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Q1:What are the roles of a project sponsor and the approval committee during the different SDLC phases?

Part 2:

Assume the following scenario:

A small company needs to develop an information system for the Finance and Accounting Department. As an analyst which process model would you prefer and why?

Part 3:There are three techniques which help users discover their needs for the new system, list and compare these techniques in terms of impactful changes. Also, explain BPR.

Word length: 2,500 words/excluding references References: Yes using either APA or AGLC style and include a reference list

Scenario:

James Strong is a managing director of ABC Pty Ltd, a large private Company that specialises in accounting services.

For the current income year, James has the following receipts and expenses:

a) Salary of $500,000

b) Rent from his apartment in London that derives $600 (equivalent) per week

c) An amount of $20,000 received by James for personal injury, $5,000 of this amount was for loss of salary

d) $5,000 incurred by James for undertaking a Graduate Certificate in Accounting.

e) Reimbursement of his telephone bill by ABC Pty Ltd.

f) Dividends of $20,000 received on his Telstra Share portfolio

g) A bottle of wine worth $2,000 he receives from the CEO of ABC Pty Ltd at Easter

Task: Your firm has been approached by James Strong to provide a letter of advice in relation to the tax implications of these amounts. You are to write a letter of advice that addresses these issues citing the relevant cases and legislation. At this time, you are not required to perform any calculations.

Develop a 1,500 to 2,000-word, high-level Human Resources Emergency Preparedness Plan. The plan should contain an introduction, body, and conclusion that propose an HR Emergency Preparedness Plan (HR EPP) for a small organization (Less than 500 employees) related to Natural Disaster, Health Crisis, or another Hazard which impact business operations (Sales/Service, Marketing, IT etc.)

The HR EPP (Human Resources Preparedness Plan) should outline following:

1. Introduction of the organization including, sales/services provided, customers, stakeholders, location and history of the company.
2. Identify the emergency- (Natural Disaster, Health Crisis, or another Hazard) Discuss the impact of the emergency on the company operations and employees.
3. Develop an HR EPP (HR Emergency Preparedness Plan) that includes an alternative work plan for operations continuity. Make sure the plan considers Legal, Regulatory, and Ethical issues that impact the business.
4. Discuss Human Resources’ role in the implementation of the HR EPP. (Employee Training, Safety, Performance Management, Leave of Absence, Corrective Action are all areas to consider possible impact to HR’s role)
5. Describe how the HR EPP is communicated to employees.
6. Conclusion- How will the organization measure the effectiveness of the HR EPP.

Compose a one-page, double-spaced theme in Word that lists two companies that utilize Supply Chain Management. You cannot use the following companies mentioned in this chapter. Coca-Cola, Farms.com, Powersourceonline.com, abcfurniture.com, New England Wood (Links to an external site.), Vermont Hardware or Furniture Distribution Company. You also cannot use the two vendors listed in the video: Justine's Shoes and Safeway. For each of the two companies you list, write about what improvements the SCM software brought to their companies. Remember to cite your sources, using the Adding Citations directions that follow.

Approximately 1000 word report (800-1300 words excluding Conclusion) on ONE of the following topics: 1. Quantum Cryptography 2. Quantum Computing and its impact on Cryptography 3. Zero-knowledge protocols (or proofs) in Signature Schemes 4. Secret Sharing (or splitting) in Cryptography It is VERY important that references are included (Note: Wikipedia is NOT acceptable)

This assessment requires the student to choose a topic from a supplied list and write a report as if it were to be presented as a professional development lecture for their peers. The choice of topics may include but not be limited to, material covered throughout the subject. Potential topics not covered in lectures may include quantum cryptography and quantum computing. Students are expected to discuss their choice with their lecturer during the workshops. This assignment is designed to improve the student’s organisational skills and encourage independent research into other topics not directly covered in lectures. Please present your lecture in report format which includes the following sections: • Title page • Introduction • Body paragraph • Body paragraph • Body paragraph • Conclusion • References • Appendices (if necessary) The report should: • include diagrams explaining concepts • Include all references cited and must be referenced in Harvard AGPS

Complete a Problem Solving discussion in Word. Your Problem Solving discussion should include Problem Statement, Problem Analysis, Program Design, Program Code and Program Test. For the Program Code section, use Raptor to code

1. Alberta Einstein teaches a business class at Podunk University. To evaluate the students in this class, she has given three tests. It is now the end of the semester and Alberta asks you to create a program that inputs each student’s test scores and outputs the average score for each student and the overall class average. (Hint: The outer loop should allow for Ms. Einstein to input all the students, one by one, and the inner loop should accept the three test scores and compute the average for each student.)

