Question: Instructions

• Review the materials from the first weeks of this course as you address each of the questions below.
• Review the material in the Helpful Links section.
• Answer the questions based on the organization you have selected. Some organizations are very large; you may need to select a division or segment of the organization to answer the questions. However, if you "down-select" to a portion of the organization, be careful that you will be able to address the other milestones of the project (see the Group Project Overview - Organizational Analysis and Group Project Milestone 1 - Data Availability).

Submission Details

• Address each question separately.
• Include the question above your answer.
• Length: Your answer to each question should be approximately 150 -175 w
• Cite your sources
• Submit one document per team.

Questions

• What is the organization's business model?
• What is the organization's strategy?
• What is the organization's structure? Include a diagram or chart.
• What is the role of IT in your organization?

Some things to address

• How does it support the organization's strategy?
• Is IT a cost center or a profit center?
• Links to an external site.
• What is the structure of IT within the organization?How large is the IT unit in terms of employees?
• How is IT organized?Provide an IT organization chart if possible
• Describe some of the key employee roles (e.g., look at job titles) within the IT unit.