For Wendy Lewis Only

1st assignment (one-pager) – Strategic Plan Review

Instructions:

· Identify any government strategic plan (posted online in the last four years) and review its discussion of information technology (or lack thereof).

· This review should one-page, double-spaced and should include a link to the selected strategic plan.

· Your discussion should include, when applicable, concepts discussed in the notes and articles [attached] from the course.

· Any interesting findings about the plan’s discussion of IT should be included as well as your concluding suggestions for their next strategic plan.

· You can also use the strategic plan of a non-profit organization, or institution of higher learning.

Chosen Strategic Plan: http://www.marist.edu/strategicplanning\/)

2nd assignment

Essay Discussion Questions

Should be about three paragraphs each, based on the same notes and articles attached:

1. In your own words, describe the process of strategic planning for IT. What essential actions must occur in order for a strategic plan to succeed?

2. What is an ERP?

3. In your own words, what is the purpose of a needs assessment? What are pitfalls to avoid and how is the process an extension of systems theory?

4. After reading the article by Ahn and Bretscheider, what are some reasons why establishing a dynamic open forum of participatory citizen influence may not work in the U.S. or most established democracies?