Name and describe the four types of delivery. Give a comparison between two types (your choice). Of the two Indicate which you think would enable a speaker to be most effective and tell why or why no? State if you feel it is important for a speaker to rehearse the presentation/speech before delivery; if so state why, if not state why not?

In manuscript presentations, speakers read their remarks word for word from a prepared statement. Manuscript speaking is common at annual company meetings, conventions, and press conferences. Unfortunately, few experiences are as boring as the average manuscript presentation. Novice speakers often try to conceal their nervousness at facing a large audience by reading from a script—and turn into lifeless drones when doing so. Because most speakers are not trained at reading aloud, their delivery is halting and jerky. Even worse, a nervous speaker who relies too heavily on a manuscript can make serious mistakes without even knowing it. Management consultant Marilyn Landis describes one

Memorized Presentations

If speaking from a script is bad, trying to memorize that script is even worse. You have probably been subjected to a memorized sales pitch from a telemarketer or door-to-door salesperson. If so, you know that the biggest problem of a memorized presentation—one recited word for word from memory—is that it sounds memorized. Speakers who recite their presentations from memory often fail to incorporate natural nonverbal expressions or demonstrations of emotion in their delivery. As a result, their speeches sound rehearsed to the point of almost being robotic. It might seem that memorizing a presentation would help alleviate your nervousness, but, in fact, memorization almost guarantees that stage fright will become a serious problem. Speakers who devote large amounts of time to simply learning the words of a talk are asking for trouble. During the presentation, they must focus on remembering what comes next instead of getting involved in the meaning of their remarks. It is difficult to recover from forgetting a portion of a memorized speech without the mistake being obvious to the audience.Sometimes it is necessary to memorize parts of a presentation, because referring to notes at a critical moment can diminish your credibility. A salesperson is usually expected to know a product’s major features: how much horsepower it has, how much it costs, or how many copies per minute it delivers. A personnel manager might be expected to know, without referring to a brochure, the value of employee life insurance (if each employee’s benefit is the same) and how much employees contribute to the premium. A coworker would look foolish at a retirement dinner if she said, “Everyone knows about Charlie’s contributions …” and then had to pause to refer to her notes. In such situations, it is recommended to memorize only the essential parts of a presentation

Extemporaneous Presentations

An extemporaneous presentation is planned and rehearsed but not memorized word for word. When you speak extemporaneously, you learn your key points and become familiar with the support you will use to back them up. In other words, you practice the big picture but let the specific words come naturally during your delivery. If you prepare carefully and practice your presentation several times with a friend, a family member, or even a group of coworkers or subordinates, you will have a good chance of delivering an extemporaneous talk that seems spontaneous—and maybe even effortless. Almost every presentation you plan—a sales presentation, a talk at the local high school, a progress report to a management review board, a training lecture, an annual report to employees or the board of directors—should be delivered extemporaneously.

Impromptu Presentations

Sooner or later you will be asked to give an impromptu presentation—an unexpected, off-the-cuff talk. A customer might stop in your office and ask you to describe the new model you will have next spring. At a celebration dinner, you might be asked to “say a few words.” A manager might ask you to “give us some background on the problem” or to “fill us in on your progress.” You may suddenly discover at a weekly meeting that your subordinates are unaware of a process they need to know about to understand the project you are preparing to explain.

Giving an impromptu talk need not be as threatening as it seems. Most of the time, you will be asked to speak about a subject within your expertise—such as a current project, a problem you have solved, or a technical aspect of your training—which means you have thought about the topic before. Another reassuring fact is that most listeners will not expect perfection in unrehearsed remarks.

Your impromptu presentations will be most effective if you follow these guidelines.⁴

A few years ago Mark and Phil thought it would be fun to work together on a piece of research. They also hoped it would benefit their continuing development as researchers. Mark’s research background (strength) has its origins in the recruitment and subsequent mobility of labor. His research methods skills emphasize the quantitative approach, although he had undertaken a variety of qualitative research projects. Phil’s strength is as a mainstream HRM academic with an bias towards understanding the processes of everyday HRM. His research methods skills are mainly qualitative. Unlike many students Mark’s and Phil’s research area was one in which they were aware of the literature. However, despite this, they were in a similar situation to many students. They wanted to undertake a new piece of work that would excite them and be of some practical benefit to organizations.

