...TRIDENT UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL ITM 423: System Acquisition, System Development and Project Management Module 6: Integration and Reflection Essay May 2014 Term July 24, 2014 Assignment: Prepare a reflective essay addressing the following items: 1. Descriptions of how you feel you improved your knowledge, skills, abilities, and yourself in this session through this course. 2. Evaluation of the work you did during the session for the class and explanations of ways you could have performed better. 3. Topics you have identified that you did not understand or were not successful in trying to implement and suggestions you may have about how to improve the course material on those topics. 4. Ways you might measure the future effects of what you have learned in this course or your future progress/improvement. 5. State whether you achieved the course outcomes Integration and Reflection Final Essay As I started this course I came into it with a basic understanding of project management, but not much experience with system acquisition and system development concepts. As the course progressed I saw my knowledge increase in all of these areas, including the areas I had already had some hands-on experience with. The new portal design also helped tremendously as we could all form various discussions among ourselves and feed off each other for knowledge and experience. Now that we’ve come to the conclusion of this course it’s time to take a look back and reflect...
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...TRIDENT UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL ITM 423: System Acquisition, System Development and Project Management Module 4: Project Planning, Scheduling, Budgeting & Risk Management Session Long Project May 2014 Term July 06, 2014 Assignment: Utilizing your assigned software and upon review of your previous steps so far, develop a more specific series of steps and plot them out relative to each other. Once complete, prepare a 2-3 page report summarizing your activities in the previous two steps– action definition and plan design Allocating and Distributing Resources in our Project Plan utilizing Basecamp Project Management Software For this assignment instead of utilizing our software to move in a new direction we’re tasked with taking a step back in order to allocate analyze our work we’ve done so far and then add some more detail by allocating and distributing our resources. This ties in directly with our Module objective of project planning, scheduling, budgeting and risk management. My assigned software is Basecamp and provides great assistance in developing an effective design plan. Previously, I had identified the people who will be involved in this design process and the beginnings of an implementation plan. To add a few specifics to the early phases I’ll need to re-evaluate and update this section and apply the lessons learned as the project moves through the life cycle process. In identifying the staff requirements and how well be able to obtain the necessary...
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...TRIDENT UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL ITM 423: System Acquisition, System Development and Project Management Module 3: IT Project Roles, Responsibilities and Staffing Session Long Project May 2014 Term June 22, 2014 Assignment: Utilizing your assigned software incorporate staffing into your project plan; allocate and distribute your personnel resources as you think they will be needed and then prepare a brief 2-3 page paper summarizing these activities – personnel definition & plan design Finally, attach and/or include your plan report from your software Incorporating Staffing into our Project Plan utilizing Basecamp Project Management Software In the previous Module we analyzed the project lifecycle in detail as we started to gather more details as we put together a project plan for implementing a new TUI learning management system. Just like the real-world scenario of Trident University utilizing Desire2Learn to implement their design, we’ve been given the opportunity to try our hand at this utilizing our own software. This provides great insight as to what it takes to develop an effective plan while keeping in mind all of the aspects that go into creating the site. For this assignment the aim is to identify and define the personnel who will be involved in the implementation process and utilize our software to add them and allocate resources as needed. The goal is to be able to brainstorm and put together a comprehensive listing that identifies each key player...
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...INTERNATIONAL ITM 423: System Acquisition, System Development and Project Management Module 5: IT Operations, Controls, Reporting and Maintenance Session Long Project May 2014 Term July 20, 2014 Assignment: Review your entire project plan and make any needed revisions needed. Once complete, prepare a 2-3 page report summarizing your activities in the previous two steps– action definition and plan design, and conclude with an overall evaluation on your experience. Final assessment and Review of the Basecamp Project Plan For this assignment we will be evaluating our work throughout this course with a critical eye and reflect back on the work we have accomplished. Part of this evaluation will involve describing what we have learned and how it might affect our behavior and career as having gone through each phase. My assigned software is Basecamp and provides great assistance in developing an effective design plan. To begin I’ll summarize and discuss the activities accomplished in the earlier phases of action definition and plan design. Previously, we had been assigned our own project management software and started out small as we got used to the interface and various features. Basecamp incorporates many great communication tools, drawings, commonly used presentation software such as PowerPoint, chat features and also includes a fully implemented project that was completed using Basecamp. In addition to that we got to experience various message boards, project To Do lists...
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...TRIDENT UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL ITM 423: System Acquisition, System Development and Project Management Module 1: IT Systems Planning and Acquisition Session Long Project May 2014 Term May 25, 2014 Assignment: Try out your assigned project planning software and prepare a 2-3 paper addressing: * A summary description of the program, its structure and purpose * Its overall look and feel and apparent target audience * What the program does and does not give you * Your assessment of usability, relative advantage, utility and relevance to this course * Items you find worth noting to others * Your bottom-line evaluation A Hands-on Evaluation of Basecamp Project Management Software With all of the discussion so far with project planning and what steps we should be keeping in mind as we develop the project plan this assignment gives us the opportunity to get some hands-on experience with some of the project management software and applications available that can help make sense out of whole process. All of the tools we were given a choice of using operate in the cloud so there was no need to sit and try to install something on our computer, which is a huge benefit of all of these tools. The one that I will be evaluating is called Basecamp and as mentioned on the site itself they have helped over 285,000 companies finish more than an astounding 2 million projects just this past year. That gave me a lot of confidence that I could sit here and figure...
