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• BUS 375 Assignment 1 MS Project Familiarization
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• Prior to completing the assignment, be sure to
  review the selected MS Project tutorial videos
  located in Week 2 of the Blackboard online
  course.
• Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which
  you summarize your thoughts on Microsoft Project

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• BUS 375 Assignment 2 Project Proposal
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• Assignment 2
• Project Proposal
• Due Week 6 and worth 150 points
• You have been selected to be the project manager
  (for a project of your choice). The project you
  choose here will be used again in Assignment 4
  (Week 6) and you may be asked to reference this
  project in subsequent weekly discussions. The
  project that you decide to use should meet the
  key criteria of a

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• BUS 375 Assignment 3 Greendale Project ReDux
  (Project Schedule and a Written Response)
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• Greendale Project ReDux
• Due Week 8 and worth 90 points
• This assignment consists of two (2) parts a
  project schedule, and a written response. You
  must submit both parts as separate files for the
  completion of this assignment. Label each file
  name according to the part of the assignment it
  is written for.
• Part A Project Schedule
• (Submit as one 1 Microsoft Project file)

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• BUS 375 Assignment 4 Project Schedule and Written
  Response
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• Project Schedule
• Due Week 10 and worth 150 points
• This assignment consists of two (2) parts a
  project schedule, and a written response. You
  must submit both parts as separate files for the
  completion of this assignment. Label each file
  name according to the part of the assignment it
  is written for.
• Part A Project Schedule
• (Submit as one 1 Microsoft Project file)

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• BUS 375 Assignment 5 Performance Management
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• Performance Management
• Due Week 9 and worth 60 points
• This assignment consists of two (2) parts a
  project schedule, and a written response. You
  must submit both parts as separate files for the
  completion of this assignment. Label each file
  name according to the part of the assignment it
  is written for.
• Part A Project Schedule

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• BUS 375 Entire Course(new)
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• BUS 375 Assignment 1 MS Project Familiarization
• BUS 375 Assignment 2 Project Proposal
• BUS 375 Assignment 3 Greendale Project ReDux
  (Project Schedule and a Written Response)
• BUS 375 Assignment 4 Project Schedule and Written
  Response
• BUS 375 Assignment 5 Performance Management
• BUS 375 Midterm Exam Part 1 (2 Set)
• BUS 375 Midterm Exam Part 2 (2 Set)

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• BUS 375 Final Exam Part 1 (2 Set)
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• BUS 375 Final Exam Part 1 (2 Set)
• Question 1 Most of the
  scheduling methods available today require the
  project manager to classify the project as either
  _______ constrained or ______ constrained.
  
• Question 2 In reviewing the
  status of her project with top management,
  Shirley was told that there are only two
  programmers that she can use for her project. Her
  project is classified as __________ constrained.
  
• Question 3 Gene is trying to
  order the concrete needed to continue his
  project. However, the supplier will not be able
  to deliver it until next week. This is an example
  of what kind of resource constraint?
  
• Question 4 Resources are
  adequate, but demand varies widely over the life
  of the project. Delaying noncritical activities
  to lower peak

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• BUS 375 Final Exam Part 2 (2 Set)
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• BUS 375 Final Exam Part 2 (2 Set)
• Question 1 Which of the
  following is used at Hewlett-Packard for building
  relationships with key players that will
  determine a project's success?
  
• Question 2 One difference
  between project management and project leadership
  is that project management includes
• Question 3 Which of the
  following is NOT one of the aspects of leading by
  example?
• Question 4 In terms of commonly
  traded organizational currencies, sharing tasks
  that increase someone's skills and abilities and
  letting others have ownership and influence are
  examples of _______-related currencies.
  

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• BUS 375 Midterm Exam Part 1 (2 Set)
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• BUS 375 Midterm Exam Part 1 (2 Set)
• Question 1 Which of the
  following combinations represents the extremes of
  project organization?
• Question 2 All of the following
  are organizational considerations when
  determining the right project management
  structure EXCEPT
• Question 3 Which of the
  following is a disadvantage of a projectized
  organization?
• Question 4 All of the following
  are disadvantages of organizing projects within a
  matrix arrangement EXCEPT
  
• Question 5 In which of the
  following is the balance of authority strongly in
  favor of the functional managers?
  
• Question 6 Corporate downsizing
  has increased the trend toward

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• BUS 375 Midterm Exam Part 2 (2 Set)
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• BUS 375 Midterm Exam Part 2 (2 Set)
• Question 1 Which of the
  following is NOT one of the recommended
  guidelines for developing useful work package
  estimates? .
• Question 2 Janet is forecasting
  how much money her department needs to support a
  new project. She estimates that two people and
  25,000 in expenses will cover her needs. Because
  management typically insists on reducing
  forecasts by 20 percent, she increases her
  estimates to allow for that reduction. Which of
  the following factors is illustrated in this
  situation?
• Question 3 Ed is looking over
  the actual results of projects and comparing them
  to what was estimated. He notices that the
  projects that took six months or longer to
  complete were noticeably more off the estimates.
  Which of the following factors is he recognizing?
  

