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Data Center Migration Project

Student Name

Course Instructor

Institutional Affiliation

Date

Overall project budget

Project requirements

The project requirement will be divided into the following areas:

Financial requirements: The financial resources will not require any changes since the estimated budget was already approved to meet the required needs and is within the financial budget and expectation of the business.

Human resources: There will be a change in the training resources needed: There is a new development in terms of the levels of training needed by the employees. The new trainings will focus on team aspects to ensure the new teams consisting of various employees from various departments can work together as a team. The human resources will also change due to the acquisition of data analysis team: the new team will be responsible for data cleaning to ensure the organization does not have redundant data and all the relevant data are converted into the necessary format to ensure compatibility. The new team will also be responsible for data analysis before transferring them to the new cloud systems.

There is also be a change in the vendors and suppliers required: the new vendors are required to provide training resources the company currently lacks. This is due to the new demand for employee training simulator to give employees a new glimpse of the new operation system to ensure success. They will maintain their resources provision roles and also provide any new resources that may be needed to ensure compatibility and system efficiency.

Cost management plan

The costs currently available are projected to meet the demands however in case of any changes there are various cost management plans. One of them include reduction in overtime payments by engaging other employees in other departments to help with other tasks such as data cleaning, editing and verification (Jayaraman, 2016). However, the organization will maintain costs for certain system such as software and hardware to ensure authenticity.

The second costs management plan is reduction in project duration by increasing the size of the project team to ensure costs due to project duration are minimized (Jayaraman, 2016). This is also necessary to ensure the organization saves certain costs in the process of data migration.

In case the costs exceed and there are new emergencies that require additional costs. There are three financing method namely equity, loans and organization capital (Jayaraman, 2016)

. In case of shortage, the organization can sue the loans or its own cash to finance the sudden and new changes and financial requirements.

Risk management plan

The migration risk management plan will ensure the potential risks are minimal and the changes of occurrences are minimized. Here is a framework to manage and mitigate the risks.

Risk response plan

To avoid the risks within the pan, the project already has effective mitigation measures. However, in case of any risks the organization has a response plan based on the following criteria.

Risk mitigation plan

The risk mitigation plans are the procedures currently implemented to avoid the occurrence of risks:

Review meetings: One of the mitigation plans include the weekly, monthly group and managers’ meetings. The purpose of these meetings is to review the project success and development to avoid risks of delays or certain errors (Ward & Chapman, 2018). These meetings also focus on the potential errors during the project and implementing instant mitigation measures.

Data migration checklists: The checklist contain issues related to data formatting, cleansing, testing before migrating to a new system. It also covers any errors that may occur ad how to resolve them (Ward & Chapman, 2018). Finally, it contains all the essential elements that must be included in the process to ensure system compatibility and efficiency.

Project milestone and KPIS: this covers the project objectives and the activities to be performed under every milestone and the duration required to accomplish the project (Ward & Chapman, 2018). This minimizes system risks, data omission and any related errors.

Change management process

The change management process is conducted through various adjustments. This include change in the workflow to cover the present changes. Teamwork which makes implementing the changes efficient and easy.

Budget and milestone changes: Whenever there are new changes, the project budget, milestones will also be adjusted to ensure the new changes reflect in the review meetings and are implemented.

Strategic communication: Every change is a subject of communication. The changes will include minor changes within the team to ensure that making such changes dies not affect other teams and activities.

Managing project RAID

The risks will be subject to the mitigation plans to avoid occurrence. In case of the occurrence then they will be a part of the response plan. Every assumption will be subjected to a test to ensure they do not have effect on system operations and data migrations. The assumptions will be captured and treated as potential risks to avoid being ignored. The dependencies and issues will be reviewed in the weekly meetings and be a part of the communication process to ensure the details are not left. The dependencies will be shared amongst the teams to avoid potential errors that may spread across the teams.

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When asked a question like, “How does one apply Data Science?”, we as the subject matter expert (SME) are given the chance to impart specific knowledge to the person asking the question. For the discussion forum, identify a specific function that a data scientist might perform as part of working with data.

Your initial response is a minimum of  200 words. There should be a minimum of one reference supporting your observations. 

2 Responses (each responses should be Minimum 100 words)

Notes:

1.   Please refer to the discussion forum rubric on the course information tab for this assignment.
2.   Initial discussion board posts are due by Wednesday (mmddyyyy) at 11:59 pm (EST) and responses to two of your classmates are due by Sunday (mmddyyyy) at 11:59 pm (EST).
3.    Each week to earn full points on the discussion forums, make sure to include outside sources to support your discussion.
4.    All work is to be original.

CPT Employer Evaluation Form

WORK PERFORMANCE

Academic Knowledge: Employee has sufficient academic knowledge to contribute to the organization. Understands concepts and apply knowledge on the job.
COMMENTS:

Technical Skills: Employee has technical skills appropriate to the level in school and job requirements.
COMMENTS:

Planning and Organization: Employee sets realistic goals. Organize and prioritizes assigned tasks. Able to manage multiple assignments.
COMMENTS:

Quality of Work: Employee completes tasks accurately and thoroughly. Work reflects neatness, attention to detail, and compliance to company standards.
COMMENTS:

Initiative: Employee consistently demonstrates a proactive nature. Takes appropriate action without constant direction, motivates self and knows when to seek prior approval.
COMMENTS:

Communication: Employee expresses verbal and written ideas effectively. Interacts well with others and resolves conflicts.
COMMENTS:

Analysis and Judgment: Employee demonstrates the ability to analyze and discern facts. Applies skills appropriate for carrying out tasks and solving problems. Makes sound decisions.
COMMENTS:

Professionalism: Employee exhibits self-confidence and maturity. Projects a professional appearance. Displays a willingness to learn. Accepts suggestions and constructive feedback.
COMMENTS:

Accountability: Employee is punctual in attending work, meetings and appointments. Is reliable and follows through in an appropriate and dependable manner.
COMMENTS:

OVERALL EVALUATION

Overall Rating: Please provide an overall rating of your Employee.
COMMENTS:

Employee excels at: Timing, knowledge of academic study, ORGANIZATION and planning.
Employee needs to work on: Professional appearance
COMMENTS:

What do you think the employee could have done differently to make the experience even more meaningful?
COMMENTS:

Will this student be hired as a permanent employee?
If yes, What is the job title?

