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CIS 348 MENTOR Career Path Begins/cis348mentor.com

CIS 348 Week 2 Assignment 1: The Role of Project Managers<br>Due Week 2 and worth 85 points<br>Research job boards for project manager positions. Take note of the various industries that hire project managers. Then, research statistics from the project management institute on the rate of success of projects in different industries including IT.<br>Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:<br>Explain project management as a discipline.<br>

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  1. CIS 348 MENTOR Career Path Begins/cis348mentor.com

  2. CIS 348 MENTOR Career Path Begins/cis348mentor.com CJA 234 MART The power of possibility/cja234martdotcom CIS 348 Week 2 Assignment 1 The Role of Project Managers (2 Papers) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.cis348mentor.com CIS 348 Week 2 Assignment 1: The Role of Project Managers Due Week 2 and worth 85 points Research job boards for project manager positions. Take note of the various industries that hire project managers. Then, research statistics from the project management institute on the rate of success of projects in different industries including IT. Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you: Explain project management as a discipline. Describe the industries in which project managers are in high demand. Provide evidence to support your response.

  3. CIS 348 MENTOR Career Path Begins/cis348mentor.com CJA 234 MART The power of possibility/cja234martdotcom CIS 348 Week 3 Assignment 2 Business Case (2 Papers) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.cis348mentor.com CIS 348 Week 3 Assignment 2: Business Case Due Week 3 and worth 85 pointsImagine that you work as a project manager for a company that buys and sells used textbooks. The main sales channel is a Web application. A few customers have requested the creation of a mobile application with the ability to scan barcodes. The CEO wants you to prepare a formal business case before a decision is made on whether or not to build the mobile application. For this activity, you are free to draw assumptions on the company structure, costs, goals, and key performance indicators (KPIs). However, you must clearly document each if assumed. Write a two to three (2-3) page business case in which you:Examine measurable organizational value (MOV). Identify areas of impact, the desired values, and a time frame for achievement.Suggest at least two (2) alternatives to developing a mobile application.

  4. CIS 348 MENTOR Career Path Begins/cis348mentor.com CJA 234 MART The power of possibility/cja234martdotcom CIS 348 Week 4 Assignment 3 Waterfall versus Agile (2 Papers) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.cis348mentor.com CIS 348 Week 4 Assignment 3: Waterfall versus Agile Due Week 4 and worth 85 points Research agile methodologies including SCRUM and extreme programming (XP). Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you: Describe the waterfall methodology and identify its relationship to the PMBOK® process groups. Describe the agile methodology and identify its relationship to the PMBOK® process groups. Contrast waterfall and agile methodologies. Describe XP and defend or criticize the practice.

  5. CIS 348 MENTOR Career Path Begins/cis348mentor.com CJA 234 MART The power of possibility/cja234martdotcom CIS 348 Week 6 Assignment 4 Mobile App Part 1 (Work Breakdown Structure) (2 Papers) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.cis348mentor.com CIS 348 Week 6 Assignment 4: Mobile App Part 1 (Work Breakdown Structure) Due Week 6 and worth 85 points This assignment contains two (2) deliverables: a summary document to be delivered in a word processor document format and a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) to be delivered in a project file. Overview:Imagine that you work as the project manager for an IT department. Your organization has recently approved the development of a mobile application. As the project manager, you will manage the development of the project. The project will include user experience (UX) design by a consultant, graphic design by a team of two contracted designers, and in-house application development by a team of three (3) programmers and a database developer.

  6. CIS 348 MENTOR Career Path Begins/cis348mentor.com CJA 234 MART The power of possibility/cja234martdotcom CIS 348 Week 7 Assignment 5 Mobile App Part 2 (Gantt and Pert Chart) (2 Papers) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.cis348mentor.com CIS 348 Week 7 Assignment 5 Mobile App Part 2 (Gantt and Pert Chart) Update the Microsoft Project file you created in Assignment 4: Mobile App Part 1 (Work Breakdown Structure) with the following changes:Setprogress in at least ten (10) of the line items. Set the properties so that at least one (1) of the main tasks is behind schedule.Create a Gantt chart for the project. Take a screenshot of the Gantt chart which can later be inserted into your written paper.Create a PERT diagram that identifies the critical path.Take a screenshot of the PERT chart which can later be inserted into your written paper. Note: If you need a tutorial on taking a screen shot, visit one of the following locationsWrite a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:Compare and contrast the information that one receives from a Gantt chart, versus that of a PERT diagram.

  7. CIS 348 MENTOR Career Path Begins/cis348mentor.com CJA 234 MART The power of possibility/cja234martdotcom CIS 348 Week 8 Assignment 6 Mobile App Part 3 (Risk) (2 Papers) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.cis348mentor.com This Tutorial contains 2 Papers CIS 348 Week 8 Assignment 6 Mobile App Part 3 (Risk) Reference the Microsoft Project file you created in Assignment 5: Mobile App Part 2 (Gantt and PERT Charts) for the completion of this assignment.Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you: Document at least ten (10) total risks (two [2] risks for each phase of IT projects) of the mobile application development project. Assess the likelihood of occurrence for each risk. Assess the impact of each risk on the success of the project. Identify an owner for each risk. Recommend a strategy to manage each risk.

  8. CIS 348 MENTOR Career Path Begins/cis348mentor.com CJA 234 MART The power of possibility/cja234martdotcom CIS 348 Week 10 Term Paper Change Management, Communication and Leadership (2 Papers) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.cis348mentor.com CIS 348 Week 10 Term Paper Change Management, Communication and Leadership Write an eight to ten (8-10) page paper in which you: Explain the project procurement process. Explain how change control is implemented in the information technology processes. Analyze the required elements of a communication plan. Describe the different organizational structures as it relates to project management (i.e., functional, project-based, matrix). Assess the importance of the project manager’s role in organizational leadership.

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