CIS 500 – Information Systems for Decision-Making © 2017 Strayer University. All Rights Reserved. This document contains Strayer University Confidential and Proprietary information and may not be copied, further distributed, or otherwise disclosed in whole or in part, without the expressed written permission of Strayer University. CIS 500 Page 1 of 4 Assignment 2: The Presentation Due Week 10 and worth 200 points Congratulations. Your project has been staffed and you are about to meet with the team for the first time. Initial impressions are important and you’ll need visuals for your presentation. Create a slide show (in PowerPoint or similar software) in which you address the following, in this order: 1. Goals: What the project hopes to accomplish. 2. Critical Success Factors: Identify at least 4 different stakeholders; for each, list at least 2 things that the stakeholder requires in order to deem the project successful. 3. Acquisition strategy: Should the system be built in-house, created by a contractor, purchased off- the-shelf and customized, or leased as a service? Explain your rationale. 4. Resources: For in-house development, what people/skills are required and what development lifecycle do you recommend? Otherwise, identify 3 candidate organizations that can deliver the system. 5. System functions: In a table format, summarize the types of users for the system; the business reason(s) each would use the system; the ways that the system supports each of these needs; and how this support differs from the current system. 6. Connectivity: Provide a diagram that shows how the system will connect to the other information systems and what data flows among them. 7. Security: List the most serious cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities of the new system. Suggest strategies to address them. 8. Mobility: Identify the system’s capabilities for mobile use. Include a title and summary slide. Use one slide for each of the 8 points above. Include speaker notes or audio narration that explains each slide more fully. Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric. Points: 200 Assignment 2: The Presentation Criteria Unacceptable Below 70% F Fair 70-79% C Proficient 80-89% B Exemplary 90-100% A 1. Goals: What the project hopes to accomplish. Weight: 10% (20 points) Did not communicate what the project hopes to accomplish Did not list project goals Communicated what the project hopes to accomplish Did not list project goals Communicated what the project hopes to accomplish Listed the project goals Communicated importance of project reaching its goals Connected project goals to the organizational strategy 2. Critical Success Did not identify 4 Identified 4 Identified 4 Identified and CIS 500 – Information ...

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Assignment 2: The Presentation
Due Week 10 and worth 200 points
Congratulations. Your project has been staffed and you are
about to meet with the team for the first time.
Initial impressions are important and you’ll need visuals for
your presentation. Create a slide show (in
PowerPoint or similar software) in which you address the
following, in this order:
1. Goals: What the project hopes to accomplish.
2. Critical Success Factors: Identify at least 4 different
stakeholders; for each, list at least 2 things

2. that the stakeholder requires in order to deem the project
successful.
3. Acquisition strategy: Should the system be built in-house,
created by a contractor, purchased off-
the-shelf and customized, or leased as a service? Explain your
rationale.
4. Resources: For in-house development, what people/skills are
required and what development
lifecycle do you recommend? Otherwise, identify 3 candidate
organizations that can deliver the
system.
5. System functions: In a table format, summarize the types of
users for the system; the business
reason(s) each would use the system; the ways that the system
supports each of these needs;
and how this support differs from the current system.
6. Connectivity: Provide a diagram that shows how the system
will connect to the other information
systems and what data flows among them.
7. Security: List the most serious cybersecurity threats and
vulnerabilities of the new system.
Suggest strategies to address them.
8. Mobility: Identify the system’s capabilities for mobile use.

3. Include a title and summary slide. Use one slide for each of the
8 points above. Include speaker notes or
audio narration that explains each slide more fully.
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality,
logic / organization of the paper, and
language and writing skills, using the following rubric.
Points: 200 Assignment 2: The Presentation
Criteria
Unacceptable
Below 70% F
Fair
70-79% C
Proficient
80-89% B
Exemplary
90-100% A
1. Goals: What the
project hopes to
accomplish.
Weight: 10%

4. (20 points)
Did not
communicate what
the project hopes to
accomplish
Did not list project
goals
Communicated
what the project
hopes to
accomplish
Did not list project
goals
Communicated
what the project
hopes to
accomplish
Listed the project
goals
Communicated
importance of
project reaching its
goals

5. Connected project
goals to the
organizational
strategy
2. Critical Success Did not identify 4 Identified 4 Identified 4
Identified and
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Factors: Identify at least
4 different stakeholders;
for each, list at least 2
things that stakeholder
requires in order to deem
the project successful.
Weight: 10%

6. (20 points)
stakeholders
Listed things to
make project
successful, but did
not connect each
stakeholder
stakeholders
Listed less than 2
things each
stakeholder would
require to deem
project successful
stakeholders
Listed 2 things that
each stakeholder
would require to
deem the project
successful
justified the
selection of 4
stakeholders
Explained why each

7. stakeholder would
be most interested
in 2 things to deem
project successful
3. Acquisition strategy:
Should the system be
built in-house, created by
a contractor, purchased
off-the-shelf and
customized, or leased as
a service? Explain the
rationale for your choice.
Weight: 10%
(20 points)
Did not compare
acquisition
strategies
Did not determine
the best strategy for
the proposed
information system
Inadequately
explained the
rationale for
choosing the

