WHAT SHOULD STRATEGIC PLAN AND IT INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDE? FINAL PROEJCT MGSC 300 DR DUDA A strategic plan provides a road map for accomplishing specified goals. Strategic planning may be utilized on a large scale, such as planning for business growth over several years or to help a nonprofit or governmental organization reach its stated mission. • • • • • • • • • • • • Introductory Statement - If you include an introductory statement, it should briefly describe why the strategic plan was developed and for what time period, plus the authors of the plan. Background Statement - This section may provide information about the organization such as history, management structure, and supporting partners or agencies. Alternatively, you could use this section as a brief business statement - more of an elevator pitch - to concisely describe your business. Organizational Structure - Include this information if it’s relevant to evaluate how your business or organization operates and is structured - from governing board to staffing. Vision - A vision statement should briefly describe what a company wants to achieve or become. This is one of the primary organizational tenets to consider, along with values and mission. Values - These are the principles that an organization stands for and abides by. Many businesses create core value statements to guide company culture. Mission Statement - A mission statement describes the purpose of a business or organization. This is distinct from a vision statement because it is not a projected goal for the future. Problem Statement - Some plans include a problem statement, which can outline key or discrete issues that need to be addressed. PORTER`s five forces analysis to provide an analysis of the market the company wants to get in or get better External analysis the analysis of the external forces that impact the company SWOT Analysis - A SWOT analysis provides a foundation and context for developing strategy by examining the strengths and weaknesses within and organization as well as external opportunities and threats. Goals - As stated earlier, a strategic plan may include long-term as well as more short-term (monthly and quarterly) goals. Objectives should be measurable and broken down into actionable steps, and the action plan for each goal should specify who is responsible for implementing the strategy, a timeline for starting and ending the action, and how the outcome will be evaluated. Evaluation - Methods for evaluation should be spelled out in the strategic plan. This could include tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) and documenting the progress of action steps on an ongoing basis. IT infrastructure are the basic hardware, software, networks and facilities upon which an organization's information technology services are built. The following are common examples. Network Equipment Network equipment such as routers. Telecommunication Services Services to connect to the internet and corporate facilities such as leased lines. Computing Computing hardware such as servers and basic software such as operating systems. Facilities Facilities that mostly house infrastructure such as data centers. Power Solar panels at a data center, solar battery systems, backup power generators and uninterruptible power supply. Computing Platforms Computing platforms such as an on-demand cloud computing platform. Application Platforms Application platforms such as a web server. Content Platforms Content management systems and similar software such as document management tools. Communication Services Communication tools such as voice over IP (VoIP) services and devices. IT Services Basic IT services such as data backup. Information Security Information security hardware and software such as a intrusion detection system. Research Paper Grading Rubric Name: Course: Date: (The Psychology Department at San José State University is acknowledged for the basic structure of this form.) CATEGORY Introduction Focus & Sequencing Support Conclusion Grammar & Mechanics APA Style & Communication Citations & References Good (Occasionally Exceeds) Excellent (Exceeds Standards) SCORE Conveys topic, but not key question(s). Describes subtopics to be reviewed. General theses statement. Conveys topic and key question(s). Clearly delineates subtopics to be reviewed. General thesis statement. 5 points Most material clearly related to subtopic, main topic. Material may not be organized within subtopics. Attempts to provide variety of transitions Sources generally acceptable but not peer-reviewed research (evidence) based. Review of key conclusions. Some integration with thesis statement. Discusses impact of researched material on topic. All material clearly related to subtopic, main topic and logically organized within subtopics. Clear, varied transitions linking subtopics, and main topic. Strong introduction of topic’s key question(s), terms. Clearly delineates subtopics to be reviewed. Specific thesis statement. All material clearly related to subtopic, main topic. Strong organization and integration of material within subtopics. Strong transitions linking subtopics, and main topic. Strong peerreviewed research based support for thesis. Unacceptable (Below Standards) Acceptable (Meets Standards) Does not adequately convey topic. Does not describe subtopics to be reviewed. Lacks adequate theses statement. Little evidence material is logically organized into topic, subtopics or related to topic. Many transitions are unclear or nonexistent. Few sources supporting thesis. Sources insignificant or unsubstantiated. Does not summarize evidence with respect to thesis statement. Does not discuss the impact of researched material on topic. Grammatical errors or spelling & punctuation substantially detract from the paper. Errors in APA style detract substantially from the paper. Word choice is informal in tone. Writing is choppy, with many awkward or unclear passages. Reference and citation errors detract significantly from paper. Sources well selected to support thesis with some research in support of thesis. Strong review of key conclusions. Strong integration with thesis statement. Discusses impact of researched material on topic. Strong review of key conclusions. Strong integration with thesis statement. Insightful discussion of impact of the researched material on topic. The paper is free of grammatical errors and spelling & punctuation. 15 points 15 points 5 points Very few grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors interfere with reading the paper. Errors in APA style are noticeable. Word choice occasionally informal in tone. Writing has a few awkward or unclear passages. Grammatical errors or spelling & punctuation are rare and do not detract from the paper. Rare errors in APA style that do not detract from the paper. Scholarly style. Writing has minimal awkward of unclear passages. No errors in APA style. Scholarly style. Writing is flowing and easy to follow. 20 points Two references or citations missing or incorrectly written. One reference or citations missing or incorrectly written. All references and citations are correctly written and present. 20 points Total Points: 20 points APA Errors APA MAJOR errors: _____ APA Reference errors: (ABC order, 1:1 reference/citation) _____ APA Punctuation and Capitalization errors _____ APA Citation errors: (incorrect author order, incorrect et al. usage) _____ Title Page (Header, Spacing, Contents, etc.) _____ APA numbers _____ APA Verb problems: (verb tense, verb-subject-article agreement) _____ Pronoun errors: (which, that, who, whom) _____ Format errors: (incorrect line, letter, word spacing, pagination) _____ Use of Abbreviations or numerals to start sentences _____ Undefined abbreviations _____ Non professional writing/tone _____ Lack of empirical evidence for points made _____ Other:___________________________ APA Minor errors: _____ Wrong font/wrong size font/wrong color font _____ Inappropriate use of a secondary source (lack of “cited in…) _____ Inappropriate use of personal pronouns, excessive abbreviations _____ Occasional problems with hanging indents _____ Using ampersands in text _____ Other:___________________________ Total Points Category Scoring Criteria Score The type of presentation is appropriate for the topic and 5 Organization audience. (15 points) Information is presented in a logical sequence. 5 Presentation appropriately cites requisite number of references. 5 Introduction is attention-getting, lays out the problem well, and 5 establishes a framework for the rest of the presentation. Technical terms are well-defined in language appropriate for the target audience. 5 Content (45 points) Presentation contains accurate information. 10 10 Material included is relevant to the overall message/purpose. Appropriate amount of material is prepared, and points made reflect well their relative importance. 10 5 There is an obvious conclusion summarizing the presentation. Speaker maintains good eye contact with the audience and is appropriately animated (e.g., gestures, moving around, etc.). 5 Speaker uses a clear, audible voice. 5 Presentation Delivery is poised, controlled, and smooth. 5 (40 points) Good language skills and pronunciation are used. 5 5 Visual aids are well prepared, informative, effective, and not distracting. Length of presentation is within the assigned time limits 15-20 mins 5 Information was well communicated. 10 Score Total Points 100
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