Part I · *What was the situation and how important was the system for the US Census Bureau? · *How does the system impact operational activities and decision making? · *What are the key risk factors of the project? · *Classify and describe the problems faced? · *What management, organizational, and technology factors caused those problems? · *Describe the steps you would have taken to control the risks in this project. Part II · *What was the relationship between the technology and the end users who would use the technology? · *What was the relationship between the technology and the Census Bureau management? · *What was the lifespan of the technology?
Summary: U.S. Census Bureau signed a $600 million contract with Harris corporation in 2006 to build 500,000 devices, but still wasn’t sure which features they wanted included in the units. Census officials did not specify the testing process to…