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Identify How the Data Will Be Collected Before and the After Solution States
Synthesis of data
Research analysis and synthesis methods
Discuss analysis and synthesis of measurement results
Discuss findings of the measurement results
Discussion and Conclusion on Approach (Week 4)
Compilation of Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendations (Week 5)
The pace of technological development, inclusive of both hardware and software advances, has been rather unrelenting and chaotic in the last generation or two of modern human existence. Whether it be in the West or the East, the rich nations or the poor, in Africa or in North America, the pace of change and evolution of technology and software has been very fast. However, one group and type of people that have problems keeping up at times are the governments. The unwillingness or inability to keep up can manifest in terms of enforcement, the laws that are on the books, the spending that is allocated to adding or updating software and so on. Indeed, no less than the Internal Revenue Service in the United States was still using Windows XP as of a few years ago. The operating system is so old (circa 2001), it is not supported at all, let alone sold, by its creator Microsoft. Such lumbering, resistance or falling behind, however, can be very expensive and costly in ways including money and other currencies. Even so, budgets can ebb and flow along with who is in power, the economic fortunes of the jurisdiction in question and so on. Thus, the question becomes how to best stay modernized and equipped in the digital age while at the same time being prudent and diligent about how the money is spent and how the related programs, both information technology-related and otherwise, are affected.
Problem Identification, Impacts, Design of Research and Literature Research (Week 1)
Problem
There is an ever-greater reliance on Information Technology (IT) and organizational prowess in today's fast-paced business environment. This sentiment particularly applies to organizations operating in the public sector, in which technology and data-driven applications are required to monitor increasing amounts and types of germane data. However, the effectiveness of organizational IT services and software asset management is oftentimes circumscribed by government spending.
There is an innate tension between how much funds are budgeted and allocated to a particular organization and its ability to provide the sort of cutting-edge IT and software asset management services to do its job well. The chief problem explored within this research study is how government spending influences IT services and software asset management in the FBI. Not enough spending limits the ability of this organization to use the digital resources it needs to perform its job functions. It is typically difficult for most public-sector entities to procure the funding necessary to enable them to operate at maximum capacity.
Statement of the Issue to Be Resolved
The issue to be resolved is how to best demonstrate to funding organizations of the federal government that the FBI needs a certain amount of monies to support its IT infrastructure. This bureau constantly needs to update its infrastructure for IT in order to perform its basic safeguarding functionality for the United States of America. Without adequate funding it cannot help to ensure the safety of millions of Americans across the country. The basic problem is this organization needs consistent funding for its IT services and software asset management, and it needs it in a timely manner which will enable it to perform well. Actually, getting this funding in a timely manner is difficult because of standard bureaucratic challenges.
Impact of the Unresolved Issue
The bureau will be disadvantageously impacted if the issue of regularly procuring the necessary funds to maintain and update its IT system is not resolved. Ultimately, its infrastructure will become unreliable. Such unreliability will ineluctably lead to a lack of trust in the information technology and data which this organization requires to operate (Harper, 2016). Additionally, without a dependable IT system upon which to utilize, employees of the bureau should rely upon intuition and hunches instead of empirical data.
It is critical to understand that the bureau necessitates information due to the classified
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