PROJECT MANAGEMENT (LOOSELEAF)-W/ACCESS
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Chapter 4, Problem 4.2.2C
Is this an example of good or bad scope creep? Explain.
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1.You are the new Chief Design Officer (CDO) of a start-up, DTUI Inc. The project is to design a system for selling pottery. The aim is to develop an interface that meets the needs of both the potters and the customers. Describe in detail a design methodology of four stages to facilitate the proper design of such a system. Write your answer in the form of a management plan for this project. For each stage, indicate the number of weeks that should be allocated.
Hint: Note the four phases of the design process: • Requirements analysis • Preliminary (conceptual) and detailed design • Build and implementation • Evaluation
For questions 2–4, refer to the following scenario: The State of Maryland is developing a web-voting interface. For selecting the candidates, one design (RB) is a set of radio buttons and another is (CB) a combo-box (drops down when selecting the scroll arrow icon), both using standard fonts at 10-point size.
2. Compare these two designs when there are four candidates…
Problem Statement: Project Control and Monitoring
You are working on a manufacturing project having a budget of PKR 3,600,000 and expected time of its completion is one year. There is an ideal condition that your budget and work are evenly spread across the duration of the project that is twelve month. At the end of forth month, the senior management has called a meeting and invited all the stakeholders to brief about the status of the project. You being the PM of this project is giving the presentation to all the attendees and informed that project is on schedule and PKR 1,800,000 have already been spent on the project.
Required:
Calculate Cost and Schedule Variance
What is SPI and CPI of the project?
Estimate at completion and Estimated time to complete?
Chapter 4 Solutions
PROJECT MANAGEMENT (LOOSELEAF)-W/ACCESS
Ch. 4 - What are the six elements of a typical scope...Ch. 4 - What questions does a project objective answer?...Ch. 4 - What does it mean if the priorities of a project...Ch. 4 - What kinds of information are included in a work...Ch. 4 - When would it be appropriate to create a...Ch. 4 - How does a communication plan benefit management...Ch. 4 - You are in charge of organizing a dinner-dance...Ch. 4 - In small groups, identify real life examples of a...Ch. 4 - Develop a WBS for a project in which you are going...Ch. 4 - Prob. 4E
Ch. 4 - Develop a WBS for a local stage play. Be sure to...Ch. 4 - Use an example of a project you are familiar with...Ch. 4 - Prob. 7ECh. 4 - Your roommate is about to submit a scope statement...Ch. 4 - Make a list of the major deliverables for the...Ch. 4 - How would developing a WBS alleviate some of the...Ch. 4 - Where can Nicolette find additional information to...Ch. 4 - Prob. 4.1.4CCh. 4 - What factors and forces contributed to scope creep...Ch. 4 - Is this an example of good or bad scope creep?...Ch. 4 - How could scope creep have been better managed by...
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- Project Scope Management Khan, (2006) (see below) states that, "Managing the scope of a project is the most important function of a project manager ... Effective scope management of a project also ensures the success of key completion areas, including time, cost, and quality. Project scope management can be further subdivided into its components which include: project initiation, scope planning, scope definition, scope verification, and scope change control." Based on your Integrated Project: Select two of the subdivisions above and discuss the primary issues that could arise from the process. Your response should begin with a definition of the selected subdivision before detailing the selected processarrow_forwardWhat are the core principles of system management, and how do they differ from project management?arrow_forwardquetion 1 a)What is a burn-down chart? What purpose does it serve? b)Why should a project manager be concerned with monitoring a project’s progress? c) Describe how the SPI and CPI can be used to forecast the final cost of a project?arrow_forward
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