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INF 410 ASH Start With a Dream/newtonhelp

• INF 410 Entire Course (Ash Course)
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• INF 410 Week 1 DQ 1 Project Life CycleINF 410
  Week 1 DQ 2 The Importance of Project
  ManagementINF 410 Week 1 QuizINF 410 Week 2 DQ
  1 Project Charter

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• INF 410 Week 1 DQ 1 Project Life Cycle (Ash
  Course)
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• Project Life Cycle. The four main elements of the
  project life cycle are defining, planning,
  executing and closing. Give an example of a task
  you performed on a project, either as a leader or
  team member, and identify what stage of the life
  cycle it was in and why. Describe if you felt the
  task was strategically important to the project
  and also the company. Respond to at least two of
  your classmates postings.

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• INF 410 Week 1 DQ 2 The Importance of Project
  Management (Ash Course)
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• The Importance of Project Management.
• Project management has become an important aspect
  of business in many companies. Projects are
  integrated with the strategic views of the
  corporation to ensure maximum benefits are
  achieved. Describe how project management
  techniques enable the company to meet their
  strategic mission

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• INF 410 Week 1 Quiz (Ash Course)
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• Quiz
• 1.         The professional certification for
  project managers is a Project Management
  Professional (PMP).
•  2.         Creating teams using the project form
  of project management structure results in the
  maximum technological expertise being brought to
  bear on project problems.

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• INF 410 Week 2 DQ 1 Project Charter (Ash Course)
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• Project Charter. Describe the importance of a
  project charter to the project manager. How does
  a strong project sponsor and clear project scope
  apply to the overall success of a project?
  Respond to at least two of your classmates
  postings.

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• INF 410 Week 2 DQ 2 Project Management Plan (Ash
  Course)
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• Project Management Plan. List three important
  items that belong within a project management
  plan, and the importance of breaking the project
  into phases. Additionally, please comment on the
  importance of obtaining sponsorship approval when
  concluding each phase of the project. Respond to
  at least two of your classmates postings.

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• INF 410 Week 2 Quiz (Ash Course)
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• Quiz
• 1.         The backward pass in project network
  calculations determines the
•  2.         People working on prototype
  development needing time to interact with the
  design engineers after the design is completed is
  an example of

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• INF 410 Week 3 DQ 1 Risk Identification (Ash
  Course)
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• Risk Identification. State the importance of
  identifying risks and categorizing them as high,
  medium or low probability. Explain why risks
  associated with the critical path of the project
  need special attention. Respond to at least two
  of your classmates postings.

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• INF 410 Week 3 DQ 2 Triple Constraint (Ash
  Course)
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• Triple Constraint. The triple constraint in
  project management is traditionally time,
  resources and scope. Provide an example of a
  project you have been involved with that had
  limited resources. What types of resource
  constraints affected the project, and how? Please
  comment if the limited resources also impacted
  the timeline and scope of the project. Respond to
  at least two of your classmates postings.

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• INF 410 Week 3 Quiz (Ash Course)
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• QUIZ
• 1.         The initial step in the risk
  management process is to
•  2.         Delaying noncritical activities to
  lower peak demand on resources is known as
  resource
•  3.         Project budgets are developed by
  time-phasing which of the following?

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• INF 410 Week 4 Assignment Monthly Status Report
  to Sponsors (Ash Course)
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• Monthly Status Report to Sponsors. Assume you are
  the project manager for a software company and
  your team is in charge of delivering an update to
  tax preparation software for the next tax season.
  The project team has ten software developers
  working together, but located across the country.

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• INF 410 Week 4 DQ 1 Stakeholder Communication
  (Ash Course)
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• Stakeholder Communication. Project managers must
  understand and communicate with all the
  stakeholders of a project. The project sponsor is
  one very important stakeholder that needs to be
  satisfied with the outcome of a project. Describe
  why the project sponsor is one of the most
  important stakeholders, and what a project
  manager should do to keep them informed of the
  status of a project. Provide professional
  examples if possible.

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• INF 410 Week 4 DQ 2 Team Development Model (Ash
  Course)
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• Team Development Model. Review the five stage
  model of team development in the required reading
  of Chapter 11. Describe a project that you are
  involved with right now, and the stage that the
  project team is currently in. Comment on what
  makes this particular stage enjoyable, or
  difficult. If you are not involved with a project
  currently, describe your favorite stage of a
  project you have been involved with in the past.
  Respond to at least two of your classmates
  postings

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• INF 410 Week 4 Quiz (Ash Course)
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• QUIZ
• 1.         The storming stage of team development
  is completed once members begin to think of
  themselves as part of a group
• 2.         Project leadership is about coping
  with
• 3.         In mapping dependencies for a project,
  the project manager should

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• INF 410 Week 5 DQ 1 Project Closure (Ash Course)
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• Project Closure. The decision to close a project
  before actual completion can happen for many
  different reasons. Describe a project you have
  been involved with, or of which you have
  knowledge, where one of these barriers to project
  success actually occurred and the project closed
  before completion. Is there something the project
  manager could have done to prevent the early
  termination? Respond to at least two of your
  classmates postings.

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• INF 410 Week 5 DQ 2 Globalization and Project
  Management (Ash Course)
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• Globalization and Project Management. The
  globalization of the workforce is an important
  trend in many industries and organizations. Not
  only are some project managers assigned to
  different countries to complete an assignment,
  but many virtual teams also have membership that
  spans different regions of the globe. Describe a
  project that you have been involved with, or are
  interested in, that may have a project team that
  is truly global.

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• INF 410 Week 5 Final Paper Project Management
  (Ash Course)
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• Focus of the Final Paper
• The final six to eight page paper must
  demonstrate understanding of new learning in the
  field of project management. It is mandatory to
  have research from the classroom text, as well as
  two sources from the internet or online library
  to support your views. It is recommended to use
  examples from your professional experience where
  possible, or build from your learning in the
  discussion boards.

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