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• Cis 554 Week 1 Discussion 1 Project Planning
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• Project Planning Please respond to the
  following
• A project requires ample coordination of
  schedule, costs, and scope. Describe a project
  that you have worked on from beginning to end.
  Determine the various processes that were
  required during the planning phase of the
  project.
• Describe the challenges that were present
  throughout the execution of the project
  identified in Part 1 of this discussion. Suggest
  improvements that could have been performed
  during the planning phase to minimize the number
  of challenges experienced in the latter phases of
  the project.

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• Cis 554 Week 1 Discussion 2 Organization
  Structure And Planning
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• Organization Structure And Planning
• Organization Structure and Planning Please
  respond to the following
• The structure of an organization has a direct
  relationship with the planning and management
  efforts of a project. Describe how a project
  managers authority and management style are
  influenced by the organizations structure.
• Evaluate how the attributes of an
  organizations structure influence the planning
  efforts and success factors of a project. Include
  at least two examples to support your response.

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• Cis 554 Week 1-10 All Discussion Question
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• CIS 554 Week 1 Discussion 1 Project Planning
• CIS 554 Week 1 Discussion 2 Organization
  Structure And Planning
• CIS 554 Week 2 Discussion 1 Disciplines
• CIS 554 Week 2 Discussion 2 Software Development
  Process Model
• CIS 554 Week 3 Discussion 1 Contract Development
• CIS 554 Week 3 Discussion 2 Project Planning
• CIS 554 Week 4 Discussion 1 Guidelines for WBS
• CIS 554 Week 4 Discussion 2 Critical Path Method
  (CPM)
• CIS 554 Week 5 Discussion 1 Project Constraints
• CIS 554 Week 5 Discussion 2 Estimation Techniques
• CIS 554 Week 6 Discussion 1
• CIS 554 Week 7 Discussion 1

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• CIS 554 Week 2 Assignment 1 Implementing Software
  Project Management Strategies
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• CIS 554 Week 2 Assignment 1 Implementing Software
  Project Management Strategies

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• Cis 554 Week 2 Discussion 1 Disciplines
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• Disciplines Please respond to the following
• The software development process framework may
  be adapted to the specific needs of a project as
  illustrated in Figure 2.1b in Chapter 2 of the
  text. Categorize the development phases that
  exist within the system engineering and software
  development disciplines of the development
  process framework.
• Describe the similarities that exist among the
  phases of system engineering and software
  development. Explain how phases under each
  discipline complement one another to provide an
  efficient solution. Determine which discipline
  would be optimal for Web development, cloud
  computing, and security systems. Support your
  answer with a specific rationale or illustration.

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• Cis 554 Week 2 Discussion 2 Software Development
  Process Model
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• Software Development Process Model Please
  respond to the following
• The needs for software development along with
  the organizations business objectives influence
  the required software development process model
  for a project. Review the various traditional and
  iterative software development process models.
  Compare and contrast the planning and control
  mechanisms required by one traditional software
  development process model with one iterative
  development process model.
• Differentiate between traditional and iterative
  software process models with respect to project
  activities and customer interaction. Present
  example(s) to support your answer.

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• Cis 554 Week 3 Discussion 1 Contract Development
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• Contract Development Please respond to the
  following
• Gathering software requirements requires
  gathering of functional requirements,operational
  requirements, and technical specifications. These
  requirements can then be described in the
  contract development process. Describe what may
  happen if declarative statements contain
  ambiguous phrases such as ands, ors, ifs,
  or buts as described within the operational
  requirements. Present example(s) to support your
  answer.
• Determine the typical items that should be
  included within a contractual agreement of a
  software project. Analyze how the inclusion of
  these items may help avoid risks in future phases
  of the software

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• Cis 554 Week 3 Discussion 1 Contract Development
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• Contract Development Please respond to the
  following
• Gathering software requirements requires
  gathering of functional requirements,operational
  requirements, and technical specifications. These
  requirements can then be described in the
  contract development process. Describe what may
  happen if declarative statements contain
  ambiguous phrases such as ands, ors, ifs,
  or buts as described within the operational
  requirements. Present example(s) to support your
  answer.

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• Cis 554 Week 4 Discussion 1 Guidelines For Wbs
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• DQ1
• Guidelines for WBS Please respond to the
  following
• The Work Breakdown Structure is an essential
  tool for planning and managing the activities of
  a software project. Suggest three guidelines that
  may be used when developing a WBS. Explain why
  each guideline is critical to the development of
  the WBS.
• Analyze how each guideline identified in Part 1
  of this discussion can enhance a project
  managers ability to manage the project during
  the planning and controlling phases of the
  project.

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• Cis 554 Week 4 Discussion 1 Guidelines For Wbs
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• DQ1
• Guidelines for WBS Please respond to the
  following
• The Work Breakdown Structure is an essential
  tool for planning and managing the activities of
  a software project. Suggest three guidelines that
  may be used when developing a WBS. Explain why
  each guideline is critical to the development of
  the WBS.
• Analyze how each guideline identified in Part 1
  of this discussion can enhance a project
  managers ability to manage the project during
  the planning and controlling phases of the
  project.

