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INF 338 Entire Course FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.inf338rank.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 MORE
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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 MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.inf338rank.com   Teamplayer.
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? As a manager, how can you
help promote these characteristics in your team?
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INF 338 Week 1 Discussion 2 Team Development FOR
MORE CLASSES VISIT www.inf338rank.com   Team
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 the leader?
What are the implications for project management
when a project needs to begin quickly and perform
at a high level in a short period of time?
Respond to at least two other students in a
substantive way.
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INF 338 Week 1 Quiz FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.inf338rank.com   1. Another team 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,
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INF 338 Week 2 Assignment Leadership Styles FOR
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p 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.
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INF 338 Week 2 Discussion 1 Project vs. Operation
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ect 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
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INF 338 Week 2 Discussion 2 Leadership Activities
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ership 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.inf338rank.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
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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).
Describe the major steps and the milestones of
your project along with a timeline for each step.
Be sure to explain how to address team conflicts
and how to help
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INF 338 Week 3 Discussion 1 Stakeholder
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www.inf338rank.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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www.inf338rank.com   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 VISIT
www.inf338rank.com   1. Activities for 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? 4. What does the term free
float refer to when referring to an activity?
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INF 338 Week 4 Assignment Meeting Plan FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.inf338rank.com   Meeting 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, administrative support, content
experts, etc.), and create a meeting plan for the
initial team meeting.
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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 FOR
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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.inf338rank.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.
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INF 338 Week 5 Discussion 1 Project
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www.inf338rank.com   Project 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 Discussion 2 Software FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.inf338rank.com   Software. Is
Project Management software a form of
communications? What types of information can be
determined by team members by viewing most
software programs? What types of information will
have to be augmented by the Project Manager to
make sure that everyone has current information?
How can you use a Gantt chart to communicate
effectively and what re the limitations of using
such tools? Respond to at least two other
students in a substantive way.
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INF 338 Week 5 Final Paper (2 Papers) FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.inf338rank.com   This Tutorial
contains 2 Different Papers This paper will
demonstrate your understanding of the key
concepts at the core of good project management
practices covered throughout this course. Your
paper should be based on a project (either
theoretical or an actual project) and how issues
of management, leadership, and team collaboration
were applied to the success
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