It 640 Project Analysis Plan Assignment Help: Infrastructure Dependability: A
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It 640 Project Analysis Plan Assignment Help: IT 640 Milestone One Guidelines and Rubric
Overview
Within an organization, the dependability of network infrastructures has become a top priority. You must have a systems thinking mindset and be able to properly develop an analysis plan to understand the fundamentals of how this infrastructure works within an organization. You have been tasked with analyzing the current network architecture of a hypothetical organization called SNHUEnergy, Inc. You are to determine any key changes that should occur as the organization prepares for future growth. You will evaluate traffic patterns to determine critical aspects of SNHUEnergy’s business. You will provide basic insight into what should be done to the network from a capability aspect and from a security viewpoint as the organization prepares for future growth. Ultimately, you will recommend a design for the future network architecture of the organization.
Prompt
For this milestone, you will create a project analysis plan. Your plan will identify the network applications of the current network including a description of how the current network is designed by explaining how the different layers of the open systems interconnection (OSI) model relate to each other within the network.
Refer to the following files when completing this milestone:
- Organizational Network Diagram – Current
- Dallas Office Network Diagram – Current
- Memphis Office Network Design – Current
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
- Network Applications: Identify the network applications that are a part of the current network.
- OSI Model Identification and Label: Identify and label the different layers of the OSI model according to the components of the current network.)
- Refer to the Organizational Network Diagram – Current file
- Component Description: Provide a nontechnical description of the role and functions of key components, including routers, switches, and firewalls.
- Network Analysis: Provide a brief analysis of the current network configuration by describing the impact on day-to-day business operations.
- Consider the following questions as a guide to your analysis:
- What is the impact of losing connectivity between the Dallas router and the Memphis router? Which applications might be impacted between locations?
- What is the risk of just having a single router or switch within the Memphis office?
- How effective is the firewall in the current network?
- Consider the following questions as a guide to your analysis:
- Project Summary: Summarize and address key elements of the project requirements.
What to Submit
Your assignment should be 1 to 2 pages in length with double spacing and should conform to academic writing standard expectations for mechanics, content organization, and use of APA style.
AI Usage
If you use gen AI tools to support your work on this assignment, be sure to follow these AI usage guidelines. You must acknowledge your use of these tools in your work. Guidelines on how to cite AI tools can be found in this Shapiro Library guide.
Milestone One Rubric
| Criteria | Meets Expectations (100%) | Partially Meets Expectations (70%) | Does Not Meet Expectations (0%) | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Network Applications | Identifies the network applications that are a part of the current network | Identifies the network applications that are a part of the current network, but response contains inaccuracies | Does not identify the network applications that are a part of the current network | 15 |
| OSI Model Identification and Label | Identifies and labels the different layers of the OSI model according to the components of current network | Identifies and labels the different layers of the OSI model according to the components of current network, but the diagram is incomplete or contains inaccuracies | Does not identify the different layers of the OSI model according to the components of current network | 15 |
| Component Description | Provides a nontechnical description of the role and functions of key components including routers, switches, and firewalls | Provides a description of the role and functions of key components, but the description is overly technical, inaccurate, or incomplete | Does not provide a nontechnical description of the role and functions of key components | 25 |
| Network Analysis | Provides a brief analysis of current network configuration by describing the impact on day-to-day business operations | Provides a brief analysis of current network configuration by describing the impact on day-to-day business operations, but the analysis is incomplete or contains inaccuracies | Does not provide a brief analysis of current network configuration by describing the impact on day-to-day business operations | 25 |
| Project Summary | Summarizes and addresses key elements of project requirements | Summarizes and addresses key elements of project requirements, but summary is incomplete or contains inaccuracies | Does not summarize and address key elements of project requirements | 15 |
| Clear Communication | Consistently and effectively communicates in an organized way to a specific audience | Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but communication is inconsistent or ineffective in a way that negatively impacts understanding | Shows no evidence of consistent, effective, or organized communication | 5 |
| Total: | 100% | |||
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