Risk Management Part II (Graded)
As the work of your risk management team (from the first discussion question) continues, the discussion of your team’s risk management plan outline moves on and considers the following questions:
How should the risks be prioritized?
Who should do the prioritization of the project risks?
How should project risks be monitored and controlled?
Who should develop risk responses and contingency plans?
Who should own these responses and plans?…..
MGMT 404 Week 4 Quiz
1. (TCO 1) Which document is created during the
initiation phase of a project? (Points : 5)2. (TCO 1) Projects have specific attributes.
Which of the following is not an attribute of a project? (Points : 5)3. (TCO 1) The purpose of a project charter is
to4. (TCO 1) Which document on a project
authorizes the project manager to begin work on the project? (Points : 5)5. (TCO 2) Which step of the project life cycle..
Case Study: The Problems of Multitasking (Graded) – 71 Pages
Read Case Study 12.1: The Problems of Multitasking.
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. Why?How would resource loading or resource leveling help address multitasking situations?…..
Reducing Project DurationIn your own words, describe crashing, fast tracking, and scope reduction as means of schedule compression. When would each be appropriate? Which methods would you consider better first-choice methods by most project sponsors? Would any of these methods apply to Agile projects? How does Agile address schedule compression?
Let’s take a couple of scenarios. We are going to talk about the PM’s contingency budget tonight. That is the excess (10-15%) the PM has planned as a ..
Due Week 5: Risk Management Plan
Remember, risk is an uncertain event or condition
that can have a positive or negative impact on the project. This week, you will be identifying and analyzing your project risks and
developing a risk management plan to monitor and track your project. You will evaluate each task in your project schedule to
identify any risk factors associated with the execution of the deliverable. You will then add your list of risk to the risk register template in Doc Sh..
Project Communications (Graded)
Discuss the importance of communication and information exchange to project success.
Answer The Following Questions:
What are the crucial features and elements of effective communication and information exchange in successful projects? How are key stakeholders involved in this process? Are communication requirements different on an Agile project versus a traditional project?..
Case Study: Finding the Emotional Intelligence
Read Case Study 4.2: Finding the Emotional Intelligence.
Answer The Following Questions:What are the differences between leaders and managers?Can anyone be a leader? Which would you prefer to work for: a leader or a manager? Why?Select one of the characteristics of an effective project manager and tell why it is important.Is leadership of a project different in an Agile environment than in a traditional project environment?Take the Future Ti..
Due Week 6: Project Schedule and Budget
A project plan cannot be considered complete until the resources have been assigned (including budget and cost estimate). This week, you will assign the resources required to work on your project to your scheduled tasks. In addition, you will add the cost of the resources per hour and any direct or indirect cost required for project contracts, materials, or supplies.
You will submit a two-part summary report (business professional format) of your project ..
Project Baseline
We have now moved from the planning stage to the execution stage 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 valu..
Agile Project Control (Graded)In the first discussion, we looked at traditional project control. Is project control different in an Agile project? What is the role of a project manager in controlling an Agile project? What is the role of the project client, sponsor, or customer at controlling project changes?…..
Due Week 7: Communication Plan
According to the PMBOK® Guide, “the Communications Planning process determines the information and communications needs of the stakeholders; for example, who needs what information, when they will need it, how it will be given to them, and by whom.” In other words, it lists the general communication requirements for the project. This week, you will create a simple communication plan for the execution of your project. Each team will need to complete the Communicatio..
MGMT 404 Week 7 Quiz
1) (TCO
4) An example of resource leveling would be (Points : 5)
2) (TCO
6) You are the project manager of a major IT project in Italy. You review your
earned value report and you see that your SPI is 1.18. What does this mean to
you? (Points : 5)
3) (TCO
6) You are the project manager of a major IT project in Italy. You review your
earned value report and you see that your SPI is .68. What does this mean to
you? (Points : 5)
4) ..
Week 7 : Project Monitoring and Control Closure and Critical
Chain Project Scheduling – Quiz
Page 11. (TCO 4) An example of parametric estimating
would be: (Points : 5)
2. (TCO 6) You are the project manager of a
major IT project in Italy. You review your earned value report and you see that
your SPI is .68. What does this mean to you? (Points : 5)
3. (TCO 4) Which of the below is an example of
an indirect cost to a project? (Points : 5)
4. (T..
Due Week 8: Final Project Package
You will need to create a project plan. This plan should be completely integrated and presented in a logical order. It should be written professionally and should be mistake-free in terms of spelling and grammar. The final project plan should incorporate any changes that occurred along the way, including corrections and advice given by colleagues or your professor. Any tables or graphs should be labeled correctly.
Deliverables for Week 8:
Statement of Particip..
MIS 589 Week 1 Discussion 1 & 2 | Introduction and the Application Layer
Discussion 0: Introductions (not graded, but required)
Discussion 1: Adopting New Communication Technologies (graded)
Discussion 2: Networks and Protocols (graded)
MIS 589 Week 2 Discussion 1 & 2 | Physical Layer and Data Link Layer
Discussion 1: Communication Media Minicase (graded)Discussion 2: Data Link Layer Minicase (graded)
MIS 589 Week 3 Discussion 1 & 2 | Network DesignDiscussion 1: N..
