Assignment 3: IT Support for Virtual Teams<\/p>\n
Global organizations have branches that are located in multiple countries. Some of these organizations develop software and take advantage of the global talent pool of software developers while others have global technical support teams, customer service, and so on. Virtual teams are created when two or more people work together from different locations, organizations, times zone, and \/ or time shifts. Global organizations use virtual teams in order to provide global support, reduce travel costs, reduce training costs, and take advantage of local cultural knowledge that may impact the organization\ufffd\ufffd\ufffds operations.<\/p>\n
Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:
\nExamine five (5) issues that the IT department is likely to face when it comes to supporting virtual teams.
\nCreate an architectural diagram that shows how the virtual teams would collaborate and access common repositories for documents, software, development, and testing facilities. Use Visio or an equivalent such as Dia. Note: The graphically depicted solution is not included in the required page length.
\nDescribe five (5) advantages and five (5) disadvantages of using virtual teams for the organizations described in the scenario.
\nDescribe challenges imposed by:
\nIT \/ IS national standards and propose how they could be handled or resolved.
\nProtocols and propose how they could be handled or resolved.
\nProcedures on virtual teams and propose how they could be handled or resolved.
\nCompare and contrast virtual teams and traditional teams with respect to communications, technology use, and team diversity.
\nUse at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.
\n Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
\nBe typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
\nInclude a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student\ufffd\ufffd\ufffds name, the professor\ufffd\ufffd\ufffds name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
\nInclude charts or diagrams created in Visio or an equivalent such as Dia. The completed diagrams \/ charts must be imported into the Word document before the paper is submitted.
\nThe specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
\nDescribe the process of administering enterprise systems, including the use of virtualization and monitoring, power and cooling issues.
\nUse technology and information resources to research issues in enterprise architecture.
\nWrite clearly and concisely about enterprise architecture topics using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.<\/p>\n
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic \/ organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.<\/p>\n
Click here to view the grading rubric for this assignment.<\/p>\n
Points: 105
\nAssignment 3: IT Support for Virtual Teams
\nCriteria<\/p>\n
Unacceptable
\nBelow 60% F
\nMeets Minimum Expectations
\n60-69% D<\/p>\n
Fair
\n70-79% C<\/p>\n
Proficient
\n80-89% B<\/p>\n
Exemplary
\n90-100% A
\n1. Examine five (5) issues that the IT department is likely to face when it comes to supporting virtual teams.
\nWeight: 15%
\nDid not submit or incompletely examined five (5) issues that the IT department is likely to face when it comes to supporting virtual teams.
\nInsufficiently examined five (5) issues that the IT department is likely to face when it comes to supporting virtual teams.
\nPartially examined five (5) issues that the IT department is likely to face when it comes to supporting virtual teams.
\nSatisfactorily examined five (5) issues that the IT department is likely to face when it comes to supporting virtual teams.
\nThoroughly examined five (5) issues that the IT department is likely to face when it comes to supporting virtual teams.
\n2. Create an architectural diagram that shows how the virtual teams would collaborate and access common repositories for documents, software, development, and testing facilities. Use Visio or an equivalent such as Dia.
\nWeight: 20%
\nDid not submit or incompletely created an architectural diagram that shows how the virtual teams would collaborate and access common repositories for documents, software, development, and testing facilities. Did not submit or incompletely used Visio or an equivalent such as Dia.
\nInsufficiently created an architectural diagram that shows how the virtual teams would collaborate and access common repositories for documents, software, development, and testing facilities. Insufficiently used Visio or an equivalent such as Dia.
\nPartially created an architectural diagram that shows how the virtual teams would collaborate and access common repositories for documents, software, development, and testing facilities. Partially used Visio or an equivalent such as Dia.
\nSatisfactorily created an architectural diagram that shows how the virtual teams would collaborate and access common repositories for documents, software, development, and testing facilities. Satisfactorily used Visio or an equivalent such as Dia.