Handout and Rubric Beating the Competition BUSU 630

Assignment #4

Due Week 8

This will be the best work in the class. All of the instructor comments on previous papers should be included in this work. Instructors often look back at your previous papers to be sure that you have learned and applied from the suggestions in previous papers.

Students will prepare a graduate level analysis to show a deep understanding about how to beat the competition using operations and supply chain. This is the most important paper in the class and should demonstrate all that have learned during this course. You may need to make this paper longer than three to five pages to make your case. The Title page and Reference Page is not included in the page count.

Remember this paper is not a book report of what you have read, or a book report on a company, but a direct application of what you have read and learned in this class to show how a company can beat the competition by using operations and supply chain tools.

This paper is designed for you to demonstrate through application and analysis the key points you have learned in this class and how you will apply these key points.

#1 Choose a company: you can use a small or a medium sized company, it is not recommended that you use the same company that you have used for papers in this class. However, if you use the same company for this paper that you have analyzed for other papers in this class, you may not use the same data or analyses for this paper that you have used in other papers for this assignment. You are in danger of failing this paper (and this class) if you duplicate your analyses from other papers. Remember it is a violation of academic integrity to use material from one class or one assignment for another.

#2 Analyze: the competition for a company you have chosen. Through research get to know the industry or field that your company occupies. Find out who is doing well in that field? Who is not? Why? What are the core competencies for your chosen organization? What do they do better than anyone else in their industry? As part of this paper you must identify the competition (using a chart?) and then show the strengths and weaknesses of each of the competition to look for a window of opportunity for the company you have chosen (all of this needs to be cited with graduate level sources).

#3 Create: three to five specific examples of how your chosen company can beat their competition using information that you have directly learned in this class about operations and supply chain. Use the concepts AND THE analytical models provided to gain this advantage. These recommendations need to be backed up with analysis, citations from the text book and independent research. The recommendations need to be innovative and interesting and very well thought out and written.

#4 Write: like a graduate student, APA, sources referenced, perfect grammar. Clear strong declarative sentences. Use very few pronouns. Include a strong reference section from the text book and additional resources from your research. Be sure to use APA headings (see below).

#5. Question: Describe the powerful questions that you will ask and answer in this quantitative and qualitative analysis to gain competitive analysis through operations.

#6. Class Concepts: You should include at a minimum three to five of the following concepts in your paper (See Rubric below to see how these class concepts (a – g) are to be woven through your paper):

a) Introduction to operations and the global supply chain

b) Foundations of operations

c) Process innovation and mapping

d) Managing systems in the supply chain

e) Integrating relationships with suppliers and customers

f) Planning supply chain innovation including technology

g) Managing for change and innovation to create value

Business papers always use headings, and graduate students need to use APA headings:

https://services.umassglobal.edu/cii/apa-7/index.html#/

Rubric used for grading Assignment #4 BUSU630:

• Guidelines for organization:
• You are the Senior VP of an HR department with 25 employees that serve an organization that has 1000 full and part time employees. Right now, your department has functional “silos” (Recruiting department, Compensation /Benefits department, Employment department, etc.). What changes would you make in structure (org chart) and what programs would you push for so that your HR department is seen as innovative, creative and the “people’s partner”? Be sure to include multiple references to current research in the field of Human Resources. Also, include sections in the final paper which discuss the latest research in talent acquisition, retention, and the compensation and benefits.
  • Requirement: Prepare the final paper using the following guidelines:
• 9 pages (including bibliography and title page), typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman font, using APA standard
• Title page, including title of paper, your name, course name and course number, date of submission
• A reference page
• A minimum of 10 references are required, including the text, the Holy Bible, books and articles from academic sources (Net Library), and other periodicals.

  analysis to show a deep understanding about how to beat the competition using operations and supply chain. 

Network Management Paper: In this paper, you will research and report on network management tools associated with (1) policy compliance, (2) bandwidth management, and (3) asset management. Compare and contrast, at least, one tool for each of the three network management areas. What is the best tool for each area? Can one tool be used for managing more than one area? I.e, can a single tool be used for asset management, policy compliance, or bandwidth management? Why or why not? 

Required Section Headings:

• Introduction
• Policy Compliance Tool
• Bandwidth Management Tool
• Asset Management Tool
• Tool Comparison
• Summary/Conclusion

Remember to support your statements with factual information (i.e., attribution/citations). In addition, material from the course textbook or the textbook’s author(s) cannot comprise more than 25% of the sourced and/or quoted material.

The paper must following the formatting guidelines in The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (2020), (7th ed.), and  contain, at least, three scholarly/peer-reviewed references, three to five pages of content, and a reference page. In addition, the paper will be submitted through the Turnitin originality-checking tool. 

In a 3- to 5- page paper:

Compare the two typologies of sexual offenders you selected by explaining the following:

• The motivational differences between the two typologies
• The expression of aggression in the two typologies
• The differences in the underlining personality structure of the two typologies

Based on your comparison, explain strategies you would recommend when interviewing the two types of offenders.

• Write a 2- to 3-page paper:
  • Create a hypothetical task force in response to the threat you selected.
  • Include local, state, and federal agencies.
  • Assign each agency a role in either preventing the threat or responding to an attack. Be specific.
  • Describe the ways each part of your task force will operate to stop the threat.
  • Explain how each part of the task force is integral to its success.
  •  Ken served in Iraq but was discharged after having disagreements with his superiors. He lives alone and is angry at the way illegal aliens are allowed to remain in the U.S. and receive benefits. Ken lets off steam by going into the woods to fire his AR-15. He has recently joined a neo-Nazi organization and attends rallies in support of American rights 

Guidelines for organization:

You are the HR Manager for a cable company that has recently decided to build a new call center to handle customer service issues. Your company is considering four (4) locations for the call center: Memphis, TN; Montgomery, AL; Jackson, MS; and Baton Rouge, LA. The plans are to initially hire 100 customer service representatives with the potential to hire another 50 representatives within three (3) years of the facility’s opening. You have been tasked to determine which location would be best, developing the customer service representative job description, developing the recruitment program for the position, and determining the selection process, training program and pay structure for the position.

