Assignment:
Using the following case from Information Technology for Managers (2nd ed.),
Do the following in this case discussion forum:
Collaborate with your peers in this case discussion forum to investigate where the project went wrong during its 11-year history. In your paper you will be documenting the actions taken by both government agencies and private companies.
Then, answer the following (case questions):
1. Knowing in August 2014, the U.K. courts ordered the Home Office to pay £224 million to Raytheon for breach of contract after Theresa May, the British home secretary, terminated the company's contract to build the immigration computer system.
2. Explain why you think the court decided in favor of Raytheon in its breach of contract decision.
3. Conduct your own research to discover if the government agencies involved with the development of this system implemented lessons learned from the e-Borders' failures.
4. Assess whether the new Border Systems Programme is robust enough to protect U.K. citizens from looming terrorist threats based on your own research.
Paper Requirements
Draft a 3 to 5 page paper (double-spaced) outlining what you have learned through collaboration, your own research, and the application of this week's topics about this IT project. Be sure to address all points of this assignment in your final paper (summary of the central issue, analysis, and recommendations) and cite your work appropriately using APA formatted citations and include a references page.