Divide and Conquer creates a collaborative learning process that allows you to cover many topics at a granular level. You will be assigned a question/topic to research, and in a short presentation, you will share what you learned. Additionally, you will review your classmates’ presentations.
Create a 3-5-minute narrated presentation that can include presentation slides, charts, or images relating to the topic(s) you are assigned. Your presentation should:
Address the question or topic.
Discuss how it is significant to a project manager or the profession.
For each topic, you are expected to collect at least one (1) academic source and one (1) practitioner source.
You will research a question or topic based on your last name. Please see the questions below for your assignment.
Last names A-G: Describe how a project manager would forecast the future performance of a project.
Review at least four (4) of your peers’ presentations on the topics you did not research. Provide your comments using the following format:
The most important takeaway from the presentation
A positive remark about the presentation
A constructive remark about the presentation
Category: Concepts and Practices of Project Management
Given project data: Module 7 Case Study (DOCX), Download Module 7 Case Study (DOCX),develop a status report for Periods 2, 4, 6, and 8, and complete the performance indexes table. Additionally, calculate the EACf and the VACf.
Based on the data, interpret the indicators. In a 250-word summary, explain the project status to the project team.
Provide the calculations and submit a Status Report (see the format in Exhibit 13.1).
Divide and Conquer creates a collaborative learning process that allows you to cover many topics at a granular level. You will be assigned a question/topic to research, and in a short presentation, you will share what you learned. Additionally, you will review your classmates’ presentations.
Create a 3-5-minute narrated presentation that can include presentation slides, charts, or images relating to the topic(s) you are assigned. Your presentation should:
Address the question or topic.
Discuss how it is significant to a project manager or the profession.
For each topic, you are expected to collect at least one (1) academic source and one (1) practitioner source.
Last names A-G: What is the significance of a change control process? Address its significance to the project manager and the organization.
Project Management Knowledge Management has its foundation in learning from others, and it builds your personal, expert judgment.
Review at least four (4) of your peers’ presentations on the topics you did not research.
Provide your comments using the following format:
The most important takeaway from the presentation
A positive remark about the presentation
A constructive remark about the presentation
Given the Aircraft Maintenance Hangar Project Details, complete the following:
Step 1: Identify at least eight risks to the aircraft maintenance hangar project.
Step 2: Use the Impact Scale in Figure 7.5 (or create your own scale) and plot the risks on a Risk Severity Matrix (like Fig. 7.7).
Step 3: Develop a Risk Response Matrix (like Fig. 7.8).
Step 4: Create a simple Change Request Form (like Fig. 7.10).
Given the activity’s three-point estimations, calculate the weighted average activity duration.
Use the formula in Appendix 7.1 and calculate the weighted average (te) for each activity.
NOTE: Stop at the weighted average (te) for each activity.
Given the Aircraft Maintenance Hangar Project Details, create the following project documents:
Planning – The Project Budget access the Resources tab and read the text Chapters 5 and 8, and view the LinkedIn Learning course on Budgets. You will see the following two deliverables in 5.1:
Apportion Method Budget (Fig. 5.1)
Time Phased Budget (like the one in Fig. 8.16; except use months instead of weeks)
Total Budget = $12,000,000
The information in the parenthesis refers to figures in our textbook in which the authors walk you through a sample project. To create the Apportion Method Budget (like Fig. 5.1), to me the easiest way is to use Excel. Once you create a spreadsheet, click Insert > SmartArt > Click Hierarchy > and choose the first diagram in the top left. Excel will make the boxes for you, you just have to tell it what you need in each box.
To create the Time Phased Budget (like Fig 8.16), Excel is probably your best friend here as well. You can create the Time Phased Budget using MONTHS instead of WEEKS as shown in Fig. 8.16. Check the rubric also – and see that the Apportion Method Budget is 15 pts and the Time Phased Budget is 85 pts, which probably tells you that the Time Phased Budget is a bit more complex.
It is always good idea to include some narrative about what you did and your findings, versus just dropping in some charts. This is especially true if you make a calculation error because I can tell where you made an error and if you understand the topic. Remember: Show me that you understand the concepts.
Refer to the attached rubric for the grading criteria for this activity.
Submit your deliverable as a document. Name your document with a descriptive filename (e.g., Activity_1_3_Smith.docx).
Familiarize yourself with the concepts introduced in this module by reading the following chapter from your textbook, Project Management: The Managerial Process:
Chapter 5: Estimating Project Times and Costs
Chapter 8: Scheduling Resources and Costs
Project Management Foundations: Budgets (LinkedIn Learning/56:00)Links to an external site.