BUS517

 BUS 517 Week 1
 From the first e-Activity, determine three to five ways the project management concepts described in the video relate to the project life cycle from the textbook. Support your response.
From the second e-Activity, select two business projects—one, a local project; the other, international. Next, determine the current project life cycle for each project. Justify your selection
 (2) Select a project for the purpose of completing the writing assignments of this course. Provide a rationale for your selection from an organizational strategy standpoint. Next, respond to at least two posts of your classmates, and comment on their project selection. Note: Ensure that

you can develop enough information to thoroughly cover the project topic. Assume that your projects will have duration of 12 to 15 months with a functionally allocated project team. Adhere to confidentiality standards if you are discussing projects from your organization

BUS 517 Assignment 1 Project Proposal
BUS 517 Week 2
“Elements of Projects”  Please respond to the following:
From the e-Activity, select a RFP project, and then explain the project you selected by 1) summarizing the needs and the request for action and 2) emphasizing the Statement of Work (SOW) through the use of Appendix 2.1 from Chapter 2 of your textbook as a guide. Cite the source and

justify your response.
As a project manager, determine two cultural implications that could affect your project management. Speculate on another two organizational factors that you should consider in order to determine which project management structure you should use. Support your response.

 BUS 517 Assignment 2 Project Charter
BUS 517 Week 3
“Project Scope and WBS”  Please respond to the following:
Select a project, and determine at least two aspects of the project scope that might have the tendency to go out of scope and potentially derail the project. Next, develop a WBS that contains the three levels of detail and takes the two eventualities you determined into account.
Determine the main advantages of developing a WBS for this project. Support your response.
“Project Scope and WBS”  Please respond to the following:
Select a project, and determine at least two aspects of the project scope that might have the tendency to go out of scope and potentially derail the project. Next, develop a WBS that contains the three levels of detail and takes the two eventualities you determined into account.

 BUS 517 Assignment 3 Project Presentation
BUS 517 Week 4
“Estimating Time and Costs”  Please respond to the following:
It has been stated that managers recognize time, cost, and resource estimates as critical if planning, executing, and monitoring and controlling are to influence the success of the project. From the e-Activity, select a guideline that project managers can follow to develop useful and valuable

work package estimates. Provide a rationale for your selection.
The factors that influence the quality of estimates depend on the type of project. Refer to your Week 3 Assignment 1, and determine at least two factors that have an impact on the time and cost estimate aspects of a project. Support your answer.

 BUS 517 Midterm Exam Answers
Which of these is not part of the “technical dimension” of project management?
Which of the following activities is not considered a project?
From among the following activities, which is the best example of a project?
Which of the following constraints is not typically found in managing projects?
In which of the following stages is it determined what the project will entail, when it will be scheduled, whom it will benefit, and what the budget will be?
Integration of all project processes and practices to improve Project Management is due to

Midterm Part 2

1 Research shows the most frequently mentioned barrier to project success is
2 Scott has just been given a project that has a specific target date. After discussion with top management he finds that while the date is important the cost is more important and a slip in delivery would be acceptable if required to meet the cost targets. The target date is best classified as
3 “To construct a high-quality, custom home within five months at costs not to exceed $150,000” is best classified as
4 Which of the following is not one of the items that would appear on a project scope checklist?
5 The first step of project scope definition is to
6 Which of the follow is least likely to be included in a Work Package?
7 The integration of project work packages within the organization’s management structure is known as
8 Creating an extranet website or an internal software database system would be most closely associated with the
9 Ed is looking over the actual results of projects and comparing them to what was estimated. He notices that projects that took six months or longer to complete were noticeably more off the estimates. Which of the following factors is he recognizing?
10 Learning curves are more likely to apply in situations where most of the costs are
BUS 517 Week 5
Unscheduled Project Time”  Please respond to the following:
Define “slack” in the project management environment. Next, as project manager, refer to Assignment 1 and give your opinion on why “slack” is important to your project. Justify your response.
BUS 517 Week 6
“Risk Management”  Please respond to the following:
History has shown that the chances of risk events occurring and their respective costs increasing can change over the project life cycle. As a project manager, select at least three risk events as they apply to a hypothetical project, and explain how you would address the risks you selected.
BUS 517 Week 7
“Resource Scheduling”  Please respond to the following:
Determine three most common problems associated with multi-project resource scheduling. Next, analyze at least three ways in which outsourcing project work alleviates those common problems that you determined.
“Reducing Project Duration”  Please respond to the following:
Determine two advantages and two disadvantages of reducing project scope to accelerate a project. Justify your responses with examples.
BUS 517 Week 8
“Being an Effective Project Manager”  Please respond to the following:
The PMBOK identifies some general management skills of project managers, including skills on communication, organization and planning, budgeting, conflict management, negotiation and influencing, leadership, and team building and motivation. Give your opinion as to why it is
“Ethical Project Management”  Please respond to the following:
From the first e-Activity, in the role of a project manager for a midsized company, suggest three to five ways you would communicate the PMI Code of Ethics to your project team during your weekly status meetings.
“Outsourcing”  Please respond to the following:
Take a position on the following statement from Chapter 12 of the textbook: “Negotiating is an art.” Support your position with an example.
“Performance Measurement”  Please respond to the following:
Analyze the key differences between Budget At Completion (BAC) and Estimate At Completion (EAC). Discuss at least three ways project managers use BAC and EAC to communicate project progress.
BUS 517 Week 10
“Project Audit”  Please respond to the following:
Determine three major closure deliverables when implementing closure and review for a business project. Explain each deliverable with a corresponding example.
Per conventional wisdom, during the project audit, much time can be wasted if a formal method of project closure is not in place. Explain a systematic method of information handling, and determine at least three ethical responsibilities that the audits must follow.
“Project Completion”  Please respond to the following:
From the e-Activity, select at least two worksheets that you think you can use for your project. Next, determine at least two benefits of using these worksheets as you prepare to complete your project.
Assume you are a project manager in a midsized organization, and there is a new project member joining in your team. Determine at least two major benefits of project management oversight to the organization to the new project teammate. Provide a rationale for your response
BUS 517 Week 11
“Improved Project Management”  Please respond to the following:
Your final project for this course is now complete through Project Proposal, Project Charter, and Project Presentation.
“Career”  Please respond to the following:
Discuss what you have learned in this course that will help you in your current or future career.
It is believed that those starting in project management should take advantage of every opportunity to develop and expand their project management skills. Determine at least four ways that this can be accomplished.