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    Project Review

    Every project must have a final project report. Discuss the elements that you think that report must include.

    Project Management Software Tools

    What are the problems in using project management software tools, discuss any problems you discovered or features you feel are useful when using Microsoft Project or Oracle Crystal Ball.

    Quality in project management

    A disadvantage of calculating earned value and comparing the planned value and actual cost with it is that this approach does not check the project's performance with respect to the "quality" of work accomplished. Define in your own words what "quality" in a project is, and how it can be monitored and controlled.

    Cost and Scheduling in Project Monitoring

    Effective monitoring of project performance needs to take account two factors: cost and schedule. What other factors do you think the project manager must consider in project monitoring? Do you think those factors are easy to monitor? Discuss with examples.

    Introduction to Project Crashing

    What situations warrant project crashing? Did you ever crash an activity/project that you were responsible for? Did you require additional resources to do so? What were the effects (positive and negative) of crashing that activity/project?

    PROJECT LIFE-CYCLE - ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS - ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

    ASSIGNMENT - THE PROJECT LIFE-CYCLE Research and find an article related to the project life-cycle used in project management. Perform an online search, and locate an online article that is at least 2-3 pages. Read the article and discuss how the life-cycle phases related to the article. SUMMARY ASSIGNMENT - THE ANAL

    Post-termination activities

    Project post termination activities-lessons learned. Provide examples of bad experiences from either holding or being in a close out session? What would you say is the most important benefit to holding a lessons learned activity?

    Earned Value Calculation

    Where's my manners, can someone please help with this Thanks. I need to understand the basics of these problems. Your project has four activities. Below is the current status of each activity. Activity A was to have cost $150,000 when complete. Its costs so far are $45,000. It is 35% complete. The activity has completed 5

    Designing the AON Network and the Critical Path

    Consider the project with the information provided in the Project Activity Network document. Construct the project activity network using AON methodology and label each mode. Identify the critical path and other paths through the network. Project Management, Achieving Competitive Advantage (Pinto, 2010)

    Negotiation of terms and conditions/property rights

    "Negotiation" After short-listing the vendors you may want to work with, you need to finalize the terms and conditions. Often the price is right, but the question of intellectual property may become an issue. This assignment gives you an opportunity to think how to approach the problems faced during negotiation. Yo

    Communication

    Communication is an area where breakdowns often occur. This can lead to project failure or delay. Explain why you think this is such a significant area of concern.

    Project Statement and Project Objective

    Can you please help me with the following? After watching this short video, (3:30) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6lTSxJvR4w I need help with the following: a. A problem statement for the project, the statement should describe the nature of the problem, its location, timing and magnitude. b. A project objective and key

    Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and Assessments

    Can you please help me with the following? 1) What elements of the project plan depend on the WBS (work breakdown structure)? Select four of these and explain the relationship with examples. 2) Why is it useful to have a complete WBS before engaging in formal uncertainty assessment? Use an example of your ow creation to su

    Layout of Facilities

    How can flexibility be built into warehouse planning and design to accommodate change for the future? What would it require? What are the trade-offs with respect to allocating resources up front or into the future? (at least 3 pages and reference please) Graham, D.D., (2003), Warehouse of the Future, Frontline Solutions; Du

    Strategy Development for Organizations

    Hello, I am in the process of composing a paper on specific strategies that can potentially help develop an organization in the healthcare industry. However, I am experiencing great difficulty with hitting some key points in the body of my paper. Listed below are some of the main objectives. Any help would be greatly apprecia

    Management Questions

    Discuss ethics as the driving force for behind employee motivation and organizational communication. Why must a manager be conscious of the makeup of an organization's culture in the workplace? What makes this a difficult task? Discuss the impact of the five dimensions of the general environment on organizational culture?

    Risk Managment

    Compare and contrast risk mapping, FMEA, and the gut-feeling method. Which method do you feel is most productive? Why? Only need about 150-175 word opinion?

    Project Scope Drivers

    Can you please help me with the following assignment? After watching the following video, "Building Hong Kong's Airport," http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5TFPYlN5Zk, consider the following questions and write a report summarizing your conclusions about each one: a. What were the project drivers in terms of problems and o

    Scope change and project schedule

    Select a challenge from the Top 10 Challenges of a Project Manager article. In your post, discuss how this challenge is relevant in project scheduling. Please provide at least one reference that is not a website.