This DeVry course enhances students’ ability to function in a project leadership role. While exploring the project life cycle, they gain experience in budget and timeline management. Project management software is used to design project
schedules using methods such as bar charts, program evaluation review technique (PERT) and critical path method (CPM) to produce project plans to apply to the solution of case studies.
Week 4, Week 7 (v1) & Week 7 (v2) Quizzes - Bundled
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.&n..
Case Study Read Case Study 3.1: The Keflavik Paper Company is a case
with a problem in 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?..
Case Study
Read Case Study 2.4: 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 impr..
Due Week 1: Project Proposal/ApprovalEach professor will decide if the course will have project
teams or be assigned to each individual student to complete the course project.
Your professor will notify you of the decision and if the course is going to
have project teams, you will be notified of your team assignment.
If the professor assigns individual projects, your Week 1
assignment will be to:Provide an outline of your proposed project to your
instructor for approval. The project you select w..
Project Scope – 67 Pages
As we have seen this week, project scope creation is very different in traditional project management versus Agile project management.
What advantages and disadvantages can you see with the process of scope creation in the traditional project management world?
What advantages and disadvantages can you see with the process of scope creation in the Agile project management world?
Share your experiences with projects that were created using either Agile or traditional ..
Case Study: Project Management at Dotcom.com – 65 Pages
Read Case Study 5.3: Project Management at Dotcom.com. 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 p..
Due Week 2: Project Charter
Provide a project charter of your selected project in
accordance with the charter template found in Doc Sharing.Please put this in proper business writing format. Consider
me to be your boss. If working in a group, include the updated Statement of
Participation for Week 2, describing how each person contributed to this
project deliverable. Please place the updated Statement of Participation in
your teams’ Doc Sharing area for review. A charter should be a minimum of ..
Project Schedule (Graded)
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 is 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 le..
Agile Schedule Development (Graded)As we have seen, traditional and Agile schedule developments are quite different. Agile project management was originally developed to do software development. Could a traditional process be successfully used to develop a new software program? Why or why not? Could an Agile methodology be used to build a strip mall in your home town? Why or why not? Does it require more or less resources to perform tasks in parallel?…
What that said, what, in your opinion, do ..
Due Week 3: Scope StatementPrepare a scope statement using the template in Doc Sharing. Remember to be tangible, measurable, and specific. Be sure to include all sections required in the Week 2 Lecture. A scope should be a minimum of 10–15 pages long.Deliverables for Week 3:Project Scope Statement (in MS Word)Statement of Participation and status update..
Risk Management (Graded)Assume you have just been assigned to a project risk team composed of five members. Your task, as project manager, is to develop a process for handling risks to the project. 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 devel..
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..