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project management the managerial process
Project Management The Managerial Process 8th Edition Eric W Larson, Clifford F. Gray - Solutions
Why should an organization be interested in knowing what level they are at in the project maturity model?
How does having a product vision and using Scrum rituals help teams manage tension and conflict?
Safety is a major concern when working on projects abroad. Select a country that you would consider dangerous to work in and look up the travel advisory provided for that country by the U.S. State Department (http://travel.state.gov/). How safe is it to work in that country?
Place in order the following countries in terms of what you think would be the least to most corrupt: United States, Denmark, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Australia, France, China, Thailand, Botswana, Chile Search online for the most recent International Corruptions Perceptions Index (CPI) released by the
What do you think would have happened if the work had been completed in Japan instead of Australia?
How did Singer establish effective patterns of communication?
How easy do you think it is to identify people who respond to challenges?
What similarities do you see between the Ford Diesel team and the Mac team at Apple and the Skunk Works at Lockheed?
The following activities are based on a current or recently completed group project that you are (were) involved in. This project may be a student project, a work project, or an extracurricular project.a. How strong is the team identity on this project and why?b. What could participants do to
How important is a fun culture for innovation?
The 2008 Olympic Redeem TeamWhich of the eight characteristics associated with positive synergy were evident in the case of the Redeem team?Which of the eight characteristics associated with positive synergy were not evident in the 2004 team that lost in the Olympics in Athens?
Which of the eight characteristics associated with positive synergy were evident in the case of the Redeem team?
What aspects of the Arthur Andersen culture contributed to the scandal?
Which of the eight traits/skills associated with being an effective project manager is the most important? The least important? Why?
How important is leading by example on a project?
How important is leading by example on a project?
What options for accelerating project completion did C. C. Myers use on the Northridge Earthquake project?
Why would people resist a multiproject resource scheduling system?
Do you agree that geeks are different from other workers?
On June 23, 2018, in Thailand, a group of 12 boys aged between 11 and 17 from the local football team, named the Wild Boars, and their 23-year-old assistant coach entered the Tham Luang cave. Tham Luang is a large cave complex in northern Thailand along the border with Myanmar. The cavern was
Can you think of other examples where the physical environment constrains project work?
How does the nominal group technique prevent groupthink from occurring on a project?
How did Singer enhance trust on his project?
Cerberus is a successful producer of specialty chemicals. It operates nine large campus sites in the United States, with a number of different business units on each site. These business units operate independently, with direct reporting to corporate headquarters. Site functions such as safety,
You are organizing a benefit concert in your hometown that will feature local heavy metal rock groups and guest speakers. Draw a dependency map identifying the major groups of people that are likely to affect the success of this project. Who do you think will be most cooperative? Who do you think
Garth Hudson was a 29-year-old graduate of Eastern State University (ESU) with a BS degree in management information systems. After graduation he worked for seven years at Bluegrass Systems in Louisville, Kentucky. While at ESU he worked part time for an oceanography professor, Ahmet Green,
What is the difference between managing and leading a project?
Ventura Baseball Stadium is a 47,000-seat professional baseball stadium. G&E Company began construction on June 10, 2019, and will complete it on February 21, 2022. The stadium must be ready for the opening of the 2022 regular season. G&E would accrue a $500,000- per-day penalty for not
What do you think would have happened if for some reason it took Samsung three years to release its next-generation smartphone?
Consider a project with the accompanying Gantt chart. Stella is your only electrical engineer and she is responsible for activities 3 and 4, which overlap. Level the project so that Stella is only working a maximum of 8 hours each day. What would the new Gantt chart look like? What would be the new
Pinyarat worked in the IT Department of a diversified IT firm. She was describing the firm’s early encounters with critical-chain scheduling to a friend in another IT firm.Three years ago management decided to add 10 percent time to all activity estimates because almost all projects were coming
Explain the difference between contingency reserves and management reserves.
Describe the four phases of the traditional project life cycle. Which phase do you think would be the most difficult one to complete?
Do you agree with Ron Parker’s statement “To be successful, you must also be willing to run at problems/opportunities when everyone else is running away from them”?
What kinds of projects is Agile PM best suited for and why?
1. Why would IBM want to move from computer hardware to service products?2. What impact will artificial intelligence (AI) have on the field of project management?
What benefits did Frontier Airlines obtain by using a weighted scoring scheme to assess the value of projects?
Do you agree that true innovation can only come from a small group of dedicated professionals?
Does this example support the risk event graph (Figure 7.1)? Explain. Risk High Low Chances of risks occurring Defining Planning Executing Project Life Cycle Cost to fix risk event Delivering Cost High Low
You are completing a group term paper.* Given the project network that follows, complete the forward and backward pass, compute activity slack, and identify the critical path. Use this information to create a Gantt chart for the project. Be sure to show slack for noncritical activities. Group Term
What is the difference between avoiding a risk and retaining a risk?
