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BUS 697 Week 1 Assignment The PMMM Helps Bring
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Assignment The PMMM Helps Bring Success to SAP
and Petrotrin Review the Jedd article from your
assigned readings and write a 2 to 4 page (not
including title and reference pages), APA style
paper. Use contextual (Level One) headings to
organize your paper and your thoughts.
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BUS 697 Week 1 DQ 1 Economic Conditions FOR
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c Conditions. Project management is a fundamental
skill in an organization no matter what the
economic climate. How does the current economic
climate affect strategic planning for the
organization as well as for project management?
Provide commentary to support the importance of
strategic planning in both strong and weak
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BUS 697 Week 1 DQ 1 Economic Conditions FOR
MORE CLASSES VISIT www.bus697mentor.com   Economi
c Conditions. Project management is a fundamental
skill in an organization no matter what the
economic climate. How does the current economic
climate affect strategic planning for the
organization as well as for project management?
Provide commentary to support the importance of
strategic planning in both strong and weak
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BUS 697 Week 2 DQ 2 PM Culture FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.bus697mentor.com   PM Culture. An
organization needs to have project management
built into its culture to be effective. Evaluate
the maturity of the project management culture in
your organization and describe improvements that
can be implemented based on your text readings.
If you feel your organization does not yet have a
project management
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BUS 697 Week 2 Hexagon of Excellence FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.bus697mentor.com   Hexagon of
Excellence. Review the Hexagon of Excellence in
Chapter 7 in your text and write a 2 to 4 page
(not including title and reference pages), APA
style article review paper. Select and describe
at least three characteristics that make the
performance of a company excellent in terms of
how they approach project management.
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BUS 697 Week 3 DQ 1 Continuous Improvement FOR
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ous Improvement. Many organizations focus on
continuous improvement processes to aid
efficiency improvement, reduce waste, and/or
maximize profits. In your posting, discuss three
of the continuous improvement foci areas you have
experienced
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BUS 697 Week 3 DQ 2 Phase Review Meetings FOR
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Review Meetings. Describe the structure and
importance of a project phase review meeting.
Select three areas that need to be reviewed by
the project manager and explain why. Create a
list of stakeholders that should be invited to
the meeting. Why did you choose these
stakeholders? What should all the meeting
participants be
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BUS 697 Week 3 Five Phases FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.bus697mentor.com   Five Phases. After
reading this weeks assigned articles, submit a 2
to 4 page, APA-style paper that summarizes each
phase of the project lifecycle and analyzes
how each phase could support the organizations
business strategy.
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BUS 697 Week 4 Altex Corporation FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.bus697mentor.com   Altex
Corporation. Read Case 3 Altex Corporation in
the case study section of your text. Write a
summary of the case and answer the following
questions from the end of the case. Why was a
risk management plan considered
unnecessary? Should risk management planning be
performed in the proposal stage or after contract
award,
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BUS 697 Week 4 DQ 1 Triple Constraint and Lessons
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www.bus697mentor.com   Triple Constraint and
Lessons Learned. The triple constraint in Project
Management is known to be time, cost and scope.
The ability to manage these three items
very often leads to project success. Identify two
success factors from Chapter 11 then compare
them with two components of failure from the same
chapter. Provide an
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BUS 697 Week 4 DQ 2 Lessons Learned Analysis
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ssons Learned Analysis. One key concept in
project management is to learn from previous
projects. The Lessons Learned review allows an
organization to collect and document the results
of both successful and failed projects. Give an
overview of a project you were involved with as a
leader or team member. Choose three of the
project areas listed below and answer one
question from each group of questions
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BUS 697 Week 5 DQ 1 Six Sigma FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.bus697mentor.com   Six Sigma. Identify
one of the goals of Six Sigma shown in Table 13-1
of the text and provide an example of a project
you have been involved with where the method
could have helped the project outcome. Comment if
your organization uses Six Sigma and, if so, the
influence it has had on the results of projects
and the overall business. Respond to at least two
of your fellow classmates postings
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BUS 697 Week 5 DQ 2 Earned Value FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.bus697mentor.com   Earned
Value. Review the Fleming and Koppelman article
from your assigned readings. Evaluate two of the
ten EVM requirements and analyze how a project
you have worked on in the past could have been
more effective by using the measures. Provide
detailed information if your organization
consistently uses EVM and the benefits that have
resulted. Respond to at least two of your fellow
classmates postings.
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BUS 697 Week 6 DQ 1 Best Practices FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.bus697mentor.com   Best
Practices. List three processes in your
organization that are considered best practices
and describe how they meet the critical questions
from Chapter 15 in the text. If your organization
does not have a best practice, use the knowledge
gained from the case studies and article reviews
in class to
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BUS 697 Week 6 DQ 2 Knowledge Transfer FOR MORE
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Transfer. Compare how knowledge transfer for
project management happens in your organization
with the model shown in figure 15-4 of the text.
Where can your organization make improvements to
ensure knowledge transfer is a critical success
area in the future? Where is your organization
excelling? Respond to at least two of your fellow
classmates postings.
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BUS 697 Week 6 Final Paper Project Management
Maturity Model FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.bus697mentor.com   This final research paper
must demonstrate the understanding of new
learning in the field of project management and
how it relates to the Project Management Maturity
Model. This is an assignment with a length of 10-
to 15- pages (not including title and reference
pages) that should integrate the reading,
multi-media and class discussion boards. It is
mandatory to have research from the classroom
text, as well as at least 4 sources from the
internet or online library to support your views.
A minimum of 2 of these sources must be from the
Ashford Online Library. Consider the validity of
your resources carefully before using them in
academic papers. It is
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