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CMGT 578 GUIDE Inspiring Minds
CMGT 578 Entire Course (UOP) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.cmgt578guide.com CMGT 578 Week 1 DQ
1, DQ 2 and Summary CMGT 578 Week 2 DQ 1, DQ 2
and Summary CMGT 578 Week 2 Individual Assignment
Outsourcing Paper CMGT 578 Week 3 DQ 1, DQ 2 and
Summary CMGT 578 Week 3 Individual Assignment
Project Matrix CMGT 578 Week 4 DQ 1, DQ 2 and
Summary
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CMGT 578 GUIDE Inspiring Minds
CMGT 578 Week 1 DQ 1, DQ 2 and Summary (UOP)
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Week 1 DQ1 In his 2007 article, van Niekerk
describes how IT can help manage corporate
assets. What corporate assets does he suggest
managing, and how do these assets give a company
a strategic advantage? Is your organization using
any of these techniques? Why or why not?
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CMGT 578 GUIDE Inspiring Minds
CMGT 578 Week 2 DQ 1, DQ 2 and Summary (UOP)
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Week 2 DQ 1 Based on the Hugos (2007) article,
why should the business analysis function not be
outsourced?   Week 2 DQ 2 Why is understanding
the primary function/mission of the organization
important to the Current
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CMGT 578 Week 2 Individual Assignment Outsourcing
Paper (UOP) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.cmgt578guide.com Write a 35 page paper
that discusses the various aspects of outsourcing
the IT function from an organization. Address the
following questions in your paper What are the
determining factors that may lead to a decision
to proceed with outsourcing? What factors might
lead the manager to not consider outsourcing?
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CMGT 578 Week 3 DQ 1, DQ 2 and Summary (UOP)
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Week 3 DQ1 In his 2009 article, what are some of
the software features Barlow describes that can
help management control portfolio risk? How and
why do these features help prioritize various
corporate projects? Does your organization use
any of these tactics in its IT prioritization
and, if so, how effective are they? Why?
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CMGT 578 GUIDE Inspiring Minds
CMGT 578 Week 3 Individual Assignment Project
Matrix (UOP) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.cmgt578guide.com Write a 4-5 page paper,
prioritizing the IT project portfolio. The paper
must evaluate each identified project against the
following criteriaThe project drives or creates
more revenue for the corporation. The project
cuts the cost of doing business. The project is
mandated by federal, state, county
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CMGT 578 GUIDE Inspiring Minds
CMGT 578 Week 4 DQ 1, DQ 2 and Summary (UOP)
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Week 4 DQ1 Based on Collins (2007) article, why
is it important to consider innovation when
developing the model of a future technology
environment? Week 4 DQ2 Based on Lanz (2007)
article, why is risk assessment an integral part
of project planning?  
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CMGT 578 GUIDE Inspiring Minds
CMGT 578 Week 4 Individual Assignment Budget
Analysis (UOP) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.cmgt578guide.com Amend the Riordan IT
budget, according to the following requirements
(in this order) and submit this
spreadsheetIncrease spending on items related
to hardware, software, and outside IT support
services by 4 percent.Decrease the overall
budget by 2 percent.
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CMGT 578 Week 5 DQ and Summary (UOP) FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.cmgt578guide.com Week 5
DQ1 In his 2009 article, what three factors does
Enderwick think could change a companys
international strategy and what do they entail?
If a company does plan on implementing any of
these strategies, what effects will it have on
the IT infrastructure strategy, and why may it
affect it this way?
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CMGT 578 GUIDE Inspiring Minds
CMGT 578 Week 5 Individual Assignment
Transnational IT Operations Paper (UOP) FOR
MORE CLASSES VISIT www.cmgt578guide.com Write
a 46 page paper about various aspects,
advantages, disadvantages, and issues related to
transnational IT operations. Address the
followingTransfer of work, quality issues,
global networking, and service levelsCultural
diversity, languages, technological
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CMGT 578 Week 6 DQ 1 and DQ 2 (UOP) FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.cmgt578guide.com Week 6
DQ1 In the 2007 article, Krishnan makes several
points about the relationships between IT and the
business line departments. What does he say are
the major reasons for this disconnect? How can it
be fixed? Finally, why is fixing the disconnect
important to IT strategic planning?  
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CMGT 578 GUIDE Inspiring Minds
CMGT 578 Week 6 Learning Team Paper and
Presentation (UOP) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.cmgt578guide.com Complete and submit your
five-year IT strategic plan for the Riordan
Manufacturing planned move. The plan must be
1015 pages in length, and must include the
following informationA discussion about the
important factors that need to be considered by
the IT department in preparing
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