Work on the signature assignment...

I started working on the signature assignment today. To obtain new research/ideas on the topic and to formulate my own ideas/connections, I spent a few hours searching for and reviewing journal articles. I found some good articles....and I have some "different" ideas for the paper. I want to connect risk (riskiness of ERP projects), PMO office for management, knowledge management/experience of the organization, and a few more areas in my paper.

The assignment:

Week 8 - Assignment: Determine Standards for Project Governance

Instructions

Many companies rely on an enterprise architecture network as the focal point for business processes. Write a paper that a chief information officer (CIO) or chief technology officer (CTO) can use with the planning phases for development, implementation, and implementation of an ERP system. The CIO or CTO indicates that the business has strict standards in place for project governance and it is imperative at this stage of their preparation that the follow considerations are addressed:

    Support various factors in the planning stages, including but not limited to the importance of planning, key personal including internal and external stakeholders, budget, business processes, business alignment, software, applications, hardware, networks, licensing, and maintenance. In addition include other factors that are necessary during the planning stages, and important discussion points that should occur during the planning stage.
    Integrate why testing and assessment are necessary components before the implementation stage.
    Categorize the implementation stage. Include a summary of the steps necessary in the implementation stage including, but not limited to migrations for existing components, software, applications, hardware, network, security factors, testing, timelines, downtime, vendor involvement and best practices.
    Break down five (5) critical factors that are important for ongoing analysis of the usage of an enterprise network architecture and recommended improvements.

Support your paper with at least seven (7) resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including older articles, may be included. Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts that are presented in the course and provide new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards. Be sure to adhere to Northcentral University's Academic Integrity Policy.

Length: 12-15 pages (not including title and reference pages).

Work continues.