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- 1. Discussion post responses. Please respond to the following: · You have been hired to lead a complex, two-year project (the project of your choice). As the Project Manager, you know it is important get the project off to a good start. Using the tools provided in the required readings, provide a quick summary of your project, including the scope and at least three goals and objectives of your project. BC’s post states the following:Top of Form Project Scope The project scope is the first element in the development of the project plan. It communicates what need to be accomplished, the steps that are require to complete the project, when the project will be completed, the resources required to complete the project, and any constraints or project risks that may impact the project. Below is a general outline of the project objectives and a few of the project goals and deliverables (Erik W. Larson, 2018). Project Objectives A healthcare organization, through extensive research regarding communications and collaboration, has decided that a corporate intranet will improve communications within the organization. The project has a timeline for completion of no later than twenty four (24) months at a cost of $10,000. Project Deliverables or Goals To provides an Intranet based upon the objectives, the following deliverables are required: · A Microsoft SharePoint site that is dedicated for internal corporate use. · A SharePoint site secured from external access. · Provide the design of an Intranet site that is approved by executive management.
- 2. · The creation of a company news app within the intranet. · The creation of an human resources employee onboarding app within the intranet that includes workflow automation and security. · Provide decision support data such as daily reveunue, and number of clients (viewable by executive management) secured by role-based access control. References Erik W. Larson, C. F. (2018). Project Management - the managerial Process (Seventh Edition ed.). McGraw Hill Education. DP’s post states the following:Top of Form For this week's discussion, I have been chosen to lead Think Tank project to bring Company X front-line employees to the corporate table for immediate feedback on company opportunities / obstacles with sales processes, customer interaction, and marketing techniques. This will empower top level leadership to make more informed decisions on company changes. This will be a test pilot 2 yr program for a possible future continued program. Budget will be 1 Million for project total. Project Objectives: · Bring quality feedback to top level leadership directly from the front line. · Increase front line employee engagement and satisfaction. · Close the communication gap from front line employees to the executive level. Project Deliverables: · Select filtered and qualified front line candidates for the focus groups. · Match selected candidates with executive level representation for sections of the business within the program. · Allow for all interested front line employees to have the opportunity to apply for the program. (100 Selected Candidates)
- 3. · Organize focus group events: . Location . Travel . Lodging . Vehicle Rental . Food . Entertainment · Keep record of focus group feedback for executive review and value analysis. · Enroll selected and committed candidates in digital surveys for ongoing feedback. · Stay within budget and time-line. Milestones: · Develop company wide application digital survey with questionnaire. · Send to all front line employees via secure email. (60 day response window.) · Assemble a review team to assess the quality of survey questions and review which applicants will be selected. (30 Days) · Contact selected candidates and get commitment for upcoming focus group. · Plan for 3 day focus group event. (60 Days) · Prepare and sign Non-Disclosure Agreements. (30 Days) · Focus Groups (3 day focus group with 2 days travel time.) · Consistent feedback for top level inquiry via digital surveys. (Remainder of the two year Think Tank project.) · Assess feedback value and engagement for on sight and digital focus groups. Technical Requirements: · All application review approvals must be selected by two of the review team. · Digital surveys and applications must be done via secure email and company intranet. · Feedback records must be only accessible via the think tank project team or channel executives.
- 4. Project Constraints: · Economy class vehicle rentals only. · Flights booked coach only. · Marriott Hotel / Single bed rooms only. · Personal vehicle reimbursement not eligible. · NDA's must be signed before travel. · Booked entertainment must be HR work compliant. · Payable work hours cannot exceed 8hrs per day. · Work hours must conclude no later than 6pm. · Travel time is paid work hours. Project Review: Estimated feedback decision value will be stacked against program cost to determine the overall value of the program and review if the program should be repeated. Participant satisfactions surveys will be requested and reviewed, as well as the participation rate for selected candidates with digital surveys over the 2yr period. Discussion post responses. Please respond to the following: · Explore the various data communication technologies you’ve learned about this week. What are some things that stood out for you? What factors would you advise a company to consider when deciding on the way it connects to the Internet? How would you advice the CIO of a small, medium, or large company? Choose one and discuss the pros and cons of a couple of your selections. GS’s post states the following:Top of Form I found the section Analog Encoding of Digital Information very informative. There are three forms of basic modulation: · Amplitude-shift keying · Frequency-shift keying · Phase-shift keying
- 5. A digital signal, representing the binary digits 0 and 1 by a series of on and off amplitudes, is impressed onto an analog carrier wave of constant amplitude and frequency. In amplitude- shift keying (ASK), the modulated wave represents the series of bits by shifting abruptly between high and low amplitude. In frequency-shift keying (FSK), the bit stream is represented by shifts between two frequencies. In phase-shift keying (PSK), amplitude and frequency remain constant; the bit stream is represented by shifts in the phase of the modulated signal. ASK is an inefficient technique from the noise and distortion is inexpensive compared to the others. FSK is less susceptible to noise and other error sources than ASK; it is easy to decode and often has a better signal-to-noise ratio than ASK. FSK is a signaling option supported by most dial-up modems. It is also commonly used for high-frequency (4–30 MHz) radio transmission. PSK is represented as a two-phase system. In this system, a 0 is represented by sending a signal burst of the same phase as the preceding signal burst sent. A 1 is represented by sending a signal burst of opposite phase to the preceding one. This is used widely in business networks, especially wireless networks. Also utilized in Bluetooth. The interesting portion of this segment is that these techniques can be combined. A common combination is PSK and ASK, where some or all the phase shifts may occur at one or two amplitudes. These techniques are referred to as multilevel signaling because each signal element represents multiple bits. Note that four-phase phase-shift keying is an example of multilevel signaling. If I was a CIO in a small business and needed to decide regarding a networking solution, I would recommend cable modem. Bundled voice, TV, and Internet services are often very competitively priced. This makes them attractive to consumers and small businesses. With uploads speeds of 20 Mbps and download speeds of 30-100 Mbps, a small business would find these speeds sufficient enough in every day
- 6. operations. Another key benefit is the competitive price of the “triple play” (internet, voice, tv) usually offered from the cable company. PJ’s post states the following:Top of Form I learned a lot about Analog and Digital data communication this week. Several things stood out to me such as: · Analog and Digital are frequently used in three contexts data, signaling, and transmission. · Analog signals represent data with continuously varying electromagnetic wave. · Digital signals represent data with sequence of voltage pulses. · Asynchronous transmission is transmission in which each information character is individually synchronized, usually using start elements and stop elements. · Synchronous transmission is data transmission in which the time occurrence of each signal representing a bit is related to a fixed time frame. What factors would you advise a company to consider when deciding on the way it connects to the Internet? When deciding on the way a company connects to the internet, I would advise them to look for speed, availability, cost, reliability, security, and connection type. These factors are some of many that can be the deciding factor in how the company connects to the internet. How would you advice the CIO of a small, medium, or large company? Choose one and discuss the pros and cons of a couple of your selections. I would advise the CIO of small company on the way it connects to the internet by sharing a business strategy. The strategy will display a layout of many factors that can make or break the company's choice of what is best for them. Stressing that
- 7. security is highly important and investing in cybersecurity is very critical in protecting information, networks, and computers. The pros of security are having effective protection that can prevent attacks. The cons consist of the security system being costly depending on which protection the company is seeking. Speed is another great factor because the pros ensure enough speed that will disrupt daily use. The cons of high internet speed could be the risk of higher security risk, especially if proper firewall is not in place. Stallings, W. (2013). CIS 505: Business Data Communications: Custom edition (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.