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1. PM 571 Week 1 Individual Assignemnt Project Management Concepts and Applications Pper For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Select a current or past project you have been involved with in your organization or community. Write a paper of no more than 1,050-word that includes the following elements: · A brief description of the project, including an identification of the primary goals of the project · A description of how this project met the definition and characteristics of a project as defined in Ch. 1 of Project Management. Why would you consider it a project rather than day-to-day work? · A description of the organizational structure, based on the structures discussed in Ch. 2 of Project Management. Explain how this project fits within the organizational structure. Explain the pros and cons of the organizational structure in terms of the project outcomes. · A description of the culture of the organization that includes concepts from Ch. 3 of Project Management. How did the cultural norms affect this project from a positive or negative perspective? Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

2. ************************************************ PM 571 Week 2 Assignment Real-Life Project Management Plan Phase One For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Selecta fun, real-life project to collaboratively plan using project management principles. You could plan a wedding, design and build a house, develop a video game, launch a new business, and so on. Collaborate with your Learning Team to develop a project based on the topic your team selected. Write a project scope statement. Develop a project charter. Create the work breakdown structures (WBS) in Microsoft®Project®. Design the communication plan identifying the key stakeholder groups and their project information needs. Create a table summarizing what information will be produced during the project lifecycle.

3. Prepare a Microsoft®PowerPoint®presentation of no more than 10 slides illustrating the phase one project deliverables. Include the following elements: · Explain the steps taken by the team throughout phase one of the project plan. · Discuss how the team finalized the scope statement. · Elaborate on how the WBS was developed. · Provide justification as to why the specific stakeholders were chosen for the communication plan. · Explain where the project stands according to the project life cycle. Deliver the presentation in class. ************************************************ PM 571 Week 3 Individual Assignment Project Time and Cost Exercises For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com

4. 1. Mrs. Tolstoy and her husband, Serge, are planning their dream house. The lot for the house sits high on a hill with a beautiful view of the Appalachian Mountains. The plans show the size of the house to be 2,900 square feet. The average price for a lot and house similar to this one has been $120 per square foot. Fortunately, Serge is a retired plumber and feels he can save money by installing the plumbing himself. Mrs. Tolstoy feels she can take care of the interior decorating. 2. Below is a project WBS with cost apportioned by percents. If the total project cost is estimated to be $600,000, what are the estimated costs for the following deliverables? 3. Firewall Project XT. Using the “complexity weighting” scheme shown in Exercise 5.3 and the function point complexity weighted table shown below, estimate the total function point count. Assume historical data suggest five function points equal one person a month and six people can work on the project. ************************************************ PM 571 Week 4 Assignment Real-Life Project Management Plan Phase Two For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com

5. Collaborate with your Learning Team to finalize development of the Real-Life Project Management Plan. Develop a project schedule. Determine the projectbudget. Develop a risk management plan identifying five specific risks, and explain how the team would mitigate each risk. Create a change control plan that includes the following elements: · Describe how changes to the project scope, timeline, and budget will be requested, reviewed, approved, reported, and communicated. · Discuss how changes to the project schedule and project budget will be managed. Prepare a 7- to 10-slide Microsoft®PowerPoint®presentation illustratingthe phase two project deliverables. Deliver the presentation in class. · Explain the steps taken by the team throughout phase two of the project plan. · Discuss how the team planned the project schedule. · Describe the method(s) used to develop the project budget. · Elaborate on how the method was chosen. · Explain the potential risks and how the team plans to manage those risks. · Discuss how the team developed the change control plan. · Explain how the various changes will be handled. · Explain where the project stands according to the project life cycle. · Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment. ************************************************

6. PM 571 Week 4 Project Management Change Control For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com PM 571 Week 4 Project Management Change Control ************************************************ PM 571 Week 5 Managing the Project (7 Slides) For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com

7. • • • • • • Effective management traits Leading the project Managing vs. Leading Team organizational structure Effective management traits Metrics to evaluate success ************************************************ PM 571 Week 6 Project Management closure Phase (11 Slides) For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com • • • • Overview International component Project closure deliverables Project closure types

8. • • • • • Team dispersal Success factors Ongoing metrics Completed project retrospective Summary ************************************************