Assignment 1

Identify a firm with an IT budgeting process you are familiar with. Using the material in the text and that from your external research, write a paper in which you re-engineer the firm's budget process. You are required to briefly describe the firm's current process, your proposed changes, and the business benefits of the changes. Cite any references used.

Requirements:

• Your paper should be four to six pages in length, not counting the title or reference pages, which must be included.
• Include at least two scholarly references in addition to the course textbook. The Saudi Electronic University Library is a good source for resources.
• Your paper must follow Saudi Electronic University academic writing standards and APA style guidelines, as appropriate.

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Assignment 2

Find an article about a firm's current use of IT to enhance its customer's experience or select a firm you are familiar with in Saudi Arabia or the Middle East. Write a short paper describing the following:

• Where is IT's enhancement of the customer experience delivering value to the organization?
• What challenges or obstacles does the firm encounter in enhancing the customer experience using IT?

Requirements:

• Your paper should be three to five pages in length, not counting the title or reference pages, which must be included.
• Include at least two scholarly references in addition to the course textbook. The Saudi Electronic University Library is a good source for resources.
• Your paper must follow Saudi Electronic University academic writing standards and APA style guidelines, as appropriate.

Assignment 3

Find an article about a firm that is successfully using Application Portfolio Management or select a firm with which you are familiar. Write a short paper describing the following:

• Where is Application Portfolio Management delivering value to the organization?
• Has IT enhanced the firm's governance capability through Application Portfolio Management? Why or why not?
• What challenges or obstacles does the firm encounter in using Application Portfolio Management?

Requirements:

• Your paper should be four to six pages in length, not counting the title or reference pages, which must be included.
• Include at least two scholarly references in addition to the course textbook. The Saudi Electronic University Library is a good source for resources.
• Your paper must follow Saudi Electronic University academic writing standards and APA style guidelines, as appropriate.

Assignment 4

Construct a Technology Roadmap for moving your employer, or a firm with which you are familiar, from its current IT environment to the firm's vision of where it wants to be. 

In the roadmap, summarize your approach to each of the seven activities described in Chapter 19.  In a separate section, briefly address the difficulties you think you will face in trying to deal with the five Practical Steps mentioned in Chapter 19.  Please be concise but comprehensive in your analysis of the seven activities and five steps.

Requirements:

• Your paper should be six to eight pages in length, not counting the title or reference pages, which must be included.
• Include at least two scholarly references in addition to the course textbook. The Saudi Electronic University Library is a good source for resources.
• Your paper must follow Saudi Electronic University academic writing standards and APA style guidelines, as appropriate.