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Project implementation is arguably the most exciting stage of the project management process. It is during project implementation that project plans begin to come to life and assumptions are able to be tested and measured in real-life scenarios.

One of the outcomes of project implementation is a set of deliverables that typically includes a system diagram; a network diagram; a database design document, including an entity-relationship diagram, a data dictionary, and table definitions; a clearly articulated cybersecurity plan; and source code.

To complete this assignment, you will create:

• A system diagram that shows, in graphic form, the components of your project.
• Your system diagram should follow the system description you submitted in your Week 2 project plan (but may differ based on the research you have conducted since Week 2).
• You may create your system diagram in Microsoft PowerPoint or a graphics program of your choice.
• A network diagram that shows, in graphic form, the flow of data within your project.
• Your network diagram should follow the network description you defined in the Week 2 project plan (but may differ based on the research you have conducted since Week 2).
• You may create your network diagram in Microsoft PowerPoint or a graphics program of your choice.
• A database design document, including an entity-relationship diagram, a data dictionary, and table definitions, representing all of the data that must be stored and maintained within the context of your project and how that data is organized.
• A clearly articulated cybersecurity plan that explains how you plan to secure project data and processes.
• Source code (may be partial) for at least one software application.
• Your source code may be implemented in HTML/JavaScript, Java, C++, or another programming language.
• Download and unzip the HTML/JavaScript/CSS sample code files for an example of a partial software application implementation.
• A quality assurance and software test plan.
• Download the Software Test Plan for an example of what information is typically included and how it is typically organized in a software test plan.

Note: All deliverables must be portfolio ready, which means as complete and error-free as possible.

Contingency Planning

Contingency planning is a risk mitigation process for developing  back-up plans in anticipation of events (scenarios) that might disrupt  ‘business as usual’. Business continuity planning is an expanded version  of contingency planning that typically encompasses a more comprehensive  and extended response plan for getting back to ‘business as usual’. In a  well-formatted, highly-detailed research paper, address the need to  contingency planning, ensuring to address the following items:

(1) Benefits of scenario events/planning.
(2) Questions to consider when implementing scenario planning.
(3) The common types of scenario planning.

Your paper should meet the following requirements:

• Be approximately four to six pages in length, not including the  required cover page and reference page. (Remember, APA is double spaced)
• Follow APA 7 guidelines. Your paper should include an introduction, a body with fully developed content, and a conclusion.
• Support your answers with the readings from the course and at  least two scholarly journal articles to support your positions, claims,  and observations, in addition to your textbook. The UC Library is a  great place to find resources.
• Be clearly and well-written, concise, and logical, using excellent  grammar and style techniques. You are being graded in part on the  quality of your writing.

Address the questions below in a 250- to 500-word document so they can be included in the IT project proposal.

1. Explain what makes an eXtensible markup language (XML) document different from a regular text file.

1. Discuss factors that should be considered when deciding whether it is worth indexing an XML column in a SQL Server database.

1. Discuss the pros and cons of storing XML data in a SQL Server database rather than storing the XML as documents in a file system.

The purpose of this assignment is to examine the components of a research article and help you identify guidelines for conducting critical analyses of published works.  The knowledge gained should be applied when completing your weeks 3 and 5 research assignments.  As you complete assignments it is a good idea to proof read your work or use the University writing center to help with APA formatting.  Both are great avenues for assistance in minimizing grammatical errors and conducting research. Please use the attached “Guidelines for Evaluating a Research Article” to answer the below questions:  

• What is an Information Technology Project?  
• Identify & explain the major parts of a research paper.
• Explain the difference(s) between qualitative vs quantitative research methods.
• Why use Peer Reviewed journals?
• Why are keywords used during the Literature Review process?
• Why are project deliverables, limitations & deadlines an important aspect of project development?
• Why use/apply APA Basic Citation Stiles in your writing assignments/research?
• Why is Academic Integrity important (see syllabus)?
• Explain the difference between plagiarism vs self-plagiarism?

