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This assignment consists of four (4) sections: a written project plan, revised business requirements document, project plan PowerPoint presentation, and a finalized project plan. You must submit the four

(4) sections as separate files for the completion of this assignment. Label each file name according to the section of the assignment it is written for. Additionally, you may create and / or assume all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment.

 

 

 

The use of specific software has been suggested however equivalents including but not limited to OpenOffice, Dia, and Open Project are also permitted. If equivalent tools are used, files must be saved and submitted for grading using extensions that are readable by their equivalent Microsoft Windows edition. Assignment submissions that fail to follow this request may result in a reduced grade.

 

 

 

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 should be combined into one document that will serve as the statement of work for the project. Your goal is to have the project approved by the executive team. The project plan should be very detailed, which is designed to accomplish the monumental task of implementation; however, the executive team is only interested in a 30-minute summation. Therefore, you also must create a compelling executive summary that is supported by your detail that convinces the executive team that they should move forward with your solution.

 

1. Develop a thirty to forty (30-40) page project plan in which you:
   1. Write a five to ten (5-10) page executive summary that provides a high-level technical overview of your project in which you:

 

1. Describe the scope of the project and control measures.
2. Describe the goals and objectives of the project.
3. Include a high-level overview of all project deliverables.
4. Give a detailed, realistically estimated cost analysis of the entire project, including human capital.
5. Relate the value of the project plan solution to the competitive advantage that information technology will afford your organization.
6. Recommend solution providers who can assist with development and implementation.

 

1. Combine all previous documentation for Project Deliverables 1-5 in which you:

 

1. Provide all aspects of the information technology implementation into the project plan.
2. Revise the documentation based on feedback from the earlier evaluation of your deliverable.

 

1. Use at least five (5) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

 

 

 

Section 1 of this 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 project plan. All references to these diagrams must be included in the body of the project plan.

 

                                  

 

Section 2: Revised Business Requirements Document

 

1. Document all revisions made to the written project plan in the Document Control section of the business requirements document from Project Deliverable 2: Business Requirement. Note: This documentation must outline the revisions made to the previous deliverables required in Section 1: Written Project Plan.

 

 

 

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 executive summary 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.

 

 

 

Section 4: Finalized Project Plan

 

Use Microsoft project to:

 

1. Finalize your project plan from Project Deliverable 5: Infrastructure and Security to include all necessary changes in assumptions, tasks, and / or subtasks.

 

 

 

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

 

• Develop information systems-related activities to maximize the business value within and outside the organization.
• Demonstrate an understanding of existing and emerging information technologies, the functions of IS, and its impact on the organizational operations.
• Evaluate the issues and challenges associated with information systems integration.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in information systems.
• Write clearly and concisely about strategic issues and practices in the information systems domain using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

Write a 800 word paper in which you describe a project you have managed personally or professionally. Examples may include planning a trip, developing a product, reorganizing your staff, and so on. please cite all references.

Address the following questions in your paper:

• What were the parties involved in the project, and what were the roles of each party member?

• How was the need for the project identified?

• What steps did you establish to ensure the project was a success?

• How did you measure the success of your project?

• Overall, how does project management help you to make this project a success?

Format your paper according to APA Guidelines.

For this assignment, you will need to upload an audio file of your spoken response. Complete this assignment based on all of the following prompts:

• Describe how you prepared for our midterm exam. Do you feel your approach was effective and why?  What would you do differently next time and why?
• What observations can you share about your performance on our midterm?
• What part/s of the exam (multiple choice, short answer, essay) did you find challenging?
• What part/s (same as above) of the exam did you feel very comfortable completing?
• What content do you understand well?  What content are you still confused about?
• What questions do you have for me?
• You will have many more exams to take during your college career.  What have you learned about taking exams in college from our course content and taking the midterm in Learning Connections?

Part 1: What does it take to be a good Hindu? A good Christian? A good Muslim or Buddhist or Jew?

 

Each great religious tradition offers guidance for living a joyful and fulfilling life.

 

Compile a matrix (using the blank matrix available as an attachment) that compares the basic origin, beliefs, understanding, components, and precepts (commandments) of the five major religions. Include moral duties and prohibitions, ceremonial obligations, and general principles of ethical behavior toward other people.

 

There may be a degree of overlap among some religions. An obvious example would be prohibitions against murder in both Judaism and Christianity.

 

Information in the table should be in your own words rather than copied form an outside source. Please list any your references you used to construct your table following the essay in the appropriate APA format. Please use at least three references.

 

Part 2: After you have compiled your matrix, write an essay of 350 to 500 words in length that synthesizes the information in your matrix into some general conclusions. You should point out what the different religions (Dharmic and Abrahamic) have in common and draw conclusions about the commonalities.

