CMPT 641 University Centre Weston Assignment - Trends in Information Technology Paper

Description - This group research paper explores the current trends in Information Technology that benefits business, its impacts to society, and the expected return on investment. The paper will contain the following:

Identify 10 trends in Information Technology.

For each trend:

1. Summary explanation of what is the Information Technology trend with appropriate images where possible.

2. Which industry or industries would use the trend?

3. Select one organization within the identified industry and explain how that organization would use the trend within.

4. What are the benefits to the organization in terms of value, margin, customer growth or others?

5. What are the ethical or social issues related to the trend?

6. What is the expected investment in order to participate in the trend and the expected Return on Investment (ROI) for the organization from the trend? Find or estimate some actual financial values.

7. Complete the Pyramid for Enterprise Design - Identify and explain each level - hardware needed, software needed, Application needed, data collected, dashboards or KPIs, what kind of business decision would be made using the data.

8. Relate the IT Trend to Porter's Value Chain. Explain the impact of the trend on Primary Activities, The Support Activities, and the Margin.

Before the conclusion, the author will make a persuasive argument as to which of the 10 trends in the paper one feels is the more important for a business given what one knows of the trend and its pros and cons.