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• Cis 554 Week 4 Discussion 2 Critical Path Method
  Cpm
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• Critical Path Method (CPM) Please respond to the
  following
• The Critical Path Method can be used as a
  project management tool for determining the
  durations and slack times of project activities.
  Describe how this tool can be used to recover
  from schedule overruns of specific activities
  that are not on the critical path. Provide an
  example to justify your answer.
• Analyze how the Program Evaluation and Review
  Technique (PERT) method may be used in
  conjunction with CPM to schedule activities
  throughout the project life cycle.

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• Cis 554 Week 5 Discussion 1 Project Constraints
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• Project Constraints Please respond to the
  following
• Designing software deliverables may require an
  analysis of historical project experiences within
  the organization. Explain how past experiences of
  previous projects within the organization as well
  as existing project constraints impact and
  influence the design of software project
  deliverables. Include an example to support your
  answer.
• Analyze how a constrained solution box may help
  end users and upper management understand the
  limits of requirements, resources, and the
  schedule of a project.

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• Cis 554 Week 5 Discussion 2 Estimation Techniques
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• DQ 2
• Estimation Techniques Please respond to the
  following
• There are various methods that may be used to
  determine activity estimates with respect to
  resources, costs, and durations. Choose at least
  three estimation techniques that may be used for
  determining activity estimates for an IT project.
  Describe the pros and cons of each. Determine the
  most efficient estimation technique for an IT
  project include an example or scenario to
  support your response.
• Describe the accuracy level and the risk level
  of effort and the activities associated with each
  estimation technique you chose in Part 1 of this
  discussion. Determine the technique that would be
  efficient for the following
• 1. Estimating a source code based project

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• Cis 554 Week 6 Discussion 1
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• "Measure and Control" Please respond to the
  following
• Measuring and controlling project deliverables is
  essential to validating work performed within a
  project. Evaluate how project status reports are
  useful for measuring and controlling resource
  efforts, project schedules, project costs, and
  project features of a software project
  deliverable.
• Identify additional attributes of a software
  project that may be important to measure and
  control. Describe why they are important and how
  these attributes might be used to measure and
  control.

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• CIS 554 Week 7 Assignment 3 Planning a Software
  Development Project (MPP Format)
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• Assignment 3 Planning a Software Development
  Project
• Due Week 7 and worth 90 points
• This assignment consists of two (2) sections a
  written project plan, and a project plan that is
  created
• through the use of MS Project. You must submit
  both sections as separate files for the
  completion
• of this assignment. Label each file name
  according to the section of the assignment it is
  written for.
• Imagine that you have been hired as a project
  manager assisting in the development of a mobile
• application and cloud-based solution which is
  designed to streamline your organizations
  delivery
• operation. As project manager, you are to manage
  the development and release of the mobile client

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• Cis 554 Week 7 Discussion 1
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• Cis 554 Week 7 Discussion 2
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• Cis 554 Week 8 Discussion 1
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• CIS 554 Week 8 Discussion 1
• "Project Risks" Please respond to the following
• When managing a project, project managers must
  remain vigilant to project risk management.
  Summarize at least three risks that may impact
  the success of a large technology project. Relate
  each risk to a specific project attribute.
• Analyze how the risks identified in Part 1 of
  this discussion may impact the project and
  project deliverables.

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• Cis 554 Week 8 Discussion 2
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• CIS 554 Week 8 Discussion 2
• "Risk Management" Please respond to the
  following
• Risk management plays an important role within
  the software project management life cycle.
  Determine at least three techniques that can be
  used to identify and analyze project risk
  factors. Rationalize how these techniques can
  minimize project cost overruns, schedule delays,
  and defects.

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• Cis 554 Week 9 Discussion 1
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• Project managers must have a clear distinction
  between managing versus leading. Describe at
  least three characteristics that distinguish
  managing from leading within the software project
  management discipline. Explain how the attributes
  identified may be exemplified and portrayed by
  you, the project manager.

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• Cis 554 Week 9 Discussion 2
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• Teamwork is essential for ensuring that
  individuals work in a cooperative manner to
  achieve project goals. Synthesize at least three
  factors that contribute to efficient and
  effective software engineering team development.
• Describe how the dimensions of social styles
  presented within the text allow project managers
  to communicate effectively with project team
  members. Explain the view that communication may
  be tailored to accommodate the communication
  styles of individuals based on the dimension of
  the social styles model.

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• Cis 554 Week 10 Discussion 1
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• Intellectual capital is a common derivative from
  managing a software project. Justify how
  intellectual capital may be measured from a
  project management perspective with three
  examples or scenarios that support your position.
• Evaluate how each measure discussed in Part 1 of
  this discussion adds value to the organization,
  the organization resources, and its overall
  strategy.

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• Cis 554 Week 10 Discussion 2
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