 

How do these differences or commonalities affect the way you interact with fellow employees now and in the future?

 

Similarly, you should point out where these differ and offer an analysis of those differences.

Imagine that you work for the maker of a leading brand of low-calorie, frozen microwavable food that estimates the following demand equation for its product using data from 26 supermarkets around the country for the month of April.

For a refresher on independent and dependent variables, please go to Sophia’s Website and review the Independent and Dependent Variables tutorial, located athttp://www.sophia.org/tutorials/independent-and-dependent-variables–3.

Option 1

Note: The following is a regression equation. Standard errors are in parentheses for the demand for widgets.

QD       =          – 5200 – 42P + 20PX + 5.2I + 0.20A + 0.25M

(2.002)  (17.5) (6.2)    (2.5)   (0.09)   (0.21)

R2 = 0.55           n = 26               F = 4.88

Your supervisor has asked you to compute the elasticities for each independent variable. Assume the following values for the independent variables:

Q          =          Quantity demanded of 3-pack units

P (in cents)       =          Price of the product = 500 cents per 3-pack unit

PX (in cents)     =          Price of leading competitor’s product = 600 cents per 3-pack unit

I (in dollars)       =          Per capita income of the standard metropolitan statistical area

(SMSA) in which the supermarkets are located = $5,500

A (in dollars)     =          Monthly advertising expenditures = $10,000

M                     =          Number of microwave ovens sold in the SMSA in which the

supermarkets are located = 5,000

Option 2

Note: The following is a regression equation. Standard errors are in parentheses for the demand for widgets.

QD       =          -2,000 – 100P + 15A + 25PX + 10I

(5,234)  (2.29)   (525)   (1.75)  (1.5)

R2 = 0.85           n = 120             F = 35.25

Your supervisor has asked you to compute the elasticities for each independent variable. Assume the following values for the independent variables:

Q          =          Quantity demanded of 3-pack units

P (in cents)       =          Price of the product = 200 cents per 3-pack unit

PX (in cents)     =          Price of leading competitor’s product = 300 cents per 3-pack unit

I (in dollars)       =          Per capita income of the standard metropolitan statistical area

(SMSA) in which the supermarkets are located = $5,000

A (in dollars)     =          Monthly advertising expenditures = $640

Write a  (5) page paper in which you:

1. Compute the elasticities for each independent variable. Note: Write down all of your calculations.
2. Determine the implications for each of the computed elasticities for the business in terms of short-term and long-term pricing strategies. Provide a rationale in which you cite your results.
3. Recommend whether you believe that this firm should or should not cut its price to increase its market share. Provide support for your recommendation.
4. Assume that all the factors affecting demand in this model remain the same, but that the price has changed. Further assume that the price changes are 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600 cents.
   1. Plot the demand curve for the firm.
   2. Plot the corresponding supply curve on the same graph using the following MC / supply function Q = -7909.89 + 79.1P with the same prices.
   3. Determine the equilibrium price and quantity.
   4. Outline the significant factors that could cause changes in supply and demand for the low-calorie, frozen microwavable food. Determine the primary manner in which both the short-term and the long-term changes in market conditions could impact the demand for, and the supply, of the product.
5. Indicate the crucial factors that could cause rightward shifts and leftward shifts of the demand and supply curves for the low-calorie, frozen microwavable food.
6. Use at least four (4) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia does not qualify as an academic resource.

In this assignment, you will develop an understanding of the supply chain. You will provide your assessment of a supply chain in the form of an evaluation. This assignment is the second of the two LASA assignments you will complete in this course.

 

Using the Internet, research methods of evaluating supply chains. Select at least three (3) scholarly sources to support the information in your presentation.

 

Description of LASA:

 

In this assignment, you will evaluate a supply chain.

 

Scenario:

 

You are consulting for the same organization that you worked for in LASA 1. The organization has asked you to design a supply chain and implement a program to monitor its performance with respect to sustainability. They have also asked you to give recommendations for improving upon your plan as the organization grows. The chief executive officer (CEO) has asked you to present your design and recommendations in a PowerPoint presentation at a meeting with the executive management team.

 

Instructions:

 

Your presentation should include the following information:

 

1. Evaluate the organization’s facilities with regard to capacity and location. Determine whether the organization has enough capacity and whether or not the facilities are strategically located.
2. Conduct an inventory analysis of the firm.
   • Evaluate the firm’s ERP system.
   • Evaluate the firm’s inventory management systems.
   • Identify the firm’s inventory costs.
   • Determine the firm’s optimum order quantities.
   • Identify the firm’s seasonality adjustments and reorder points.
3. Describe the systems used to monitor the performance of the suppliers.
   • Identify the key performance indicators (KPIs).
   • Describe the firm’s risk management strategies.
4. Identify the firm’s conflict management strategies.
5. Recommend strategies, tools, etc. the organization can use to improve or expand upon the supply chain in the future.
6. Identify any potential ethical issues that could have a negative impact on the organization and make recommendations to address them.

