Managing the Internet of Things: Is it a strategic tool?

Managing the Internet of Things: Is it a strategic tool? Order Description MSc Management of Projects Project / Coursework for: Business Projects Involving IS/IT MACE 60065 (2015 -2016) Coursework (Project) Title: Managing the Internet of Things: Is it a strategic tool? Submission Deadline: Monday 16th of November 2015 @ 23.00 Word limit: 1400 – 1600 words. Project Brief: Harvard Business Review in November 2014 (Volume 92, issue 11) publication has initiated a debate in the Spotlight section about “Managing the Internet of Things”. The contributors to the debate and their articles are: 1. Michael E. Porter and James E. Heppelmann, ‘How Smart, Connected Products Are Transforming Competition’ (page 64). 2. Marco lansiti and Karim R. Lakhani Digital Ubiquity: ‘How Connections, Sensors, and Data Are Revolutionizing Business’ (page 90). 3. Alex “Sandy” Pentland, interviewed by Scott Berinato. ‘With Big Data Comes Big Responsibility’ (page 100). There is a further recent publication on Harvard Business Review which deserves your attention: 4. Michael E. Porter, and James E. Heppelmann, ‘How Smart, Connected Products Are Transforming Companies’ Harvard Business Review, October 2015 (Vol. 93 Issue 10), p96-114. Please download the articles (from the University of Manchester online Journals) and study these articles carefully; and do further research preferably using refereed journal articles. provide a Report (Essay) from your findings (understanding) based on the research that you have performed to answer the research question: Is the Internet of Things critical to business success and possibly to business Survival? Please ensure that your recommendations are based on systematic investigation of the subject area.