Cmgt 442 cmgt442

1. CMGT 442 Entire Course
Entire Course Link
https://uopcourses.com/category/cmgt-442/
Week 1 Outsourcing risks
Assignment Preparation: Activities include completing the SkillSoft courses, the
PowerPoint review, independent student reading, and research.
 Complete the Skillsoft course, "CISSP 2012 Domain: Information Security
Governance and Risk Management."
 Complete the SkillSoft course, "Managing Software Project Outsourcing: Dealing
with Risks."
 Review "How to add narration to a presentation." Click on the PowerPoint help
icon and search.
Assignment: Prepare a 6-10 slide narrated PowerPoint presentation that identifies the
possible risks to an organization in each of the following outsourcing situations:
 The use of an external service provider for your data storage.
 The use of an enterprise service provider for processing information systems
applications such as a payroll, human resources, or sales order taking.
 The use of a vendor to support your desktop computers.
 The use of a vendor to provide network support.
The presentation will include a risk mitigation strategy for each situation. One mitigation
strategy, because of personnel and facility limitations, cannot be proposed, because it
eliminates the outsourcing by bringing the situation in house.

2. Week 2 Risk Information Sheet
Assignment Preparation: Activities include completing the SkillSoft®
courses, the
Microsoft®
PowerPoint®
review, independent student reading, and research.
 Complete the Skillsoft®
course, "Identifying project risks."
 Complete the Skillsoft®
course, "Performing risk analysis."
 Complete the Skillsoft®
course, "Risk management planning."
 Complete the Skillsoft®
course, "Risk response and control."
Assignment: The Stevens Company is converting from the SQL Server database to the
Oracle®
database.
Using the sample shown below, create a Risk Information Sheet for at least five risks that
might be encountered during the conversion.
Risk Information Sheet
Risk id: PO2-4-32
Date: March 4, 2014
Probability: 80%
Impact: High
Description:
Over 70% of the software components scheduled for
reuse will be integrated into the application. The
remaining functionality will have to be custom
developed.
Refinement/Context:
 Certain reusable components were developed
by a third party with no knowledge of internal
design standards.
 Certain reusable components have been
implemented in a language that is not

3. supported on the target environment.
Mitigation/Monitoring:
 Contact third party to determine conformance to
design standards.
 Check to see if language support can be
acquired.
Management/Contingency Plan/Trigger:
 Develop a revised schedule assuming that 18
additional components will have to be built.
 Trigger: Mitigation steps unproductive as of
March 30, 2014
Current Status:
In process
Originator:
Jane Manager
Week 3 Risk Assessment Matrix
Assignment Preparation: Activities include watching the Lynda.com videos, the figure
reviews, independent student reading, and research.
 Watch "Envisioning: Project Selection and Design: Deriving your risk
management approach" of the Lynda.com "Agile Project Management" video.
 Watch "Exploring: Managing the Building Process: Managing issues and risks" of
the Lynda.com "Agile Project Management" video.
 Watch "Planning a project: Identifying risks" of the Lynda.com "Project
Management Fundamentals" video.
 Review Figure 3.2 of Project Risk Management.
 Review Figure 35.1 of Software Engineering: A Practitioner's Approach.

4. Assignment:
Create a risk assessment matrix for the purchase and integration of six new web servers
for a start-up Internet firm.
Week 4 Monte Carlo Method
Assignment Preparation: Activities include completing the SkillSoft® courses, watching
the Lynda.com® videos, independent student reading, and research.
 Complete the Skillsoft®
course, "Basic Statistics and Graphical Methods for Six
Sigma."
 Complete the Skillsoft®
course, "Risk Management: Assessing Risk."
 Watch the Lynda.com video, "Up and Running with Excel What-If Analysis."
 Watch the Lynda.com video, "What do you need to know to be an analytics
professional?"
 Watch "Performing Monte Carlo Simulation" of the Lynda.com "Up and Running
with Excel What-If Analysis," video.
Assignment:
Recreate the simulation presented in the "Performing Monte Carlo Simulation" video.

5. Submit the Microsoft®
Excel®
spreadsheet along with a 1- to 2-page explanation on how
the Monte Carlo tool can be used in risk assessment.
Week 5 Learning Team: Risk Assessment Project
Finalize and submit the risk assessment.
Week 5 Learning Team: Risk Assessment Presentation
Week 5 Your Career
Assignment Preparation: Activities include completing the SkillSoft®
courses,
independent student reading, and research.
 Complete the Skillsoft®
course, "Planning Project Procurement."
 Complete the Skillsoft®
course, "Managing Procurements."
Assignment:
Write a 1- to 2-page paper discussing what professional organizations you might join, and

6. websites you might visit, that would provide insight into a career that includes
responsibility for risk management?