1. Draft Term Paper: Project Managers and Ethics, Leadership, and Technology

   Due Week 7 and worth 75 points

   Project managers do a lot more than calculations and reporting; they must keep the team on track, ensure ethical decisions are made, deal with conflict, and, depending on the type of organization, they may perform employee evaluations, issue bonuses, hire and lay off personnel, and other tasks. In this paper, you will discuss some of the key elements of the project management process.

   Write a ten to twelve (10-12) page paper in which you:

   1. Describe the different organizational structures as it relates to project management (i.e., functional, project-based, matrix).
   2. Discuss at least two (two) different roles that project managers can play in organizational leadership.
   3. Describe at least three (3) human resource factors that affect project management.
   4. Recommend five (5) conflict resolution techniques that project managers can utilize to keep team members productive.
   5. Explain at least three (3) leadership approaches and when they are best utilized.
   6. Describe five (5) ethical situations or dilemmas that project managers might face in their role within an organization.
   7. Summarize tools and techniques commonly used in project procurement.
   8. Assess the role of technology in project management.
   9. Provide your expectations for the development of the project management field aided by modern technologies.
   10. Use at least four (4) 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.

   The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

   • Describe and demonstrate ethical practices in project management.

   • Examine the human resource factors that can impact project management.

   • Use technology and information resources to research issues in IT project management.

   • Write clearly and concisely about issues in IT project management using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

   Click here to view the grading rubric for this assignment.

    

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Case Study 2: Forced Decryption Ruled Unconstitutional

Due Week 7 and worth 60 points

Read the article titled, “U.S. Courts Rule For–and Against–Protecting a Suspect’s Hard Drives” located at the following IEEE Spectrum link: http://spectrum.ieee.org/riskfactor/computing/it/us-courts-rule-for-and-against-protecting-a-suspects-hard-drives

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

1. Analyze the decision by the 11th U.S. Circuit of Appeals to determine whether you believe the decision rendered was correct or incorrect based on the evidence suspected by the government.
2. Evaluate the effect of this ruling on forensic investigations from a forensics standpoint and determine whether or not you would consider this an “open door” for criminal activity. Justify your answer.
3. Take a position on whether or not you believe technology is moving too fast for the judicial system. Suggest at least two (2) improvements that the courts can make in order to catch up and / or keep up with the advancements in technology issues and crimes.
4. 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.

In this assignment, you will research the dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP). While conducting your research, you should consider the purpose of DHCP, IPv6 autoconfiguration implementations, and the compatibility of DHCPv4 with IPv6.

Assignment Guidelines

•   Research the dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP).

•   Use the following questions as a guideline for your paper:

•                           What is the purpose of DHCP?

•                           What are the DHCP autoconfigurations? Explain.

•                           Will DHCPv4 work for IPv6? Explain.

•   The content of your research paper should be written in a double-spaced Word document of 3–7 pages.

•                           This does not include a title page or a list of references.

•   You may use section headings and bullets to organize your research paper.

•   All in-text citations and references should be in APA format.

Your submitted assignment must include the following:

•   A double-spaced research paper of 3–7 pages that addresses the 3 questions listed in the assignment guidelines with regard to the dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP)

•   A title page that includes your name, course number, and unit number

•   A reference list in APA format

Grading This assignment will also be assessed using additional criteria provided here.

Please submit your assignment.

Your boss at Marketing Matters, a hip midsized public relations agency, is concerned that the youngest employee generation may be oversharing on Facebook. Two supervisors have complained that they spotted inappropriate photos on Facebook posted by a small group of millennials on the company payroll. This group of twentysomethings is close-knit. Its members maintain friendships outside the office and in cyberspace. They are smart and plugged in, but they seem to have trouble recognizing boundaries of age and authority. They party every weekend, which is code for a lot of drinking, marijuana use, and even salacious escapades—all of which the young workers generously document with smartphone cameras on the spot and occasionally in real time. Sometimes they share snarky comments about their workplace, such as “Rough day at work” or “Talked to the most idiotic client ever!” On top of that, the young people think nothing of friending their colleagues and supervisors. Their “friends” rank in the hundreds; some in the group have exceeded 1,000 friends on Facebook.

