Project Discussions

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W1

Respond to the following questions and provide at least two feedback to other students: 

1. What are the (5) five cycles of the project management life cycle? Which one do you think is the most important, and why?  2. If you are a contractor looking for project work, how might you decide not to pursue a particular project opportunity, and why? 3. How are a project scope and product scope similar? How are a project scope and product scope different?

Note: 

- Initial response to questions must be a minimum of 250 words. Initial posts are due by Wednesday of each week. Initial posts submitted late will receive a grade of (0) zero. No exceptions.  - You must reply to (2) two students by Saturday of each week. Replies to each student must be a minimum of 150 words each. Replies to students submitted late will receive a grade of (0) zero. No exceptions. - Must utilize (1) one reference and (1) citation for your initial post in APA 7 format. - References and citations are not required for replies to students, unless you are using information from scholarly work or article.  - You may not use magazines, non-fiction books, or blogs as references. - Initial posts and replies to students will be checked for grammar/punctuation. 

W2

1. If a project will be divided into many phases, which life cycle model would you recommend using to plan it? Why?

2. Give an example when a conflict would be beneficial to a project.

3. Give an example of when a conflict would be harmful to a project. 

4. In your opinion, what is the greatest benefit of having communication between the project team and project stakeholders? Why?

Note: 

- Initial response to questions must be a minimum of 250 words. Initial posts are due by Thursday of each week. Initial posts submitted late will receive a grade of (0) zero. No exceptions.  - You must reply to (2) two students by Sunday of each week. Replies to each student must be a minimum of 150 words each. Replies to students submitted late will receive a grade of (0) zero. No exceptions. - Must utilize (1) one reference and (1) citation for your initial post in APA 7 format. - References and citations are not required for replies to students, unless you are using information from scholarly work or article.  - You may not use magazines, non-fiction books, or blogs as references. - Initial posts and replies to students will be checked for grammar/punctuation.

W3

1. The sponsor for a project you have been managing sends you an e-mail that he would like to make a small change to the project. What is your response and why? 2. In your own opinion, describe how a WBS and a schedule work together. 

Note: 

- Initial response to questions must be a minimum of 250 words. Initial posts are due by Thursday of each week. Initial posts submitted late will receive a grade of (0) zero. No exceptions.  - You must reply to (2) two students by Sunday of each week. Replies to each student must be a minimum of 150 words each. Replies to students submitted late will receive a grade of (0) zero. No exceptions. - Must utilize (1) one reference and (1) citation for your initial post in APA 7 format. - References and citations are not required for replies to students, unless you are using information from scholarly work or article.  - You may not use magazines, non-fiction books, or blogs as references. - Initial posts and replies to students will be checked for grammar/punctuation. 

W4

1. The sponsor for a project you have been managing sends you an e-mail that he would like to make a small change to the project. What is your response and why? 2. In your own opinion, describe how a WBS and a schedule work together. 

Note: 

- Initial response to questions must be a minimum of 250 words. Initial posts are due by Thursday of each week. Initial posts submitted late will receive a grade of (0) zero. No exceptions.  - You must reply to (2) two students by Sunday of each week. Replies to each student must be a minimum of 150 words each. Replies to students submitted late will receive a grade of (0) zero. No exceptions. - Must utilize (1) one reference and (1) citation for your initial post in APA 7 format. - References and citations are not required for replies to students, unless you are using information from scholarly work or article.  - You may not use magazines, non-fiction books, or blogs as references. - Initial posts and replies to students will be checked for grammar/punctuation. 

W5

1.  Choose (2) two of the common risk responses. Provide an example of how you might use them together on a project.  2. Give an example of a risk you have chosen to accept on a previous project. How did you make the decision to accept it? Was it the right decision to make, and why?

Note: 

- Initial response to questions must be a minimum of 250 words. Initial posts are due by Thursday of each week. Initial posts submitted late will receive a grade of (0) zero. No exceptions.  - You must reply to (2) two students by Sunday of each week. Replies to each student must be a minimum of 150 words each. Replies to students submitted late will receive a grade of (0) zero. No exceptions. - Must utilize (1) one reference and (1) citation for your initial post in APA 7 format. - References and citations are not required for replies to students, unless you are using information from scholarly work or article.  - You may not use magazines, non-fiction books, or blogs as references. - Initial posts and replies to students will be checked for grammar/punctuation. 

W6

1.  In your own opinion, what are the (2) two most important quality management areas of ISO? Why?

2. In your own opinion, what are the (2) two least important quality management areas of ISO? Why?

3. Provide an example of how a single company might use continuous process improvement and/or breakthrough process improvement?

Note: 

- Initial response to questions must be a minimum of 250 words. Initial posts are due by Thursday of each week. Initial posts submitted late will receive a grade of (0) zero. No exceptions.  - You must reply to (2) two students by Sunday of each week. Replies to each student must be a minimum of 150 words each. Replies to students submitted late will receive a grade of (0) zero. No exceptions. - Must utilize (1) one reference and (1) citation for your initial post in APA 7 format. - References and citations are not required for replies to students, unless you are using information from scholarly work or article.  - You may not use magazines, non-fiction books, or blogs as references. - Initial posts and replies to students will be checked for grammar/punctuation. 

W7

1. Provide (3) reasons why an organization might choose to make a project "in-house". Why?

2. What would be your top (2) two considerations when selecting a type of contract to enter into? Why for each?

Note: 

- Initial response to questions must be a minimum of 250 words. Initial posts are due by Thursday of each week. Initial posts submitted late will receive a grade of (0) zero. No exceptions.  - You must reply to (2) two students by Sunday of each week. Replies to each student must be a minimum of 150 words each. Replies to students submitted late will receive a grade of (0) zero. No exceptions. - Must utilize (1) one reference and (1) citation for your initial post in APA 7 format. - References and citations are not required for replies to students, unless you are using information from scholarly work or article.  - You may not use magazines, non-fiction books, or blogs as references. - Initial posts and replies to students will be checked for grammar/punctuation. 

W8

1. In your opinion, what is the difference between "efficiency" and effectiveness"? Give an example of each.  2. When it comes to monitoring progress, which parts of the Microsoft Project schedule do you find most useful? Why?

IMPORTANT: You are NOT to provide feedback to other students this week. Initial response is due by Thursday night. 

Note: 

- Initial response to questions must be a minimum of 250 words. Initial posts are due by Thursday of each week. Initial posts submitted late will receive a grade of (0) zero. No exceptions.  - Must utilize (1) one reference and (1) citation for your initial post in APA 7 format. - You may not use magazines, non-fiction books, or blogs as references. - Initial posts will be checked for grammar/punctuation.