MGT 325 MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY ASSIGNMENT- Saudi Electronic University
Course Learning Outcomes-Covered
• Explain the challenges of technology management in a business.
• Discuss the impact factors of technology management.
• Analyze the forces that drive technology companies.
• Compare the six major shifts that have influenced technology management.
Critical Thinking: Weight:
Technology is molding our world at a speed unimaginable, just few decades ago. Communication mainly has created, a business environment focused on effectiveness, value and speed. Companies that focus on speed, cost and quality are the only ones who have been successful to survive and prosper in today's environment as they deal with a broad spectrum of contemporary challenges. The effective management of technology as a source of competitive advantage is of vital importance for many organizations. Virtually every company today sees itself as technology intensive. To operate a technology based business the requirement is of new leadership and managerial skills that focus on the knowledge generators i.e. the human resource of the enterprise.
Select any high technology organization and answer the following questions on its basis.
1- Analyze your selected company in terms of its technology supporting infrastructure and resource function. What changes would you recommend?
2- What strategic decisions and directions at your selected company were key to the company's success.
3- Develop an assessment tool (i.e. checklist) for measuring the technological intensity of your selected enterprise.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.