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Page 1 of 6 School of Property, Construction and Project Management — BUSM4619 Information and Technology Management Assessment 3: Strategy report Assessment Type: individual strategy report Word limit: 3,000 words (+/– 10%) Due date: Thursday of Week 7 11:59PM (AEST) Weighting: 40% Overview You are employed in a medium sized construction firm ‘Coffee Construction Australia’ who deliver a broad range of civil projects including vital transport networks, water and resources infrastructure, railway embankments and dam construction; and major foundation and civil works for water treatment and desalination plants. Coffee Constructions Australia is an old style family based firm that has not embraced technology and the firm is having trouble managing the volume of projects, and the Board of Directors has become very concerned about the firm’s reputation and future business opportunities. You’re employed as a project director/manager and you have recently completed your Master of Project Management at RMIT. The Board of Directors thought that your product comparison report was terrific and has now asked that you provide the initial 4 year information strategic plan in the form of a board report to Jim Coffee (the firm’s chief construction executive). Learning Outcomes − Analyse, synthesise and apply complex project management theory to address industry issues, and implement new directions in project management − Professionally communicate your ideas and strategy, justifying decision making to diverse project management and organisational stakeholders − Employ your knowledge of project management theory and recent industry developments to identify problems and formulate solutions that respond to the diverse needs of project stakeholders − Apply appropriate research methods, tools and technical skills to plan, implement and evaluate projects that contribute to the profession and the field of knowledge in the discipline. After completion of this assessment you should be able to: − Develop an understanding of how to deliver a clear, effective communication that attempts to get people thinking about the problem and the potential solutions in the same way, albertkadro Highlight Page 2 of 6 − Develop critical thinking skills, through identifying, analysing, evaluating and developing arguments which illustrate thoughtful appreciation of business’ need for a technology and information management system, − Know how to search and locate literature (e.g. journal articles, trade magazines, product reviews, etc.) using library and internet resources, and − Analyse information found in the discovered literature and synthesise new knowledge into a written report. Page 3 of 6 Assessment details Details The Board of Directors thought that your detailed information system report (assessment 2) was terrific, and has now asked that you provide the initial 4 year information strategic plan in the form of a board report to Jim Coffee (the firm’s chief construction executive). Jim has suggested a simple framework. Remember to cover the who, what, when, where, why and how by describinge the situation, options, recommendations, and implications of implementing this plan. Please use graphics to explain the concepts in your strategic plan. The report should address: − Business drivers; − Guiding principles; − The purpose of the strategy (vision); − Impact on clients; − Information and technology trends; − Significant business trends; − Strategic themes (key strategies); − Privacy, security and data protection; − Key performance measures; and − Governance processes. A Board report structure should include: − Abbreviations; − A glossary; − An executive summary; − Introduction; − Background; − The strategic plan; − References; − Attachments; and − Appendices. This paper requires that you research information regarding strategic plans and the information contained within them. Some information on literature reviews can be found here: https://emedia.rmit.edu.au/learninglab/content/literature-review-overview. References The assignment should contain no less than 15 references. These sources should be based around a mix of academic publications such as books, texts and peer-reviewed conference proceedings, journal papers, and industry journals not just internet references and must be correctly referenced in-text as a mix of direct quotations and paraphrases and also listed at the end of your document in a reference list. https://emedia.rmit.edu.au/learninglab/content/literature-review-overview albertkadro Highlight Page 4 of 6 Academic integrity and plagiarism Academic integrity is about honest presentation of your academic work. It means acknowledging the work of others while developing your own insights, knowledge and ideas. You should take extreme care that you have: − Acknowledged words, data, diagrams, models, frameworks and/or ideas of others you have quoted (i.e. directly copied), summarised, paraphrased, discussed or mentioned in your assessment through the appropriate referencing methods, − Provided a reference list of the publication details so your reader can locate the source if necessary. This includes material taken from Internet sites. If you do not acknowledge the sources of your material, you may be accused of plagiarism because you have passed off the work and ideas of another person without appropriate referencing, as if they were your own. RMIT University treats plagiarism as a very serious offence constituting misconduct. Plagiarism covers a variety of inappropriate behaviours, including: − Failure to properly document a source − Copyright material from the internet or databases − Collusion between students For further information on our policies and procedures, please refer to the University website. Assessment declaration When you submit work electronically, you agree to the assessment declaration. Referencing guidelines You must acknowledge all the courses of information you have used in your assessments. Refer to the RMIT Easy Cite referencing tool to see examples and tips on how to reference in the appropriated style. You can also refer to the library referencing page for more tools such as EndNote, referencing tutorials and referencing guides for printing. Submission format Upload as one single file via the assignments submission page within Canvas. Use RMIT Harvard referencing style for this assessment. https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/rights-and-responsibilities/academic-integrity https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/assessment-and-exams/assessment/assessment-declaration http://www.lib.rmit.edu.au/easy-cite/ http://www1.rmit.edu.au/library/referencing http://www1.rmit.edu.au/library/referencing Page 5 of 6 Working as a group Many courses require you to work in a group to complete various assessments. It is the collective responsibility of all group members to actively contribute and complete any project. If any individual is unavailable during this time, the group will need to adjust responsibilities to allow for the work to be completed. It is recommended that students elect a group leader to take responsibility for this. Working in a group requires consistent interaction and communication. This should be done within Canvas, Google Hangouts, email etc. Should any individual be unavailable for an extended period of time, it is the responsibility of the group members, or group leader, to advise their tutor to discuss the situation. This should be raised as early as possible if students wish to apply for an extension or special consideration. Only one copy of a group assessment needs to be submitted, however all group names must be added to the report submission. For further information about understanding group work, visit RMIT Learning Lab. Assessment Criteria Criteria Ratings Pts Fulfilment of overall assignment intent All parts done very well. Demonstrates exceptional comprehension of topic. Some parts done excellently. Shows thorough knowledge and understanding of the topic, with evidence of reading beyond the key texts. All parts dealt with satisfactorily. Shows evidence of relevant and sound knowledge and understanding of the topic and reading of key texts. Broadly completed but some parts are superficially treated misunderstood or overlooked. Shows relevant knowledge of the topic. Failure to adequately address the tasks. Shows inadequate knowledge of the topic to meet learning outcomes. 70.0 pts 55.0 pts 48.0 pts 41.0 pts 28.0 pts 70.0 https://emedia.rmit.edu.au/learninglab/content/understanding-group-work Page 6 of 6 Structure and organisation, including citations Structure and sequence effectively used to help integrate ideas and support logical argument. Fully supported by reference to relevant up to date material. Accurate use of Harvard referencing technique. Logically sequenced and connections between different themes or sections are well made. Clear evidence of wide and relevant reading. Accurate use of Harvard referencing technique. Sequence and structure are logical and easy to follow. Introductory and concluding sections used effectively. Well informed by reading which goes beyond key texts. Accurate use of Harvard referencing technique. Structured well enough to make sense. Instances of irrelevance or confusion. Effective use of key reading. Accurate use of Harvard referencing technique. Poor structure, illogically organised; irrelevance and confusion. Poor use of reading. Poor or incorrect use of Harvard technique. 15.0 pts 11.0 pts 10.0 pts 8.0 pts 6.0 pts 15.0 Grammar and spelling Powerful, confident and precise use of language; mastery of style and tone. Language demonstrates precision and expressiveness as well as clarity. Displays an excellent use of standard of written English. Language is generally sound and clear throughout, business- like and little use of jargon. Spelling, punctuation, & grammar very good. Clear enough to be understood; some confused or unclear expression. Spelling, punctuation,