Distinguished - Comprehensively creates an assessment of the future state and develops a detailed high-level diagram of the organization’s IT structure that includes infrastructure elements that apply to the challenge.

Proficient - Creates an assessment of the future state and develops a high-level diagram of the organization’s IT structure that includes infrastructure elements that apply to the challenge. Minor details are missing or slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Partially creates an assessment of the future state, and develops a somewhat high-level diagram of the organization’s IT structure that includes infrastructure elements that apply to the challenge. Relevant details are missing and/or underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to create an assessment of the future state and develop a high-level diagram of the organization’s IT structure that includes infrastructure elements that apply to the challenge; however significant details are missing and greatly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The creation of an assessment of the future state and development of a high-level diagram of the organization’s IT structure that includes infrastructure elements that apply to the challenge are either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly develops an assessment of the future state personnel resource levels, includes an evaluation of anticipated future competencies and skills, and identifies deficiencies.

Proficient - Develops an assessment of the future state personnel resource levels, includes an evaluation of anticipated future competencies and skills, and identifies deficiencies. Minor details are missing or slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Somewhat develops an assessment of the future state personnel resource levels, that includes a partial evaluation of anticipated future competencies and skills, and identifies deficiencies. Relevant details are missing and/or underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to develop an assessment of the future state personnel resource levels, including an evaluation of anticipated future competencies and skills, and vaguely identifies deficiencies; however, significant details are missing and greatly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The development of an assessment for future state personnel resource levels which includes an evaluation of anticipated future competencies and skills, and identifies deficiencies are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Creates a comprehensive realistic plan for addressing redundant jobs and/or personnel, and constructs a plan for communicating transitions to affected employees and thoroughly creates a high-level plan that includes ethical organizational leadership concepts related to employee engagement and change management.

Proficient - Creates a realistic plan for addressing redundant jobs and/or personnel, and constructs a plan for communicating transitions to affected employees. Creates a high-level plan that includes ethical organizational leadership concepts related to employee engagement and change management. Minor details are missing or slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Partially creates a realistic plan for addressing redundant jobs and/or personnel, and constructs a plan for communicating transitions to affected employees. Somewhat creates a high-level plan that includes ethical organizational leadership concepts related to employee engagement and change management. Relevant details are missing and/or underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to create a comprehensive realistic plan for addressing redundant jobs and/or personnel, and attempts to constructs a plan for communicating transitions to affected employees. Vaguely creates a high-level plan that includes ethical organizational leadership concepts related to employee engagement and change management. Significant details are missing and greatly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The creation of a realistic plan for addressing redundant jobs and/or personnel, that constructs a plan for communicating transitions to affected employees and creates a high-level plan that includes ethical organizational leadership concepts related to employee engagement and change management is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Provides a comprehensive overview of the resources required for future IT projects anticipated as a result of the changes and macro organizational issues that may impact the future state of IT’s organization or operations.

Proficient - Provides an overview of the resources required for future IT projects anticipated as a result of the changes and macro organizational issues that may impact the future state of IT’s organization or operations. Minor details are missing or unclear.

Basic - Provides a comprehensive overview of the resources required for future IT projects anticipated as a result of the changes and macro organizational issues that may impact the future state of IT’s organization or operations. Relevant details are missing and/or unclear.

Below Expectations - Provides a comprehensive overview of the resources required for future IT projects anticipated as a result of the changes and macro organizational issues that may impact the future state of IT’s organization or operations; however, significant details are missing and entirely unclear.

Non-Performance - The overview of the resources required for future IT projects anticipated as a result of the changes and macro organizational issues that may impact the future state of IT’s organization or operations is either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Displays meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains no errors and is very easy to understand.

Proficient - Displays comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains only a few minor errors and is mostly easy to understand.

Basic - Displays basic comprehension of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains a few errors which may slightly distract the reader.

Below Expectations - Fails to display basic comprehension of syntax or mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains major errors which distract the reader.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - Accurately uses APA formatting consistently throughout the paper, title page, and reference page.

Proficient - Exhibits APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout contains a few minor errors. 

Basic - Exhibits limited knowledge of APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout does not meet all APA requirements. 

Below Expectations - Fails to exhibit basic knowledge of APA formatting. There are frequent errors, making the layout difficult to distinguish as APA.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - The length of the paper is equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted pages. 

Proficient - The length of the paper is nearly equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted pages. 

Basic - The length of the paper is equivalent to at least three quarters of the required number of correctly formatted pages.

Below Expectations - The length of the paper is equivalent to at least one half of the required number of correctly formatted pages.   

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - Uses more than the required number of scholarly sources, providing compelling evidence to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.

Proficient - Uses the required number of scholarly sources to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.

Basic - Uses less than the required number of sources to support ideas. Some sources may not be scholarly. Most sources on the reference page are used within the body of the assignment. Citations may not be formatted correctly.

Below Expectations - Uses an inadequate number of sources that provide little or no support for ideas. Sources used may not be scholarly. Most sources on the reference page are not used within the body of the assignment. Citations are not formatted correctly.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.