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INF 338 Entire Course FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.inf338study.com INF 338 Week 1
Discussion 1 Teamplayer INF 338 Week 1 Discussion
2 Team Development INF 338 Week 1 Quiz INF 338
Week 1 Assignment Virtual Teams INF 338 Week 2
Assignment Leadership Styles INF 338 Week 2 Quiz
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INF 338 Week 1 Assignment Virtual Teams FOR
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Teams. In a two- to three-page paper (not
including the title and reference
pages)  Discuss how virtual teams have changed
project management.  Identify the tools needed to
effectively manage a virtual team.  Explain the
advantages and disadvantages of using virtual
teams.
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INF 338 Week 1 Discussion 1 Teamplayer FOR
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r. After reviewing the readings for this week and
the article Building Virtual Teams Strategies
for High Performance, answer the following in
200 words What are some of the characteristics
of effective teams?
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INF 338 Week 1 Discussion 2 Team Development  
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Development. Review the Stages of Team
Development website athttp//www.businessballs.co
m/tuckmanformingstormingnormingperforming.htm and
use the model to examine a team in which you
are/were a member. How well does the model
explain your experiences as a developing team?
How could you use this model to better manage a
team in which you were charged as
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INF 338 Week 1 Quiz FOR MORE CLASSES
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decision making method is called the average of
members opinions. In this example the team
decision is based on the average of individual
team members opinions. 2. The expert member
method can be used as a method of team decision
making. The most expert member is allowed to
decide for the team. The difficulty with this
method often lies in deciding who has the most
expertise, especially when those with power or
status in the team overestimate their expertise.
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INF 338 Week 2 Assignment Leadership Styles  
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ship Styles. In a two- to three-page paper (not
including the title and reference
pages)  Discuss the different styles of
leadership you have experienced while working in
project management or on projects.  Identify and
describe a leadership style that you find most
effective.
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INF 338 Week 2 Discussion 1 Project vs.
Operation FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.inf338study
.com Project vs. Operation. How does a project
differ from everyday, routine operations? What
are some of the key characteristics of a project?
Assuming differences exist, what are the
implications for the project manager? Respond to
at least two other students in a substantive
way.  
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INF 338 Week 2 Discussion 2 Leadership
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dy.com Leadership Activities. Read the article
Leadership Model for Professionals. After
reading article, list the top two leadership
activities that you feel are most important in
obtaining the maximum performance from your team
and explain why these two activities are the most
important ones. Respond to at least two other
students in a substantive way.
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INF 338 Week 2 Quiz   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.inf338study.com 1. Project management
is a relatively new profession and is growing at
a remarkable rate. Fortune magazine called
project management Career Number 1 for the
1990s. 2. WBS stands for 3. Cost, time, and
performance is all that is needed for a project.
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INF 338 Week 3 Assignment Project Design FOR
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Design. Using the information that you gained
from the readings thus far, write a three- to
four-page paper (not including the title and
reference pages) that describes a project that
you might undertake (this can be a fictitious one
or one that you have actually worked on).
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INF 338 Week 3 Discussion 1 Stakeholder
Management FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.inf338stud
y.com Stakeholder Management. After reading the
article Crafting the Art of Stakeholder
Management, explain the key points of
stakeholder involvement, and explain how you
would apply this new knowledge in your work.
Respond to at least two other students in a
substantive way
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INF 338 Week 3 Discussion 2 Critical Success
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om Critical Success Factors. Study the Critical
Success Factors and Their Importance for System
Implementation figure on page 81 of the text.
Consider how you managed a project (personal or
professional) in the past and the relationship of
the Critical Success Factors to the outcome of
that project. What factor or factors contributed
most to your success? Which factor or factors
limited the success of the project? Respond to at
least two other students in a substantive way
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INF 338 Week 3 Quiz   FOR MORE CLASSES
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which the earliest and latest times turn out to
be equal are called critical. 2. Then what does
Forward Pass- EF stand for when running through
the network from beginning to end? 3. Which of
these is not a change that is stated as happening
in the workplace today?
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INF 338 Week 4 Assignment Meeting Plan   FOR
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Plan. Review the Meeting section in your text
Teamwork and Project Management (p. 103-105). In
a two- to three-page paper (not including the
title and reference pages), describe the topic of
your final project including the types of team
members needed to complete the project (i.e.,
project leader,
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INF 338 Week 4 Discussion 1 Long Projects FOR
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Projects. What are some things that you can do to
improve the functioning of teams during the
course of a long project? List some ideas here
and show how they facilitate team cohesion
and team development. Would these enhancements be
different for virtual teams? Respond to at least
two other students in a substantive way  
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INF 338 Week 4 Discussion 2 Peer Assessments
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Assessments. After reading Peer Assessment on
page 111 of the text, explain how peer
assessments can strengthen a team. How can it
improve team relations and reduce team conflicts?
When would peer assessments not be appropriate?
Respond to at least two other students in a
substantive way.  
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INF 338 Week 4 Quiz FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.inf338study.com 1. The current quality
movement started with work by W Edward Deming in
the 1940s and progressed through a series of
initiatives, the first being continuous quality
improvement (CQI). 2. If a delay is caused by
resources that have not arrived, you must explain
this thoroughly and wait. 3. Self-assessment has
not been proven to be a very effective way of
improving projects.
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INF 338 Week 5 Discussion 1 Project
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Communications. What are your recommendations for
communications during a project? What are some of
the key issues that you are likely to encounter
and how will you address them? Respond to at
least two other students in a substantive way.
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INF 338 Week 5 Final Paper (2 Papers) FOR
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paper will demonstrate leadership, and team
collaboration were applied to the success (or
failure) of the project. The purpose of this
assignment is to apply the central concepts of
the course to a project management experience. To
do this, define the project particulars for
illustrative purposes.
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