Information systems are no longer being used only for data reporting. As information systems have become a major part of the business model—and IS budgets continue to rise as a result of increased investment in IT—there is also a growing need to understand the value of business systems.

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

• Discuss the various models that are commonly used to help measure the value added to a business by information systems. 

 What are some of the characteristics and operations of some of the malicious software that exists today? 

1Q: 

250 words min response on the following items and upload it in the discussion board:

1. Describe a project that suffered from scope creep. Could it have been avoided? How? 

2. Can scope creep be a good thing? When? 

3. What can organizations do to successfully manage inevitable changes in scope that are good for business?

2Q.

250 words min response

At work, we regularly need to speak with others either face to face, by phone, or in virtual meetings. Provide 2 examples of verbal communication you have had this week. What form were your communications in (Face to face, phone, virtual, etc.)? Did you face any challenges in your communications? In what ways could you strive to improve your communication at work?

Choose a journal article related to change management within projects (do not re-use a journal from a prior course).   Write a 2-3 page review of your chosen journal article.  Please choose a peer reviewed journal, and an article that has been published in the past five (5) years.

The review should contain the journal article title, author’s name and year of publication. 

Your paper should contain the following headings:

•      Introduction
•      Summary of the article
•      Relevant points made by the author
•      Critique of the article
•      Application of the concepts in the article

You are going to review a single journal article, therefore your reference page should only contain the information from the article you reviewed.  There is no need to introduce other journals into this paper.

Text

A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) – Seventh Edition and The Standard for Project Management (RUSSIAN) 

ISBN: 9781628257007 

Authors: Project Management Institute Project Management Institute 

Publisher: Project Management Institute 

Publication Date: 2021-08-01

1. Read the articles:
   1. The Growth of Intellectual Property: A History of the Ownership of Ideas in the United States
   2. Key Cases and Definitions in Intellectual Property Law
   3. The article you chose from the United States Department of Justice: CCIPS Documents and Reports
2. In the discussion linked below, respond to the following prompts:
   1. Describe the similarities and differences in the types of intellectual property (IP) that should be protected. Why should those protections be allowed? Explain your position.
   2. After reviewing the definition of intellectual property (IP) and the article you selected to read on IP rulings or legislation, what areas of concern still exist for protecting the IP that have not been addressed?
   3. What future concerns do you anticipate could be a problem for IP?
3. Your initial post should be a minimum of 300 words