A Feasibility Study paper for a Data Center Management Application

This was a lot of work.  Luckily I was drawing from some personal work experiences in my career.

Class Summary

This was a lot of work and a lot of fun. We learned a great deal about  using IT Project management concepts to manage an SDLC-based project.  The project we selected was to develop a Data Center Management System, which allowed me to further enhance ideas developed in CMGT 555.  I liked it and my Team members did too.  Also, I learned enough to take and pass the COMPTIA IT Project+ exam. 

Computer Language Profile: Visual Basic

I liked writing and researching this paper.  During this class, I also wrote computer language profile papers on COBOL, C++, Java and XML.  I got good scores on each of these papers.

Database Diagrams done up nicely in Visio 2000

I liked writing and researching e-commerce B2B project work.  During this class, I also wrote papers database design issues at work, MS Access techniques, and Swizzling - which is saving an object in its present state to disk or to an OODBMS .  I got perfect  scores on each of these papers.

Memo and Attachment on Database and IT Security

It was a fun assignment  because I am so interested in all things related to IT security.  This paper also draws from years and years of experience in IT Security and Databases.

Solving Performance Problems in a Slow LAN

This was a fun assignment because I have a lot of experience troubleshooting networks.

Below is a list of Diagrams I created in Visio for our Team's Enterprise Network Design Implementation Project. 

Diagram 1
Diagram 2
Diagram 3
Diagram 4
Diagram 5
Diagram 6

(I saved these diagrams in JPEG format so copycats could have more fun trying to recreate them.)

This was a reversal of almost all previous classes.  Our overall grade was more Team Intensive than usual, and most of the work was class work related to the Team project.  Our Team deliverables were:

• Week 2 - Requirements Document

• Week 3 - Network Design Diagrams - Logical and Physical (See diagrams to the right for a partial list of these...)

• Week 4 - Performance Issues Memo

• Week 5 - a Detailed RFP

• Week 6 - A Team Presentation

Individual Project

The Individual project was a very tough paper that was due on the last day of class.  The assignment required that we each cover the following topics from an Enterprise Network Management architectural issues perspective:

1. Dealing with Legacy Systems

2. Internet Security

3. Offshore Development and Support

4. Mobile Computing

This was one of the hardest papers I have ever written.  The final version was 50 pages and contained 13 diagrams and one table.

A presentation covering the highlights of this paper was also required.  

My presentation was 40 slides and contained all my diagrams.

I got perfect scores on everything.

All in all, a good class and a good experience, though there were two team members I don't plan to work with again, and two that I do plan to work with.

Paper on IT Offshore Outsourcing

The final class!