discuss whether the deployment of IT governance could save taxpayers money, improve the likelihood of success, and ensure privacy or civil liberties.

Answer every question with minimum of 300 words. Please, provide references after each response.1 – Thinking about what you learned in the Topic Materials, particularly “The FBI’s Virtual Case File” in Chapter 1 of the textbook, discuss how the list of failure modes from the article “Detecting Disaster Projects” led to that failed project. Consider the team project you are working on with your group and discuss how the IT project methodology can be a critical factor to the success of your project.2 – Review “Waterfall or Agile?” in Chapter 2 of the textbook (p. 56), and discuss the two scenarios listed below. In your discussions, include assessment of existing talent and corporate competencies.3-Review the case study “Data Mining to Prevent Terrorism” in Chapter 3 of the textbook. Using the case study and topic Resources, discuss whether the deployment of IT governance could save taxpayers money, improve the likelihood of success, and ensure privacy or civil liberties.4-Review the “Quick Thinking – The Project Sponsor” section of Chapter 4 in the textbook. Discuss how a project manager should handle a project sponsor who is either incompetent or loses interest in the project and withdraws.5-Review “eXtreme Programming at Sabre” from Chapter 5 (p. 146) in the textbook. Can traditional project management tools such as a work breakdown structure (WBS) be used in XP? Discuss which methods of estimation would be most appropriate when following an XP approach. Support your ideas with specific examples.6-Submit a rough draft of your work breakdown structure (WBS), scope management plan, project schedule, and budget management plan. Provide suggestions for improvement and/or additional aspects that should be considered in the project scope, cost, and schedule.7-Review the case study “Probabilities—Not Ones and Zeros” in Chapter 7 of the textbook. Imagine you are the project manager for an ERP project. Provide an example of a situation where use of a Monte Carlo simulation would be appropriate. Then provide an example of a situation where decision tree analysis would be appropriate.8-Submit a rough draft of your risk management plan to the Main Forum to receive feedback from peers. Read the documents posted by at least two of your peers and provide them with specific feedback on their risk management plan. Provide suggestions for improvement or additional aspects that should be considered in the project scope, cost, and schedule. When providing feedback, try to select peers that have not already received feedback from more than two students.

Are stock splits beneficial to stockholders?

1. Are stock splits beneficial to stockholders? SNL Financial studied stock splits in the banking industry over an 18-month period. For a sample of 20 stock splits, 15 led to an increase in investment value, 3 led to a decrease in investment value, and 2 resulted in no change. Conduct a sign test to determine if it can be concluded that stock splits are beneficial for holders of bank stocks.a) What are the null and alternative hypotheses?b) Using ? = .01, what is your conclusion?2. A poll taken during the recession in 2008 asked 600 adults a series of questions about the state of the economy and their children’s future. One question was, “Do you expect your children to have a better life than you have had, a worse life, or a life about the same as yours?” The responses showed 240 better, 310 worse, and 50 about the same. Use the sign test and ? = .01 to determine whether there is a difference between the number of adults who feel their children will have a better life compared to a worse life. What is your conclusion?3. A test was conducted for two overnight mail delivery services. Two samples of identical deliveries were set up so that both delivery services were notified of the need for a delivery at the same time. The hours required to make each delivery follow. Do the data shown suggest a difference in the median delivery times for the two services? Use a .10 level of significance for the test.Service Delivery 1 21 24.5 28.02 26.0 25.53 28.0 32.04 21.0 20.05 18.0 19.56 36.0 28.0Service Delivery 1 27 25.0 29.08 21.0 22.09 24.0 23.510 26.0 29.511 31.0 30.034. Unisys maintains a hurricane database which provides information on hurricanes in the Atlantic/Caribbean/Gulf of Mexico and the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Maximum wind speeds in knots for a sample of hurricanes over the past four hurricane seasons are shown. Use ? = .10 and test to determine whether the distribution of hurricane wind speeds is the same for these two regions. What is your conclusion?Atlantic/Carribean/Gulf of Mexico Eastern Pacific OceanStorm Max Wind Speed Storm Max Wind SpeedFrances 125 Darby 105Jeanne 110 Frank 75Lisa 65 Isis 65Emily 135 Hilary 90Ophelia 80 Max 70Rita 150 Bud 110Wilma 150 Daniel 130Ernesto 65 Sergio 95Florence 80 Cosme 65Helene 105 Flossie 120Dean 145 Henriette 75Karen 60 Ivo 70

Do they transcend time and place or are they particular to region and culture?

English 300OL – Contemporary LiteratureStory Themes – Whole-Class Discussion“My Father Addresses Me on the Facts of Old Age” by Grace PaleyThis forum will focus on theme and meaning! Theme in literature is the idea that holds the story together, such as a comment about society, human nature, or the human condition. It is the main idea or central meaning of a piece of writing.For your initial post, consider the contemporary themes representedin this story, particularly the issues facing the female characters! Are these themes uniquely contemporary or more universal in nature? Do they transcend time and place or are they particular to region and culture? In your post, make specific references to thestory’s characters and scenes.