MarketingMatters has embraced cutting-edge technology because the management believes that information sharing and collaboration tools can lead to networking opportunities and, if used correctly,  increased productivity. The company maintains a permissive stance toward Internet use, but concern is growing that the young people are headed for trouble. The abuses continue despite the company’s comprehensive Internet and social media use policy, which was widely disseminated. Probably the biggest risk Marketing Matters fears is the leaking of confidential information on social networking sites. The managers also complain that the millennials spend too much time on Facebook during office hours. Your boss is becoming impatient. After several meetings, the management decides to disallow Facebook use during work hours and to caution all employees against dangerous breaches of company policy and social media netiquette.

Your task: Draft an e-mail for the signature of your boss, Darcy M. Diamond, Director, Network Defense. Your message should remind all employees about the existing social networking policy and tactfully yet clearly announce the end of Facebook use at the office. The prohibition is effective immediately. Your message should also warn about the pitfalls of oversharing online.’

DUE: March 28th 5:00pm ET

Business Case and Proposal for Project Selection

You work for Centervale Apparel, a large clothing manufacturing firm. Centervale Apparel has budgeted $9.7 million for new technology initiatives in the coming year but the project requests currently in the queue for next year total about $15 million. Your boss, the executive director of operations, has asked you to put together a proposal for this project to replace legacy order fulfillment technologies by implementing a supply chain management (SCM) system. Your boss wants to ensure this project will be prioritized over other projects on the list and will be implemented in the coming year. Use the following data to prepare a proposal using a balanced scorecard approach to demonstrate the project’s value to Centervale Apparel.

Here is your brief:

Business Problem: The order fulfillment team has been using several legacy technology systems to manage inventory and distribution. The current systems do not work together, requiring redundant information input and processing. Because of the redundant processes, work is duplicated requiring multiple data entry points and sometimes results in inaccurate and irreconcilable data. There is a constant overage or shortage of supply due to the time it takes for data to get from one point to another. This causes unhappy customers and inventory carrying costs that could be avoided.

Project Description: Replace legacy order fulfillment technologies by implementing a SCM system.

Project Cost: The project will cost approximately $1.2 million including infrastructure and resources to complete the implementation and $250,000 annually to support and maintain the new system with a ten-year lifecycle for the system.

Project Benefit: It is estimated that the implementation of a supply chain management system will improve the order fulfillment processing time and reduce inventory-carrying costs. Implementing the SCM system will also enable the retirement of several legacy systems. Estimated annual cost savings are:

• Data entry staff reduced from 10 FTE to 8 FTE = $100,000/yr savings
• Reduction in inventory carrying costs = $300,000/yr savings
• Improved order fulfillment = 10–20% decrease in order to delivery time. This will improve customer satisfaction and retention
• Improved data accuracy
• Legacy system maintenance retirement savings = $100,000/yr

Using the information that details the primary business goals for the coming year, you will need to demonstrate how implementing the SCM system will help achieve the business objectives.

Note: Customers are retail companies who order from this clothing manufacturer. Assume a ten-year lifecycle for the SCM system.

Research methods of developing proposals by applying the balanced scorecard approach. Select two scholarly resources for use in this assignment. You will use these resources to justify your recommendations.

The proposal should include the following:

• Describe the measureable value. This should include a cost-benefit analysis, such as payback period or ROI that relies on tangible measures of organizational value through cost savings, revenue enhancements, or improvements in the speed, quality, or efficiency of key processes that help achieve competitive advantage (note the difference between tangible and intangible measures in this proposal).
• Evaluate and choose alternatives. Make sure to identify any alternatives to the project implementation and provide a justification for each.
• Complete a risk assessment of all risks associated with implementing the project using an enterprise risk management (ERM) model.
• Describe total cost of ownership and include descriptions of implementation project and ongoing maintenance costs.
• Explain the benefits of the project, which include tangible and intangible benefits.
• Fully justify a recommendation with a compelling proposal that aligns to the business goals.

Write a 6 pages paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.