IT 640 Milestone One Guidelines and Rubric Project Analysis Plan
Overview: Within an organization, the dependability of network infrastructures has become top priority. The fundamentals of how this infrastructure works
within the organization requires a systems thinking mindset and the ability to properly develop an analysis plan. You have been tasked with analyzing the current
network architecture of the organization and determining any key changes that should occur as the organization prepares for future growth. You will evaluate
traffic patterns to determine critical aspects of your business and provide basic insight into what should be done to the network from a capability aspect and
from a security viewpoint as the organization prepares for future growth. Ultimately, you will recommend a design for the future network architecture of the
organization.
Prompt: For this milestone, you will create a project analysis plan. Your plan will identify the network applications of the current network including a description
of how the current network is designed by explaining how the different layers of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model relate to each other within the
network.
Refer to the following files when completing this milestone:
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rganizational Network Diagram – Current
Dallas Office Network Diagram – Current
Memphis Office Network Diagram – Current
To complete this assignment, address the following critical elements:
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‰dentify the network applications that are a part of the current network.
Identify and label the components of the network with the appropriate OSI network layer(s) (refer to Final Project Physical Diagram – Current file)
Provide a nontechnical description of the role and functions of key components, including routers, switches, and firewalls.
Provide a brief analysis of the current network configuration in terms of day-to-day business operations. Consider the following questions as a guide to
your analysis:
o What is the impact of losing connectivity between the Dallas router and the Memphis router? Which applications might be impacted between
locations?
o What is the risk of just having a single router or switch within the Memphis office?
o How effective is the firewall in the current network?
Summarize the project requirements and deliverables
Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: Your assignment should be 1 to 2 pages in length with double spacing and should conform to academic writing standard expectations
for mechanics, content organization, and use of APA style.
Critical
Elements
Network
Applications
Proficient (100%)
Needs Improvement (70%)
Identifies the network applications that are a
part of the current network
OSI Model
Identification
and Label
Identifies and labels the different layers of
the OSI model according to the components
of current network
Component
Description
Provides a nontechnical description of the
role and functions of key components
including routers, switches, and firewalls
Network
Analysis
Provides a brief analysis of current network
configuration by describing the impact on
day-to-day business operations
Project
Summary
Summarizes and addresses key elements of
project requirements
Articulation of
Response
Plan is free of errors related to citations,
grammar, spelling, syntax, and organization
and is presented in a professional and easyto-read format that addresses technical and
nontechnical audiences
Identifies the network applications that are a
part of the current network, but response
contains inaccuracies
Identifies and labels the different layers of
the OSI model according to the components
of current network, but the diagram is
incomplete or contains inaccuracies
Provides a description of the role and
functions of key components, but the
description is overly technical, inaccurate, or
incomplete
Provides a brief analysis of current network
configuration by describing the impact on
day-to-day business operations, but the
analysis is incomplete or contains
inaccuracies
Summarizes and addresses key elements of
project requirements, but summary is
incomplete or contains inaccuracies
Plan contains errors related to citations,
grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization
that negatively impact readability and
articulation of main ideas
Not Evident (0%)
Value
Does not identify the network applications
that are a part of the current network
15
Does not identify the different layers of the
OSI model according to the components of
current network
15
Does not provide a nontechnical description
of the role and functions of key components
25
Does not provide a brief analysis of current
network configuration by describing the
impact on day-to-day business operations
25
Does not summarize and address key
elements of project requirements
15
Plan contains critical errors related to
citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or
organization that prevent understanding of
ideas
5
Total
100%

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