Strong Organizational Leadership

Why is strong organizational leadership critical to the successful implementation of information systems?

Using the problem statement already created in the outline paper...

Using the problem statement already created in the outline paper, what type of work need to be completed to achieve the project goals identified? Include at least one use case for each project goal identified; for those that has several goals I need several use cases. (USE CASE are): A technique for capturing system requiremen ...continues

The "brokerage model"

The "brokerage model" is one of the eight models that are used for designing web sites. I need research on the "brokerage model". Also an analysis on what is trying to be achieved by using the model as with Amazon.com and Ebay.com. Does the "brokerage model" work or not with these websites. Does these particular websites emp ...continues

If web servers do not need the fastest processors.

If web servers do not need the fastest processors. Yet, when we look at the manufacturer’s and reseller’s sites we see the latest, fastest chips prominently displayed. Why is this so? Why are the manufacturers offering older (albeit slower) chip sets for the machines they are offering today?

Discuss the difficulties of staying on top of viruses and security issues surrounding a network implementation.

Discuss the difficulties of staying on top of viruses and security issues surrounding a network implementation.

Project Planning

Read “Will Project Creep Cost You--or Create Value?” How can the methods described in the article be used to more effectively manage project scope?

The Eye Diagram: A New Perspective on the Project Life Cycle

What is the project manager’s role throughout the project life cycle? Do you think that the framework introduced in the article “The Eye Diagram: A New Perspective on the Project Life Cycle” will help the project manager better focus his or her energies and/or resources? Why or why not?

What negative can you see about buying Microsoft?

It used to be said “No one was ever fired for buying IBM.” In the 1990s that phrase changed to “No one was ever fired for buying Microsoft.” The sysadmins for your new web project are recommending using Linux servers running Apache web server, both open source software packages. Your company has had some difficulty with new a ...continues

What risks do you think accrue to using a new software package...

What risks do you think accrue to using a new software package that has just been released?

Software developers are fickle individuals, always wanting to try new languages, to “take them for a spin” so to speak. As a project manager, you are approached by a developer who is requesting to complete his current project using the newly-released Belchfire 500. What will your answer be, and why?

Software developers are fickle individuals, always wanting to try new languages, to “take them for a spin” so to speak. As a project manager, you are approached by a developer who is requesting to complete his current project using the newly-released Belchfire 500. What will your answer be, and why?