1. Introduction to Technology Management TMGT1106 Class 10 – Genetics Instructor: David Plouffe

2. Agenda Last week This week Next week

3. Last week – IT and Business Systems Questions Group Project- Requirements Finalization

4. This week Administrative items Group Assignments –Proposal Finalization –Output Clarification –Presentation Preparation Genetics Individual Paper – outstanding pick-up’s Hand in evaluation and your assignment

5. This Week – Administrative items Final Exam (Tentatively) Scheduled for Monday April 21 st 0900 in the Gym Class room for Career Day 12:30 – 3:15 March 26 th F213 Class 13 to be a review for the Final Exam –Section 1 Monday March 31 st –Section 2 Wednesday April 2 nd For emails – –Use subject line – no reference = no read = delete –Use spellchecker

6. Group Project  Team A  Team B  Selection Committee Groups and Teams are assigned and posted on web site

7. Group Project - Objectives Understanding the objective of a project Project planning Project management Critical path events Understanding and dealing with group dynamics Communication management Work distribution Output aggregation Completing a business case or proposal Presenting and evaluating a business solution

8. This Week – Group Projects Questions??????

9. Group Project – Steps in the Process Process –Initiation meeting –Requirements –Question / discovery –Proposal –Presentation

10. Group Project – Timelines Class 8 Project selection & Initiation Class 9 Finalize requirements Class 10 Draft business proposal Class 11 Interactive 15 minute presentation

11. Next Week – Group Presentations Group presentation order to be drawn today Selection Committee will select the order of Team A and Team B –Team not presenting will excuse themselves Hand in copy of –Journal/report of activities / tasks and issues –Proposal and Presentation –Evaluation of other Group teams (1-10)

12. Choice 1 There are two vendors of GIS software technology competing for a commercial client that is a mid-sized $50,000,000 company. The North Bay based company is in the distribution and transportation business to a network of retail outlets, with clients all over Northern Ontario and North western Quebec. The Selection Committee will describe a business need for a GIS application to assist the company to improve its operations and also grow its business. Team A is the GIS software market leader and Team B is a new up & coming GIS vendor. You will gather requirements from the Selection committee to confirm your understanding and put together a proposal and a presentation to the Selection committee.

13. Choice 2 There are two vendors of IT security software & service technology competing for a commercial client that is a mid-sized $50,000,000 company. The North Bay based company manufactures and distributes low cost / high volume products around the globe through direct sales, dealer networks and through a new Internet site. The Selection Committee will describe a recent intrusion and security breach that exposed both internal information and customer data. The company has determined it must put in place an IT security system and process that will protect it and its customers’ data from hackers and other intruders. Team A is the IT security software market leader and Team B is a new up & coming IT security vendor. You will gather requirements from the Selection committee to confirm your understanding and put together a proposal and a presentation to the Selection committee.

14. Group Project – Roles & Responsibilities Team –Project Lead –Scribe/Documenter –Communication Lead –Presentation Lead –Research Lead –Evaluator

15. Group Project – Evaluation Criterion Criterion –Time –Quality –Costs –Risks

16. This week – Genetics What is the Human Genome Project? What are GMO’s What impact will Genetics have on our society and our world? What concerns do you have?

17. Our Guest This Week – Science Insight – Genetics Dr. Dave A. Vadnais – Nipissing University

18. Next Week – Group Project Group Presentations

19. Weekly Assignment Search Suggestions - –Power Point presentations –Business Communication –Effective presentations –Effective group communications

20. Thank You See you next week