A project has just completed the 87th item in its action plan. It was scheduled to have spent $168,000 at this point in the plan, but has actually spent only $156,000. The foreman estimates that the value of the work actually finished is about $162,000. What are the spending and schedule variances for the project? What are t
Think of a group project that you have been involved in. This project may have been a student project, a group project, or an extracurricular project. (I know this is assignment is referring to me, but try to think of something you may have done, so that I can see an example of what you may have done, so that I can understand.)
A project in its 26th week has an actual cost of $270,000. It was scheduled to have spent $261,000. For the work performed to date, the budgeted value is $272,000. What are the cost and schedule variances for the project? What are the SPI and CPI?
How would you differentiate between scope creep and reacting to changing customer demand or changing marketplace?
You are managing a project that has to have 10 tasks completed. Each of these tasks take a different amount of time. Some of the tasks has dependency on others. That is to say that you can only complete one task after the other has been completed. To manage such a project what kinds of tasks will you closely monitor so that
What elements need to be considered in developing a cost estimation for a project? How does a manager determine the feasibility of one technology alternative over another? Which skills do you think are most important for an information technology project manager? Can a project manager learn all of these skills, or are some
Describe a work-related situation you feel could be improved. For example, you want to streamline the process for reimbursing employees, or you want to create a high-tech website for your small business but have no experience in programming or graphic creation (Pick either the streamline process for reimbursing employees, or pic
Recommendations for Leading and Sustaining Change in a project Please provide as much detail as possible in which you do the following: a. Recommend leadership behaviors required to keep momentum alive during the implementation of your project. b. Evaluate the elements of your organization's culture and expla
Based on your experience at other companies, describe a situation in which a project was not clearly aligned with business goals. Was the project successful? Why or why not? How could the project have been aligned more closely with business goals at the beginning of the project?
Present three key elements which should be explored prior to any change plan being implemented. Describe a change project that your present or past organization has been involved with. How would you rate the success of that project? Why do you think it was successful or unsuccessful?
How can we use tools like hedges of one sort or another or project portfolio diversification to help manage political or financial risks?
What are some key areas to begin evaluating the overall health and status of the project?
Plan production for a four-month period: February through May. For February and March, you should produce to exact demand forecast. For April and May, you should use overtime and inventory with a stable workforce; stable means that the number of workers needed for March will be held constant through May. However, government cons
What constitutes "quality" in healthcare organization employees and why these are the essential components of staff quality.
Project completion and critical path, the attached file including diagram. Problem (see attached) Activity Mean Duration (Days) Std. Dev. (Days) A 11 0.9 B 13 1.1 C 7 0.2 D 9 0.8 E 6 1 F 7 1.2 G 10 0.7 H 9 0.6 I 8 0.8 a) Calculate the project completion time. b) Indicate the critical path activities. c)
Based on Glenview Illustrate the wage and salary administration process, explain how compensation is administered jointly by human resources and managers in the organization. Answer the following questions: a. How often are pay raises given? Which employees are eligible? b. How frequently are formal performance evaluati
What cultural barriers may adversely affect the project's ability to succeed? Consider the amount of change, attitudes toward project management, cultural differences, different priorities by business unit, etc. What can be done to remove/reduce the barriers that have been identified? If any references are used, please li
You will be a member of the newly-formed project staff team. This team will need to realize process gains within its first three months. You want to help, not hinder, the team's progress, so you decide to do some research upfront. You bring up your challenge at your managerial networking meeting. You pose the following questions
Software developers are fickle individuals, always wanting to try new languages, to "take them for a spin" so to speak. As a project manager, you are approached by a developer who is requesting to complete his current project using the newly-released Belchfire 500. What will your answer be, and why?
As a project manager, you may be asked to facilitate lessons learned as part of the project closure process. How would you facilitate this session, and what are some guidelines you would use? How would you incorporate the information gleaned from this session into future project plans and tools?
At what point should a project be cancelled?
Project Evaluation, Reporting, and Termination Part 4 of the Project Management Plan measures project performance against cost and schedule criteria for each WBS element. This defines how earned value will be taken during the evaluation stage, and how the results of the evaluation will be reported, using cost/schedule control
1. Describe a work-related situation you feel could be improved. For example, you want to streamline the process for reimbursing employees, or you want to create a high-tech website for your small business but have no experience in programming or graphic creation.) Once you have determined your project, consider the following:
What are the types of project constraints? Which constraints have the greatest ability to impact project outcomes?
What is the importance of a variance to a project budget, schedule, or specification? How does a PM find the root cause of a variance? Is there an acceptable variance? Is a variance ever acceptable? Why or why not?
How can risk mitigation strategies be incorporated into the project planning process?
What are the critical elements of a communication plan? How do you develop a communication plan? How is the communication plan importance to a project?
How do you anticipate bottlenecks when planning for a project? If you are required to crunch the project, which factor would you compromise on, risk or time? Explain your answer.
There are three different team structures. They are Functional, Pure Project, and Matrix. What are some of the elements that differentiate the team structures from one another? How is the project team structure related to the project manager's authority level?
There are three types of organizational structures: Functional Organization, Pure Project Organization and Matrix. What type of organizational structure would be used at Circuit City or another retail chain store. How does it's organizational structure influence Project Management?