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Week 1 DQ 1
Read the case study 3.1 on pages
103–104 of the text.
The Keflavik Paper Company is a case
with the problem of determining a project management process for new product
development. Answer the following questions:
What does this case demonstrate about
the effect of poor project screening methods on a firm’s ability to manage
projects effectively?
How would project portfolio management
help to improve the situation at Keflavik?
Week 1 DQ 2
Case Study: Widgets 'R Us (graded)
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Read the case study 2.4 on pages 65–66
of the text.
The Widgets ‘R Us case study is a case with a problem of how the company is set up and how the company will handle operations with its projected growth. Answer the following questions:
You have been called in as a consultant to analyze the operations at WRU. Based on the readings, what would you advise Widgets ‘R Us to do in order to sustain the competitive advantage in the widget market?
What structural design changes might be undertaken to improve the operations at the company?
The Widgets ‘R Us case study is a case with a problem of how the company is set up and how the company will handle operations with its projected growth. Answer the following questions:
You have been called in as a consultant to analyze the operations at WRU. Based on the readings, what would you advise Widgets ‘R Us to do in order to sustain the competitive advantage in the widget market?
What structural design changes might be undertaken to improve the operations at the company?
MGMT 404 Week 2 DQ 1 Project Scope
Project Scope (graded)
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The project scope
defines what will be delivered as part of the project, and in some ways, it can
be likened to the term vision. That said, whose view and needs should
be expressed in a project's scope? What items need to be addressed in defining
the scope? Why are these items important to define?
MGMT 404 Week 2 DQ 2 Case Study-
Project Management at
Case Study: Project Management at
Dotcom.com (graded)
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Read the case study
5.3 Project Management at Dotcom.com in the text on pages 166–167.
Dotcom.com is a software engineering and systems development consulting firm that needs some organizational improvements in the area of project management processes that will cut cost and potentially increase the profit margin for the company. Answer the following questions:
Discuss how you would begin redesigning dotcom.com’s project management processes to minimize the problems it is experiencing with poor scope management.
Why do you think configuration management and project change control are difficult to perform in the middle of a complex software development project, such as those implemented at dotcom.com? Share any experiences you have with project change requests.
Dotcom.com is a software engineering and systems development consulting firm that needs some organizational improvements in the area of project management processes that will cut cost and potentially increase the profit margin for the company. Answer the following questions:
Discuss how you would begin redesigning dotcom.com’s project management processes to minimize the problems it is experiencing with poor scope management.
Why do you think configuration management and project change control are difficult to perform in the middle of a complex software development project, such as those implemented at dotcom.com? Share any experiences you have with project change requests.
MGMT 404 Week 3 DQ 1 Project Schedule
Project Schedule (graded)
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To develop a schedule
for a project, we will use the concept of a project network, which shows work
activities taken from the work breakdown structure and organized according to
the logical flow in time and relationships governing when the work will be
performed. By combining this network of work activities with estimates of the
time duration for performing each of the activities, we can create a schedule
for the project work. What types of information can we learn about the project
by reviewing the project schedule and all the information used to generate it?
MGMT 404 Week 3 DQ 2 Risk Management
Risk Management (graded)
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Assume you have just been assigned to a project risk team of
five members. Because this is the first time your organization has formally set
up a risk team for a project, it is hoped that your team will develop a process
that can be used on all future projects. Your first team meeting is next Monday
morning. Each team member has been asked to prepare for the meeting by
developing, in as much detail as possible, an outline that describes how you
believe the team should proceed in handling project risks. Each team member
will hand out their proposed outline at the beginning of the meeting. Your
outline should include but not be limited to the following information:
- Team objectives
- Process for
handling risk events
- Team activities
- Team outputs
MGMT 404 Week 4 DQ 1 Case Study- The
Problems of Multitasking
Case Study: The Problems of
Multitasking (graded)
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Read the case study 12.1, The Problems
of Multitasking in the text on pages 405–406. Answer the following questions:
- How does
multitasking confuse the resource availability of project team personnel?
- In modern
organizations, it is impossible to eliminate multitasking for the average
employee? Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Why?
- How would
resource loading and/or resource leveling help this situation?
MGMT 404 Week 4 DQ 1 Case Study- The
Problems of Multitasking
Case Study: The Problems of
Multitasking (graded)
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Read the case study 12.1, The Problems
of Multitasking in the text on pages 405–406. Answer the following questions:
- How does
multitasking confuse the resource availability of project team personnel?
- In modern
organizations, it is impossible to eliminate multitasking for the average
employee? Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Why?
- How would
resource loading and/or resource leveling help this situation?
MGMT 404 Week 5 DQ 1 Project Baseline
Project Baseline (graded)
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We have now moved from
the planning
stage to the doing part of project management. Following good
project management practices, we have set a baseline. How is a project baseline used
to guide the execution of the project's work, to evaluate progress and
performance, and to control the project?
Also, as you continue to think about monitoring and controlling the project, specifically consider the question: How can the project baseline and the earned value approach for variance analysis be used to monitor and report project progress?
Also, as you continue to think about monitoring and controlling the project, specifically consider the question: How can the project baseline and the earned value approach for variance analysis be used to monitor and report project progress?
MGMT 404 Week 5 DQ 2 Project
Communication (1)
Project Communication (graded)
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Discuss the importance of communication
and information exchange to project success. What are the crucial features and
elements of effective communication and information exchange in successful
projects?
MGMT 404 Week 6 DQ 1 Case Study- Finding the Emotional
Intelligence
Case Study: Finding the Emotional
Intelligence (graded)
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Read the case study 4.2 Finding the
Emotional Intelligence in the text on pages 130.
- What are the differences between leaders and managers?
Can anyone be a leader? Which would you prefer to work for and why?
- Share an example from your work or school
experience with working through the five stages of team development.
- Select one of the characteristics of an effective
project manager and tell why it is important.
- Take the Future Time Perspective scale on page 129.
Share your results and comments with the class.
MGMT 404 Week 6 DQ 2 Quality
Management Processes
Quality Management Processes (graded)
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Read about the Quality
Management Process on page 25 of the text.
- Why are measurements critical to quality management?
What types of measures are available for quality?
- How important is it to include a quality assessment in
your project WBS? What can happen if quality is overlooked?
- Let’s do a little research on Six Sigma. What is it and
why is it important to quality management?
MGMT 404 Week 7 DQ 1 Case Study- The
Project that Wouldn't Die
Case Study: The Project that Wouldn't
Die
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Review case study 14.2 on page 471.
Answer the three questions at the end of the case. Your answers must be
supported by the facts of the case. You will be graded on the content of your
answers as well as your feedback to other responses.
MGMT 404 Week 7 DQ 2 Case
Study-Judy’s Hunt for Authenticity
Case Study:Judy’s Hunt for
Authenticity
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Review case study 11.1 on page 375.
Answer the three questions at the end of the case. Your answers must be
supported by the facts of the case. You will be graded on the content of your
answers as well as your feedback to other responses.
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