Prepare the synthesis paper using the following guidelines:

• A minimum of 7 pages, double-spaced, Times New Roman font, using APA standards for formatting
• Include a title page which features the title of paper, your name, course name and course number, and date of
• Synthesis papers should demonstrate understanding of the following course topics:
  • External Workforce Assessment
  • Job Description and Job Specifications
  • Recruitment Program and Ads
  • Selection Process (including the type of interview and interview questions)
  • Training Program (including orientation)
  • Pay Structure (including pay survey information)
  • biblical references
• A reference page
• A minimum of 10 references are required, including the text, The Holy Bible, books and articles from academic sources (Online Library), and other

Instructions

1. An individual written paper on your paper or video/webinar: (this should be about 2 pages of written text, it can be more depending on your paper and whether or not you do a demonstration of the technique)

Section #1: will briefly summarize and describe the paper’s objective.

Section #2: will briefly describe the SAS procedures/techniques (or SAS code) used, provide a description of any examples/applications and perhaps illustrate your own demo of the procedures. If you feel the method is beyond your current skill level you can just describe what they did. Some use of the SAS documentation may be required if the syntax is not well explained in the paper.

Section #3: will discuss the questions you were asked and your answers to those questions.

Section #4: will briefly describe why the paper is of interest to you and provide commentary on the paper. The commentary should include some ways the paper could be improved, and some sentences on whether you think this paper and/or technique will be useful to you or a general SAS user.

The grade will be done based on:

-Was the paper well written and grammatically correct?

-Were all sections present?

-Were written explanations clear?

-Was a demonstration done if appropriate?

For Section3 Questions asked and Answers are given are-

1) What is the objective of using the SAS Forecasting studio for E-commerce data?

· For large-scale automated forecasting, SAS Forecast Studio is a highly capable system. It has a graphical user interface for users to work with.

· It performs automatic parameter optimization and model selection, which is a time-consuming procedure in open-source and many other systems that may use the same time series models.

· Using SAS Forecast Studio reduces development time greatly.

· This system can easily manage events like public holidays or the yearly spring sale by using the front-end and back-end macros in SAS Forecast Server named PROC HPFEVENTS.

2) Can you explain the exponential smoothing technique used in this paper?

· Exponential Smoothing Methods are a family of forecasting models. They use weighted averages of past observations to forecast new values. Here, the idea is to give more importance to recent values in the series. Thus, as observations get older (in time), the importance of these values gets exponentially smaller.

· The exponential smoothing method produces a time trend forecast

Reference:
https://betterprogramming.pub/exponential-smoothing-methods-for-time-series-forecasting-d571005cdf80

implementation and architecture for Optimizing the SHA256 Hashing Algorithm in Bitcoin

Weekly Assignment – Structure:
Week 2 – Project Charter: At the end of week two, you are to create and submit the project charter. This is the first official document to be reviewed and approved by the project sponsor.
The project charter will include the following components:

· Project title

· Purpose

· Description

· Objective

· Success criteria or expected benefits

· Funding

· Major deliverables

· Acceptance criteria

· Milestone schedule

· Key assumptions

· Constraints

· Major risks

· Approval requirements

· Project manager

· Reporting requirements

· Sponsor designee

· Approval signatures required

2nd

Scope and Schedule: At the end of week 4, you are to finalize the scope from week two and start building the project schedule. In this week, you are also to work on building the project Work-Breakdown Structure (WBS). Project scope and schedule will include the following components:

– Finalized project scope
– WBS structure
– Develop project schedule
– Identify key milestones and deliverables
– Outline project resources and assign them to tasks accordingly.
– Stakeholder engagement – communication plan

3rd

Budget and Risk Management: At the end of this week, you are to finalize the overall project cost and clearly document project risks gathered throughout the project. As part of the risk management plan, you are expected to share a risk response plan. Project cost and risk management plans will include the following components:

– Overall project budget (utilizing EVM – share current and forecasted project status)
– Project requirements
– Cost management plan – outlining contingency plan for project changes
– Risk management matrix
– Change management process
– Project RAID (Risk, The assumption, Issues, and Dependencies) 

4th

Final week, you are to finalize the overall project management plan (PMP) and to integrate all previously submitted components incorporated with instructor (project sponsor) feedback into a single project management plan. The project management plan will include the following components:

– Project quality management plan to include an updated scope, cost, schedule, communication, risk, resources, procurement, and quality)
– Project requirements – updated
– Stakeholder register – updated
– How project RAID (Risk, Assumption, Issues, and Dependencies)will be managed
– Project sponsor approval of the key project deliverables

Data Analysis

When we look at the many different ways to conduct data analysis, there has to be one that works best for an organization. Research the different methods for conducting data analysis, a place to start is

 
The Datapine Blog

( https://www.datapine.com/blog/data-analysis-methods-and-techniques/ )

and determine the best method to use for a retail organization. Once you identify the method, conduct additional research to prepare a short justification for the method selected.

Your paper should be between 400 and 450 words.

The font is Times New Roman, the font size should be 12, and the paragraphs are single-spaced. There should be a minimum of three references supporting your research. Citations are to follow APA 7.0.

Course Objective:

• Identify and/or create a business concept for marketplace entry that is suitable for the business plan development stage.

Instructions:

Approval for your proposed business idea is required before you begin to develop your proposal. If you researched a company or business in BUSN621, you may continue with that concept to develop a business plan for that company. If not, you must email me your company of choice and a brief description for approval.

