4. a ) Your project has met with an unexpected problem
. The supply of a critical component of your final product is
delayed by 25 days . You need to show an alpha prototype of the
product in 15 days . You ' ve called a brainstorming tearns
ITweeting to determine if you can delmer this limited we son
without the critical componTit or not . How are you going to solve
this isse ?
b ) Yoo work for a high technology comparty , the project manager
and project sponsor اول are discussing the project costs and
whether it is better to have their own comparwy part of the project
or hire another comparly to do the work . If they asked for you
opinion , what would be your reasoning ?
required short answer
a)In this case , firstly, I would try to know the dependency of the critical component and whether the prototype can be presented without the component. Below are the 3 subsequent scenarios
b)My answer would depend on the below two factors
If the other company has the expertise to complete the job with the same quality as ours and also if the overall costs would come down, only then I would give my support to outsource. If any of the above factors fail, I would not support in outsourcing of the project.
4. a ) Your project has met with an unexpected problem . The supply of a...
14. Extra credit problem You are a project manager, and your company is hired to do n different jobs. Jobs have durations t t in hours), can be done independently and all have the same deadline in 10 working days. Each job cannot be split between 2 or more people. You need to hire people to do the jobs; every hired person can work 8 hours per day. In order to save money your company wants to hire as few...
Analytics Exercise 4-2 You work for Microsoft in their global cell phone group. You have been made project manager for the design of a new cell phone. Your supervisors have already scoped the project so you have a list showing the work breakdown structure and this includes major project activities. You must plan the project schedule and calculate project duration. Your boss wants the schedule on his desk tomorrow morning! You have been given the information in Exhibit 5.13. It...
SCM and Its Critical Success Factors For a supply chain management project to be successful, a company must achieve certain key factors. The Advisory Council at Information Week has put together a list of those key factors: ● Business-driven strategy: The information system for managing the supply chain must focus on the customer, allowing the customer greater efficiencies in the process. The customer should find that ordering material from the vendor is now more efficient with the new system. The...
In this assignment, you will be creating a Work Breakout Structure (WBS) for your project using the software application that you have selected. Prepare the WBS, and submit the file to your instructor. This assignment is due Sunday at 11:59 p.m. All assignments should be uploaded in the Assignment area. Project Software Options There are many project management software applications that are designed to help develop project plans and schedules as well as keeping track of these plans and creating...
The Problem In this project your group will solve the following situation: A local business plans on advertising their new product by purchasing advertisements on the radio and on TV. The business plans to purchase at least 60 total ads and they want to have at least twice as many TV ads as radio ads. Radio ads cost $20 each and TV ads cost $80 each. The advertising budget is $4320. It is estimated that each radio ad will be...
Your hospital has a major problem with duplicate medical record numbers. You are implementing a new her and need to get this problem solved before implementation. You decide to hire a consultant to act as the project manager and to use temporary staff to do the actual work. The use of temporary staff is at the suggestion of the consultant. You must train the registration staff on ways to avoid creating duplicate medical record numbers. Some of the temporary staff...
ACC 202 Milestone One Guidelines and Rubric
Overview: In the first milestone of your final project, you will
determine and classify the costs necessary for opening your
business. This is a critical step that
must be done correctly for you to successfully complete the
subsequent milestones and the final submission.
Scenario: Prior to Opening, Part I: You plan to open a pet-services
business that will offer dog grooming, day care, and boarding. You
can be creative in deciding
the name...
Q: Complete the following "Reason column" for your software engineering risk analysis project. Please Note that there is a sample for filling the reason column please see it. Risk Probability Effects Reason Organizational financial problems force reductions in the project budget (7). Low Catastrophic It is impossible to recruit staff with the skills required for the project (3). High Catastrophic Key staff are ill at critical times in the project (4). Moderate Serious Faults in reusable software components have to...
Hi, Kindly assist with my project management assignment below using the attached case study Question 1 Update the project charter for the remainder of the project in response to Adams’ memo (lines 241 through 246). Question 2 Prepare a plan for the remainder of the project in response to Adams’ memo (lines 241 through 246). Your answers to the above will be assessed in terms of the level of communication displayed, the insights and inferences drawn, and your ability to...
How can we assess whether a project is a success or a
failure?
This case presents two phases of a large business transformation project involving the implementation of an ERP system with the aim of creating an integrated company. The case illustrates some of the challenges associated with integration. It also presents the obstacles facing companies that undertake projects involving large information technology projects. Bombardier and Its Environment Joseph-Armand Bombardier was 15 years old when he built his first snowmobile...