introduction to your examination assignment

Assignment 1
NOTE: As an introduction to your examination assignment first present a background of your
employer
organisation. Include a short description of how your organisation is structured and operated, and
how the
key enabling technologies currently utilised are managed with respect to the Technology
Management
activities – acquisition, exploitation, identification, learning, protection and selection.
EXAMINATION QUESTION:
Critique your employer organisation’s technology management practice from an Industry 4.0
characteristics perspective based on the background presented. Keep in mind that the world has
entered
the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0 economy) where:
1) organisational dynamic capabilities have become profoundly important, and
2) disruptive key enabling technologies cause organisations to undergo serious transformation and
change towards becoming technology enabled virtual dynamic learning organisations.
Based on the critique what would you conclude and recommend?
Motivate your assertions utilising explicit- and tacit knowledge gained from your learnings and
experience.
Note that ‘critique’ means to review and analyse the situation critically.
TIP: Critique means delivering a critical discussion regarding the situation being investigated. It is
advisable to first do a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) analysis to better
understand the situation under scrutiny. This must be followed by categorising the problems
uncovered into
Operational, Structural and Behavioural elements, followed by your conclusions and
recommendations.
Please use the following format:
Table of Contents
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