691 Professional Assignment 1 : Using your selected and approved company, develo

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Professional Assignment 1 :
Using your selected and approved company, develop and construct an APA formatted paper that:
Explains the company
History
Customers
Competitors
Products and services rendered
Growth
Where they do business
Type of entity (corporation, sole proprietor, and so forth).
How many employees
Other pertinent information
Type(s) of technology the company is currently using
How the technology is being used, for what purpose
Identify a problem (only one [1] problem please !!) which requires an IT solution
Problems can be an actual problem, such as bad quality, losing customer base, and so forth… or
Problem can be growth, expanding into new markets, introduction of new products and/or services, move to an online presence
Identify the scope of the work, or deliverable that must be completed
Identify a time frame for this scope of work… be realistic
Identify a budget for this project… be realistic
CLA 1 Comprehensive Learning Assessment –
Using lecture notes, LIRN research, the Internet, your textbook, and other peer-reviewed resources, please develop and construct an APA formatted 6-page paper that provides a detailed analysis of the following IT p.m. topics, as they related to your IT solution:
Present the three (3) Dimensions of Project Management and the PMBOK’s ten (10) knowledge areas
Reasons why IT projects fail and what p.m.’s can do to increase the chances for project success
The Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Measurable Organizational Value (MOV)
Project teams and project planning, including GANTT Charts
Defining the Project Scope/work, time, and budget
Risk Analysis
Monitoring, and controlling project and plans for communication
Project Metrics and reporting
Professional Assignment 2 :
You are assigned a project to:
Install, configure, and test new hardware
PA 2: (insert specific data under each bullet point – taken from PA 1)
Create the SPECIFIC TASKS related to each bullet point below
Create a chart that lists in plain English
Company Name
IT Problem
IT Solution
Project Time
Project Scope
Project Budget
Create Risk Chart
Assessment of Risk
Type of Risk
Level of Risk… low, medium, high
Probability of the risk
Provide measures to mitigate the risk (in paragraph form)
Specific Tasks to list on your GANTT chart
CLA 2 Comprehensive Learning Assessment 2 :
In an APA formatted paper, summarize your findings from PA 1, CLA 1, and PA 2. In addition, provide an analysis of what you will do to mitigate the risks listed in your risk assessment chart, and how you would ensure that ethical standards are applied to the management of your project that would be acceptable, regardless of which country the organization does business. In the last paragraph highlight your learning from this course.
In addition, in this assignment, you are required to:
Decide time estimations of items and prepare your project plan
List the Product Backlog
Decide each Sprint Backlogs from product backlog items
Describe what are the deliverables and outcomes in sprint
What quality metrics can be useful in the project
Prepare a closing report including focus on knowledge areas with a project integration planning
Did you believe choosing Waterfall or Spiral methodology might produce better results in this project, why?