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INF 410 Entire Course (Ash)
INF 410 Week 1 DQ 1 Project Life CycleINF 410
Week 1 DQ 2 The Importance of Project
ManagementINF 410 Week 1 QuizINF 410 Week 2 DQ
1 Project CharterINF 410 Week 2 DQ 2 Project
Management PlanINF 410 Week 2 QuizINF 410 Week
3 DQ 1 Risk IdentificationINF 410 Week 3 DQ 2
Triple ConstraintINF 410 Week 3 QuizINF 410
Week 4 DQ 1 Stakeholder Communication
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INF 410 Week 1 DQ 1 Project Life Cycle (Ash)
Project Life Cycle. The four main elements of the
project life cycle are defining, planning,
executing and closing. Give an example of a task
you performed on a project, either as a leader or
team member, and identify what stage of the life
cycle it was in and why. Describe if you felt the
task was strategically important to the project
and also the company. Respond to at least two of
your classmates postings.
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INF 410 Week 1 DQ 2 The Importance of Project
Management (Ash)
The Importance of Project Management. Project
management has become an important aspect of
business in many companies. Projects are
integrated with the strategic views of the
corporation to ensure maximum benefits are
achieved. Describe how project management
techniques enable the company to meet their
strategic mission. Do you feel that project
management is becoming more important in business
today, or less important? Respond to at least two
of your classmates postings
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INF 410 Week 1 Quiz (Ash)
Quiz 1. The professional certification
for project managers is a Project Management
Professional (PMP). 2. Creating teams
using the project form of project management
structure results in the maximum technological
expertise being brought to bear on project
problems. 3. Project management
integration necessitates combining all of the
major dimensions of project management under one
umbrella.
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INF 410 Week 2 DQ 1 Project Charter (Ash)
Project Charter. Describe the importance of a
project charter to the project manager. How does
a strong project sponsor and clear project scope
apply to the overall success of a project?
Respond to at least two of your classmates
postings.
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INF 410 Week 2 DQ 2 Project Management Plan (Ash)
Project Management Plan. List three important
items that belong within a project management
plan, and the importance of breaking the project
into phases. Additionally, please comment on the
importance of obtaining sponsorship approval when
concluding each phase of the project. Respond to
at least two of your classmates postings.
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INF 410 Week 2 Quiz (Ash)
Quiz 1. The backward pass in project
network calculations determines the 2.
People working on prototype development needing
time to interact with the design engineers after
the design is completed is an example of 3.
Learning curves are more likely to apply in
situations where most of the costs are 4.
The project structure chosen to manage the
project will have little impact on the actual
project work to be accomplished. 5.
Scope definitions are usually brief with only one
or two pages being typical for small projects.
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INF 410 Week 3 DQ 1 Risk Identification (Ash)
Risk Identification. State the importance of
identifying risks and categorizing them as high,
medium or low probability. Explain why risks
associated with the critical path of the project
need special attention. Respond to at least two
of your classmates postings.
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INF 410 Week 3 DQ 2 Triple Constraint (Ash)
Triple Constraint. The triple constraint in
project management is traditionally time,
resources and scope. Provide an example of a
project you have been involved with that had
limited resources. What types of resource
constraints affected the project, and how? Please
comment if the limited resources also impacted
the timeline and scope of the project. Respond to
at least two of your classmates postings.
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INF 410 Week 3 Quiz (Ash)
QUIZ 1. The initial step in the risk
management process is to 2. Delaying
noncritical activities to lower peak demand on
resources is known as resource 3.
Project budgets are developed by time-phasing
which of the following? 4. All of the
following are included in the risk identification
process except 5. Heuristics are used in
resource-constrained projects to develop the
optimal schedule
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INF 410 Week 4 Assignment Monthly Status Report
to Sponsors (Ash)
Monthly Status Report to Sponsors. Assume you are
the project manager for a software company and
your team is in charge of delivering an update to
tax preparation software for the next tax season.
The project team has ten software developers
working together, but located across the country.
You have the following information about the
project, and need to provide a status to the
sponsors.
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INF 410 Week 4 DQ 1 Stakeholder Communication
(Ash)
Stakeholder Communication. Project managers must
understand and communicate with all the
stakeholders of a project. The project sponsor is
one very important stakeholder that needs to be
satisfied with the outcome of a project. Describe
why the project sponsor is one of the most
important stakeholders, and what a project
manager should do to keep them informed of the
status of a project. Provide professional
examples if possible. Respond to at least two of
your classmates postings.
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INF 410 Week 4 DQ 2 Team Development Model (Ash)
Team Development Model. Review the five stage
model of team development in the required reading
of Chapter 11. Describe a project that you are
involved with right now, and the stage that the
project team is currently in. Comment on what
makes this particular stage enjoyable, or
difficult. If you are not involved with a project
currently, describe your favorite stage of a
project you have been involved with in the past.
Respond to at least two of your classmates
postings
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INF 410 Week 4 Quiz (Ash)
QUIZ 1. The storming stage of team
development is completed once members begin to
think of themselves as part of a group 2.
Project leadership is about coping with 3.
In mapping dependencies for a project, the
project manager should 4. Which of the
following would be defined as the ability or
skill to perceive, assess and manage the emotions
of one 's self and others? 5. During
which stage of team development is high
performance not a top priority and team member
emotions run from upbeat to depressed?
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INF 410 Week 5 DQ 1 Project Closure (Ash)
Project Closure. The decision to close a project
before actual completion can happen for many
different reasons. Describe a project you have
been involved with, or of which you have
knowledge, where one of these barriers to project
success actually occurred and the project closed
before completion. Is there something the project
manager could have done to prevent the early
termination? Respond to at least two of your
classmates postings.
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INF 410 Week 5 DQ 2 Globalization and Project
Management (Ash)
Globalization and Project Management. The
globalization of the workforce is an important
trend in many industries and organizations. Not
only are some project managers assigned to
different countries to complete an assignment,
but many virtual teams also have membership that
spans different regions of the globe.
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INF 410 Week 5 Final Paper Project Management
(Ash)
Focus of the Final Paper The final six to eight
page paper must demonstrate understanding of new
learning in the field of project management. It
is mandatory to have research from the classroom
text, as well as two sources from the internet or
online library to support your views. It is
recommended to use examples from your
professional experience where possible, or build
from your learning in the discussion boards.
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