SWOTAssessment of the Information Technology in a Public/nonprofit Organization I HAVE ATTACHED A FEW ARTICLES TO HELP WITH THIS ASSIGNMENT As stated in the syllabus, you are expected to select a pub

Format of SWOT Report

Try your best to answer the following questions and follow the format. You may need to elaborate some of your answers.

Introduction: Provide a brief and general introduction to the entity. This section

may include the following: what is important to know (e.g. type of organization (public/nonprofit), location, brief history, what they do (level in government, constituency, or who they serve), and yearly budget.

Mission Statement

&Strategic Plan: Find your organization's mission statement and strategic plan. What does the organization's mission state about the services, activities or products and the population it serves? Does the organization have a strategic plan? Is the information technology discussed in the strategic plan and how?

Current IT Deployment: What is the current state of the information technology of the organization? Does it have a position of Chief Information Officer (CIO)? If not, who is responsible for IT capital planning and investment management? What is its yearly budget of IT (if the data are available)? How is the development of e-government? At what stage is the e-government development (Content phase, Commerce phase, and Community phase)? How is IT deployed in the organization’s human resource? Does the organization have a protocol on IT security and privacy?

SWOT Analysis of IT: Analyze the SWOT of IT of the organization. Pay particular attention to the internal and potential external factors that can impact the accomplishment of the organization’s mission.

The following hints provide you some perspectives to consider in the SWOT analysis. However, you are encouraged to assess other IT-related aspects as well.

Strengths:
1. What does the organization do well in its IT?
2. Does the organization’s IT deployment help to improve its efficiency and effectiveness?
3. Any positive internal factors that may improve the IT deployment (refer to the textbook chapters that focus on the internal factors of IT)?

Weaknesses:
1. What does your entity do poorly in its IT?
2. What problems could be avoided?
3. Are there any potential resource difficulties related to IT?

Opportunities:
1. Any external factors that may bring positive impacts on the IT deployment (refer to the textbook chapters that focus on the external factors of IT)?
2. Are there any new technologies the entity can exploit?

Threats:
1. What obstacles do the entity face in its IT development?
2. Are there troubling changes in the organization’s environment such as technologies, laws, and regulations?

Findings and conclusion: What do you conclude from the SWOT analysis of the organization’s IT? Is it sufficient to help achieve the organization’s mission? What would you recommend about the improvement of the organization’s IT deployment?

Use APA citations throughout the project and provide a list of references. There is no page limit or requirement.