• CISA Chapter 3.5 “Business Application Development”, pp. 177-181
• CISA Chapter 3.6
• CISA Chapter 3.9
Write about one thing of interest you took away from one or more of the following CISA readings:
Write about one thing of interest you took away from the following reading:
• ISACA “Auditing Risks in Virtual IT Systems”
• ISACA “IT Audits of Cloud and SaaS”
Case Study 2 – All Questions
Post your answers to the following Case Study questions as comments posted to individual questions (1 through 3) posted below. You are additionally required to post your 3 comments to your classmates’ answers to gain participation credit for this Unit#8.
- What are the positive benefits (“pros”) and risks (“cons”) of a buy versus build decision on the ES Package?
- What implementation challenges might Sebastian Joseph face in relation to training and change management?
- What the pros and cons of outsourcing IT infrastructure and software module development versus owning and developing them in-house?
Case Study 2 – Question 1
What are the positive benefits (“pros”) and risks (“cons”) of a buy versus build decision on the ES Package?
All Questions
- Practice using the CalculateProjectNPV_B.xlsx spreadsheet to calculate costs and benefits for the Customer Tracking System (Pine Valley Furniture) as you read Chapter 5 in Modern Systems Analysis and Design (MSAD). Apply the spreadsheet to illustrate cost/benefit analysis, including: Cash flow analysis, use of Net Present Value (NPV) in calculating Return on Investment (ROI), and break-even analysis
- Apply the CalculateProjectNPV_B.xlsx spreadsheet to Case Study 1: Teradata Data Mart Consolidation Return on Investment at GST to illustrate cost/benefit analysis, including: Cash flow analysis, use of NVP in calculating ROI for the Data Mart Pilot Project, and break-even analysis
- How does the project structure illustrated in the Microsoft Project Software Development Plan template (accessible in zip file) compare with the project plan presented in Exhibit 10 of the Teradata Data Mart Consolidation ROI case study?
Post your answers to all 3 questions in a single PDF file to Unit #3 Case Study 1 in Canvas that you name: Unit-3_Assignment_My-Name.pdf where MyName is your name. E.g. “Unit-3_Assignment_David-Lanter.pdf”. Be sure to put your name in the top section of your document, include each question number and question and explain your answers in the body of your assignment document.
No comments are required for Unit #3 this week.
Question 1
Use the CalculateProjectNPV_B.xlsx spreadsheet to calculate costs and benefits for the Customer Tracking System (Pine Valley Furniture) as you read Chapter 5 in Modern Systems Analysis and Design (MSAD). Apply the spreadsheet to illustrate cost/benefit analysis, including: Cash flow analysis, use of Net Present Value (NPV) in calculating Return on Investment (ROI), and break-even analysis.
Include a copy of your spreadsheet (and answers to all questions this week) with your answers to this question in a PDF file that you name: Unit-3_Assignment_MyName.pdf where MyName is your name. E.g. “Unit-3_Assignment_DavidLanter.pdf”
Question 2
Apply the CalculateProjectNPV_B.xlsx spreadsheet to Case Study 1: Teradata Data Mart Consolidation Return on Investment at GST to illustrate cost/benefit analysis, including: Cash flow analysis, use of NVP in calculating ROI for the Data Mart Pilot Project, and break-even analysis
Include a copy of your spreadsheet (and answers to all questions this week) with your answers to this question in a PDF file that you name: Unit-3_Assignment_MyName.pdf where MyName is your name. E.g. “Unit-3_Assignment_DavidLanter.pdf”
Question 3
How does the project structure illustrated in the Microsoft Project Software Development Plan template (accessible in zip file) compare with the project plan presented in Exhibit 10 of the Teradata Data Mart Consolidation ROI case study?
Write about one thing of interest you took away from the following reading:
NIST “Security Considerations in the SDLC”, pp.21-31