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    Wikis in Education

    Please summarize your assessment of the applicability of wikis as a cloud-based tool and the use of the Cloud for self organized learning environments for our educational system in a short response. Please try to address the following issues somewhere in your presentation: Your understanding of how a wiki works and the kinds

    Cloud Computing: IT Oversight and Governance

    Provide a discussion on the benefits and issues of cloud computing. When should a firm purchase its IT services from the Cloud? What is the implication for IT oversight and the firm's governance of those systems? If the firm moves to an Open Source environment, how will its data be secured and strategic advantage gained over th

    Social Networks and Web 2.0

    Develop notes on the following: The technologies behind a social network tool you use. Your experience with this tool. How it has changed the way you interact with your friends and family. Is the change a positive or negative one from your perspective?

    The Impact of Web 1.0, Web 2.0, and Web 3.0

    Using the below reading materials and related material, please assist with notes on the following: Compare the impact of Web 1.0, Web 2.0, and Web 3.0. Provide details on each and discuss how each has evolved from its forerunner Web interface. What do you see as the future of the Web in Web 3.0? Majchrzak, A., & More, 

    Best Software: Large Manufacturer

    Your group is a management team for a large electronics manufacturing company. You are tasked with selecting the best software packages for the firm's materials requirements planning (MRP), capacity requirement planning (CRP), enterprise resource planning (ERP), supply chain management, inventory control, shop floor control, and

    Analysis of Verizon Communications: Network Capacity Issues

    Need help with these recommendations for Verizon Communications to solve network capacity issues and congestion. Must have citations and evidence based. The recommendations are: 1. Create C-Ran Technology to ease Verizon Network Congestion. 2. Establish Software-Defined Networking (SDN) as a way to improve network efficiency

    Charter Document and Accompanying Schedule

    Prepare a charter document with a schedule in MS Project for approximately 40 tasks: Details You have been appointed as the Project Manager of a team for a work project that involves moving a firm of 5 accountants and 5 support staff from an office in Fortitude Valley into the City. The Partners of the Firm have requested

    Analysis of Verizon Communications

    Please provide some ideas on the following topics to help jumpstart my research of Verizon Communications: Marketing analysis SWOT Analysis Porter's Five Forces Recommendations to solve Verizon Communication Network Capacity Issues

    Strategic Analysis of Verizon Communications

    Need some help on the ETHICAL PRACTICES of Verizon Communications, the History of Verizon Communication , and core business functions of Verizon. Paper must be written in APA format with citations. Free of grammatical errors and no plagiarism.

    Contracts Articles Formation

    Locate and read an article on contracts. Based on your reading of the article, post a comment on why it is important for a procurement manager to understand contract formation.

    Technological advances in the 21st century, databases & security

    Question 1. Describe and differentiate between security policies, standards, and guidelines. Discuss how these security policies, standards, and guidelines will be used in your semester project. Question 2. In the world of databases and database management, it is extremely important to know the strength and limits of databa

    Quantitative Analysis: Critical Path Method and PERT

    Questions are in attachment in better format with excel tables. The Galaxy project consists of 8 interdependent tasks, labeled A through H. You've consulted experts, and have determined an optimistic, likely and pessimistic completion time (in days) for each of the tasks. The dependencies, and the times, are listed below.

    Integrated Supply Chain

    "An Integrated Supply Chain (ISC) is one that has full responsibility across the corporation (including different divisions, business units and geographies) for the planning and management of all activities involved in end to end supply chain processes, including direct sourcing and procurement, conversion/manufacturing, and all

    Project Management: DBA Topics

    I would like topic(s) related to DBA with a specialization in Project Management; identify resources and search engines intended to help you think about the topic. Most of the resources should be contemporary, published within the last five years. Based on your observations and/or interests (allowing you to pick my topics),

    Gartner Group website review

    You are to review Gartner group at http://www.gartner.com/technology/why_gartner.jsp. In their own words, "Gartner offers world-class, objective insight on virtually all areas of IT. •Unparalleled expertise across our wide range of solutions. •Gartner insights are drawn from a critical fact base not available anywhere else