Deliverable:

• Create a sophisticated PowerPoint presentation (ideally 9+ content pages) in length (not including title slide or References slide) describing your business concept.
• Include a References slide with a minimum of 3 APA 7th formatted References making sure at least 2 are peer-reviewed. NOTE: Please make sure you properly cite your sources in APA 7th inside your text on each slide wherever applicable.
• Make sure you include an Agenda slide and Speaker’s Notes on each slide of your presentation.

In your proposal, include responses to the following questions:

• Why is it important to write a business plan?
• What is the purpose of a business plan?
• What type of business do you plan to open?
• Why did you choose this business/service?
• What is your product/service differentiation?

Weekly Assignment – Structure:
Week 2 – Project Charter: At the end of week two, you are to create and submit the project charter. This is the first official document to be reviewed and approved by the project sponsor.
The project charter will include the following components:

· Project title

· Purpose

· Description

· Objective

· Success criteria or expected benefits

· Funding

· Major deliverables

· Acceptance criteria

· Milestone schedule

· Key assumptions

· Constraints

· Major risks

· Approval requirements

· Project manager

· Reporting requirements

· Sponsor designee

· Approval signatures required

2nd

Scope and Schedule: At the end of week 4, you are to finalize the scope from week two and start building the project schedule. In this week, you are also to work on building the project Work-Breakdown Structure (WBS). Project scope and schedule will include the following components:

– Finalized project scope
– WBS structure
– Develop project schedule
– Identify key milestones and deliverables
– Outline project resources and assign them to tasks accordingly.
– Stakeholder engagement – communication plan

3rd

Budget and Risk Management: At the end of this week, you are to finalize the overall project cost and clearly document project risks gathered throughout the project. As part of the risk management plan, you are expected to share a risk response plan. Project cost and risk management plans will include the following components:

– Overall project budget (utilizing EVM – share current and forecasted project status)
– Project requirements
– Cost management plan – outlining contingency plan for project changes
– Risk management matrix
– Change management process
– Project RAID (Risk, The assumption, Issues, and Dependencies) 

4th

Final week, you are to finalize the overall project management plan (PMP) and to integrate all previously submitted components incorporated with instructor (project sponsor) feedback into a single project management plan. The project management plan will include the following components:

– Project quality management plan to include an updated scope, cost, schedule, communication, risk, resources, procurement, and quality)
– Project requirements – updated
– Stakeholder register – updated
– How project RAID (Risk, Assumption, Issues, and Dependencies)will be managed
– Project sponsor approval of the key project deliverables

Conduct a competitive analysis using Porter’s five forces and other major influences. By analyzing factors such as competitors, intensity of rivalry, buyer power, supplier power, and product or service substitutes, you will have a greater understanding of the overall competitive environment. The evaluative results will aid in distinguishing potential partner organizations and foster discovery of possible future collaborative research opportunities.

  : NAICS Code 561320- Office Staffing & Temp Agencies 

Attached example

System Request: ________________________________________________

Project Sponsor

Name(s): _________________________________________________________________________

Title(s): __________________________________________________________________________

Business Need – Why is this request being made:

Business Requirements – What is specifically needed from this system:

Task: Paper

TOPIC – Information Systems Security and Emerging Technologies

The final paper should be a Word document which includes:

The research paper should be about 4-5 pages, including a cover page and this must be a Word document.

Include at least three references in APA format. This must be at the end of the Word document.

Please note:

SafeAssign/Turnitin is used to check similarity.

For your paper, it’s acceptable to have a similarity rate that is 20% or below. If it is higher than 50%, a score of 0 will be graded for the project. A rate between (20%~50%) will have an impact on the grading.

The reference similarity will not have an impact on the grading.

Week 5 Application of Theory

Criminological theory exists to assist persons in gaining insight into crime and criminal justice. Such theories are used to explain the purpose and creation of law, patterns of criminal activity, and the consequences for those who break of the law. Good theories are recognized for their clarity, logical consistency, scope, parsimony, testability, heuristic or practical usefulness, and empirical validity. Theories are created for both macro- and micro-application and can be used in policy making. 

How to Apply a Criminological Theory to a Case Study

A case study approach will allow you to apply theories studied in this course to a
specific crime. You will search online and identify an article about a crime that you find of interest. Next, you will select three theories studied in this course and explain how useful the theory is in explaining the crime committed, the criminal, and the victim(s). Theories to be considered are:

1) Labeling Theory; 

2) Social Structure Theory; 

3) Strain Theory; 

4) Neutralization Theory; 

5) Social Control Theory.

Please follow the following format:

Introduction: Discuss in general the topic of the paper.

Description: Provide the specifics of the crime. What is already known about this crime regarding trends, prevalence, incidence, costs to society, and victim-offender relationships? 

Application of Theory: How useful is each theory you have chosen in explaining the crime? What weaknesses do you see in each theory in its application to explain this specific crime?

Summary: Which of the three theories, in your view, is most useful in explaining the crime you chose. Next, briefly discuss any implications this theory may have for criminal justice policies. What do you propose the criminal justice system try to do to address this type of crime given the explanatory impact of this theory?

The sources you may use for this Assignment include the article on the crime you chose, your textbook, and two peer-reviewed journal articles. You must use APA citations. 

• Identify an article about a crime that you find of interest.
• Select three theories from the following list:
  • Labeling Theory;
  • Social Structure Theory;
  • Strain Theory;
  • Neutralization Theory;
  • Social Control Theory.
• Review the theories presented in the video Forensic Insights: Theories of Criminal Behavior in your Learning Resources.
• Review the Learning Resources related to theories

For this project, select an organization that has leveraged Cloud Computing technologies in an attempt to improve profitability or to give them a competitive advantage.  Research the organization to understand the challenges that they faced and how they intended to use Cloud Computing to overcome their challenges.  The paper should include the following sections each called out with a header.

• Company Overview:  The section should include the company name, the industry they are in and a general overview of the organization.
• Challenges: Discuss the challenges the organization had that limited their profitability and/or competitiveness and how they planned to leverage Cloud Computing to overcome their challenges.
• Solution:  Describe the organization’s Cloud Computing implementation and the benefits they realized from the implementation.  What was the result of implementing Cloud Computing?  Did they meet their objectives for fall short?
• Conclusion:  Summarize the most important ideas from the paper and also make recommendations or how they might have achieved even greater success.

