ezpws.exe?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mnh&AN=10170078&site=ehost-live&scope=site

  This article identifies 25 pitfalls health care managers can avoid to make strategic planning a stronger tool for their organizations.

• Article: Begun, J., & Kaissi, A. (2005). An exploratory study of healthcare strategic planning in two metropolitan areas. Journal of Healthcare Management / American College of Healthcare Executives, 50(4), 264-274. Retrieved from http://auth.waldenulibrary.org/ezpws.exe?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mnh&AN=16130809&site=ehost-live&scope=site

In a minimum of 2 pages, charactgerize the pre-war to post-war experience on the home-front. Write from the perspective of a real life person that would have experienced this era, such as a home town, family member, local landmark, religious institution, or civic leader.

Essay must discuss the relationship of this person’s experience to the time period/even, and must include:

-reaction to British v. German naval battles:

-what changed because of the movement from isolationism:

-the experience of the local populations and varied demographics, including african americans, women, and lower classes:

-assess the relevance of your subject’s concerns about the war’s impact on the international community:

-the war’s economic impact:

-compare/contrast pre/post war experience

 

A minimun of 2 reputalbe sources must be used, cited and referenced

do remeber this. Now i want u to do number 4 using the book (Crafting & Executing Strategy 20th edtion) to compair with what u did what these exercises

Exercise 1

 

            College of Business (COB) assessment conducted sometime in the Fall 2015.  I will provide instructions in class and discuss what you are supposed to do.  There is NO make-up for this assignment as this is a college-wide assessment conducted by our COB Undergraduate Curriculum Committee in our COB capstone course—MGT 449.

 

Exercise 2

 

            Investigate, research, and write-up a three-page analysis of an article about strategy reflected in action from a different article than used in Exercise 1.  Describe how an organization’s vision and objectives are indicated in its actions.  Is there any connection between vision and objectives and action?  Think-out-of-the-box–are organizations just doing things or is there a purpose, a plan of action, or a perspective that action is intended on fulfilling?  Again provide citation of the article but NOT a copy of the article.

 

Exercise 3

 

            Conduct a thorough book analysis using one of the recommended candidate books.  What I want from you is a summarized report by chapter of what the author(s) said in the book. Did the author(s) communicate their ideas very well?  Do you believe that the ideas presented in your chosen book will impact you and your future place of employment? Do you believe that the book is too fluffy (i.e., not containing many concrete ideas or examples) or too stringent (i.e., too rigid in their ideas that the book seems preachy or arrogant).  I would like your analysis to be at least five-to-seven pages in length.  The recommended candidate books are just that—a recommendation.

The list below includes some provocative discussions related to the events in the unit’s reading. You will choose one to write an essay, in a minimum of 2 1/2 pages, in which you will take a first-person perspective of the situation, describe the debate in your own words, and provide a justified and academically defended argument for one side or the other.

The essay will need to reflect your understanding of the time to avoid being anachronistic, and your argument must relate to one of the viable outcomes from that time.

As a multi-generational American citizen, in the wake of Pearl Harbor, do you support the internment of your Japanese neighbors?

As an 18 year old, male high school senior, are you eager or fearful of going to war?

As an 18 year old, female high school senior, are you eager or fearful of going into the wartime factories?

Is the crisis in Europe something that the U.S. should join in; or should the U.S. remain isolated? (Use a perspective from no later than November 1941.)

Is the possibility of ending the Depression reason enough to join the war? Whichever first-person topic above you select, you must consider the influence of the below factors and conditions which are relevant to all the topics and provide historical detail relevant to your topics:

perceptions or impacts of limitations on and advocacy for civil rights,

influence by propaganda or stereotypes,

impacts of international events or crises, and

impacts of economic conditions. As this is a point of view essay, a modern perspective will not accurately address what the question is asking for. To complete this assignment, a minimum (2) reputable sources must be used, cited, and referenced, only one of which can be an assigned or provided text or source; it is strongly suggested that the one selection is from the provided source book and used as research of the event and/or views of the time.

As the human resources manager, you are now ready to complete your diversity training manual to be used for training and sensitizing your employees on diversity issues. This final section will cover actual legislation. You would like your employees to not only be aware of issues dealing with discrimination that may not be addressed in legislation (the moral component) but to be knowledgeable of the seriousness of the discriminatory practices that have been made into law.

 

Affirmative Action is one of the most contentious issues; its intent and the discriminatory result of applying it in practice has become a major issue in today’s workforce.

Using this Web site (or any others you find), write a paper of 4-6 pages that will summarize the following points and become part of the training manual:

 

• What is Affirmative Action?
• What was the initial intent of Affirmative-Action legislation?
• What did the landmark Bakke v. Regents case conclude? Click here to read the case.
• What was the basis for the conclusion?
• What are the positive and negative results of Affirmative Action legislation?
• In your evaluation, is Affirmative Action legislation is still appropriate?

Imagine that you work for a company with an age diverse workforce. You have baby boomers working with millenials. Their backgrounds are different, and how they view work is different. This is causing some friction within the workforce. Before the tension escalates, you need to have a meeting to discuss the issue. Prepare a five to seven (5-7) slide PowerPoint presentation for your staff meeting that addresses this issue and proposes a solution.

Create a five to seven (5-7) slide PowerPoint presentation in which you:

Propose a solution that will relieve friction in your company’s age diverse workforce.

Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:

Format the PowerPoint presentation with headings on each slide and at least one (1) relevant graphic (photograph, graph, clip art, etc.). Ensure that the presentation is visually appealing and readable from up to 18 feet away. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

Include a title slide containing the title of the assignment, your name, your professor’s name, the course title, and the date.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Explain effective approaches to the broad spectrum of employee relations, including career development, fostering ethical behavior, discipline, labor relations, and dismissals.

Use technology and information resources to research issues in human resource management.

Write clearly and concisely about human resource management using proper writing mechanics.

Click here to view the grading rubric for this assignment.