8/3/2020 WGU Performance Assessment SCENARIO You are the chief information officer (CIO) of one of the following publicly traded companies: . Apple Inc. (ticker symbol: AAPL) . Ford Motor Company (ticker symbol: F) . Walmart Inc. (ticker symbol: WMT) As part of your responsibilities, the CEO has asked you to review the company's financial statements and determine the budget and cash flow for the IT department. The CEO would also like you to propose an IT project that includes a software component. In your project idea proposal, you will need to include how you will be funding this project idea and how it aligns with the company's strategic goals and budgets. At the end of the IT project analysis and proposal report, you will provide a summary of the report's key points. REQUIREMENTS Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of the submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. The originality report that is provided when you submit your task can be used as a guide. You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course. Tasks may not be submitted as cloud links, such as links to Google Docs, Google Slides, OneDrive, etc., unless specified in the task requirements. All other submissions must be file types that are uploaded and submitted as attachments (e.g., .docx, .pdf, .ppt). Create an IT project analysis and proposal report that will be presented to the CEO and board of directors for your chosen company by responding to prompts A-E. A. Describe your idea for an IT investment project, referencing one of the strategic goals for your chosen company. The project must align with this strategic goal and include a software component or a Saas solution. Note: Your project should be focused on an operational IT solution, not a consumer product or service. This description could include the technologies involved and desired outcomes of the project. The project should be in alignment with the initial project costs outlined in the company's "Financial Fact Sheet." Download the most recent quarterly financial statements (10-Q) for your chosen company, and review the attached "Financial Formula Sheet" and the chosen company's "Financial Fact Sheet." B. Describe the current financial position of your chosen company. The description must align with the company's 10-Q financial statements and include the following components, along with a justification for each of the ratios used: . net profit . retained earnings . liquidity ratios . solvency ratios