Requirements:

The paper must adhere to APA guidelines including Title and Reference pages.  There should be at least three scholarly sources listed on the reference page.  Each source should be cited in the body of the paper to give credit where due.  Per APA, the paper should use a 12-point Time New Roman font, should be double spaced throughout, and the first sentence of each paragraph should be indented .5 inches.  The body of the paper should be 3 – 5 pages in length.  The Title and Reference pages do not count towards the page count requirements.

 
Weekly Assignment – Structure: Document 1

Week 2 – Project Charter: At the end of week two, you are to create and submit the project charter. This is the first official document to be reviewed and approved by the project sponsor.
The project charter will include the following components:

· Project title

· Purpose

· Description

· Objective

· Success criteria or expected benefits

· Funding

· Major deliverables

· Acceptance criteria

· Milestone schedule

· Key assumptions

· Constraints

· Major risks

· Approval requirements

· Project manager

· Reporting requirements

· Sponsor designee

· Approval signatures required

Document 2

Summary:

Scope and Schedule: At the end of week 4, you are to finalize the initially approved scope from week two and start building the project schedule. In this week, you are also to work on building the project Work-Breakdown Structure (WBS). Project scope and schedule will include the following components:

– Finalized project scope
– Project requirements – in more details
– WBS structure
– Developed project schedule
– Identify key milestones and deliverables
– Outline project resources and assign them to tasks accordingly.
– Stakeholder engagement – communication plan

Document 3

Summary:

Budget and Risk Management: At the end of this week, you are to finalize the overall project cost and clearly document project risks gathered throughout the project. As part of the risk management plan, you are expected to share a risk response plan. Project cost and risk management plans will include the following components:

– Overall project budget (utilizing EVM – share current and forecasted project status)
– Project requirements – updated
– Cost management plan – outlining contingency plan for project changes
– Detailed risk management plan
– Risk response plan
– Risk mitigation plan
– Change management process
– How project RAID (Risk, The assumption, Issues, and Dependencies) will be managed
– Stakeholder engagement – communication plan

Document 4

Summary:

Final week, you are to finalize the overall project management plan (PMP) and to ntegrate all previously submitted components incorporated with instructor (project sponsor) feedback into a single project management plan. The project management plan will include the following components:

– Project quality management plan to include an updated scope, cost, schedule, communication, risk, resources, procurement, and quality)
– Updated changes – Change Request (if any)
– Project requirements – updated
– Stakeholder register – updated
– How project RAID (Risk, Assumption, Issues, and Dependencies)
– Document project lessons-learned
– Project sponsor approval of the key project deliverables

Overview:

This course project introduces an opportunity to explore all the project stages (from inception to closing) facilitated by the well-known Project Management Group Processes (initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and control, and closure) as outlined in the PMBOK® Guide.
 
Two Project Options:

1. Data Center Transformation – to complete a migration strategy/plan to complete the following two tasks:
a. On-Premise Transformation
b. Infrastructure And Application Migration to The Cloud

OR

2. Pick your own project:
a. Students will have the option to also choose their own project – project scope will need to be approved by the course instructor. 

Background: 
As you progress through the weekly materials in the course, you will apply the key principles and knowledge areas (Scope, cost, schedule, quality, resources, risk management, procurement, communication, and stakeholder management) to your project. You will use Microsoft Project software, or other appropriate software including Microsoft Excel to track the entire project management plan (PMP), develop the schedule, and track the overall progress of the project. As the project manager (PM) for a medium-scale project, you will apply fundamental principles and best practices to conduct your project from inception to closing. Each assignment provides further detail
 
Known Scope:
The project will address client’s needs to upgrade their 3 existing legacy data centers and migrate eligible applications to the Cloud:
– Total of 3 primary data centers (2 for Production and 1 for Disaster Recovery)
– All 3 data centers share redundant WAN circuits (2 MPLS and 1 Point-2Point) for users and data traffic
– Client has a total of 145 enterprise applications and 1350 servers:
o   450 Windows Servers
o   550 Unix Servers
o   350 ESX, VMWare, and legacy AIX servers
– Allowed project budget is $1.5 Million with a $150K for contingencies
– The client is open to the top 3 Cloud providers (AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud)
– You have the ability to assemble your team
– Stakeholders are also open to your specific and project needs (define their roles and responsibilities as you see them fit)
– All 3 Data centers are in the United States – the DR DC must be on a different State for recovery purposes
 
Requirements:
– Meet the weekly assignments’ requirements (total of 4 assignments to complete the entire project) within the 8 weeks duration of the course.
– You will be assigned as the main PM for the project, where you will own the entire project
– Your course instructor will act at the project sponsor – can address all your questions and concerns and will provide you feedback during the weekly assignments submissions.
– The project will include internal and external stakeholders, vendors, team members, and contractors.
– A well-defined project charter must be approved by course instructor by end of week two.
– Your final project management plan, as well as the weekly submissions, must adhere to the following formatting requirements:
a. APA version 7 is the required format for the entire paper.
b. Turnitin tool

Technical Paper: Proof of Concept (POC)

Your company is a 4-year-old startup  called XYZ Software Enterprises. XYZ produces a point of sale system and  was awarded a Proof of Concept (POC) to one of the largest and oldest  restaurants in the industry (you know, the ones in the commercials all  the time). The restaurant wants XYZ to prove that the software will do  what the sales people said it could do. Your Proof of Concept will include four parts: 

• Part 1: Gantt Chart.
• Part 2: Testing and User Acceptance Report.
• Part 3: Use Case Diagram.
• Part 4: Activity Diagram.

