Itec

Final Exam

Release: Fri, Jul 31; due back FRIDAY, Aug 7, 11:59pm EST, post to Assignments.

This is an essay exam. Please format in APA style. References are not required, but you are welcome to use them to support your answers if you feel it useful. Please take a graduate-level, well thought-out approach to your responses. Surface-level answers will not receive full credit. All exams will be run through Turn-it-in.

Please let me know if you have any questions!

PART I

Select two projects of your choice.* One should be a smaller project, and the other should be more large-scale.

Note: These can be projects you’ve been a part of in the past (work projects, school projects, home projects, etc.) or entirely hypothetical.

Note: You may define “small” and “large” however you choose, but the two projects you select should be different enough that they are easy to compare.

*Please do not use your ITEC 640 group project.

Describe the small-scale project:

Describe the large-scale project:

PART II

In the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), the Project Management Institute (PMI) identifies ten Knowledge Areas.

· Name these ten Knowledge Areas as indicated in the list below. Note: I filled in #10, as it’s not obvious from your reading. 5 points

· For each Knowledge Area, explain what project tasks are necessary and which tools can be utilized for project success within this Knowledge Area. These may be the same for your two projects, or they may be different. If a chart, table, or diagram is necessary for tasks within a Knowledge Area, create and display examples for each project as applicable. 100 points

· Explain how and why the tasks are similar or different for your two chosen projects.

· Example: some projects may require a thorough risk assessment, but others may not. If yours does, discuss it and show what the associated risk assessment diagram(s) might look like; but if you can explain why one or both of your projects wouldn’t require it, that’s sufficient too.

· Don’t worry, not every Area will require a chart/table/diagram.

· Assume at least 5 major WBS tasks for the large project, and at least 3 for the small project. For simplicity, no need to go to the sub-task level.

· Feel free to make any other assumptions about your projects, but please explain them.

· You will be graded based on your understanding of the project management process, as well as your demonstrated knowledge of project variety.

KNOWLEDGE AREA 1: <Insert Title of Knowledge Area>

List and describe tasks for each of your projects, and discuss differences between projects. What tools can be used to complete tasks? Include charts, tables, or diagrams for both projects if necessary.

KNOWLEDGE AREA 2: <Insert Title of Knowledge Area>

List and describe tasks for each of your projects, and discuss differences between projects. What tools can be used to complete tasks? Include charts, tables, or diagrams for both projects if necessary.

KNOWLEDGE AREA 3: <Insert Title of Knowledge Area>

List and describe tasks for each of your projects, and discuss differences between projects. What tools can be used to complete tasks? Include charts, tables, or diagrams for both projects if necessary.

KNOWLEDGE AREA 4: <Insert Title of Knowledge Area>

List and describe tasks for each of your projects, and discuss differences between projects. What tools can be used to complete tasks? Include charts, tables, or diagrams for both projects if necessary.

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KNOWLEDGE AREA 5: <Insert Title of Knowledge Area>

List and describe tasks for each of your projects, and discuss differences between projects. What tools can be used to complete tasks? Include charts, tables, or diagrams for both projects if necessary.

KNOWLEDGE AREA 6: <Insert Title of Knowledge Area>

List and describe tasks for each of your projects, and discuss differences between projects. What tools can be used to complete tasks? Include charts, tables, or diagrams for both projects if necessary.

KNOWLEDGE AREA 7: <Insert Title of Knowledge Area>

List and describe tasks for each of your projects, and discuss differences between projects. What tools can be used to complete tasks? Include charts, tables, or diagrams for both projects if necessary.

KNOWLEDGE AREA 8: <Insert Title of Knowledge Area>

List and describe tasks for each of your projects, and discuss differences between projects. What tools can be used to complete tasks? Include charts, tables, or diagrams for both projects if necessary.

KNOWLEDGE AREA 9: <Insert Title of Knowledge Area>

List and describe tasks for each of your projects, and discuss differences between projects. What tools can be used to complete tasks? Include charts, tables, or diagrams for both projects if necessary.

KNOWLEDGE AREA 10: STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT

List and describe tasks for each of your projects, and discuss differences between projects. What tools can be used to complete tasks? Include charts, tables, or diagrams for both projects if necessary.