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...TRIDENT UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL ITM 423: System Acquisition, System Development and Project Management Module 2: IT Organizations, Projects and Project Life Cycles Case Assignment May 2014 Term June 08, 2014 Assignment: Prepare a 4-6 page paper addressing the following issue with a special focus on the project of a Household Move: “Discuss Various Stages in the Project Life Cycle Based on the Type of IT Organization Structure You Have Seen” Discuss Various Stages in the Project Life Cycle Based on the Type of IT Organization Structure You Have Seen (Household Move) For this assignment we are asked to review a few very well-respected project lifecycle guides and synthesize our own personal experience of the project lifecycle in terms of planning a household move. Throughout this module we have examined various different accepted different stages in managing our programs, such as those presented by the NYS Project Management Guidebook, Barron & Barron as well as Johnathan Carr. These are all discussed in some form or fashion on PMHut.com which is well-respected for providing project management information. Based on my own personal experience with project management I will use the phases as presented by Johnathan Carr primarily; however, I will also indicate the terms used by the other sources and how they correlate to the phase I am referring to. These phases are: Concept Phase, Planning Phase, Development Phase, Implementation Phase and Closeout Phase...
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...Front cover WebSphere Service Registry and Repository Handbook Best practices Sample integration scenarios SOA governance Chris Dudley Laurent Rieu Martin Smithson Tapan Verma Byron Braswell ibm.com/redbooks International Technical Support Organization WebSphere Service Registry and Repository Handbook March 2007 SG24-7386-00 Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the information in “Notices” on page xv. First Edition (March 2007) This edition applies to Version 6, Release 0, Modification 0.1 of IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository (product number 5724-N72). © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2007. All rights reserved. Note to U.S. Government Users Restricted Rights -- Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. Contents Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii The team that wrote this redbook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii Become a published author . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxi Comments welcome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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...KAPIL SHARMA AND ASHUTOSH MUTSADDI Configuring SAP ERP Sales and Distribution ® SERIOUS SKILLS. Configuring SAP ERP Sales and Distribution ® Kapil Sharma Ashutosh Mutsaddi Acquisitions Editor: Agatha Kim Development Editor: Laurene Sorensen Technical Editor: Dheeraj Oswal Production Editor: Liz Britten Copy Editor: Kim Wimpsett Editorial Manager: Pete Gaughan Production Manager: Tim Tate Vice President and Executive Group Publisher: Richard Swadley Vice President and Publisher: Neil Edde Book Designer: Franz Baumhackl Compositor: Craig Johnson, Happenstance Type-O-Rama Proofreader: Word One, New York Indexer: Ted Laux Project Coordinator, Cover: Lynsey Stanford Cover Designer: Ryan Sneed Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published simultaneously in Canada ISBN: 978-0-470-40473-7 No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 646-8600. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken,...
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...INSIDE Wipro in Brief Customer Focus Financial Highlights Chairman's Letter to the Stakeholders CEO's Letter to the Stakeholders CFO's Letter to the Stakeholders Board of Directors Sustainability Highlights 2012-13 Management Discussion & Analysis Directors Report Corporate Governance Report Business Responsibility Report Standalone Financial Statements Consolidated Financial Statements Consolidated Financial Statements under IFRS Glossary 2 4 8 10 12 14 16 22 24 41 55 85 106 147 183 231 This Annual Report is printed on 100% recycled paper as certified by the UK-based National Association of Paper Merchants (NAPM) and France - based Association des Producteurs et des Utilisateurs des papiers et cartons Recycles (APUR). Certain statements in this annual report concerning our future growth prospects are forward-looking statements, which involve a number of risks, and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties relating to these statements include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding fluctuations in our earnings, revenue and profits, our ability to generate and manage growth, intense competition in IT services, our ability to maintain our cost advantage, wage increases in India, our ability to attract and retain highly skilled professionals, time and cost overruns on fixed-price, fixed-time frame contracts, client concentration, restrictions on immigration...
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...Stern Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management Adel I. El-Ansary University of North Florida’s Coggin College of Business Boston Columbus Indianapolis New York San Francisco Upper Saddle River Amsterdam Cape Town Dubai London Madrid Milan Munich Paris Montréal Toronto Delhi Mexico City São Paulo Sydney Hong Kong Seoul Singapore Taipei Tokyo Editor in Chief: Stephanie Wall Acquisitions Editor: Mark Gaffney Program Manager Team Lead: Ashley Santora Program Manager: Jennifer M. Collins Director of Marketing: Maggie Moylen Executive Marketing Manager: Anne Fahlgren Project Manager Team Lead: Judy Leale Project Manager: Thomas Benfatti Operations Specialist: Nancy Maneri Cover Designer: Suzanne Behnke Creative Director: Jayne Conte Digital Production Project Manager: Lisa Rinaldi Full Service Vendor: Integra Software Services Pvt. Ltd. Full Service Project Manager: Anandakrishnan Natarajan/Integra Software Services Printer/Binder: Courier/Westford Cover Printer: Lehigh-Phoenix Text Font: 10/12, ITC Garamond Credits and acknowledgments borrowed from other sources and reproduced, with permission, in this textbook appear on appropriate page within text (or on page xix). Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Prentice Hall, One Lake Street, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458. All rights reserved. Manufactured in the United States of America. This publication is protected by Copyright, and permission should be obtained...
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