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The continuing professional development of IT personnel is a key managerial responsibility. In this light, reflect on a subordinate and prepare a somewhat detailed and actionable professional development plan which would be intended for use in a forthcoming performance review session. In this plan, you should hypothetically assume the individual to be reviewed has indicated interest in a long-term organizational career and steady advancement. From your perspective, your plan would include both near- and long-term objectives and milestones to assist this individual in reaching his or her goals. This plan should include traditional professional development issues such as potential schools and assignments as well as some counsel on how to make use of organizational politics (e.g., getting a senior mentor) and maintain a visible, positive profile. Begin the paper with a brief academic review of the importance of subordinate professional development to personal and organizational performance (with appropriate citations), and then follow this with your detailed plan. The plan title might be: “Achieving Personal Success While Advancing Organizational Performance.”

SLP Assignment Expectations

These SLP papers require that you integrate, discuss, contiguously cite, and later fully reference at least three academically sound sources. Use enough concurrent discussion so that the purpose of each citation is apparent to the reader. This paper is incomplete without at least three academically sound references. Relevant magazine articles such as CIO are OK. Also, you may use military/corporate references, but they do not count as one of the required three.

You will be assessed on the appropriateness and completeness of the detail you provide regarding your topic, your use of citations and references as noted above, and your intellectual insight into topically important issues.

You are expected to use correct grammar, spelling, and English vocabulary. Check your paper for missing or inappropriately used words. If in doubt, check the dictionary and not ‘spell check.’ Consider that this paper, and all others, will be reviewed by the CIO and/or your commanding officer. It is strongly suggested that you ask a trusted colleague to review and edit each of your papers.

Upload your 4- to 5-page paper to the SLP 4 Dropbox once it is completed.

Follow the number of pages required in the assignment excluding cover page and references. Each page should have about 300 words.

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Module 4 – Resources

Managing Complex IT Organizational Change and Capstone Paper

Required Reading

Remember, your major sources of information for this course consist of all that you have learned in your other courses, and you should be prepared to reference those courses and their background material during this class, as well as additional resources that you identify.

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Required Reading

IT Governance Plan

ITIL® 4 Foundation: Introduction. Available in the Trident Online Library in Skillsoft.

Modern Data Management: Data Governance. Available in the Trident Online Library in Skillsoft.

ITIL

TestPrep ITIL 4 Foundation. Available in the Trident Online Library in Skillsoft.

Go to Library Access in Additional Library Resources, select Skillsoft Books. In the search box enter TestPrep ITIL 4 Foundation, select the Courses tab, then select TestPrep ITIL 4 Foundation.

Securing the Enterprise

Securing Against Threats, Securing for Enterprise, and Jailbreaking Devices. Available in the Trident Online Library in Skillsoft.

Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

CISSP 2021: Business Continuity Planning. Available in the Trident Online Library in Skillsoft.

Backup & Recovery: Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery. Available in the Trident Online Library in Skillsoft.

Data Governance Professional Development Plan

Modern Data Management: Data Quality Management. Available in the Trident Online Library in Skillsoft.

Data Access & Governance Policies: Data Classification, Encryption, and Monitoring. Available in the Trident Online Library in Skillsoft.

Cybersecurity

Mitigating Security Risks: Cyber Security Risks. Available in the Trident Online Library in Skillsoft.

An Executive’s Guide to Security: Understanding Security Threats. Available in the Trident Online Library in Skillsoft.

Mitigating Security Risks: Maintaining a Secure Workplace. Available in the Trident Online Library in Skillsoft.

Optional Reading

Mitre. (n.d.).  IT governance . https://www.mitre.org/publications/systems-engineering-guide/enterprise-engineering/enterprise-planning-and-management/it-governance

Chapters 1-12, in:

Axelos. (2020). ITIL 4: Digital and IT Strategy. TSO. Available in the Trident Online Library (Skillsoft Books).

Chapters 1-10, in:

Smallwood, R. F. (2020). Information governance: Concepts, strategies and best practices. Wiley & Sons. Available in the Trident Online Library (Skillsoft Books).

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• An introduction to describe the importance of subordinate professional development,

• A detailed professional development plan with near- and long-term objectives,

• Inclusion of traditional professional development issues such as potential schools and assignments,

• Counsel on organizational politics such as mentoring and visibility,

• A comprehensive listing of references consulted.