In the early 1990s Mark had carried out a survey of recruitment methods used by local authority employers. This had built on and developed research he had undertaken as part of his doctoral thesis approximately 10 years earlier. While discussing the findings in the coffee shop Phil agreed to take a more detailed look to see whether there was anything of practical significance for managers. During discussion a few weeks later an issue that they felt was fascinating emerged. Throughout the previous decade there appeared to have been a dominance of internal and word-of-mouth recruitment. Internal recruitment is where recruitment is restricted to an organization’s existing employees. Word-of-mouth is where recruitment relies on the organization’s existing employees to tell other people in their social networks about the vacancies.

Through their discussion Phil and Mark developed a clear research idea that was in both their areas of academic strength. This was concerned with explaining why, given the centrality of equal opportunities to local authorities’ recruitment, internal and word-of-mouth recruitment was so dominant. They felt this idea was fascinating because, on the face of it, both forms of recruitment were alien to the principle of equal opportunities. Quantitative evidence from Mark’s survey showed that the phenomena of internal and word-of-mouth recruitment were dominant. Mark’s experience of working in local authorities supported this. They now needed to refine the idea, develop a clear research question and objectives, and write their research proposal.

They adopted what we felt was a rational process. They both drafted outline proposals simultaneously and criticized each other’s work. This led to an outline proposal that integrated their ideas and encompassed research questions and objectives.

Next they reviewed the literature to establish what work had been done on this aspect of recruitment. The overall conclusion from the empirical research, undertaken in all sectors of the economy, was that word-of-mouth and internal recruitment methods were still important. However, none of this work concentrated on local authorities. Moreover, they thought that awareness of the importance of equal opportunities would have grown since the time when the research was conducted. Their research proposal still seemed valid, and the literature confirmed its relevance. In addition, reading the literature had suggested possible new research questions. However, they still needed to discuss their proposal with other people.

The first discussion was with an equal opportunities officer with a London borough. He was not excited by their research idea, and commented that he was not surprised by the survey findings. These, he said, were due to the need to redeploy people who would otherwise be made redundant. The second discussion was with a personnel specialist from a large county authority. Her response can be paraphrased as ‘well what do you expect.... the pay for manual positions is relatively low so there are few applicants.... we therefore have to rely on word of mouth.’

Mark and Phil were depressed, to say the least. They thought they had a fascinating research question. Yet the first two people they had discussed their ideas with had shown them the answer was obvious. They had spent a great deal of time refining their research proposal and in searching the literature. Their immediate reaction was to abandon the research completely. However, a few days later they decided to revise their research ideas. They decided to discard the local authorities and equal opportunities perspectives and focus on the notification channels used by employers. Their revised research question was: ‘Why do organizations use word-of- mouth recruitment?’

discussing the case and incorporating answers to the questions below.

4. To what extent do you feel that Mark’s and Phil's final research question meets the checklist below? (at least 350 words)

a. Does the topic fit the specifications and meet the standards set by the examining institution?

b. Is the topic something with which you are really fascinated?

c. Does your research topic contain issues that have a clear link to theory?

d. Do you have, or can you develop within the project time frame, the necessary research skills to undertake the topic?

e. Is the research topic achievable within the available time?

f. Is the research topic achievable within the financial resources that are likely to be available?

g. Are you reasonably certain of being able to gain access to data you are likely to require for this topic?

h. Are you able to state your research question(s) and objectives clearly?

i. Will your proposed research be able to provide fresh insights on this topic?

j. Does your research topic relate clearly to the topic you have been given (perhaps by an organization)?

l. Are the findings for this research topic likely to be symmetrical, that is of similar value, whatever theoutcome?

k. Does the research topic match your career goals?

When conversation turns to the pros and cons of wearing automobile seat belts, Herman always brings up the case of a friend who survived an accident because he was not wearing seat belts. The friend was thrown from the car and landed on a grassy bank, suffering only minor injuries, while the car burst into flames and was destroyed.

Explain why this anecdote does not provide good evidence that it is safer not to wear seat belts. What kind of data is useful as evidence? MUST BE 350 WORD MINIMUM with 2 IN-TEXT References.. APA