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Project Life Cycle

The Importance of Project Management
Project Charter
Project Management Plan
Risk Identification
Triple Constraint

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INF 410 Week 1 DQ 1 Project Life Cycle (Ash)

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Project Life Cycle. The four main elements of the project life cycle
are defining, planning, executing and closing. Give an example of
a task you performed on a project, either as a leader or team
member, and identify what stage of the life cycle it was in and
why. Describe if you felt the task was strategically important to the
project and also the company. Respond to at least two of your
classmates postings.

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The Importance of Project Management.

Project management has become an important aspect of business
in many companies. Projects are integrated with the strategic
views of the corporation to ensure maximum benefits are
achieved. Describe how project management techniques enable
the company to meet their strategic mission. Do you feel that
project management is becoming more important in business
today, or less important?

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Quiz:
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The professional certification for project managers is a
Project Management Professional (PMP).
2.
Creating teams using the project form of project
management structure results in the maximum technological
expertise being brought to bear on project problems.

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INF 410 Week 2 DQ 1 Project Charter (Ash)

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Project Charter. Describe the importance of a project charter to the

project manager. How does a strong project sponsor and clear
project scope apply to the overall success of a project? Respond to
at least two of your classmates postings.

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Project Management Plan. List three important items that belong

within a project management plan, and the importance of breaking
the project into phases. Additionally, please comment on the
importance of obtaining sponsorship approval when concluding
each phase of the project. Respond to at least two of your
classmates postings.

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Quiz:
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The backward pass in project network calculations
determines the
2.
People working on prototype development needing time to
interact with the design engineers after the design is completed is
an example of:

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INF 410 Week 3 DQ 1 Risk Identification (Ash)

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Risk Identification. State the importance of identifying risks and

categorizing them as high, medium or low probability. Explain why
risks associated with the critical path of the project need special
attention. Respond to at least two of your classmates postings.

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Triple Constraint. The triple constraint in project management is

traditionally time, resources and scope. Provide an example of a
project you have been involved with that had limited resources.
What types of resource constraints affected the project, and how?
Please comment if the limited resources also impacted the
timeline and scope of the project. Respond to at least two of your
classmates postings.

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QUIZ:
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The initial step in the risk management process is to
2.
Delaying noncritical activities to lower peak demand on
resources is known as resource
3.
Project budgets are developed by time-phasing which of
the following?

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INF 410 Week 4 Assignment Monthly Status Report

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Monthly Status Report to Sponsors. Assume you are the project

manager for a software company and your team is in charge of
delivering an update to tax preparation software for the next tax
season. The project team has ten software developers working
together, but located across the country.

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INF 410 Week 4 DQ 1 Stakeholder Communication

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Stakeholder Communication. Project managers must understand

and communicate with all the stakeholders of a project. The
project sponsor is one very important stakeholder that needs to be
satisfied with the outcome of a project. Describe why the project
sponsor is one of the most important stakeholders, and what a
project manager should do to keep them informed of the status of
a project. Provide professional examples if possible. Respond to at
least two of your classmates postings.

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INF 410 Week 4 DQ 2 Team Development Model (As

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Team Development Model. Review the five stage model of team

development in the required reading of Chapter 11. Describe a
project that you are involved with right now, and the stage that
the project team is currently in. Comment on what makes this
particular stage enjoyable, or difficult.

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QUIZ:
1.
The storming stage of team development is completed
once members begin to think of themselves as part of a group
2.
Project leadership is about coping with:
3.
In mapping dependencies for a project, the project
manager should:

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INF 410 Week 5 DQ 1 Project Closure (Ash)

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Project Closure. The decision to close a project before actual

completion can happen for many different reasons. Describe a
project you have been involved with, or of which you have
knowledge, where one of these barriers to project success actually
occurred and the project closed before completion.

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INF 410 Week 5 DQ 2 Globalization and Project Ma

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Globalization and Project Management. The globalization of the

workforce is an important trend in many industries and
organizations. Not only are some project managers assigned to
different countries to complete an assignment, but many virtual
teams also have membership that spans different regions of the
globe.

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Focus of the Final Paper

The final six to eight page paper must demonstrate understanding
of new learning in the field of project management. It is mandatory
to have research from the classroom text, as well as two sources
from the internet or online library to support your views. It is
recommended to use examples from your professional experience
where possible,

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Focus of the Final Paper

The final six to eight page paper must demonstrate understanding
of new learning in the field of project management. It is mandatory
to have research from the classroom text, as well as two sources
from the internet or online library to support your views. It is
recommended to use examples from your professional experience
where possible,

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