What is the difference between avoiding a risk and retaining a risk?
1. Why do you think British Airways decided to go fully operational on day 1?2. How could an RBS like the one featured in Figure 7.3 have prevented the disaster from occurring? FIGURE 7.3 The Risk Breakdown Structure (RBS) Technical Requirements Technology Complexity and interfaces Performances and
Given the following network, compute the early, late, and slack time for each activity. Clearly identify the critical path A Design 3 Lag 2 Legend ID ES EF SL Description SL LS Duration LF D Build Cabinets 7 Lag 5 B Tear Down 3 с Order Appliances 1 Lag 1 E Install Cabinets 2 Lag
Patti Smith looked up at the bright blue Carolina sky before she entered the offices of Horizon Consulting. It was Friday, which meant she needed to prepare for the weekly status report meeting. Horizon Consulting is a custom software development company that offers fully integrated mobile
What kinds of estimates are best suited for this method?
Brandon was having an ale with his girlfriend, Sierra, when the subject of the Omega Theta Pi 5K-run project came up. Brandon has been chosen to chair the 5K-charity run for his fraternity. At the time, Brandon thought it would look good on his resume and wouldn’t be too difficult to pull off.
The Munsters have been saving money in order to buy a house. They figure that, given current interest rates, they could afford a $400,000 home. Before looking at houses on the market they decide to explore the possibility of building a new home. The Munsters figure they could buy a suitable lot for
Have you ever responded to a bet? How effective was it?
Have you ever used bets to motivate someone? How effective was it?
How did H4H reduce the chances of human error on the project?
What options did Habitat for Humanity(H4H) use to complete the house so quickly?
What do you think Dan Gold is referring to when he argues that all parties must make a concerted effort to work as partners?
What benefits do small pharma firms accrue through outsourcing project work?
How can project management offices (PMOs) support effective project management?
Use the cultural dimensions listed in Figure 3.5 to assess the culture of your school. Instead of employees, consider students, and instead of management, use faculty. For example, member identity refers to the degree to which students identify with the school as a whole rather than their major or
What do you believe is more important for successfully completing a project—the formal project management structure or the culture of the parent organization?
What are the eight elements of a typical scope statement?
1. How did Helmstetter’s vision conflict with USGA rules?2. How could this mistake have been avoided?
Why is it important that final activities not be open-ended?
1. Can you think of a local public project that had significant cost overruns like the Portland Tram project?2. Do you agree with the statement that “nothing great would ever be built if people knew in advance what the real costs and challenges were”?
Calculate the direct cost of labor for a project team member using the following data:Hourly rate: $50/hrHours needed: 120Overhead rate: 40%
Calculate the direct and total direct costs of labor for a project team member using the following data:Hourly rate: $50/hrHours needed: 100Overhead rate: 30%
Why is the range so much higher for IT projects than construction projects?
1. Can you identify personal examples of white elephants?2. What else do you think Olympic organizers could do to make the event more sustainable?
Mrs. Publinsky and her husband, Xander, are planning their dream house. The lot for the house sits high on a hill with a beautiful view of the White Mountains. The plans show the size of the house to be 2,900 square feet. The average price for a lot and house similar to this one has been $150 per
Exercise Figure 5.1 is a project WBS with cost apportioned by percentages. If the total project cost is estimated to be $800,000, what are the estimated costs for the following deliverables?a. Designb. Programmingc. In-house testingWhat weaknesses are inherent in this estimating approach? EXERCISE
Define a white elephant in project management. Provide a real-life example.
Assume you are the project manager for the Tidal 2 software project. You have been asked to calculate the expected cost for the project. Your company’s database indicates hat developers can handle eight function points each person-month and that the cost per developer at your firm is $5,000 per
Omega 2 Project. Using the “complexity weighting” scheme shown in Table 5.2 and the following function point complexity weight table, estimate the total function point count. Assume historical data suggest five function points equal one person a month and six people have been assigned to work
Part ABrian Smith, network administrator at Advanced Energy Technology (AET), has been given the responsibility of implementing the migration of a large data center to a new office location. Careful planning is needed because AET operates in the highly competitive petroleum industry. AET is one of
1. Why is it important to identify the critical path before starting a project?2. On what kind of projects would the critical path be irrelevant?
1. What are the disadvantages of concurrent engineering (fast tracking)?2. What kinds of projects should avoid using concurrent engineering?
The G&E Company is preparing a bid to build the new 47,000-seat Shoreline baseball stadium. The construction must start on June 10, 2019, and be completed in time for the start of the 2022 season. A penalty clause of $500,000 per day of delay beyond April 3rd is written into the contract.
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