\nThoroughly created an architectural diagram that shows how the virtual teams would collaborate and access common repositories for documents, software, development, and testing facilities. Thoroughly used Visio or an equivalent such as Dia.
\n3. Describe five (5) advantages and five (5) disadvantages of using virtual teams for the organizations described in the scenario.
\nWeight: 20%
\nDid not submit or incompletely described five (5) advantages and five (5) disadvantages of using virtual teams for the organizations described in the scenario.
\nInsufficiently described five (5) advantages and five (5) disadvantages of using virtual teams for the organizations described in the scenario.
\nPartially described five (5) advantages and five (5) disadvantages of using virtual teams for the organizations described in the scenario.
\nSatisfactorily described five (5) advantages and five (5) disadvantages of using virtual teams for the organizations described in the scenario.
\nThoroughly described five (5) advantages and five (5) disadvantages of using virtual teams for the organizations described in the scenario.
\n4a. Describe challenges imposed by IT \/ IS national standards and propose how they could be handled or resolved.
\nWeight: 5%
\nDid not submit or incompletely described challenges imposed by IT \/ IS national standards and did not submit or incompletely proposed how they could be handled or resolved.
\nInsufficiently described challenges imposed by IT \/ IS national standards and insufficiently proposed how they could be handled or resolved.
\nPartially described challenges imposed by IT \/ IS national standards and partially proposed how they could be handled or resolved.
\nSatisfactorily described challenges imposed by IT \/ IS national standards and satisfactorily proposed how they could be handled or resolved.
\nThoroughly described challenges imposed by IT \/ IS national standards and thoroughly proposed how they could be handled or resolved.
\n4b. Describe challenges imposed by protocols and propose how they could be handled or resolved.
\nWeight: 5%
\nDid not submit or incompletely described challenges imposed by protocols and did not submit or incompletely proposed how they could be handled or resolved.
\nInsufficiently described challenges imposed by protocols and insufficiently proposed how they could be handled or resolved.
\nPartially described challenges imposed by protocols and partially proposed how they could be handled or resolved.
\nSatisfactorily described challenges imposed by protocols and satisfactorily proposed how they could be handled or resolved.
\nThoroughly described challenges imposed by protocols and thoroughly proposed how they could be handled or resolved.
\n4c. Describe challenges imposed by procedures on virtual teams and propose how they could be handled or resolved.
\nWeight: 5%
\nDid not submit or incompletely described challenges imposed by procedures on virtual teams and did not submit or incompletely proposed how they could be handled or resolved.
\nInsufficiently described challenges imposed by procedures on virtual teams and insufficiently proposed how they could be handled or resolved.
\nPartially described challenges imposed by procedures on virtual teams and partially proposed how they could be handled or resolved.
\nSatisfactorily described challenges imposed by procedures on virtual teams and satisfactorily proposed how they could be handled or resolved.
\nThoroughly described challenges imposed by procedures on virtual teams and thoroughly proposed how they could be handled or resolved.
\n5. Compare and contrast virtual teams and traditional teams with respect to communications, technology use, and team diversity.
\nWeight: 15%
\nDid not submit or incompletely compared and contrasted virtual teams and traditional teams with respect to communications, technology use, and team diversity.
\nInsufficiently compared and contrasted virtual teams and traditional teams with respect to communications, technology use, and team diversity.
\nPartially compared and contrasted virtual teams and traditional teams with respect to communications, technology use, and team diversity.
\nSatisfactorily compared and contrasted virtual teams and traditional teams with respect to communications, technology use, and team diversity.
\nThoroughly compared and contrasted virtual teams and traditional teams with respect to communications, technology use, and team diversity.
\n6. 3 references
\nWeight: 5%
\nNo references provided
\nDoes not meet the required number of references; all references poor quality choices.
\nDoes not meet the required number of references; some references poor quality choices.
\nMeets number of required references; all references high quality choices.
\nExceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.
\n7. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements
\nWeight: 10%
\nMore than 8 errors present
\n47-8 errors present
\n5-6 errors present
\n3-4 errors<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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