Case Study: National Infrastructure Protection Plan

 Please only work on phase 1
Phase 1 due in Week 3 (we are in here)
Phase 2 due in Week 5
Phase 3 due in Week 7
Phase 4 due in Week 9
On  your first day as an Information Systems Security director, you met  with the Chief Information Officer. During the meeting, he revealed to  you his deep concerns about the Infrastructure Protection Plan. He asked  you to read the Department of Homeland Security. (2009). National  Infrastructure Protection Plan. Retrieved from http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/NIPP_Plan.pdf carefully and focus more on chapter 6: Ensuring an Effective, Efficient Program Over the Long Term.
Since  he realizes that you are new to this position he asked you to deliver  the final plan, memo and budget in 7 weeks (week 8) but he setup 3  checkpoints for you to deliver parts of the plan to ensure consistent  progress of the deliverables before the big presentation in week 8.
Phase 1: Memo – due in week 3
In  this phase, you need to create 3-5 page professional memo about your  assessment of what needs to be done to meet the standards based on the  National Infrastructure Protection Plan. You need to make sure that the  language in the memo is clear of free of errors. You also need to be  creative in presenting this information to capture the most important  points from the National Infrastructure Protection Plan. You need to  demonstrate critical thinking to prioritize the action items based on  your findings.
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Be  typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with  one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA  or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional  instructions.
Include  a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s  name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover  page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment  page length.

Phase 2: Communication plan – due in week 5
In  this phase, you need to communicate with your troops about the National  Infrastructure Protection Plan, through your information in the memo.  The communication plan should involve a diagram showing the flow of  information, the timing of the communication as well as the media of the  communication. You also need to submit drafts of any communication  pieces of your communication plan.
Phase 3: Budget forecasts – due in week 7
In  phase 3, you need to create a Spreadsheet to capture the financial  components involved in the plan. Please be sure to cover all the items  you included in your memo and in your communication. Also, this is the  time to amend your memo based on the budget if you need to do so.
Phase 4: Final presentation – due in week 9
The  fourth and final phase is to create a professional presentation of no  more than 10 slides to serve as an executive overview detailing all the  aspects of the plan. Remember that your presentation is the first item  the team will look at, so try to capture all the ideas in a concise way  to make the team eager to read the memo, the budget and consider your  plan