The problem is as follows: You are introduced to a project manager, who does not have authority to give a pay raise or promote a project team member. This project manager can report poor performance of a team member to the employee's manager. The project manager also does not control the budget. Product management allocates
Historical demand for the number of doctors on night shift in a local hospital is: Week Doctors 1 45 2 48 3 44 4 36 5 48 6 30 Forecast the number of doctors in week 7 by applying each of the following methods: a. 4-period simple moving average method b. 3-period weighted moving average method with weights
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How's the scope managed and what process is used to allow changes in the scope? Please provide examples.
The production planner of Omega Optical, a manufacturer of industrial lenses, developed the following production plan for the next 4 periods. Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Demand Forecast 40000 70000 30000
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: I
United Airways has tried out single order exponential smoothing for forecasting passenger demand. Below are recent results using alpha = 0.2, 0.4. and 0.6. Which alpha is best, based on this limited data? Actual Forecast with Alpha Equal to Period Passengers
Equation - Ft = moving average forecast for period t; n = time span, the number of demand periods include in the computed average; and D = actual demand The forecast for march - based on a 5 month moving average applied to the following past demand data is approximately: SEP:27, OCT: 32, NOV:31, DEC:27, JAN:27, FEB:32 A
Discuss the feasibility of breaking the project into separate projects.
Details: This is a new position and your manager has asked you to write a job description for the project manager role to document for future candidates. In your summary, describe the main responsibilities that must be completed by a project manager. Objective: Describe the role of project management in modern organization
Discuss the methodologies used during the project analysis stage (i.e. fit a computer solution to the stated problem). Select at least one of the following and discuss why your chosen technique(s) might be applicable to your R&D effort: 5Ws and H technique Brainstorming Extrapolation Progressive abstraction technique Proble
A certain forecasting method would procuse the forecast show in the bottom row for the last four months, as compared to actual demand in the same four months as shown in the middle row. What is the MAD (Mean Absolute deviation)? Month -4 -3 -2 -1 Actual Demand
The theory of constraints: a. is less applicable to firms that plan for a healthy capacity "cushion" b. calls for multiple units of capacity c. emphasizes strategic placement of OFF LINE buffer stock.
You began a process charting procedure 5 weeks ago. Today, for the first time sample ranges are falling below the lower control limit on the range chart. You plan to stop the process, reasoning that customers will be upset. Your friend Dave argues, however, that the quality changes are due to an operator training program and
Write a job description for the project manager role.
The Deming or Shewhart cycle is best described as: a. plan to increase the amount of inprocess quality assurance inspection stations in domestic manufacturing b. orderly approach to continuous improvement efforts c. periodic improvement of quality that occurs immediately before managers performance appraisals are done.
On this project, I lead the instructional design team. Joe leads the development team. The stuff his employee team and my contract team put together is magic. He can translate our instructions into programs that make our eyes pop out! On days when our teams get together to review the latest and greatest, we "squeal with delig
I need assistance in identifying at least three trends that will be important to project management in the next decade.
Project life cycle consists of different phases. Identify the major IT project management tasks associated with the concept, development, implementation, and closeout phases of the project life cycle. For each of the identified tasks, list the necessary project management skills to accomplish those tasks. Make sure that you b
Here's the scenario: Your manager has been a wonderful mentor. He's taught you an amazing amount of stuff both financial and business in general. Each time he's moved up the organization, he "pulled" you along with him. You're an excellent team. Today he called you into his office and said he's leaving for another com
Payback. A project that costs $2,500 to install will provide annual cash flows of $600 for the next 6 years. The firm accepts projects with payback periods of less than 5 years. Will the project be accepted? Should this project be pursued if the discount rate is 2 percent? What if the discount rate is 12 percent?
Could you replicate what I did where I show the bars within a Gantt Chart as shown on the attached? I created this from a trial sample from the internet, but would like to duplicate this without the "trial" information written throughout. Please send in a Microsoft Word document. You may have to create in Excel.
List possible constraints a project manager can experience in a project and briefly explain how they relate to the project.
What degree of risk do you believe should be taken for a project? Should there be a % cap rate, or bottom line value, or what?
You work for a major defense contractor. Your company prepared and submitted a bid for a recent Department of Defense RFP, entitled Automated Mobile Defense System (AMDS). You have been assigned to lead Project X, which will design, develop, test, demonstrate and deploy 10 AMDS units to a location to be determined by the DoD ass
21.) Project Evaluation. Revenues generated by a new fad product are forecast as follows: Year Revenues 1 $40,000 2 30,000 3 20,000 4 10,000 Thereafter 0 Expenses are expected to be 40 percent of revenues, and working capital required in each year is expected to
Briefly identify and describe a mitigating strategy for the risks below: 1) Over budgeting/excessive spending/lack of financial support during campaign. 2) Delay in rolling out publicity programs, meetings with voters, roadshows, etc. 3) Lack of vounteers/followers 4) Miscommunication of political agenda 5)
Consider the following scenario: you have just been brought in on a project, as the previous manager quit. the project is behind schedule and over budget, and several key team members left, plummeting the morale of the rest of the team who fear they will have to do extra work without compensation. what role does project leadersh
Consider the following scenario: you have just been brought in on a project, as the previous manager quit. the project is behind schedule and over budget, and several key team members left, plummeting the morale of the rest of the team who fear they will have to do extra work without compensation. what role does project leadersh
How can a project manager be sure that he or she has chosen the correct metrics to assess project performance? At what point should a project be cancelled?