IT 515 Milestone Two Guidelines and Rubric For Milestone Two, you will submit your Adoption and Strategies Proposal for the innovative technology that you selected and documented in Milestone One. You will identify different adoption timelines and strategies that can be applied within the business scenario and justify the adoption timeline and strategy that your analysis indicates is the best option for the business scenario. Specifically the following critical elements must be addressed: 1. Phase: In what phase of the technology life cycle is the chosen technology? When is the ideal time for adopting this particular technology? 2. Timeline: What possible timelines of adoption could be implemented, and which timeline best fits the needs of the organization? 3. Variables: What variables affect the timing and implementation of new technologies? Guidelines for Submission: Milestone Two should follow these formatting guidelines: 5-7 pages, double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and citations in APA format. Instructor Feedback: This activity uses an integrated rubric in Blackboard. Students can view instructor feedback in the Grade Center. For more information, review these instructions. Critical Elements Phase Exemplary (100%) Meets \"Proficient\" criteria and provides examples to support explanation Timeline Meets \"Proficient\" criteria and uses evidence from scholarly research to explain timeline choice Variables Meets \"Proficient\" criteria and makes detailed connections between variables and technologies Proficient (90%) Explains the phase in the technology life cycle and the ideal timing for adopting that technology Explains possible timelines of adoption that could be implemented and which timeline best fits the needs of the organization Explains variables that affect the timing and implementation of new technologies and defends which adoption timeline will best fit the needs of the organization Needs Improvement (75%) Identifies the phase in the technology life cycle but does not address ideal timing for adopting the technology Identifies possible timelines but does not sufficiently provide details to support choice Not Evident (0%) Does not identify the phase in the technology life cycle or address ideal timing for adopting technology Does not identify timelines Value 25 Identifies variables that may affect the timing and implementation of new technologies but does not defend a timeline that will best fit the needs of the organization Does not identify the variables that affect the timing and implementation of new technologies 25 25 Articulation of Response Submission is free of errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, and organization and is presented in a professional and easy-to-read format Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas Earned Total 25 100%