Part 1: Gantt Chart A Gantt Chart (see page 353, Figure  11-18 in your textbook) needs to be created for the entire process of  the Proof of Concept. There is a two-month deadline from today to  complete the POC. Using Visio or Excel, create a Gantt  Chart that includes all of the items listed below and adds five more  tasks minimum from the concepts learned from the course: 

• The initial meeting—today.      
  • Should appear as the first line.
• Teams selected to participate in the project (1 week).
• Information gathering (add the information gathering methods you will use and how long each will take).
• System configurations based on information gathering methods (2 weeks).
• Create Activity Chart based on information gathering (information to create chart supplied).
• Create Use Case Diagram based on information gathering (information to create chart supplied).
• Show the finished configurations to the team and get feedback (1 day).
• Make changes based on feedback (3 days).
• Install the system in the test store (2 days).
• Train staff (1 day).
• Run a live test of POC (2 weeks).

Note: The five or more  additional tasks can be sub-tasks for information gathering methods as  well some other sub-task or major task not in the initial list.
You  may add items from the SDLC, specific item or items on testing, or any  other concept you think should be part of the POC process learned in the  course of this semester. Note: Remember that  events in a Gantt chart can happen at the same time as other events.  Some items also cannot start until others are completed. Everything has  an estimated time frame and it is displayed in the chart. Part 2: Testing and User Acceptance Report As part of the expected documentation in the POC, XYZ wants a report on Testing and User Acceptance. Your manager is asking you to research the testing criteria they listed in the POC documents. The POC document states that they are looking for the following: 

• System and Stress Testing.
• User Acceptance Testing (UAT).

For both categories, research and report on the following: 

1. What these tests are.
2. Why the industry leader would want these particular tests.
3. The best ways, in detail, to accomplish the tests so that your company meets the criteria they are looking for.

These items can be added to your Gantt Chart (Part 1). Part 3: Use Case Diagram The restaurant, as part of the information gathering, outlined a use case in a chart, which is below.
 Your manager assigned you to create the Use Case Diagram using Visio,  MS Word, or any other software. (See the diagrams on Page 84 and 85 of  the textbook.) 

• Paste the diagram into the created report.

  USE CASE ACTOR   Order Food Waiter, Patron, Chef   Serve Food Waiter   Cook Food Chef   Pay for food Waiter, Patron   Eat Food Patron    Part 4: Activity Diagram As a part of the information gathering process, a chart of items was provided by XYZ. Your manager has asked that you use  Visio, MS Word, or any other software with which you are familiar to  create the Activity Diagram (see pages 138 Figure 5-5 and 139 Figure 5-6  in the textbook.) 

• Paste the diagram into the created report.

     POS SALES PROCESS           Activity Diagram    Host or Hostess seats patron   Server takes drink order   Server opens order for table in POS system   Server places drink order in the POS system   System sends drink order to the Bar   Bar makes drinks   Server brings drinks to table   Server takes food order   Server adds food order in the POS system   Order goes to kitchen   Chef and staff cook the order   Food Runner brings food to table   Server takes dessert order   Server adds dessert order to POS   Chef and Staff create desserts   Food Runner brings desserts to table   Server creates check in POS   Server collects payment and enters it in POS   Server adds tipped amount to POS   Server closes table in POS    Additionally, you must do the following: 

• Use at least 3 quality resources. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as quality resources.

This course requires the use of Strayer  Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the  Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is: 

• Develop a proof of concept of a software system for a potential customer.

Now that we have studied the chapter on  Leading Change in Uncertain Times(Cameron & Green), review your initial reflection. 

• Elaborate on your initial reflection post, and incorporate some ideas we discussed in class (i.e. FEAR, SHAME, CONTROL, etc..).  For example, how do issues of shame and control relate to the issue of IDENTITY 

700 words

Inquiry Project

These are the research questions:

Title: Early literacy at Home

· Does parent involvement with reading during early childhood positively effect students reading abilities?

· How effective is reading with young children?

· What will work with children before school starts?

· Does reading to your child before they enter school make a difference in their ability to read?

Using online resources and/or classroom-based data, you will examine and explore your research questions.

A minimum of twelve (12) pages based on your in-depth inquiry is assigned. You will present the information from this Assignment as part of Assignment #4 (below). Include a minimum of 15 references in this study. The reference (APA- style) section of this syllabus includes the names of books/articles/search engines that you may wish to consult in addition to the list of journals which follow:

 Appropriate Reference Journals for the Inquiry Project (Literature Review):

The Reading Teacher

Reading Improvement

Reading Research and Instruction

Research in the Teaching of English

Reading Research Quarterly.

Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy

1. Based on Chapter 7 in your textbook, create a Paper that thoroughly answers in written paper / paragraph format one of the following questions:
   1. What is the long tail? How does the long tail change retail economics? How does it influence shoppers’ choice of where to look for products? What firms, other than Amazon, are taking advantage of the long tail in their industries? OR
   2. How successful have Kindle e-book readers been? How about Fire tablet, Fire TV, and Echo? What barriers does the firm face in competing? What advantages does Amazon have?
2. The official form and style format for the College of Business is APA. You must use appropriate APA format for citations and references. Using your text book and Library Resources include 2 or 3 resources to support your answers / point of view. Review information to Automatically Format Bibliography in Word (Links to an external site.).
3. The instructor will be grading the 750+ Microsoft Word paper using the Case Study rubric.

Research

Review Inasi et al. (2011), Chapter 1, The Social Media Security Process, all sections (Links to an external site.). Conduct addition research about best practices companies should use when creating security and privacy aspects of a social network use policy

• Select one of the three podcasts to analyze for the Assignment:
  • Death in the Family
  • Eye See You
  • Nowhere to Hide

By Day 7

In a 3- to 5-page paper:

Evaluate whether the primary offender in the podcast has a mental illness or a personality disorder. Support your evaluation with behavioral evidence. Explain whether the offender’s action could lead to an insanity defense. Why or why not?

Support your rationale with references to the Learning Resources and other academic sources.

Please write a minimum of four pages APA formatted paper.  

Provide explanation and analysis by answering the following questions”. 

Please provide at least six (6) peer-reviewed resources in support of your arguments. 