Online Booking & Reservation Management Royal Management Funding
MIS 589 Week 1 Milestone 0 - Proposal Draft
Rough Introduction to your idea, objectives, service, clients & requirements etc.
MIS 589 Week 2 Milestone 1 - Proposal
Formal proposal to your selected idea of project - Propose Introduction to Conclusion
MIS 589 Week 3 Milestone 2 - Network Requirements 1
Physical, Data Link , Network Layers
MIS 589 Week 4 Milestone 3 - Network Requirements 2
LAN ..
Discussion 0: Introduction (Not graded, but required)
Introducing the way Discussion is to be done.
Discussion 1: Adopting New Communication Technologies (graded)
Accurate Accounting: Diego Lopez is the
managing partner of Accurate Accounting, a small accounting firm that operates
a dozen offices in California. Accurate Accounting provides audit and
consulting services to a growing number of small and mediumsized firms, many
of which are high technology firms. Accurate Accounting staff t..
Test Your Knowledge Quiz - MCQs
Questions: 1-20
1. (TCO A) Which of the following is not true
about a server?2. (TCO A) A backbone network is3. (TCO A) Which layer of the OSI reference
model is responsible for ensuring flow control so that the destination station
does not receive more packets that it can process at any given time?4. (TCO A) Which of the following would be a
standard used at the data link layer of the OSI reference model?5.&n..
Test Your Knowledge Quiz - MCQs
Questions: 1-20
1. (TCO
B) Two fundamentally different types of data are
2. (TCO
B) Having a conversation with someone using a cellular phone is an example of
_____ transmission.
3. (TCO
B) Which of the following would be considered a type of wireless media?
4. (TCO
B) Which of the following media can best withstand harsh environmental conditions?
5. (TCO
B) Which of the following is not an important factor to consider when ..
Discussion 1: Communication Media Minicase (graded)
Eureka! is a telephone and Internetbased
concierge service that specializes in obtaining things that are hard to find
(e.g., Super Bowl tickets, firstedition books from the 1500s, Fabergé eggs).
It currently employees 60 staff members who work 24 hours per day (over three
shifts). Staff members answer phone calls and respond to requests entered on
the Eureka! website. Currently, each staff member has a desktop PC with two
monitors and a tw..
Discussion 1: Network and Transport Layer (graded)
The Internet is a network of networks.
Explain the role of the network layer and Internet protocol (IP) in order to
make internet working possible.
Discussion 2: Network Design - Mini-case (graded)
Computer dynamics is a microcomputer
software development company that has a 300 computer network. The company is
located in three adjacent five story buildings in an office park with about
100 computers in each building. The LANs in each buil..
Network Design - Test Your Knowledge Quiz - MCQS
Questions: 1-20
1. (TCO
B) The _____ layer links the application layer with the network layer and is
responsible for end-to-end delivery of messages. (Points : 1)
2. (TCO
B) Transmission control protocol and Internet protocol was developed for in 1974. (Points : 1)
3. (TCO
B) The source destination port identifier tells the destination station (Points
: 1)
4.&..
Discussion 1: LANs (graded)
Sally’s Shoes (mini case): Sally Smith runs a shoe store in the mall that is about 30 feet by 50 feet in size, including a small office and a storage area in the rear. The store has one inventory computer in the storage area and one computer in the office. She is replacing the tow cash registers with computers that will act as cash registers but will also be able to communicate with the inventory computer. Sally wants to network the computers with a LAN. What sort of..
Wired, Wireless LANs, and Backbone Networks - Test Your Knowledge Quiz - MCQS
Questions: 1-20
1. (TCO
C) A(n) ___ allows many users to share the same set of files on a common, shared
disk drive. (Points : 1)
2. (TCO
C) Which of the following is not an advantage of using CAT5 unshielded twisted
pair for cabling LANs? (Points : 1)
3. (TCO
C) Of the following, which is not true about fiber optic cable? (Points : 1)
4. (TCO
C) Which of ..
Discussion 1: Wide Area Networks (graded)
Cookies Are Us (minicase): Cookies Are Us runs a series of 100 cookie stores across the Midwestern United States and central Canada. At the end of each day, the store sends sales and inventory data to headquarters, which uses the data to headquarters and uses the data to ship new inventory and plan a marketing campaign.
The company has decided to move to a new WAN. As a consultant,
what kind of WAN architecture would you recommend, and why would ..
Wide Area Networks and The Internet - Test Your Knowledge Quiz - MCQS
Questions: 1-20
1. (TCO
C) ___are companies that build a data and telecommunications infrastructure
from which other companies can lease services for WANs and MANs. (Points : 1)
2. (TCO
C) A are devices that permit a user to
connect to a digital T-carrier service. (Points : 1)
3. (TCO
C) ___are dedicated digital circuits that are the most commonly used form of
dedicated ..
