Question 1 Considering the current innovation within your organization to improve productivity, Management is considering the possibility of launching a new project that can accelerate institutional transformation. Your project can be an ICT or engineering driven- one. As a consultant appointed to lead a need assessment studies to justify the importance or otherwise of this project. You are required to:
a) b) c)
Explain your approach to needs assessment studies with particular emphasis on current problem, project objectives and technical approach. EV (8 marks)
How would go about establishing your project major components if the project is found wealthy to be pursued after the outcome from the need’s assessment.
CR (7 marks) Document your project work breakdown structures.

Karen is working on classifying all her company’s products in terms of whether they have strong or weak market share and whether this share is in a slow or growing market. what type of strategic framework is she using?

Verizon communications, inc., provides the following footnote relating to its leasing activities in its 10-k report. the aggregate minimum rental commitments under noncancelable leases for the periods shown at december 31, 2010, are as follows: years (dollars in millions) capital leases operatingleases 2011 $97 $1,898 2012 74 1,720 2013 70 1,471 2014 54 1,255 2015 42 1,012 thereafter 81 5,277 total minimum 418 $ 12,633 rental commitments less interest and (86) executory costs present value of 332 minimum lease payments less current (75) installments long-term obligation $257 at december 31, 2010 (a) confirm that verizon capitalized its capital leases using a rate of 7.4 %. (b) compute the present value of verizon's operating leases, assuming an 7.4% discount rate and rounding the remaining lease term to 3 decimal places. (use a financial calculator or excel to compute. do not round until your final answers. round each answer to the nearest whole number.)

Because the demand for wheat tends to be inelastic. true or false