project management

Discussion 1

Read the case study "The Seattle Seahawks and the Internet" on page 31 and then summarize in your own words what you got out of the case. Answer/discuss the questions at the end of the case.

Discussion 2

In an increasingly global marketplace, global communications can be extremely tricky. How can you as a project lead ensure that communications with geographically dispersed teams are effective?

1. Review this video then answer the question above in the Discussion Forum. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMOOG7rWTPg https://youtu.be/JMOOG7rWTPg

NEXT Discuss three ways PMs can help ensure their project communications are clear and understandable. Provide the following information:

· Use references to support your statements.

· You are free to use the course textbook as a reference for  one of the ways.

· Research the web for articles on  the remaining two ways.

· Provide the titles of the articles you read, the names of the authors, the names of the websites, and the URLs. (Note: Please do not use Wikipedia.)

Discussion 3

Review the following 2 videos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TycLR0TqFA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ_vnqvW4DQ

Review 12 principals in the Agile Manifesto

In your opinion, which of the 12 principles of the Agile Manifesto are adhered to most faithfully?  Which of the 12 principles are violated the most?  If you do not have any experience with Agile or these principles in a project setting, please take your best guess.

Review this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDHI5yBXyKo&t=2s

After reviewing the video, discuss how we can avoid the common mistakes referenced in the video

Discussion 4

Read the Principles behind the Agile Manifesto, see  http://agilemanifesto.org/principles.html Discuss how you might use these principals within your group project.

Discussion 5

Project management and Agile certifications have become an industry in and of themselves.  Research the certification processes of receiving a PMI - PMP certification and PMI-ACP Agile certifications.  Present your research comparing and contrasting these certification paths.  In this assignment, also answer the following question: 

· What you would recommend for a certification path to someone starting out in a construction industry, a software company, a healthcare company or any company of your choice?

Discussion 6

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZnWiVhpdzQ

Review the video then pick one of these to present:

1. Research no less than two methods used for assigning story points to user stories on a team's backlog.  Describe the methods and determine which method would work best for your organization; explain why that method would work best.

2. In your opinion is a Scrum Master a leader or a facilitator?  Please provide a rationale for your point of view.  Ensure you provide no less than two scholarly references to support your view.

Discussion 7

Choose one of the following topics. Do some research on it and present your finding.

1. Describe how human resource management differs from Waterfall projects versus Agile projects. 

2. What do you do for your teams when there is downtime?

3. How does multitasking either enhance or detract from team productivity ?

Discussion 8

Discuss some of the key problems that occur during project execution Describe the importance of communication to project execution.