Week 3,4 Discussion 1 & 2

Week 3 - Discussion Forum 2

Required Resources

Text

Kloppenborg, T. J., Anantatmula, V., & Wells, K. N. (2019). Contemporary project management (4th ed.). Cengage Learning.

· Chapter 7: Scope Planning

· Chapter 9: Resourcing Projects

· Chapter 11: Project Risk Planning

· Chapter 12: Project Quality Planning and Project Kickoff

Articles

Chapman, R. J. (2019). Exploring the value of risk management for projects: Improving capability through the deployment of a maturity model. IEEE Engineering Management Review, 47(1), 126–143. doi.org/10.1109/EMR.2019.2891494

· The full-text version of this article is available through the IEEE Xplore Digital Library database in the Ashford University Library. This article provides information about risk management and will assist you in your Proposal for New Project Requirements Role-Play discussion forum, as well as your Final Project Management Plan assignment this week.

Penny, J. (2018, January 1). Are you throwing money in the trash? Occupational risks, environmental hazards and operational inefficiencies in waste management are a triple threat to your bottom line. Buildings, 112(1), 48–51. https://www.mdpi.com/journal/buildings

· The full-text version of this article is available through the Business Insights Global database in the Ashford University Library. This article provides information about improving business efficiency while reducing environmental and work place risks, and it will assist you in your Final Project Management Plan assignment this week.

Multimedia

iZenBridge Consultancy Pvt Ltd. (2018, March 2). PMP® | Introduction | Project quality management (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. https://youtu.be/nsBNJR8860A

· This video provides information about project management quality and will assist you in your Project Quality Management Design Approach Role-Play discussion forum and Final Project Management Plan assignment this week. This video has closed captioning and a transcript. Accessibility Statement (Links to an external site.) Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)

 

Recommended Resources

Book

Project Management Institute (PMI). (2017).  A guide to project management body of knowledge (PMBOK guide)  (6th ed.). https://www.pmi.org

· The full-text version of this book is available through the EBSCOhost database in the Ashford University Library. The PMBOK guide includes standard terminology and guidelines for project management, and it may assist you with your Final Project Management Plan assignment this week. Students should be aware of this book as a project management resource.

Article

Parsa, M., Mollaverdi-Esfahan, N, Alinaghian, M., & Rezvan, M. T. (2018). New models for a single-manufacturer multi-retailer supply chain under vendor managed inventory program. International Journal of Industrial Engineering: Theory, Applications and Practice, 25(6), 719–738. http://journals.sfu.ca/ijietap/index.php/ijie/index

· The full-text version of this article is available through the EBSCOhost database in the Ashford University Library. This article provides information about Vendor Managed Inventory and may assist you in your Proposal for New Requirements Role-Play discussion forum this week.

INSTRUCTION:

Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum,

· Read Chapter 12 from the course textbook, Contemporary Project Management.

· Watch  PMP® | Introduction | Project Quality Management (Links to an external site.).

As the project manager, design a project quality management approach that relates to the inherited issues stated in the Project Management Case Study—Logistics Improvement Project. In addition, from your studies in prior classes, consider Walmart’s needs that could be addressed in this project to deliver more alignment with Walmart without exceeding the budget of $100,000 or extending the schedule. The project management quality approach should also enable International Logistics Services’ commitment to corporate social responsibility. Your design approach should be a minimum of 200 words.

Graduate school students learn to assess the perspectives of several scholars. Support your response with at least one scholarly or credible source in addition to the text. Assume that the requirement in the Proposal for New Project Requirements Role-Play discussion forum for this week is deferred.