8. acquisition strategy
Reasonable
comparison of
acquisition
strategies
Determined best
acquisition strategy
for the proposed
information system
Somewhat
explained the
rationale for
choosing the
acquisition strategy
Compared various
acquisition
strategies
Determined which
acquisition strategy
would be the best
for the proposed
system
Provided rationale
for choosing a
specific acquisition

9. strategy
Analyzed various
acquisition
strategies, or
presented an
acquisition strategy
that was not
previously
mentioned
Explained why
other acquisition
strategies would
potentially not work
Discussed cost
considerations
4. Resources: For in-
house development,
what people/skills are
required and what
development lifecycle do
you recommend?
Otherwise, identify 3
candidate organizations
that can deliver the
system.
Weight: 10%

10. (20 points)
Inadequately
determined
resources needed
for the acquisition
strategy
Limited
recommendation for
development
lifecycle for in-
house
development, or
three external
organizations that
can deliver the
system
Inadequate
justification
Determined
resources needed
for the acquisition
strategy, but did not
justify reasoning
Recommended a
project
development

11. lifecycle for in-
house
development, or
three external
organizations that
can deliver the
system, but did not
justify why they
were chosen
Determined and
justified resources
needed for chosen
acquisition strategy
Recommended a
project
development
lifecycle for in-
house
development, or
three external
organizations that
can deliver the
system.
Presented
resources not
previously
considered

12. Included risk
identification and
mitigation
procedures
Proposed a
combination of
resources and
strategy to organize
stakeholder efforts
toward project
completion
5. System functions: In a
table format, summarize
the types of users for the
system; the business
Failed to put in
table format
In table format:
Summarized some
In table format:
Summarized the
In table format:

13. Analyzed user
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reason(s) each would
use the system; the ways
that the system supports
each of these needs; and
how this support differs
from the current system.
Weight: 10%
(20 points)
Inadequate
summary of users
for the system

14. Limited explanation
of why users would
use the system
Inadequate
description of how
system supports
users
Inadequate
comparison of the
proposed system to
the old system
of the types of
users for the
system
Somewhat
explained business
reasons for system
use
Somewhat
described how the
system supports
users
Reasonable
comparison of the

15. proposed system to
the old information
system
types of users for
the information
system
Explained business
reasons why each
user type would use
the system
Described how the
system supports the
needs of each user
type
Determined how
this support differs
from the current
information system
experience and
user design
considerations
Explained design
changes that took
place between the
old and new system

16. Provided rationale
for the user types
identified
Discussed how to
reach out to user
types to test the
system
6. Connectivity: Provide a
diagram that shows the
other information
systems this one will
connect to, and what
data flows among them.
Weight: 10%
(20 points)
Failed to put in
diagram format
Inadequate diagram
showing your
system, hard to
follow, incomplete
Inadequate or hard

17. to follow the data
that would flow
among systems,
incomplete
In a diagram:
Showed other
information systems
that your system
would connect to,
but hard to follow
Demonstrated what
data would flow
among systems, but
hard to follow
In a diagram:
Showed other
existing information
systems that your
proposed system
would connect to
Demonstrated what
data would flow
between your and
other information
systems.

18. In a diagram:
Showed how you
selected existing
systems that your
system would
connect to
Explained how
diagram would be
updated and
maintained based
on changes in the
marketplace
7. Security: List the most
serious cybersecurity
threats and vulnerabilities
of the new system.
Suggest strategies to
address them.
Weight: 10%
(20 points)
Inadequate list of
cybersecurity
threats

19. Inadequate
strategies to
address each threat
Reasonable list of
cybersecurity
threats, failed to
show why they are
most serious
Identified strategies
to address each
threat
Listed the most
serious
cybersecurity
threats to your new
system
Proposed strategies
to address each
threat
Proposed how your
new system would
integrate with
Shadow IT, if at all
Demonstrated
strategies for
current users to

20. avoid threats
8. Mobility: Identify the
system’s capabilities for
mobile use.
Weight: 10%
Failed to identify
your system’s
capabilities for
mobile use,
incomplete
Identified your
system’s
capabilities for
mobile use, but not
comprehensive
Identified your
system’s
capabilities for
mobile use
Proposed situations
in which mobile use
would happen and
situations where its
limitations

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(20 points)
9. Speaker / Audio
Notes: Include speaker
notes or audio narration
that explains each slide
more fully.
Weight: 10%
(20 points)
Inadequate speaker
notes or audio
narration, too much
or too little
information on each
slide provided

22. Somewhat detailed
speaker notes or
audio narration
explaining each
slide more fully
Included speaker
notes or audio
narration explaining
each slide more
fully
Speaker notes or
audio narration
succinct and direct,
persuasive
presentation
Discussed cost
considerations, and
risk identification &
mitigation
10. Clarity, persuasion,
proper communication,
writing mechanics, and
formatting requirements.
Weight: 10%

23. (20 points)
Unclear structure,
not persuasive,
major grammatical
errors
Somewhat clear
structure, limited
persuasion,
grammatical errors,
language too simple
or too wordy
Clear structure,
persuasive writing,
minor or no
grammatical errors,
length and format
within requirements,
plain language
No grammatical
errors, plain
language,
organized by topic,
references business
needs, connects to
technical specs,
persuasive
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