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• BUS 375 Week 1 Discussion
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• Week 1 Discussion You as a Project Manager Many
  of you may believe that you have never worked in
  project management, but in reality, most of you
  have already at some point in your life. Think
  back to a time when you organized a key event
  (e.g., birthday parties, weddings, yard projects,
  house renovations, family vacations, projects at
  work) which meets the definition of a project.
• Describe the event you planned.
• Summarize the things that went well and / or
  things that went wrong.
• Be sure to reference some of the key skills
  covered from the chapter.
• After posting your response, respond to at least
  one (1) of your classmates on how their project
  could have been improved.

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• BUS 375 Week 1to11 All Discussion
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• BUS 375 Week 1 Discussion
• BUS 375 Week 2 Discussion
• BUS 375 Week 3 Discussion
• BUS 375 Week 4 Discussion
• BUS 375 Week 5 Discussion
• BUS 375 Week 6 Discussion
• BUS 375 Week 7 Discussion
• BUS 375 Week 8 Discussion
• BUS 375 Week 9 Discussion

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• BUS 375 Week 2 Discussion
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• Week 2 You have been hired to lead a project
  (the project of your choice). As the project
  manager, you know it is important to get the
  project off to a good start. Using the tools
  provided in the required readings, provide a
  quick summary of your project, including the
  scope and objectives of your project. Be sure to
  include a high-level WBS for your project.

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• BUS 375 Week 3 Discussion
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• Week 3 Last week, you were given the mantles of
  a project. You have properly defined your
  project. Now, it is time to estimate your budget.
  Using the information covered in the required
  readings, describe the budget you will need to
  support your project as well as how long it will
  take to complete it (using the materials we
  covered this week).

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• BUS 375 Week 4 Discussion
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• Week 4 You have added some new staff to your
  project team. They have very little
  understanding of your project and you dont have
  a lot of time to educate them on the projects
  specifics. Using the tools provided in Online
  Lecture 1, describe how you plan to get your new
  staff members up to speed on your project.

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• BUS 375 Week 5 Discussion
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• Week 5 You are now deciding on resources for a
  project team. You have a choice to staff a team
  of resources who will be dedicated (or allocated)
  100 to the project, or staff a team of resources
  who will be dedicated (or allocated) part time to
  your project however, they will dedicate 100 to
  the activities you assigned them. Using
  information from the readings, which set of
  resources will you choose? Or, will you choose a
  combination of both? Why?

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• BUS 375 Week 6 Discussion
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• Week 6 You are ready to move forward with your
  project, but you realize you have not done a good
  job in identifying risks for your project. Using
  information that you learned from both online
  lectures, describe a key risk (either one that is
  technical, external, or organizational) that
  could impact your project. Then, recommend a risk
  response for it.

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• BUS 375 Week 7 Discussion
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• Week 7 Your business sponsor and customer are
  impressed with your project schedule, but due to
  some factors out of your / their control, youve
  been told to deliver your project early. Using
  the information from the readings, explain how
  you would go about assessing the possibility of
  delivering your project early. How will that
  affect scope, costs, and schedule?

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• BUS 375 Week 8 Discussion
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• Week 8 Your business sponsor and customer
  informed you that you have to deliver your
  project much sooner than anticipated. When you
  break the news to your team, they are not happy
  with the decision for they are concerned that the
  project will now fail. Using the information you
  learned from readings, what can you do as a
  leader to ensure your project team that this is
  the right thing to do? What will you do to
  motivate them?

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• BUS 375 Week 9 Discussion
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• Week 9 Educating Your Business Sponsor on EVM
• Your business sponsor is not familiar with earned
  value management (EVM). You have been asked to
  provide him with a quick overview of EVM. Using
  the information covered in the online readings,
  suggest the top three (3) EVM performance
  measures you would educate your business sponsor
  on. Provide a rationale for your selection of
  topics.

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• BUS 375 Week 10 Discussion
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• Week 10 You have now delivered the project to
  your customer. Now, it is time to reflect on what
  went well and what didnt go so well. Based on
  feedback throughout the course, what would you
  have done differently in terms of scope,
  resources, and / or schedule, and why?

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• BUS 375 Week 11 Discussion
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• Week 11 Suppose you have graduated from Strayer
  University with your degree and you have been
  working in the management field for at least five
  (5) years. During your five (5) years, you have
  worked on a variety of projects. Now, you are
  thinking you are ready to pursue a certification
  in project management, but you are not sure which
  one to get. After visiting the PMI certification
  website, you see several certification options.
  Select the certification that would most interest
  you and explain why you chose such a
  certification.

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