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CMGT 410 Experience Tradition--cmgt410.com CMGT 410 All DQs For more course tutorials visit www.cmgt410.com CMGT 410 Week 1 Discussion Agile Vs Waterfall CMGT 410 Week 2 Discussion Off-The-Shelf Or Build In-House? CMGT 410 Week 3 Discussion Working Through Project Hazards CMGT 410 Week 4 Discussion Scope Creep CMGT 410 Week 5 Discussion Feature Requests
CMGT 410 Experience Tradition--cmgt410.com CMGT 410 Week 1 Discussion Agile Vs Waterfall For more course tutorials visit www.cmgt410.com Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words: The waterfall project management model is often used for non-IT projects, while the Agile project management model is often used for IT projects. • Why is this the case? • What differences between IT and non-IT projects make each more appropriate for a different project management model? Are there exceptions? • What drawbacks might occur from using the waterfall model for an IT project and the Agile approach for a non-IT project?
CMGT 410 Experience Tradition--cmgt410.com CMGT 410 Week 2 Discussion Off-The-Shelf Or Build In-House? For more course tutorials visit www.cmgt410.com Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words: IT projects can be based on existing, off-the-shelf software that is customized to meet the needs of the project deliverables. Or, IT projects can be built from the ground up, in-house. Imagine you and your colleagues are consultants who have been asked to weigh in on the custom vs. off-the-shelf question at the beginning of an IT project at a Fortune 500 company. • What are the benefits of choosing and customizing off-the-shelf software to meet your project’s needs vs. building the entire project in-house.
CMGT 410 Experience Tradition--cmgt410.com CMGT 410 Week 3 Discussion Working Through Project Hazards For more course tutorials visit www.cmgt410.com Week 3 Discussion Working Through Project Hazards Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students. Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words: In a perfect world, every project would be characterized by clear project requirements that never changed; motivated/capable team members; proven technologies; more than adequate budgets in terms of time, money, and resources; responsible
CMGT 410 Experience Tradition--cmgt410.com CMGT 410 Week 4 Discussion Scope Creep For more course tutorials visit www.cmgt410.com Scope Creep Scope creep refers to the tiny, incremental change or addition of requirements to an already-defined project so that, for example, a project that began by trying to produce a single ham sandwich ended up trying to produce a three-course meal for 20 people. For this discussion, describe a time when scope creep happened on a project in which you were involved.
CMGT 410 Experience Tradition--cmgt410.com CMGT 410 Week 5 Discussion Feature Requests For more course tutorials visit www.cmgt410.com Wk 5 Discussion - Feature Requests All projects are perfect at the beginning—but few are perfect when they end. Sometimes, project managers gather descriptions of features that weren't included in the initial release of a product and slate them for inclusion into a "2.0" version of the deliverables. Imagine you have been asked to submit a feature request for the VitalSource application you use to read your textbook for this course. What feature would you request?