• What competitive advantages do you believe Starbucks seeks to establish? What are the main challenges the firm faces as it tries to maintain the advantage or advantages you identified? 
• Please research about Starbucks Inc. and identify three or four capabilities you believe Starbucks possesses. Please explain your opinion if any of these capabilities are considered as core competence and justify your reasoning.
• Starbucks’ mission is “To inspire and nurture the human spirit—one person, one cup and one neighborhood at a time.” According to your research and (may be personal experience as well) what actions do you recommend the firm take to reach this mission?
• Please read about Starbucks’s new chief executive officer Kevin Johnson. Do you believe he is a strategic leader? What would be your recommendations to the CEO in terms of challenges he is facing in strategic management? 

Write an 8- to 10-page interview strategy that includes the following:

• A summary of the murder case you selected
• An analysis of the offender’s personality, including any personality disorders or comorbidity that may be present
• An explanation of how aggression, attachment, and empathy factor into the offender’s personality
• An explanation of how “state” versus “trait” factors into the case
• Recommendations for the interview, including the following:
  • Selection of the interviewer
  • Environment of the interview
  • How to manage the interviewer’s response
  • Description of how to ask the interview questions

ZOOM

GOVT 200
ECONOMICS ANALYSIS ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
OVERVIEW
For this assignment, you will write a 2–3-page paper (double-spaced, 1-inch margins) providing
at least 1 example of how government has overstepped biblical principles in some form of
economic policy. Be sure to adhere to the format specified in the Course Style Guidelines
document.

Options include the following topics:
 A specific piece of legislation relating to business regulation or taxation.
 The “party platform” of either the Republican Party or the Democratic Party (or both).
 The role of the Federal Reserve.
 The budget process.
In discussing one of these topics, incorporate clear references from the Learn material in the
assigned Module: Week.
INSTRUCTIONS
Follow the below instructions to compose your assignment:
 Length of assignment – 2-3 pages.
 Make sure to include a bibliography page
 Format of assignment – Course Style Guidelines
 At least 2 sources
 Acceptable sources – Scholarly articles published within the last five years, the Bible,
online articles given as assignments, and any other pertinent source that helps the student
answer the assignment prompt.   

Note: You may submit your assignment to the Economics Analysis: Draft Submission
Assignment to check your paper for plagiarism. Your assignment will be checked for originality
via the Turnitin plagiarism tool. After reviewing your Turnitin results, make any edits necessary
and submit your Economics Analysis: Final Submission Assignment.
 

Problem:

In years to come, the industrial internet of things (IIoT) could significantly increase productivity and slash costs across manufacturing, transportation, logistics, energy, and other industries. Because of the multitude of connected devices and vast volume of data produced by the IIoT, as well as the possibility of combining IIoT with AI technologies (AI enables companies to analyze this volume of data) to enable “smart” machines that simulate intelligent behavior, organizations must address the future privacy concerns of their stakeholders, employees, and customers.

How can your organization, a major player in healthcare and fitness technology, implement a strategic plan to address privacy concerns?

Optimizing the SHA256 Hashing Algorithm in Bitcoin

Md Toheen Bhuiyan

Bhargavi Munagala

Manisha Reddy Madireddy

The security of bitcoins is completely dependent on SHA-256 in future quantum computers. Due to the many drawbacks in SHA-1 and MD5, people would see the benefit in changing the bitcoin public key, which is not vulnerable to quantum computers. [1] In cryptography system bitcoin with SHA 256 make a stronger connection in Bitcoin payment system. Bitcoin is a digital money and payment system built on established cryptographic technologies that operates without the need for a central administration, as traditional currencies do. The influence of quantum computing on Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in general has been debated for a long time.[2]

As digital technology advances, security concerns grow. The SHA-256 algorithm was developed to address these concerns. hash algorithm is playing a main role in today’s applications, which require a more secure physical implementation separate from the main processor, which generates high performance compared to software implementation. Due to its high-speed processor, it is very challenging to implement.[2]

The Economist, a renowned newspaper, explained bitcoin in April 2013. is here to stay, that it is the payment system of the future, and refers to it as “digital gold” [14]. This occurred at a time when the total value of bitcoins in circulation has surpassed $1 billion. Bitcoin has become a widely accepted financial instrument. At the minute of login, hash capacities can be utilized to authenticate clients. The passwords are spared within the shape of a message process to avoid getting to indeed by Database Directors (due to Hash digest’s Pre-Image resistance). The message process of the entered watchword is computed and compared to the process put away within the database at whatever point a client tries to login and enters a watchword. In case it matches, the client has effectively logged in; else, the client has not been authenticated. [3].

The SHA-256 algorithm is highly secure and is used by US government agencies to protect sensitive information. Due to three qualities, such as the fact that extracting the original data from the hash is extremely difficult, this is referred to as a “high-secured method.” To crack the hash value, a brute force attack requires 2256 attempts. The second point to mention is that there aren’t many collisions. The final one is that if a little change is made to the actual text, it changes the hash values, which causes an avalanche effect because the new hash value isn’t visible. [4]

SHA-256 is mainly used due to its no collisions till now, like no two different messages having the same hash function, and it also performs efficiently. The entire input message will be divided into small chunks, and then each chunk will depend on the previous one. [5]

Refrences

[1] Louis Tessler2,6 and Tim Byrnes State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, School of Physical and Material Sciences,East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, ChinaNew York University Shanghai, 1555 Century Ave, Pudong, Shanghai 200122, ChinaNYU-ECNU Institute of Physics at NYU Shanghai,3663 Zhongshan Road North, Shanghai 200062, China National Institute of Informatics, 2-1-2 Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8430, Japan Department of Physics, New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA CEMS, RIKEN, Wako-shi, Saitama 351-0198, Japan.

[2] Suman, Rajiv Ranjan, Bhaskar Mondal, and Tarni Mandal. “A secure encryption scheme using a Composite Logistic Sine Map (CLSM) and SHA-256.” Multimedia Tools and Applications (2022): 1-22.

[3] Nicolas T. Courtois1, M. G. (March, 2019). Optimizing SHA256 in Bitcoin Mining. 14.

