Posted: July 14th, 2019
IT 550 Final Project Milestone SWOT
IT 550 Final Project Milestone Two Rubric
For this milestone, you will submit a complete strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis on your chosen organization. Address each construct as well as all internal strengths and weakness as they pertain to information technology. Research the opportunities that would allow your chosen organization to gain a competitive advantage, and identify threats that could decrease that advantage. During this assignment, you are encouraged to think about the potential strategic outcomes you plan to craft after completing the SWOT analysis. Keep in mind that these will be aligned to the conclusions from your SWOT analysis. You will explore this in greater detail in Milestone Three.
The following critical elements must be addressed in this submission:
SWOT Analysis A. Strengths: What are the internal strengths of the organization as they pertain to the use of technology? Analyze the organization to determine the strengths regarding use of technology. B. Weaknesses: What are the internal weaknesses of the organization as they pertain to the use of technology? Analyze the organization to determine the organizational weaknesses that are related to information technology. C. Opportunities: What are the opportunities of the organization as they pertain to the use of technology? Analyze the organization and use of information technology to determine opportunities related to IT that could add to the competitive advantage of the organization or present business opportunity. D. Threats: What are the threats to the organization as they pertain to the use of technology? Analyze the organization and use of information technology to determine pertinent threats to the organization. E. SWOT Summary: Based upon the SWOT analysis, summarize the conclusions you’ve reached and issues you’ve identified related to information technology within the context of the organization, its sustainability, and its health.
Guidelines for Submission: The SWOT analysis paper should follow these guidelines: two to three pages in length, double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, APA format, and a minimum of two sources.