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WEEK-3 Course Project Research Outline

Name: Nikhil Vasani

Course: NETW-583

Professor:  Dexter francis

Devry University

May-17, 2018

Apple Inc. Strategic Technology Plan

1. Who is Apple?

i. Organization Description.

a) Products and Services.

b) History of Previous Technology Achievements.

ii. Organizational Goals.

a) Mission Statement.

b) Existing Organizational Objectives Related to Technology Advancement.

2. Technology Infrastructure Audit.

i. Outline and Review of Existing Organization’s Technology (Orlich, 2009).

a) Organization Hardware Inventory.

b) Organization Software Inventory.

ii. Tech SWOT Analysis.

a) Strengths.

b) Weaknesses.

c) Opportunities.

d) Threats.

3. Gap Analysis.

i. Comparison with Competitors.

ii. Needs Analysis.

a) Possible Tech. upgrades and transformations.

iii. Goal Setting.

a) Short term technology development plan.

b) 10-year Apple Plan.

4. Strategic Technology Plan Blue Print.

i. Action Plan.

a) Personnel training and development.

b) Product creation, innovation, and evaluation criteria.

ii. Plan Budget.

a) Technical analysis.

b) Cost-benefit analysis (Orlich, 2009).

References

NoAuthorFound, (2013). Step-by-Step IT Strategic Planning. Retrieved from http://constructionexec.com/article/aec-information-technology-strategic-planning-step-by-step

Orlich, D. (2009). Teaching strategies: a guide to effective instruction. Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.