15 dqs for REEM

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DQ1... Project Management Software

A wide range of software applications are available for managing health programs and projects.

For this discussion, identify one project management application that can be used by leaders and managers in a health care setting.

· Assess the strengths and limitations of the application, based on product reviews, a case study, or personal or professional experience.

· Provide actionable recommendations to improve management competency in project management software implementation.

When applicable, be sure to include the appropriate APA-formatted citations and references from the readings, or other professional or scholarly literature to support your position.

Learning Components

This activity will help you achieve the following learning components:

· Identify resources for project managers.

· Examine sources of information used for budgeting.

· Practice using the various stages of writing by creating drafts and receiving peer feedback prior to submitting a final document.

· Practice creating APA citations when participating in an academic discussion and when giving feedback to peers.

DQ2.

Effective Decision Making

For this discussion, address the following:

· Explain the importance of effective decision making in program management.

· Discuss the strategies a manager uses to make effective decisions.

When applicable, be sure to include the appropriate APA-formatted citations and references from the readings, or other professional or scholarly literature to support your position.

Learning Components

This activity will help you achieve the following learning components:

· Discuss different methods used to determine the value of a project to an organization.

· Discuss rationale for choosing team members and assigning them job roles.

· Examine key characteristics of a high performing team.

· Create APA citations when participating in an academic discussion to support statements and recommendations.

· Discuss the importance of effective decision making skills and strategies.

DQ3.

Leading and Managing Project Teams

Throughout the history of leadership and management, different ideas have emerged that might influence our thinking about how to effectively lead and manage teams.

For this discussion, select one perspective on effective leadership traits for managing project teams and discuss associated strengths and weaknesses.

When applicable, be sure to include the appropriate APA-formatted citations and references from the readings, or other professional or scholarly literature to support your position.

Learning Components

This activity will help you achieve the following learning components:

· Discuss rationale for choosing team members and assigning them job roles.

· Identify effective leadership traits and strategies.

· Discuss team dynamics.

DQ4.

Legal and Ethical Issues in Project Management

For this discussion, address the following:

· Identify one legal issue and one ethical issue in project management.

· Describe how these issues negatively affect the project, and what steps project managers can take to address these types of issues.

When applicable, be sure to include the appropriate APA-formatted citations and references from the readings, or other professional or scholarly literature to support your position.

Learning Components

This activity will help you achieve the following learning components:

· Determine how legal and ethical issues negatively affect the project.

DQ5. Managing Ethically

For this discussion, address the following:

· Describe the personal attributes of managers who manage ethically.

· Discuss how managing ethically can set the direction of a project.

When applicable, be sure to include the appropriate APA-formatted citations and references from the readings, or other professional or scholarly literature to support your position.

Learning Components

This activity will help you achieve the following learning components:

· Describe the personal attributes of managers who manage ethically.

· Discuss how managing ethically can set the direction of a project.

DQ6.

Assessing Risk

Problems can arise at any stage of a project.

For this discussion, choose one of the components in your project management plan and evaluate potential problems associated with that particular aspect of the project; for example: project scope, scheduling, budgeting, procurement, or communications.

· Use the appropriate professional and scholarly literature to support your risk assessment.

· As part of your answer, apply your assessment to the actual workplace project or project scenario you have chosen to use for your course project.

· In addition, share any applicable personal or professional experience.

When applicable, be sure to include the appropriate APA-formatted citations and references from the readings, or other professional or scholarly literature to support your position.

Learning Components

This activity will help you achieve the following learning components:

· Discuss the positive and negative risks associated with a project.

· Study the risk management process.

· Examine best practices of risk assessment.

DQ7.

Team Dynamics

This week, you reviewed the information on the team dynamics at Riverbend City to set the stage for discussing teamwork and team dynamics.

High-performing teams work well together to achieve a desired outcome, create and complete project deliverables, and effectively address issues that arise.

For this discussion, think about the setting for your proposed project. Take some time to think about what it takes to be a valuable team member.

· What are some key characteristics of a high-performing team?

· How do team members incorporate input and feedback from one another into project deliverables, such as documents, presentations, and so forth?

In any project, issues are inevitable.

· In your proposed project, what kind of team dynamics issues might you face? Describe how you would address those issues and mitigate inherent risks.

When applicable, be sure to include the appropriate APA-formatted citations and references from the readings, or other professional or scholarly literature to support your position.

Learning Components

This activity will help you achieve the following learning components:

· Analyze best practices for communicating project data and information.

· Examine the importance of communicating project progress to stakeholders.

· Learn project communications best practices.

· Examine how project communications should occur and why it is important.

DQ8. Project Management Plan Draft

A peer review provides a fresh perspective on your work, which can be valuable in preparing the final version of the plan that you will submit in Unit 10. In addition, the feedback you receive encourages self-reflection, as you consider how to incorporate relevant comments to revise and strengthen your work.

For this discussion, consolidate the project components you have completed as assignments in Units 3 through 8 into a cohesive project management plan draft. Include as much as you can of the Unit 9 assignment, to make the draft as comprehensive as possible. Each individual assignment constitutes a section of your plan document.

Post your draft plan for review by two of your peers.

Learning Components

This activity will help you achieve the following learning components:

· Acknowledge and incorporate feedback from colleagues in to a project plan.

· Review feedback from colleagues.

· Assemble project data and information in project management plan template.

· Refine elements of project management plan.

· Create APA citations when participating in an academic discussion to support statements and recommendations.