1. Most organizations have limits to the resources they can apply to their portfolio(s) of projects?all projects must be considered and not every project will be started. What kinds of weighting factors do organizations consider as part of their prioritization process? 2 Why is critical thinking crucial to successful project
What are the appropriate warnings to incorporate into a project's performance assessment metrics? At what point should a project be canceled?
When a project manager is closing out his project how should it be facilitated, what should the guidelines be, and how can one incorporate the information gleaned from this session into the future project plans and tools?
Think of a recently completed group project that you have been involved in. This project may have been a student project, a group project, or an extracurricular project. Briefly describe the situation and choose one of the following to post on the discussion board: 1. Analyze the development of the team in terms of the fo
Use Excel to solve the following: Given the following network with activity times in months, determine the earliest and latest activity times and slack for each activity. Indicate the critical path and the project duration. (see diagram in the attached file)
Thompson & Son have been busy analyzing a new product. They have determined that an operating cash flow of $16,700 will result in zero net present value, which is a company requirement for project acceptance. The fixed costs are $12,378 and the contribution margin is $6.20. The company feels that they can realistically captur
Wilbert's Inc. paid $90,000 in cash, for a piece of equipment three years ago. Last year, the company spent $10,00 to update the equipment with the latest technology. The company no longer uses this equipment in their current operations and has received an offer of $50,000 from a firm who would like to purchase it. Wilbert's
Who should conduct the project evaluation/audit? Why? Who should receive the project evaluation? Why? What is the difference between an evaluation and a post-evaluation? Can a project end prematurely and still provide benefit to an organization? Why or why not? Why is it important to evaluate and audit your project? H
When and how do you terminate a project? What is the significance of the termination checklist? When should it be developed?
Today's organizations must recognize that the profile of enterprise-level projects requires examination of new and different risk factors. How should the project manager expand for the enterprise-level project and plan for these factors accordingly?
I have formulated the survey questionnaire and interview questions. I think I am looking to answer the remaining research questions with the primary research. Those questions are: 1. What are the technology infrastructure requirements for telecommuting? 2. How should sites be selected? 3. How will performance be measur
Here is a scenario: You have just been brought in on a project, as the previous project manager has left. The project is behind schedule and over budget, and several key team members have quit in disgust, plummeting the morale of the rest of the team, who fear they will have to do the extra work without compensation. explore
I need help with the following: Write a 1,400-1,700-word Project Plan for an educational program on supply chain to be implemented in a large academic hospital, Overview for that includes the following: 1) A description of the project. Include a list (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.) of at least 4 high level deliverables (specific a
Some projects are started without a clear understanding of how to measure their success. Describe the effects this has during the project life cycle and at the project's completion.
Refer to the information provided by the following table. Draw the network, compute slacks, determine the critical path(s) and the duration of the project. (see chart in attached file) Equation: Slack = LF (latest finish) - EF (earliest finish)
What are the differences among milestones, deliverables, objectives, and goals? What is the relationship among scope, schedule, and risk? What is the relationship among schedule, precedence, and network flow? I need help with these questions. Thank you very much!
Why is the SOW important? What should be included or excluded in a SOW? What is scope creep? How is it managed? Can anyone give me an example of scope creep they have experienced at work?
A. The challenges of managing a virtual (remote) team b. The challenges of managing projects involving teams with members from multiple ethnic and sociopolitical backgrounds
Consider the project described: See attached file for the project a) Find the means and standard deviations of the activity times, assuming Beta distribution.. b) Draw an activity-on-arrow diagram for the project. c) Using the mean activity times (in weeks) from part (a), carry out the forward and the backward pass calculat
Consider the project described: See attached file for the project data. a) Draw an activity-on-arrow diagram for the project. b) Using the normal activity times (in weeks), carry out the forward and the backward pass calculations. Identify the critical path (A-B-D-F-H), the total project time and total normal project cost.
Please help with ideas for a 500 - 600 word paper that addresses: a. The challenges of managing a virtual (remote) team b. The challenges of managing projects involving teams with members from multiple ethnic and sociopolitical backgrounds
Describe a recent project. Identify the problems associated with the project and discuss how project management principles were used to reach project goals in the face of adversity. Provide recommendations on how results could have been optimized.
True or false: 1) When multiple IRR's exist, mutually exclusive projects have different lives 2) To measure relevant cash flows associated with a project, the analyst should exclude sunk costs, interest, expenses, dividend payments and accounting depreciation 3) If inflation is included in the projection of cash flows,
The management of the Riordan Manufacturing company wants to create a new accounting system to address the challenges described in the company overview (see finance and accounting section). c. Prepare a 350-700-word memo to the CFO outlining the following: 1) Factors to be considered in estimating the increme
Think of a recently completed group project that you have been involved in. This project may have been a student project, a group project, or an extracurricular project. Briefly describe the situation and choose one of the following to post on the discussion board: Analyze the development of the team in terms of the four-
See the attached file. E24-2 Wayans Company produces and sells two types of automobile batteries, the heavy-duty HD-240 and the long-life LL-250. The 2005 sales budget for the two products is as follows. Quarter HD-240 LL-250 1 5,000 10,000 2 7,000 18,000 3 8,000 20,000
A production line assembles 2 models of hair dryer: standard (s) and deluxe (D). Each S requires 4 minutes of assembly time and each D 12 minutes. Marketing sells twice as many Ss as Ds. Develop a mixed model sequence for the 2 hair dryers. Make it as well balanced as possible. What is the cycle time, and how many t
Fail safing (or pokayoke) carries with it an altered view of people and their performance: a - humans are inherently variable and deserve to be protected from their own natural tendencies to vary b - human mishaps are unnatural; publicizing this is the best way to eliminate them c - the task of eliminating human mishaps
Assume a lot size of 10 for type A and 5 for type B single twist making, 15 for type A and 20 for type B double twist chain making, 20 for 2 inch piece fabrication and 40 for 5 inch piece fabrication. (See attached file for full problem description)
Can you please select an organization in which you analyze the relationships among organizational culture, project structure, and project resources? Explain how projects are selected and structures within the current organizational culture. Describe the challenges in acquiring resources to complete the projects and step