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Use at least three – five (3 – 5 ) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.
• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page do not count toward the page count.

Research article : https://learn-us-east-1-prod-fleet01-xythos.learn.cloudflare.blackboardcdn.com/blackboard.learn.xythos.prod/5a31b16bb2c48/8083342?X-Blackboard-Expiration=1620172800000&X-Blackboard-Signature=VjEXb3lF94aUCOhTpzxU7QP777Z5tWY9CjDeq%2FjF15I%3D&X-Blackboard-Client-Id=305918&response-cache-control=private%2C%20max-age%3D21600&response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Guidelines%2520for%2520Evaluating%2520a%2520Research%2520Article.pdf&response-content-type=application%2Fpdf&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Date=20210504T180000Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=21600&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAYDKQORRYTKBSBE4S%2F20210504%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Signature=4e7c143b48eb1a859bbf5fc22ffb5d0a213ab03d8b577adf24f6925e4c611b29

Page 101-102 in your ebook. ( I attached two pictures of the pages 101-102, and also I attached a file of a chapter that might help you)

Select 3 or more support websites from the following hardware vendors:

– Apple (www.apple.com/support/mac (Links to an external site.))

– Dell (support.dell.com/support/index.aspx)

– Hewlett-Packard (www8.hp.com/us/en/support-drivers.html)

etc.

USE ONLY the hardware vendors listed in ebook p. 101. NO substituting other hardware manufacturers.

COMPARE and evaluate with 2 paragraphs (5 sentences each) each vendor’s support website using the customer support criteria discussed in this chapter. LIMIT your evaluation to the support home page and perhaps one level below the home page.

INCLUDE in your 2 paragraphs:

1. How easy or difficult is it to find information about a specific model?

2. Does the site provide the kind of info that a user support specialist would need to know?

3. etc to #6. Page 102.

SUBMIT file (upload as WORD or PDF file format).

https://www.bls.gov/cps/tables.htm#charemp

There are countless sites that are willing to share the results of the data collection they perform with the general public. As analysts, it is important for us to understand how to acquire and work with a wide array of data from a wide array of sources. This week, we will focus on one open-source site:

CPS Tables

This week’s assignment is to take one of the datasets available on this page and graph it using R. You have the choice of the dataset from the above page, and the type of visualization you wish to use. In your paper, describe the dataset and its significance.

Your paper should be 500 words with a screenshot of the R code and the visualization you create.

For this assignment, please use the Cyberactive Blackboard application in use at Bellevue University.

1. Create 15 or more User Stories concerning the Blackboard application.

    a. NUMBER YOUR USER STORIES!

    b. The user for all 15 user stories must be “Student”.

    c. You may describe an existing feature of Blackboard, or a feature you wish it had.

    d. For each User Story create at least two Acceptance Criteria (a minimum of 30 total Acceptance Criteria).

    e. YOU MUST FOLLOW THE PROPER USER STORY FORMAT TO RECEIVE POINTS FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT.

2. Organize your User Stories into a Product Backlog.  Assign priorities to each User Story and order them by Priority.

3. Using the Product Backlog, create two Sprint Backlogs that might be suitable for a two-week Sprint each.

    a. Assign some or all of your 15 User Stories to each Sprint.

    b. Make sure that you assign them in priority order.

User story format:

 As a , I want/need so that I can  

you will need to read the TCP standard.  TCP was first defined in RFC 793.  A link to this document is provided.

https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc793

** Research Paper with Minimum 6 pages without title page and in APA Format.

***Topic: 

How a DBA manages and administers an effective data warehouse? Data warehousing and business intelligence.

Compliance and the importance of compliance to a DBA in the management of a database. 

How DBA create, implement, and maintain an effective backup, recovery, and disaster plan.

Note: Minimum 6 pages without title page and in APA Format.