Computer Support For Project Management

Computer Support For Project Management

DISCUSSION

Assigned Readings:

Chapter 14. Computer Support for Project Management

Chapter 15. Project Termination

Initial Postings: Read and reflect on the assigned readings for the week. Then post what you thought was the most important concept(s), method(s), term(s), and/or any other thing that you felt was worthy of your understanding in each assigned textbook chapter.Your initial post should be based upon the assigned reading for the week, so the textbook should be a source listed in your reference section and cited within the body of the text. Other sources are not required but feel free to use them if they aid in your discussion.

Also, provide a graduate-level response to each of the following questions:

1. Several years ago, the U.S. Congress canceled funding for the development of a battery-powered electric vehicle. Do you think that was a good decision? Can you imagine what the pros and cons were?

2. Assume that you are working for a computer manufacturer as a software engineer and that you are told abruptly that your project will be canceled within 4 weeks. List the questions that you would have for management. After absorbing the shock, what would you do?

[Your post must be substantive and demonstrate insight gained from the course material. Postings must be in the student’s own words – do not provide quotes!]

APA format (including Times New Roman with font size 12 and double spaced). Post the actual body of your paper in the discussion thread then attach a Word version of the paper for APA review]

Response to Other Student Postings : Respond substantively to the post of at least two peers

Content Knowledge & Structure, Critical Thinking, Clarity & Effective Communication, Integration of Knowledge & Articles, Presentation, Writing Mechanics, and Response to Other Students.

PROBLEM SET

Activity I: As part of your company’s effort to select a project management software package, you have been asked to approach several other companies that presently use such packages.

a. Develop a questionnaire to help collect the relevant information.

b. Fill out two questionnaires, each representing a different software package.

c. Compare the responses of the companies and select the best software of the two.

Activity II: Identify two projects in which you have been involved recently.

a. Describe each project briefly.

b. Suggest criteria that may have been used to identify the start of the termination phase of each project.

c. Give two examples of activities that were performed poorly during the termination phase of either project, and suggest measures that might have been taken to improve the situation.

The assignment is to answer the question provided above in essay form. This is to be in narrative form and should be as thorough as possible. Bullet points should not to be used. The paper should be at least 1.5 – 2 pages in length, Times New Roman 12-pt font, double-spaced, 1 inch margins and utilizing at least one outside scholarly or professional source related to project management. The textbook should also be utilized. Do not insert excess line spacing. APA formatting and citation should be used.

DISCUSSION

Assigned

Readings:

Chapter

14.

Computer

Support

for

Project

Management

Chapter

15.

Project

Termination

Initial

Postings:

Read

and

reflect

on

the

assigned

readings

for

the

week.

Then

post

what

you

thought

was

the

most

important

concept(s),

method(s),

term(s),

and/or

any

other

thing

that

you

felt

was

worthy

of

your

understanding

in

each

assigned

textbook

chapter.Your

initial

p

ost

should

be

based

upon

the

assigned

reading

for

the

week,

so

the

textbook

should

be

a

source

listed

in

your

reference

section

and

cited

within

the

body

of

the

text.

Other

sources

are

not

required

but

feel

free

to

use

them

if

they

aid

in

your

discussion.

Also,

provide

a

graduate

–

level

response

to

each

of

the

following

questions:

1.

Several

years

ago,

the

U.S.

Congress

canceled

funding

for

the

development

of

a

battery

–

powered

electric

vehicle.

Do

you

think

that

was

a

good

decision?

Can

you

imagine

what

the

pro

s

and

cons

were?

2.

Assume

that

you

are

working

for

a

computer

manufacturer

as

a

software

engineer

and

that

you

are

told

abruptly

that

your

project

will

be

canceled

within

4

weeks.

List

the

questions

that

you

would

have

for

management.

After

absorbing

the

sho

ck,

what

would

you

do?

[Your

post

must

be

substantive

and

demonstrate

insight

gained

from

the

course

material.

P

ostings

must

be

in

the

student’s

own

words

–

do

not

provide

quotes

!

]

APA

format

(includ

ing

Times

New

Roman

with

font

size

12

and

double

spaced).

Post

the

actual

body

of

your

paper

in

the

discussion

thread

then

attach

a

Word

version

of

the

paper

for

APA

review]

Response

to

Other

Student

Postings

:

Respond

substantively

to

the

post

of

at

least

two

peers

Content

Knowledge

&

Structure,

Critical

Thinking,

Clarity

&

Effective

Communication,

Integration

of

Knowledge

&

Articles,

Presentation,

Writing

Mechanics,

and

Response

to

Other

Students.

PROBLEM

SET

Activity

I:

As

part

of

your

company’s

effort

to

select

a

project

management

softw

are

package,

you

have

been

asked

to

approach

several

other

companies

that

presently

use

such

packages.

a.

Develop

a

questionnaire

to

help

collect

the

relevant

information.

DISCUSSION

Assigned Readings:

Chapter 14. Computer Support for Project Management

Chapter 15. Project Termination

Initial Postings: Read and reflect on the assigned readings for the week. Then post what you

thought was the most important concept(s), method(s), term(s), and/or any other thing that you

felt was worthy of your understanding in each assigned textbook chapter.Your initial post should

be based upon the assigned reading for the week, so the textbook should be a source listed in

your reference section and cited within the body of the text. Other sources are not required but

feel free to use them if they aid in your discussion.

Also, provide a graduate-level response to each of the following questions:

1. Several years ago, the U.S. Congress canceled funding for the development of a

battery-powered electric vehicle. Do you think that was a good decision? Can

you imagine what the pros and cons were?

2. Assume that you are working for a computer manufacturer as a software

engineer and that you are told abruptly that your project will be canceled within

4 weeks. List the questions that you would have for management. After

absorbing the shock, what would you do?

[Your post must be substantive and demonstrate insight gained from the course

material. Postings must be in the student’s own words – do not provide quotes!]

APA format (including Times New Roman with font size 12 and double spaced). Post the actual

body of your paper in the discussion thread then attach a Word version of the paper for APA

review]

Response to Other Student Postings: Respond substantively to the post of at least two

peers

Content Knowledge & Structure, Critical Thinking, Clarity & Effective Communication,

Integration of Knowledge & Articles, Presentation, Writing Mechanics, and Response to Other

Students.

PROBLEM SET

Activity I: As part of your company’s effort to select a project management software

package, you have been asked to approach several other companies that presently use

such packages.

a. Develop a questionnaire to help collect the relevant information.