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• MGMT 404 Week 1 Course Project
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• DUE WEEK 1 PROJECT OUTLINE PROPOSAL/APPROVAL
• To begin Week 1, all students need is to form
  teams (the instructor can permit individual
  projects if necessary). This can be done by the
  instructor or by the student at the discretion of
  the instructor. Once a team is formed, students
  need to complete a Statement of Participation.

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• MGMT 404 Week 1 iLab Basics of Project Scheduling
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• Projects and Organizations - iLab
• iLab 1 of 7 Basics of Project Scheduling
• i L A B O V E R V I E W
• General Comments about the Microsoft Project
  Exercises
• A project plan and schedule are extremely
  important for managing projects. Applications are
  available as tools to assist defining, managing,
  controlling, and reporting

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• MGMT 404 Week 2 iLab Managing Project Resources
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• Project Scope and Schedule - iLab
• iLab 2 of 7 Managing Project Resources
• General Comments about the Microsoft Project
  Exercises
• Once the base schedule has been created,
  resources can be assigned to tasks. To complete
  that this week, we will

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• MGMT 404 Week 2 Project Selection
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• Due Week 2 Project Selection
• Provide a short, one-paragraph description of
  your project which will make it very clear to me,
  your boss, what you are planning. Keep in mind
  that you will be using this project for all team
  activities for this session.

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• MGMT 404 Week 3 iLab Scheduling with Resources
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• Project Network and Risk Management - iLab
• iLab 3 of 7 Scheduling with Resources
• General Comments about the Microsoft Project
  Exercises

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• MGMT 404 Week 3 Scope Statement
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• Due Week 3 Scope Statement
• Prepare a scope statement using the model on page
  105 in the text as a template. Please also
  describe how your proposed budget is reasonable

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• MGMT 404 Week 4 iLab Working with Calendars
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• Project Resources and Reducing Duration - iLab
• iLab 4 of 7 Working with Calendars
• General Comments about the Microsoft Project
  Exercises

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• MGMT 404 Week 4 Quiz
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• 1. (TCO 1) Which document is created during the
  initiation phase of a project?
• 2. (TCO 1) Which document on a project authorizes
  the project manager to begin work on the project?
• 3. (TCO 2) Which step of the project life cycle
  defines all of the project deliverables?
• 4. (TCO 2) Which statement is an example of a
  project deliverable?

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• MGMT 404 Week 4 Work Breakdown Structure and
  Network Diagram
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• Due Week 4 Work Breakdown Structure and Network
  Diagram
• According to the PMBOK, "the WBS is a
  deliverable-oriented hierarchical decomposition
  of the work to be executed by the project team,
  to accomplish the project

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• MGMT 404 Week 5 iLab Resource Workloads
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• Project Monitoring and Control Managing Project
  Teams - iLab
• iLab 5 of 7 Resource Workloads
• General Comments about the Microsoft Project
  Exercises
• A project schedule cannot be confirmed until all
  resource variations and overallocations are
  managed. To do this we will

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• MGMT 404 Week 5 Risk Management Plan
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• DueWeek 5 RiskManagementPlan
• Establish the project's priority matrix
  (constrain, enhance, accept). See Figure 4.2,
  page 107. Identify a minimum of 10 project risks,
  when it will occur in the project life cycle, and
  determine the probability of the risk occurrence.
  Create a matrix simil

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• MGMT 404 Week 6 Closeout Report
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• MGMT 404 Week 6 Closeout Report

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• MGMT 404 Week 6 iLab Task Constraints and
  Baselines
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• Project Leadership and Outsourcing Project
  Procurement - iLab
• iLab 6 of 7 Task Constraints and Baselines
• General Comments about the Microsoft Project
  Exercises

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• MGMT 404 Week 6 Resource Management Plan
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• Due Week 6 Resource Management Plan
• A project plan cannot be considered complete
  until the resources have been assigned (including
  the bottoms up cost estimate) and leveled,
  ensuring that

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• MGMT 404 Week 7 Course Project
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• DUE WEEK 7 COMMUNICATION PLAN
• According to the PMBOK? Guide, "the
  Communications Planning process determines the
  information and communications needs of the
  stakeholders

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• MGMT 404 Week 7 iLab Tracking Project Progress
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• Project Audit and Closure International
  Projects - iLab
• iLab 7 of 7 Tracking Project Progress
• Now that the baseline is set, project work can
  begin

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• MGMT 404 Week 7 Project Coffee Shop Communication
  Plan
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• Due Week 7 Communication Plan
• According to the PMBOK, "the Communications
  Planning process determines the information and
  communications needs of the stakeholders for
  example, who needs what information, when they
  will need it, how it will be given to them, and
  by whom.

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• MGMT 404 Week 7 Quiz
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• 1. (TCO 4) An example of bottom up estimating
  would be
• 2. (TCO 6) You are the project manager of a major
  IT project in Italy. You review your earned value
  report and you see that your SPI is 1.18. What
  does this mean to you?
• 3. (TCO 4) Which of the below is an example of an
  indirect cost to a project?

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• MGMT 404 Week 8 Course Project
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• DUE WEEK 8 FINAL PROJECT PACKAGE
• You will need to create a project plan. This plan
  should be completely integrated and presented in
  a logical order. It should be written
  professionally

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