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week 5

"Work Breakdown Structure" Please respond to the following:

• *From the e-Activities, scenario, and Penn State’s College of Earth and Mineral Sciences’ Website, examine the process of subdivision of activities and events that compose the tree diagram known as the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) or Gozinto chart. Next, explain the reason(s) why at levels 4-6 of the WBS, as discussed in the Kerzner text, templates may not be appropriate. Provide a rationale for your response
• Prepare an argument for or against the functional manager’s role in establishing the first three (3) levels of the WBS. Support your position with a real-world example.

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  "Cost Control" Please respond to the following:

• *From the scenario, analyze the two (2) basic types of reserves that project managers should become familiar with, as discussed in the Kerzner text. Distinguish three (3) appropriate possibilities that are associated with the type of reserve. Provide the rationale for your response.
• From the e-Activity, determine two (2) instances when subtask estimates would not be rolled up to their parent tasks. Support your response and rationale with real-world examples of such conditions.

"Final Thoughts" Please respond to the following:

• *Show how this course has enriched your understanding of the principles of project management. Assess the value in your experience as you have applied project management principles, processes, or techniques to a real-life situation in which you are currently involved. If any part of this experience has been problematic for you, ask your classmates for ideas about how to succeed.

WEEK 11 DISS 2

"The Future of Project Management" Please respond to the following:

• *Propose two (2) other areas of study (sociology, management, etc.) that might influence the future development of project management research. Support your proposals by specifying the reasoning behind your choices.

"Risk Response Matching" Please respond to the following:

• *From the scenario, examine two (2) types of risk responses using the Kerzner text as a guide. Using your own experiences or conceptualizing a national project, describe when each risk response would be appropriate. Support your response and rationale with real-world examples.
• *From the e-Activities, determine the essential trade-off problems of projects today that have competing constraints. Include such topics as quality, image, risk, reputation, goodwill, and legal liability in your determination. Support your response and rationale with real-world examples.

WEEK 9 DISS 2

"Risk Implementation Considerations" Please respond to the following:

• *Compare and contrast the following risk assessment methodologies: (a) the Delphi technique, (b) sensitivity analysis, and (c) Monte Carlo simulation. Provide a rationale for your response.

"Contract Type Versus Risk" Please respond to the following:

• *From the scenario, compare and contrast the two (2) basic procurement strategies of corporate procurement and project procurement. Illustrate the risk(s) associated with using corporate procurement and project procurement. Provide a rationale for your response.
• *From the e-Activity, determine the primary cost objective upon which the customer’s project manager focuses when selecting a contract type. Support your response and rationale with real-world examples of such focus.

WEEK 10 DISS 2

"The Quality Movement" Please respond to the following:

• *Prepare an argument for or against using the Malcolm Baldrige Award and ISO 9000:2000 for similar or entirely different purposes. Provide a rationale for your response.