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Question: For this assignment, you will take on the role of a project manager, managing an information technology project through Phase 1 (Systems Planning). You will utilize what you have learned in Chapters 1 - 3. Refer to pages 76 - 85 (Creating a Work Breakdown Structure & Task Patterns) in the book to assist you with how to create a WBS and to view examples. There are important activities that you have learned about in Chapters 1 - 3, that guide you through what to consider and specific tasks that need to be done in the 'Systems Planning' phase of a project. It's always a good idea to know whether a project fits a company's overall strategy when asked to begin working on an IT project. Your job will be to identify key tasks that should be done on any 'Information Technology' project; this gives the project team enough scope and understanding to make a good sound business decision whether to proceed with the project. Chapter 1 is more of a 'kick-off' chapter, focusing on concepts and what all goes into the development of information systems. Chapter 2 is very instrumental in defining what types of activities should be done to determine feasibility and what to recommend to management in terms of moving forward with a project. Chapter 3 is full of project management planning information with plenty of key tasks to choose from to put in your 'Systems Planning' task list.

Come up with 30 tasks to perform in the 'Systems Planning' Phase from chapters 1-3. Your list should include 'major tasks' that would apply to most any 'information technology' project. You will add these tasks in the spreadsheet you create in Step 2. Go through each chapter and determine the key activities that should be done. For instance, for Ch.1 focuses on what makes up an IT system, modeling business operations, different types of business information systems, understanding organizational modules, the systems development life cycle (SDLC) and the Information Technology Department. Go through each section and come up with high level tasks you feel should be done. Do this for Ch. 1 - 3. An example of a task for Ch. 1, is 'Create a business model to identify the information the system must provide'; another would be 'Assess the business information system .