 

In addition to the slides in the presentation, include a detailed outline in the speaker notes section explaining the content on each slide. Use at least three (3) scholarly sources to support the information in your presentation. Be sure to cite the sources for your information.

 

Make sure your presentation adheres to the following Presentation Guidelines:

 

• Create a presentation that is professional and visually appealing.
• Include a combination of text and graphics.
• Do not write out your entire presentation on the slides. Use bullet points of keywords and short phrases instead of long sentences and paragraphs.
• Create your presentation (slides and Speaker Notes) using language that can be easily understood by the intended audience.
• Use APA formatting for your slides and Speaker Notes (outline).

 

Develop a 10–15-slide presentation (including the title slide and reference slide) in PowerPoint format.

This discussion spans two weeks and is graded at the end of Module Four. Your first post is due in this module, and your follow-up posts (two) are due in the next module.

Imagine you are tasked with shopping for a space to open a new restaurant for your boss. You have found a target neighborhood for the restaurant with two options for location. One location is available for lease, and the other is available for purchase. How would you advise the owner of the business on the options for each restaurant location? What factors must be considered?

In responding to your classmates’ posts next week, compare and contrast the arguments made for each location. Provide variables for the expectation of the future value to affirm your recommendation.

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Read this week’s required article: “How Companies Can Get Smart About Raising Prices”. 

In a three- to four-page paper (not including the title and reference pages):

 

Explain how to successfully get customers to pay more for your products. Reference the article in support of your response.

 

Explain how a specific pricing strategy will allow you to raise the price on your product successfully.

 

You must use at least three scholarly sources from University Library, one of which must be peer reviewed, in addition to the textbook. Your paper must be formatted according to APA style.

 

Read and reflect on the case study involving the CEO of Xerox on page 145 of your textbook. In a two-to-three- page, APA formatted paper, describe the principles of the bureaucratic structure. Explain why flattening hierarchies and empowering teams is a strategy. Analyze what divisional structures are presented (product, geographic, and market). Conclude with your thoughts on how organizational design models and structures impact organizational development.

Your paper should be at least two pages in length, not including the title page or reference page. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

 

Use APA Format, title page, running head, 12 fonts, in-text cititations, book reference and any other references.

Book ref; Jones, G. R. (2013). Organizational theory, design, and change (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

There are many stimuli in your environment of which you are not aware. You use attention to filter out unimportant stimuli and focus on relevant stimuli. However, there are circumstances under which you cannot perceive stimuli, regardless of how hard you “pay attention.” One situation is when visual stimuli are presented in quick succession. If the interval between the two stimuli is short enough, you do not perceive the second stimulus. This lapse in attention is known as attentional blink. In this assignment, you will experience the attentional blink for yourself and will also read about practical implications of the phenomenon.

Access the CogLab demonstration Attentional Blink. Follow the instructions to complete the demonstration.

Read the following article:

• Livesey, E. J., Harris, I. M., & Harris, J. A. (2009). Attentional changes during implicit learning: Signal validity protects a target stimulus from the attentional blink. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 35(2), 408-408-422. doi:10.1037/a0014525 (ProQuest Document ID: 614494049)

Using the experience from the CogLab demonstration and information from the article, write a paper that addresses the following:

• Explain how the attentional blink relates to attention. Analyze how the variation in time influences the probability of seeing the second target letter. Explain the circumstances under which the attentional blink can be eliminated.
• In the CogLab demonstration, letters were used as targets. The target used can influence the duration of one’s attentional blink and whether the attentional blink even occurs. Complete the following tasks:
  • Propose at least two other targets that could be used to induce the attentional blink.
  • Predict the effect each of your suggested targets would have on the duration of one’s attentional blink as compared to the CogLab activity you completed.
  • Explain the reasoning behind your predictions.
• Present and discuss at least three occupations in which workers’ performance could be adversely affected by attentional blink. Identify and explain the types of problems or mistakes that might occur in such occupations due to the attentional blink.
• Several years ago, some vehicle models came with a heads-up display (HUD). Instead of looking down at a panel on the dashboard, speed, distance traveled, fuel level, and time appeared to be displayed over the hood of the car. Discuss this design in terms of divided attention and attentional blink. Do you think the design was a good idea?

Write a 4-page paper in Word format.