Discussion Questions

D.Q 1

"Establishing a Performance Measurement Baseline" Please respond to the following:

· Imagine that you are managing a project that involves the development of a new hotel in Washington, DC, near all of the major tourist attractions. The hotel will have 250 rooms, which will generate room revenues of between $250-300 per night per room. You are required to submit a budget proposal for this project. Determine the top-two (2) important elements of your budget proposal, and specify the main reasons why the elements you have determined are important.

· Using the same scenario from Part I of this discussion, determine the best way to establish a performance measurement baseline for your hotel project. Justify your response.

D.Q 2

"Globalization"

· Use the Internet or the Strayer Library to research articles on organizations that successfully go global and adopt global information systems. Next, select one (1) organization that successfully went global and adopted global information systems. Then, explain the overall manner in which the organization in question has benefited from its globalization. Include at least two (2) examples of such benefits to support your response.

· Describe the four (4) organizational structures, as discussed in Chapter 9 of the textbook, which determine the architect of a global information system. Next, identify one (1) obstacle to the design and implementation of a global information system, and explain one (1) way in which an organization can overcome the obstacle in question.

D.Q3

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"SaaS and Cloud Computing"

· Discuss the fundamental advantages and disadvantages of using software as a service (SaaS) within organizations. Next, give your opinion as to why SaaS has become a common delivery model for many business applications.

· According to the textbook, most experts believe that security is a concern when using a cloud computing platform, and users play an important role in its success. Imagine that you have been asked to provide suggestions for an organization that is planning to acquire a cloud computing provider. Select one (1) out of Gartner's seven (7) cloud-computing security risks, as discussed in Chapter 14 of the textbook, and suggest one (1) way in which you would negative the chosen risk for the organization for which you are working. Justify your response.

D.Q4

"Managing Stakeholders" Please respond to the following:

· From the first and second e-Activities, assume that you are the manager of the project that will set up a new headquarters office for the Federal Bureau of Investigations. Determine the main stakeholders, and specify the overall way in which you would manage the stakeholders in order to complete your project. Support your rationale.

· Review the project stakeholder management processes that were discussed in Chapter 13 of your PMBOK textbook. Determine the fundamental skills that a project manager should possess in order to successfully manage stakeholders. Support your response with one (1) example of a project manager using such skills to manage stakeholders.