    Mike Brown Assessment

    Several quotes from Mike Brown , a professional project manager with a very impressive track record. Consider these three quotes: "There are not many professions in which you can touch, feel, or experience the fruits of your labor. In project management you can." "As a project manager you have all the responsibilities of

    Operations Management Challenges of Production

    Discuss your thoughts about the challenges of production planning as pertains to the various production processes, Intermittent flow operations (job shop), batch flow process, worker paced line flow, machine paced line flow, and continuous flow operations, their similarities and differences.

    5 Types of Risks for a Highly Complex Project

    Assume that you are a project team member for a highly complex project based on a new technology that has never been directly proven in the marketplace. Further, you require the services of a number of sub-contractors to complete the design and development of this project. Because you are facing severe penalties in the event

    characteristics of constructive conflict

    Discuss 3 of the 6 basic characteristics of constructive conflict and corresponding principles that should guide a group committed to constructive conflict. Include examples for me for each one you choose, so I can understand better, thanks The issues are 1. focus on issues 2. respect for others 3. supportiveness 4. f

    Indirect costs calculations

    Calculating Indirect Rates Cost Element Cost Subtotal Rate Direct Labor Base $15,500,000.00 Overhead Expense 8,000,000.00 Burdened Labor Subtototal $23,500,000.00

    Personal Project: Project Charter

    The Project Charter should include the following sections: Description and Scope Background info on organization, history of the problem / business need Objectives - the solution to the need, success criteria Benefits of the solution Scope statement - major deliverables, specific out-of-scope items. Business case - is t

    Project Management Finishing Well

    The purpose of this assignment is to help you understand and synthesize project closing processes as they relate to project management. The case addresses program management, project quality, and project closing considerations and issues. Read the case study "American Shogun" on pp. 341-347 of https://saidnazulfiqar.files.wor

    Earned Value Analysis Structured Explanation

    The purpose of this assignment is to help you to understand the application of Earned Value Analysis (EVA) for project management monitoring and control. Read the case study "That Which Is Not Earned Is Never Valued" on . Then help answer the four discussion questions that follow the case, applying current, relevant theory. A

    Systems Development: Involvement of Business User

    For this assignment, you will need to access the CSU Online Library to research two articles concerning information systems development and project management. Drawing on these two articles, your textbook, and other sources, write an essay that addresses the following: 1. Provide a well-formulated thesis statement in your int

    Consumers & Retail Sales & Retail Credit Cards

    1. A quick check of advertisement in the newspaper, on the internet or on TV will find any number of "sales". Sales may include "hot items" for special events or holidays or may include clearance items from the season just ended. Explain how discounts are used in retail stores to encourage consumer spending and describe a sale y

    Business Management for Manufacturing Operations

    Weekly Question for Week 8. Hallmark has sent you to Thailand to start a manufacturing operation. The 10 pieces of equipment you need just arrived in customs. When you go to the customs area you notice a 2 star Thailand General inspecting your equipment. You say "hello." The General says that for $10,000 cash your equipment

    Information Technology (IT) Management

    Question 1 What are some of the current challenges in IT management?Also, discuss briefly the challenges of centralized vs. decentralized IT organizations. Question 2 What is the role of Information Technology in organizations and businesses?How do IT managers interact with others in the organization?How can IT managers

    The Captiva Conglomerate Case Study

    Al Carpenter, Materials manager at Captiva Conglomerate, has called a meeting with his Inventor and Spares manager, Sam Sliderule, and his Supply manager, Aaron Blumencranz, Jason Patel , vice president of Operations, Monica Stein, vice president of finance, and Jana Perry, director of Information Technology, are also in attend

    Restaurant Improvement Proposal

    I need help revising an upscale restaurant business proposal I have a PowerPoint presentation, but it really should have been assigned to someone fluid in graphics using Power Point. English grammar and current business background is a MUST. I need this to present to peers for critique. I also need someone who has