When was the first contested election in the Soviet Union?

Attached is The Study Guide along with Lecture Notes to answer the questions below.General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev1. Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?2. What is Perestroika?3. What is Glasnost?4. What is Demokratizatsia?6. When was the first contested election in the Soviet Union?7. What were the psychological incentives (two) that Gorbachev used to boost Soviet production?8. What was Gorbachev’s main priority for Perestroika when launched in June 1987?9. Name three features of Perestroika.11. What results must Gorbachev produce to succeed? (4)The Coup1. Why wasn’t Gorbachev surprised there was a coup? Give 3 reasons.2. Why was the Army upset with the reforms?3. Why do you think the Communist party hindered Gorbachev’s reforms? Why do you think he did not get rid of the party?4. How did Gorbachev punish Yeltsin for criticizing his reforms?5. In the end, what caused Gorbachev and Yeltsin to resolve their differences?6. What is the Union of Sovereign States?7. What happened to Gorbachev during the coup?8. What did Yeltsin do during the coup? (3)9. How did the people of Moscow show support for Yeltsin?10. What happened to the plotters after the coup?Yeltsin1. After the coup, why was there a vacuum at the political center? What did the republic do?2. What finally removed Gorbachev from power?3. Which of Yeltsin’s initial decisions about his new government became fatal to the 1st Russian Republic?4. What is Dyarchy? Why did it cause so much trouble between Yeltsin and Parliament?5. Why was there another civil war in October 1993?6. Why wasn’t Yeltsin happy with his new parliament in December 1993?7. Why did Russia go into Chechnya?8. Why do people say that Yeltsin was corrupt?9. What is the Rule of Law?10. Who did Yeltsin compete with in the ’96 Presidential Elections? Why is that a worry for reform-minded democrats?11. Name two indicators of Russia’s soft state.12. How do Russians view the Yeltsin era today?

What are the potential implications of this strategy

For Question 1 and 2 Do not use outside resources for your answers. Make sure to include in-text citations with supporting reference.1. You are the Cookie division controller for Auntie M’s Baked Goods Company. Auntie M recently introduced a new chocolate chip cookie brand called Full of Chips, which has more than twice as many chips as any other brand on the market. The brand has quickly become a huge market success, largely because of the number of chips in each cookie. As a result of the brand’s success, the product manager who launched the Full of Chips brand has been promoted to division vice president. A new product manager, Brandon, has been brought in to replace the promoted manager.At Auntie M’s, product managers are evaluated on both the sales and profit margin of the products they manage. During his first week on the job, Brandon notices that the Full of Chips cookie uses a lot of chips, which increases the cost of the cookie. To improve the product’s profitability, Brandon plans to reduce the amount of chips per cookie by 10%. He believes that a 10% reduction in chips will not adversely affect sales, but will reduce cost and, hence, help him improve the profit margin. Brandon is focused on profit margins, because he knows that if he is able to increase the profitability of the Full of Chips brand, he will be in line for a big promotion.To confirm this plan, Brandon has enlisted you to help evaluate it. After reviewing the cost of production reports segmented by cookie brand, you notice that there has been a continual drop in the materials costs for the Full of Chips brand since its launch. On further investigation, you discover that chip costs have declined because the previous product manager continually reduced the number of chips in each cookie. Both you and Brandon report to the division vice president, who was the original product manager for the Full of Chips brand who was responsible for reducing the chip count in prior periods.Is this an ethical strategy for Brandon to pursue? What are the potential implications of this strategyWhat options might you, as the controller, consider taking in response to Brandon’s plan?2. The controller of Tri Con Global Systems Inc. has developed a new costing system that traces the cost of activities to products. The new system is able to measure post-manufacturing activities, such as selling, promotional, and distribution activities, and allocate these activities to products in a manner that provides a more complete view of the company’s product costs. This system produces better strategic information about the relative profitability of product lines.In the course of implementing the new costing system, the controller realized that the company’s current period GAAP net income would increase significantly if the new product cost information were used for inventory valuation on the financial statements. The controller has been under intense pressure to improve the company’s net income, and this would be an easy and effective way for her to help meet the company’s short-term net income goals. As a result, she has decided to use the new costing system to determine GAAP net income.-Why does the company’s net income increase when the new costing system is applied-Is the controller acting ethically by using the new costing system for GAAP net income? Explain your answer.3. Feedback is a critical piece of the performance management process and a skill that all managers must develop. The text provides numerous ideas for enhancing feedback. Assuming you are in a management role, select two enhancements that you would like to develop immediately and describe how they will help you better develop your employees.

Was Kodak’s failure inevitable? What could Kodak have done differently?

