BEN1 Task 2: Strategic Technology Plan

BEN1 Task 2: Strategic Technology Plan

IT Strategic Solutions MMT2

PRFA BEN1

PreparationTask OverviewSubmissionsEvaluation Report

Competencies

321.1.1 : Technology Strategy

The graduate develops strategic technology plans that include vision, standards, and direction of technology in line with organizational strategy.

321.1.2 : Gap Analysis

The graduate conducts industry standard gap analyses of organizations’ current technology and future needs.

321.1.3 : Researching New Technology

The graduate formulates personal research strategies for maintaining awareness of current and emerging technology.

321.1.4 : Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats

The graduate evaluates new technology opportunities for alignment with given organizations’ strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.

321.1.9 : Globalization

The graduate evaluates potential technology solutions for alignment with organizational global strategy.

Introduction

You must pass Task 1 before attempting this task.

In this task, you will develop a strategic technology plan for a real or fictional organization to address its current technology needs and future requirements. You will analyze the organization’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats and evaluate new technology opportunities. You will develop technology policies that ensure ethical actions, create risk mitigation plans, and design security precautions to protect the organization’s data. Additionally, you will develop communication plans for technology initiatives and evaluate potential technology solutions in alignment with the organization’s global strategy.

Requirements

Your submission must represent your original work and understanding of the course material. Most performance assessment submissions are automatically scanned through the WGU similarity checker. Students are strongly encouraged to wait for the similarity report to generate after uploading their work and then review it to ensure Academic Authenticity guidelines are met before submitting the file for evaluation. See Understanding Similarity Reports for more information.

Grammarly Note:

Professional Communication will be automatically assessed through Grammarly for Education in most performance assessments before a student submits work for evaluation. Students are strongly encouraged to review the Grammarly for Education feedback prior to submitting work for evaluation, as the overall submission will not pass without this aspect passing. See Use Grammarly for Education Effectively for more information.

Microsoft Files Note:

Write your paper in Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) unless another Microsoft product, or pdf, is specified in the task directions. Tasks may not be submitted as cloud links, such as links to Google Docs, Google Slides, OneDrive, etc. All supporting documentation, such as screenshots and proof of experience, should be collected in a pdf file and submitted separately from the main file. For more information, please see Computer System and Technology Requirements.

You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.

A. Provide the signed “Topic Approval Form” from Task 1 as a separate file.

B. Conduct a SWOT analysis for the organization from part A that includes the following:

a discussion of two internal strengths and two weaknesses of the organization

a discussion of two external opportunities and two threats to the organization

C. Conduct a gap analysis in the context of implementing emerging or evolving technology that includes the following:

a discussion of the IT strategy issue, its current state, and relevant background information

an analysis of the challenge, its underlying causes, and contributing factors that led to its development

a discussion of the relevance and importance of this challenge, including why it exists

a discussion of potential negative outcomes if the challenge is not addressed

D. Propose a solution to the gap from part C that includes the following:

a description of the proposed emerging or evolving technology solution

a discussion of how the solution addresses the challenge or need

a discussion of how your solution optimizes business operations

E. Provide a summary for each of three other works published within the last two years that have been completed on your topic.

Note: These other works may include interviews, white papers, research studies, or other types of work by industry professionals.

1. Explain how each work summarized in part E justifies the proposed emerging or evolving technology solution.

F. Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.

G. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.

File Restrictions

File name may contain only letters, numbers, spaces, and these symbols: ! – _ . * ‘ ( )

File size limit: 200 MB

File types allowed: doc, docx, rtf, xls, xlsx, ppt, pptx, odt, pdf, csv, txt, qt, mov, mpg, avi, mp3, wav, mp4, wma, flv, asf, mpeg, wmv, m4v, svg, tif, tiff, jpeg, jpg, gif, png, zip, rar, tar, 7z