Discussion 1: Risk Assessment (graded)
Belmont State Bank (minicase): Belmont state Bank is a large bank with hundreds of branches that are connected to a central computer system. Some branches are connected over dedicated circuits and others use multi protocol label switching (MPLS). Each client has a variety of client computers and ATMs connected to a server. The server stores the branches and transmits it several times during the day to the central computer system. Tellers at each branch si..
Report Structure
Introduction1. What was the purpose of TigerVNC?2. What was the purpose of Kali Linux?3. What did the following command do when typed in Kali Linux’s
terminal window?4. What did the following command do when typed in Kali Linux’s
terminal window?5. What was the difference between nmap and zenmap?6. What is accomplished by network footprinting?7. What are the countermeasures a network security ar..
Network Security - Test Your Knowledge Quiz - MCQS
Questions: 1-20
1. (TCO
E) Which of the following is not one of the major categories (or
sub-categories) into which network security threats can be placed? (Points : 1)
2. (TCO
E) An example of ___data would be if a computer virus eliminated files on that
computer. (Points : 1)
3. (TCO
E) A network switch failure is an example of a(n) ___threat. (Points : 1)
4. (TCO
E) Developing __..
Discussion 1: Network Management - Cost
City School District (minicase): City School district is a large urban school district that operates 27 schools serving 22,000 students from kindergarten through grade 12. All schools are networked into a regional WAN that connects the schools to the district central office and each other. The district has 5,300 client computers. The table shows the annual costs. Calculate the real total cost of ownership—TCO (without wasted time).
Discussion 2: Networ..
Network Management - Test Your Knowledge Quiz - MCQS
Questions: 1-20
1. (TCO
G) __is when network managers deal with network breakdowns and immediate
problems instead of performing tasks according to a well laid out plan. (Points
: 1)2. (TCO
G) To help reduce firefighting in network management, a network manager should
spend time on to prevent problems.
(Points : 1)3. (TCO
G) __refers to managing and documenting the network’s hardware and software
configuration. (P..
Questions: 1-16 1. Question:
(TCO A) A backbone network
is (Points : 10)
2. Question:
(TCO B) With a
client-based network, one fundamental problem is that (Points : 10)
3. Question:
(TCO B) What technique is
used by most videoconferencing applications to reduce the amount of data being
transmitted? (Points : 10)
4. Question:
(TCO C) Which of the
following would be considered a type of wireless media? (Points : 10)
5. Question:..
Questions and Answers - Version-1
Question 1: Which of the following is not an essential nutrients
Question 2: (CO1)___are strongly accepted principles supported by many hypotheses that have been collectively confirmed through repeated research.
Question 3: (CO 1) Aim for fitness, build a healthy base, and choose sensibly are general directives of
Question 4: (CO 1) Jane consumed a breakfast that contained 85 grams of carbohydrates, 20 grams of protein, and 18 grams of fat. How many ki..
Questions and Answers - Version-2
Question 1: (CO 1) Which of the following is an example of disease that is directly … by a nutritional deficiency?
Question 2: (CO 1) Vitamin C and the B vitamins are termed
Question 3: (CO 1) Reduced rates of hypertension is the central objective of the
Question 4: (CO 1) Which of the following is not a primary function of dietary protein?
Question 5: (CO 1) What is the primary cause of peptic ulcers?..
Questions and Answers - Version-1
Question 1: (CO 2) The term complex carbohydrates refers to
Question 2: (CO 2) Which of the following carbohydrates is the end product of photosynthesis?
Question 3: (CO 2) A disaccharide is formed by the chemical bonding of
Question 4: (CO 2) Which of the following hormones is released when your blood glucose levels fall too low?
Question 5: (CO 2) After a meal, which hormone is responsible for moving glucose into the body's cells?
Question 6: (CO 2) Gluc..
Questions and Answers - Version-2
Question 1: (CO 2) Which of the following is a disaccharide?
Question 2: (CO 2) Which of the following carbohydrates is the end product of photosynthesis?
Question 3: (CO 2) When fructose and glucose are bonded together, they form
Question 4: (CO 2) How many grams of carbohydrates (per day) are recommended to prevent ketosis in healthy individuals (RDA)?
Question 5: (CO 2) Sugar alcohols are most often used in which of the following products?
Question 6: (CO 2)..
Questions and Answers - Version-1
Question 1: (CO 3) What is the primary form of lipid in the diet?
Question 2: (CO 3) Triglycerides are classified by
Question 3: (CO 3) During the process of protein synthesis, is the step in which messenger RNA is decoded into an amino acid sequence at the cell’s
Question 4: (CO 3) The process through which mRNA copies genetic information from DNA and carries it to the ribosome is called
Question 5: (CO 3) Which of the following protei..
Questions and Answers - Version-2
Question 1: (CO 3) Which of the following is a rich source of polyunsaturated fatty acids?
Question 2: (CO 3) Which of the following foods are rich sources of saturated fatty acids?
Question 3: (CO 3) The specific function of a protein is by
Question 4: (CO 3) The process through which mRNA copies genetic information from DNA and it to the ribosome is
Question 5: (CO 3) The absorption of proteins occurs in the
Question 6: (CO 3) Wh..