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CMGT 578 Wk 1 Discussion – IT and the Organizational Structure

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students.

Due Thursday

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

Research the classic pyramid organizational structure, and share a link for the discussion. Where does IT fit into that structure? Does your answer depend on factors like company size or sales volumes? Is your answer the same for all businesses or only large ones? Is it the same only for businesses in a specific industry? Provide as much detail as you can about how IT fits into the pyramid organizational structure, and explain why this is the case.

Due Monday

Reply to at least two of your classmates. Be constructive and professional in your responses.

CMGT 578 Wk 2 Discussion – IT Infrastructure

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students.

Due Thursday

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

Discuss what is meant by the term IT infrastructure. What are the major components of any IT infrastructure? What elements of IT are not considered infrastructure? Why is the distinction important?

Due Monday

Reply to at least two of your classmates. Be constructive and professional in your responses.

CMGT 578 Wk 3 Discussion – Global Business Expansion

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students.

Due Thursday

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

Expanding an organization globally is a significant effort. You must comply with the laws of the companies you do business with and learn how to adapt your business to new ways of interacting with employees and customers.

Discuss the reasons an organization would expand globally. What benefits might accrue from this decision? What drawbacks do you see? Is a company that sells its products online to customers in other countries considered to be doing business in those countries? Why or why not?

Due Monday

Reply to at least two of your classmates. Be constructive and professional in your responses.

CMGT 578 Wk 4 Discussion – The Role of IT in Establishing Technology Budgets

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students.

Due Thursday

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

The goal of IT is to support a company’s operational requirements and strategic plans, and that requires an IT budget.

Discuss what role IT plays in planning, articulating, and executing a technology budget. What other departments must IT work with at each stage to do so effectively?

Due Monday

Reply to at least two of your classmates. Be constructive and professional in your responses.

CMGT 578 Wk 5 Discussion – Strategies to Drive Competitive Advantage

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students.

Due Thursday

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

Companies use mergers, acquisitions, outsourcing, and vertical expansion to gain a competitive advantage, control quality cost, and expand markets, among other reasons.

Discuss how these strategies differ from each other in terms of risk and potential benefit, and how they similar. Why would a company choose one strategy over another?

Due Monday

Reply to at least two of your classmates. Be constructive and professional in your responses.

CMGT 578 Wk 6 Discussion – IT Innovation and Strategic Planning

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students.

Due Thursday

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

Strategic planning means planning based on a company’s strategy or direction for a significant period. IT innovation means doing something never done before.

Discuss what role IT innovation should play in a company’s strategic plan, and why. Should a company plan to do something it has never done before? If so, how can this be accomplished? In what ways can a plan support the eventual implementation of something that does not yet exist?

Due Monday

Reply to at least two of your classmates. Be constructive and professional in your responses.