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CMGT 556 Week 2 Assignment 2
Assignment Preparation
 Activities include completing the chapter review, the Skillsoft courses, independent student reading, and research.
 Review Ch. 1, "Business Driven Technology," Case, "The World is Flat - Thomas Friedman," of Business Driven Technology.
 Complete the following Skillsoft courses:
 
•	Thinking Like a CFO: Mind-set and Financial Priorities
•	Thinking Like a CFO: Making Financial Decisions
•	Thinking Like a CFO: Preparing and Presenting a Business Case
•	Thinking Like a CFO: Managing Risk
•	Capital Budgeting: The Capital Budgeting Process
•	Capital Budgeting: Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return
•	Capital Budgeting: Discounted Payback Period and Profitability Index
•	Capital Budgeting: Capital Allocation
•	IT Strategy Essentials: Business and IT Strategy Alignment
•	IT Strategy Essentials: Creating and IT Strategy Plan
•	IT Strategy Essentials: Implementing and IT Strategy
 
Assignment
 Create a series of diagrams with text-based comments based on Friedman's assessment, and justify whether you agree or not. What effect does a flat world have for a person looking for a job? What could you do to prepare yourself for competing in a flat world? Include other flatteners not mentioned in Friedman's list.