For this assessment, create an IT technology implementation proposal for the
management entity of an organization of your choice that addresses a solution to
a challenge. Report your analysis and findings and recommend a go or no-go
decision. Complete the following:
1. Write a brief executive summary of your proposal.
2. Synthesize the research, documentation, and analysis including:
o An evaluation of new concepts and trends in IT and an explanation of the
organizational challenge and your initial rationale for how the chosen IT advance
could address the challenge. o A synthesis of internal and external risks as well as your findings from the analysis
described above. o Evidence and the financial justification for introducing the IT advance in the
organization as a solution to the challenge. o An assessment of how the IT advance would or would not optimize the solution to
the challenge based on the COBIT business criteria. o An analysis of technology (IT) management concepts, including: o Risk. o Financial impact. o Alignment of an IT advance with business goals. o An enterprise architecture (EA) framework of preference and description of how it
will be implemented within the organization of choice, analyzing the applicable IT
governance explaining its use in practical terms. o Selection from maturity models and frameworks to illustrate applicability to the
package of technologies and the management of those technologies within the
organization of choice. 3. Propose a final recommendation for a go or no-go decision from management on
introducing the IT advance in the organization.
4. If your recommendation is a no-go, describe what would be necessary to make a go
decision feasible. Consider the following questions:
o What technological advances might permit a go decision that are not yet ready for
use? o What are the weaknesses or gaps in the current situation that prevent a go decision? o What resources would be necessary to enable a go decision? o How could a solution to the challenge or issue be optimized? Additional Requirements Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract
from the overall message.
APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to APA (6th ed.)
style and formatting.
Number of resources: Include a minimum of six resources.
Length of paper: Ten typed, double-spaced pages.
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
