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HOW TO APPROACH WRITING REQUIREMENT B
Part B – This is a justification section so read these instructions carefully.
Part B requires three (3) items to pass.
Item #1 required – Identify the emerging technology.
I recommend that Techfite purchase (insert name of emerging cloud technology). Cr eate a minimum of a TWO SENTENCE explanation that explains why your chosen technology is emerging.
Example: I recommend Techfite purchase (insert name of emerging technology) because it makes use of Artificial Intelligence, which offers an emerging feature known as (choose one:
anomaly detection, data ingestion or predictive analytics.
(Next, write a one sentence definition about this emerging feature and cite the reference).
Item #2 required - It’s required to include where your chosen emerging technology falls on either “ the Gartner Maturity Level “or” the Gartner Hype Cycle, found in Module 3 of the C850 Course of Study , study material.
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Note: Your emerging technology must fall on one of the first two stages in the Gartner Maturity Level shown below which are embryonic or emerging. Anything beyond these first two stages WILL NOT BE ACCEPTABLE and WILL NOT PASS Part B.
In the Gartner Maturity Level, it’s a good idea to choose the “emerging stage” (see chart below) and then to associate the emerging stage with one of the following from the far right column called Products/Vendors, associated with the emerging stage: Either first generation, high price or much customization. It does not matter which one is chosen.
Example: (INSERT NAME OF TECHNOLOGY) falls on the Gartner Maturity Level in the emerging stage because it’s a first generation technology which requires a great amount of customization to make it operate in Techfite’s environment.
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The Hype Cycle is an alternative to the Gartner Maturity Level. BOTH ARE NOT REQUIRED; THIS IS AN ALTERNATIVE only if you choose NOT to use the Gartner Maturity Level.
As an alternative to the Gartner Maturity Level, you may also locate your chosen technology on “The Hype Cycle” curve (see below), also from Gartner, found in Module 3 of the C850 Course
Material. For this submission, anything that is plotted into the first three zones will be acceptable as that meets the definition of an emerging technology in this course.
The first three zones as shown along the horizontal axis of this diagram include the innovation trigger, the peak of inflated expectations and the trough of disillusionment. Nothing else will be accepted and would cause a fail of Requirement B.
Next, relate your chosen emerging feature chosen earlier from Part B to these two (2) things:
1) Where it falls on one of the first three zones of the Hype Cycle (shown below) and
2) Secondly, choose a point on the graph “within that same zone” and discuss it.
Example Only . (INSERT NAME OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGY CHOSEN) falls on the Gartner Hype Cycle in the zone called the “peak of inflated expectations and it relates to a point called activity beyond early adopters”
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Item #3 required –Provide a solution to the identified organizational need that is relevant to the case study.
Requirement F – This section is very often missed by students so get with a Course Instructor to review your written work.
Recommend a method that can be used to determine whether adoption of the proposed emerging technology solution will be successful or unsuccessful, based on the needs of Techfite. Note: The method will come from Part A of the paper such as automating either log analysis, data storage or attack detection.
HOW TO PASS PART F
WARNING: Never use the word “implement” in Part F. This will cause a person to fail immediately. Remember, this is a proposal which will occur in the future. Nothing can be said about implementing or implementation in Part F.
DO NOT INCLUDE anything from Part C which is the Gartner STREET method. Part C is an adoption process whereas Part F is about adoption success and they are very different.
1. ******Important – Write Part F completely using FUTURE TENSE such as “will establish a goal, will determine, will evaluate, will propose a plan.” Future tense requires using “will plus the verb. Again, Part F must be in future tense because we’re testing a proposal; the results have not happened yet; they might happen in the future.
1. ******Important – The method is found from earlier in the task in Part A where you originally chose “what” will be automated. Example: Automating the number of logs scanned will be in Part F “or” automating the number of logs stored “or” automating the number of attacks detected. Only use one method in Part F and it must MATCH what was used in Part A.
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1. How are you going to determine if the technology is successful or a failure?
What period of time are you going to test your technology KNOWN AS A TRIAL PERIOD such as a 60-day, 90-day or 120-day trial period. YOU MUST USE THE WORDS “trial period to pass with a specific length of time such as 60, 90 or 120 days as examples.
Reminder: Requirement F is not a conclusion and a conclusion is not needed.
Note: Do NOT include anything from Part C, the STREET method, in Requirement F. Part C was an adoption process whereas Part F seeks a method. They are different requirements. DO NOT MIX THEM.
Important: Before reading the section below, realize you are able to make up your own metrics, meaning numbers. Techfite is a fictitious company .
1. Again, never use the word “implement” or “implementation in Part F.”
Example:
The method I’ve chosen to determine whether the adoption of (insert name of emerging technology) will be successful or unsuccessful to meet Techfite’s needs is the number of (insert the method from Part A and be sure it’s only ONE METHOD, not more than one). This proposal will contain a plan to begin by taking a test measurement of the current number of logs analyzed, which will establish a benchmark to set a future goal. The future goal will be to obtain a percentage increase of (enter a percentage ranging from 30% up to 200%. Choose any number you desire.) After a 90-day trial period, a second test measurement will be taken which will be compared against the first one and if the percentage increased by (include percentage number you chose earlier) or greater, then success will be met and the organizational goal to (from Part A) automate log scanning will be achieved.
**** REQUIRED TO PASS The precise words “trial period must be used with a specific number of days such as 60-day trial period, 90-day trial period or 120-day trial period.***
Requirement G. Make sure sources are cited in the task using APA and that a reference page is at the end of the paper on a SEPARATE and FINAL page of its own.
Requirement H .Make sure your paper is professionally written. This is a proposal to a CEO/CIO, so you aren’t writing the paper from the perspective of a friend/colleague.