[4]Courtois, N. T. (April 10,2014). The Unreasonable Fundamental Incertitudes. arXiv:1310.7935v3 [cs.CR], 48.

[5] H. Bensalem, Y. Blaquière and Y. Savaria, “Acceleration of the Secure Hash Algorithm-256 (SHA-256) on an FPGA-CPU Cluster Using OpenCL,” 2021 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), 2021, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/

[6] R. Wu, X. Zhang, M. Wang and L. Wang, “A High-Performance Parallel Hardware Architecture of SHA-256 Hash in ASIC,” 22nd International Conference on Advanced Communication Technology (ICACT), pp. 1242-1247, doi: 10.23919/ICACT48636.2020.9061457.

Network Security Paper: In this paper, you will define the security strategies of Defense in Depth and Layered Security along with comparing and contrasting the strategies by explaining, at least, two advantages and disadvantages of implementing each security strategy. 

Required Section Headings:

• Introduction
• Defense in Depth
• Layered Security
• Advantages and Disadvantages
• Summary/Conclusion

Remember to support your statements with factual information (i.e., attribution/citations). In addition, material from the course textbook or the textbook’s author(s) cannot comprise more than 25% of the sourced and/or quoted material.

The paper must following the formatting guidelines in The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (2020), (7th ed.), and contain , at least, three scholarly/peer-reviewed references, three to five pages of content, and a reference page. In addition, the paper will be submitted through the Turnitin originality-checking tool. 

no cover page 

no references page

only use the textbook as references,

single space 

font size 10

each point half page.

In a 3- to 5-page paper:

• Identify and explain features in the primary offender that are consistent with Cluster A personalities.
• Explain how these features differ from features that characterize Cluster B personalities.
• Explain crimes that Cluster A personalities are more likely to commit.
• Explain three challenges of working with individuals with Cluster A personalities and recommend strategies for overcoming those challenges.
• Recommend at least three strategies to implement when interviewing offenders with Cluster A personalities.
•  Case Study #1 Jim, a 48-year-old engineer, works at a medium-size engineering firm. He has been employed with the firm for 16 years. He is described by co-workers as serious and thin-skinned, having no sense of humor, and distrusting of others. He lives alone, does not socialize with his neighbors, and often engages in angry accusations of something the neighbors or their children did that caused him distress or offended him in some way. He holds grudges forever, seemingly holding on to every real or perceived slight he has ever experienced. Jim is constantly writing letters to the utility company, city officials, and his congressional leaders about the injustices constantly inflicted upon him. 

 Do you agree or disagree with the article and the IMF’s assertions and why?   Please substantiate your opinion with peer reviewed/scholarly articles.  One or two at the most is sufficient 

Statement of Purpose and Objectives*

Your statement should should describe your past experience as it relates to your interest in public health, career goals, purpose for applying to the program, and how the program will serve future goals. Applicants should not plagiarize and must cite any sources used.

You are to submit a four-page paper evaluating the different aspects of the developmental stages during your topic’s timeframe.

Use the APA format, including your cover page, reference page, and four content pages. Please remember that if you have a citation, it must be cited.

Watch the video below on the work of Robert Sapolsky who studies stress (this is a short version; if you want to see the entire video, you can find it here https://youtu.be/ncYMV4DXCMU . Begin your paper by defining stress in your own words and discussing your reaction to the video.

2. Complete the  Life Experiences Survey

 and consider the stressful events you have encountered in the previous two year period. 

3. Interview your family members and find out which stress-related disease(s) you are most at risk for. Here is a link to a WebMD page that discusses 10 stress-related diseases:  https://www.webmd.com/balance/stress-management/features/10-fixable-stress-related-health-problems#1

4. Research and locate one article on stress and whatever disease you are most at risk for (select a study on research conducted on humans) from a reputable academic source:

Reputable Sources:

• journal articles
• government publications based on research

Do not use:

• magazines of any sort, whether they are on paper or online
• Websites of any type, including epigenetics websites
• Wikipedia

How to Perform Your Research

• Use the College Library in person or online (log in with your new MDC ID number (the one that is all numbers). Your password is the last four digits of that same MDC ID unless you have changed it.

Read the stress article you find. Continue your paper with a discussion of the stress article. Be sure to paraphrase (put things in your own words) and be sure to cite the author(s) of the article you find using APA style (see the section below on using APA style). Aim for about a page for this part of your paper.

5. Discuss the concept of stress in light of your family history and the article you read. Aim for one page for this section of your paper. Here are some topics you can discuss. You are not required to discuss these but they may be useful to you: 

How do you create stress in your own life?

How could you change the nature of our society to make it less stressful?

It could be said that some stress comes from leading “out-of-balance” lives. What can people do to “keep it simple”? Furthermore, in what ways can individuals control the stressors they will encounter beforehand?

How could you change the way in which you interact with your school demands or your work demands to change the amount of stress that you feel?

6. Discuss how you can improve your health and longevity in light of your findings on this assignment, your understanding of stress, and your knowledge of your family history. This should be your final page.

You can go over or under a page for any of the sections of the paper as long as your total paper is 1,000 words not counting the references.

General Rules for an “A” Paper (check your paper against this list) 

◻    1,000 words

◻    Original work; plagiarism score of less than 10% (90% original work)

◻    Double-spaced, 12-point font, 1-inch margins

◻    Covers all 6 tasks

◻    Spell-checked

◻    College-level grammar

◻    Cite your article APA style (author & year within the body of the paper; full reference at end)

◻    No abstract, no cover

◻    Place your name and reference number on the first page. Use page numbers.

Write a two-page paper, plus the title page and a reference page on the following statement:

Research and find a cold chain technology that is being used to ensure safe and healthy foodstuffs within a retail business of your choice. What federal regulations must be followed to ensure such safe and healthy food in that cool supply chain?

Written Communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
•APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to APA (7th edition) style and formatting.
•Length of paper: typed, double-spaced pages with no less than a two-page paper.
•Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.