PIR Research Assignment: Assessment & Recommendations Fulton Industries IT Department In this assignment of the post-implementation review project, student teams will assess the success of the information system they studied and suggest recommendations. The student teams need to evaluate both the implemented application and the organization utilizing project management criteria:

• Schedule
• Quality
• Cost

For a successful paper, teams will utilize the information they have learned in previous sections. Where did things go wrong with the subject implementation? What could have gone more smoothly? What did they do well that should be a standard process for them? Not all recommendations are due to a negative outcome. Also, as the sections have progressed, you have been learning about methodologies that your subject organization may have not used. Could that have made this a more successful, smoother, or quicker project? Keep your readings and learnings in mind as you complete this assessment and recommendations. Ex. DevOps, Agile, etc. Just because the organization believes their project was a success or failure does not mean that you must agree 100%. Just as if your team were an outside consulting firm hired by the organization to assess their work, we are looking forward to your analysis. Your recommendations.

Your expertise.

The questions are simply starters for your team’s paper. Every project has different strengths and weaknesses. For this assignment, these discussion questions are simply starters to help your team begin your analysis and discussion. What questions have you had throughout the course of the PIR? What additional topics, discussions, and/or research have helped form your opinion of the project and the organization? Explore the possibilities. The outline presented as a starting point for you for this assignment assumes 3 sections:  Application, Organization and Data Sources. Update the project plan for the next PIR deliverable – see the Project Plan section at the end of this document.

Application: 1.0 Overall, how does the organization feel about the implemented product? Is this a success for the organization or did it fall short? Some organizations will deem a project that did not meet all the criteria a success because requirements changed, they never really had requirements, or “it’s better than what they had before.” Discuss the pertinent success criteria for your project. For each topic (Schedule, Quality, Cost), discuss at least one sub-topic in depth. Topics of discussion to review may include (but are not limited to):

1.1 Schedule – Did the project complete on schedule? (Select at least one SCHEDULE discussion below)

1.1.1 If it was behind schedule, how did they address the delayed schedule? How did this impact the organization? Did it impact other projects? Did it impact the Cost? Require a change to requirements? Could a different project methodology have prevented it falling behind schedule, such as an Agile methodology? Discuss. 1.1.2 If it was on schedule, what project methodology did the organization use? How did their planning keep it on track when issues arose? What risk mitigation did they use? 1.1.3 How much time did they spend in the planning phase compared to the implementation phase? How would you recommend they utilize project practices used into future projects to help ensure their success? Discuss.

1.2 Quality – Did the project produce the expected results? Did the implemented application provide the expected business benefits as may have been laid out with their requirements? (Select at least one QUALITY discussion topic below)

1.2.1 If it DID NOT produce the expected results, how could they have prevented this outcome? Did they spend the necessary time gathering requirements with the correct stakeholders? Were there changes to the requirements? Did schedule or cost issues impact the quality? Were there tradeoffs? Where did their policies and procedures break down for this project? What could they have done different to meet the quality requirements for the project? Discuss. 1.2.2 If it DID produce the expected results, what project policies and procedures supported the execution of the project? Were these standards for the organization’s projects, or did they create these as they built out the project? Are these project standards shared across the organization or by individuals?

How can they enhance other projects? What can be improved? Discuss. 1.2.3 Select at least One Sub-Topic to discuss thoroughly: Governance – Does the system address the security, privacy, and compliance requirements in the organization? Utilization – Discuss current usage of the information