Determine where there is a gap in the market or area for a niche market to implement a project. Be sure to identify the following information

Task 1

Provide a one-page Research Plan noting the following information:

 

Determine where there is a gap in the market or area for a niche market to implement a project. Be sure to identify the following information:

 

The market, the name of the company, why you feel as though there is a niche or area for you to succeed in the market.

Research other companies in the same market and note why they aren’t providing the services you are offering and

Contrast them to the goods or services your company is going to offer.

 

Task #2 – Research paper

 

The research paper must be at least 15 pages in length. This does not include the APA formatted cover page or the references. There must be at least 6 APA references to support the findings in the submission. Correct use of APA guidelines for sources and citations is required. If supporting evidence from outside resources is used those must be properly cited. The paper must address the following answers (I would like the paper to be formatted with headings to note the following information)

 

How will you obtain funds for the project? (are you asking for funds or obtaining from another source)

How many funds are required to start?

What is the timeframe to launch?

Resource requirements

Hardware

Software

Other support IT to get the systems up and running (networking, database, etc…)

People

Equipment

Office Space

Etc…

Key concepts to address to ensure the organization is running efficiently

Organizational Learning Concepts and Theories

Integration of IT Resources

Virtual Teams? Local Teams? Why?

Ethical and Legal Implications

Cyber Security and Privacy of Information

What do you have to account for? (managing data or credit card information?)

Best Practices that you are going to implement in your organization and why

Summary and Next Steps

Task 3

Residency Assignment #3 – PPT (16 slides excluding reference and title page)

The PPT must be well prepared and should not just copy paste the content from the research paper.