I need your help for writing essay (4 pages not including the cover page and references page)The topic as below:Critical Thinking: The Nature of Change (105 points)In this module, we learned that everything is in a state of constant change. This is a challenge of strategic management, as the industry environment is driven by technology, consumer needs, politics, economic conditions, and many other influences. Consider these influences as you analyze the following cases.Eastman Kodak’s (Kodak) Quest for a Digital Future (R. M. Grant, Contemporary Strategy Analysis: Text and Cases, 10th ed., Wiley, 2019)To support the case analysis read Chapter 8 and the assigned reading. In addition, view the following video:Company Man. (2018, June 13). The decline of Kodak…What happened? [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/eVrmFgvEnAARemember that a case study is a puzzle to be solved, so before reading and answering the specific case questions, develop your proposed solution by following these five steps:Read the case study to identify the key issues and underlying issues. These issues are the principles and concepts of the course area which apply to the situation described in the case study.Record the facts from the case study which are relevant to the principles and concepts of the course area issues. The case may have extraneous information not relevant to the current course area. Your ability to differentiate between relevant and irrelevant information is an important aspect of case analysis, as it will inform the focus of your answers.Describe in some detail the actions that would address or correct the situation.Consider how you would support your solution with examples from experience or current real-life examples or cases from textbooks.Complete this initial analysis and then read the discussion questions. Typically, you will already have the answers to the questions but with a broader consideration. At this point, you can add the details and/or analytical tools required to solve the case.Case Study Questions:What were the challenges of technological change for Kodak given “disruptive” digital technologies?What were Kodak’s competencies? Was the idea to ‘brand’ the company an imaging company versus a chemical company a mistake?Evaluate Kodak’s approaches to managing strategic change including organizational ambidexterity, scenarios, crisis management, capability development, dynamic capabilities, and knowledge management.Was Kodak’s failure inevitable? What could Kodak have done differently?Directions:–– Write an essay that includes an introduction paragraph, the essay’s body, and a conclusion paragraph to address the assignment’s guidequestions.– Do not address the questions using a question-and-answer format. – Charts/diagrams should be labeled and can be added within the body of your paper.– APA style should be used– Font will be: Times roman 12, and double space should be between lines -At least 3-4 scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles will be used as references (including the below two). Recommended Reference:

explain why your choice is a more effective leader and teambuilder.

https://www.boldbusiness.com/human-achievement/bold-leader-spotlight-henry-ford-captain-of-industry/Henry Fordhttps://topicinsights.com/leadership-management/jeff-bezos-leadership/Jeff BezosRichard BransonSteve JobsPlease compare and contrast the leadership style of two of the following: Henry Ford, Richard Branson, Steve Jobs or Jeff Bezos providing 3 similarities and 3 differences and explain who you believe is the better leader and why.If you believe your selected leader is a better leader, you need to respond to two students in your secondary posts who also chose your leader and explain why your choice is a more effective leader and teambuilder.Please support your primary and secondary posts with reputable sources.PLEASE BE MINDFUL TO REVIEW THE DISCUSSION BOARD RUBRIC LOCATED IN THE SYLLABUS.Write as though you are in a business setting. Be mindful of your choice of language, grammar, and content. When citing data, research, or original ideas, you must cite the source (using the APA method). Please remember that plagiarism is defined as the theft or “the act of using another person’s words or ideas without giving credit to that person.” ( http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plagiarism. )Please check the “Announcements” tab each week to review my comments related to the discussion board posts and replies.Please follow the instructions for the discussion board as outlined in the syllabus.Please check the “Announcements” tab each week to review my comments related to the discussion board posts and replies.Please follow the instructions for the discussion board as outlined in the syllabus

Explain why research might be considered unethical.

Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write400–600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.Part 1: Ethics in ResearchUtilizing the Internet choose1 example (or use one of those listed below) of unethical research in a business setting, and discuss the following:Explain why research might be considered unethical.For your research proposal project in this course, explain what ethical considerations there are and how to avoid them.Examples of unethical business research:

Discuss the importance of the security principle of collection and correlation.

In this week, you examined the security principle of collection and correlation. The gathering of system related information about national infrastructure is key for security analysis. In the same vein, correlation involves a specific type of analysis that can be performed to identify if security-related indicators emerge from the analysis.Discuss the importance of the security principle of collection and correlation. Identify some important sources from which information needs to be collected in the context of national and critical infrastructure protection.Also, identify the four distinct analytic methods that are available for the correlation of cyber security information.Provide examples and identify challenges that are involved in collection and correlation.You must do the following:1) Create a new thread and share your perspectives with examples and references to course material2) Select AT LEAST 2 other students’ threads and post substantive comments on those threads. Your comments should extend the conversation started with the thread.ALL original posts and comments must be substantive

Provide your classmates with a brief description of your choices and explain why you made your choices.

“A picture is worth a thousand words” may be a lovely cliché, but it’s exactly the wrong way to view visualization.For this week’sdiscussionquestion, please view the PeriodicTable of Visualization at the following link (http://www.visual-literacy.org/periodic_table/periodic_table.html). Choose one Data Visualization and one Compound Visualization by placing your mouse cursor over each option. Provide your classmates with a brief description of your choices and explain why you made your choices. Also, describe what advantage do your choices have over the others.Reference Text book : Kirk, A. (2016). Data visualisation a handbook for data driven design. Los Angeles, CA: Sage. ISBN: 978- 1473912144

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