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For more course tutorials visit www.newtonhelp.com Prior to completing the assignment, be sure to review the selected MS Project tutorial videos located in Week 2 of the Blackboard online course. Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you summarize your thoughts on Microsoft Project: Give your opinion on how easy or difficult MS Project seems to be from a user experience standpoint. Suggest at least two (2) challenges you foresee in using MS Project in this course. Describe why it is important to use a tool like MS Project instead of using other tools (e.g., MS Word, MS Excel) – PowerPoint PPT presentation

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  • BUS 375 Assignment 1 MS Project Familiarization
  • For more course tutorials visit
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  • www.newtonhelp.com
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  • Prior to completing the assignment, be sure to
    review the selected MS Project tutorial videos
    located in Week 2 of the Blackboard online
    course.
  • Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which
    you summarize your thoughts on Microsoft Project

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  • BUS 375 Assignment 2 Project Proposal
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  • www.newtonhelp.com
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  • Assignment 2
  • Project Proposal
  • Due Week 6 and worth 150 points
  • You have been selected to be the project manager
    (for a project of your choice). The project you
    choose here will be used again in Assignment 4
    (Week 6) and you may be asked to reference this
    project in subsequent weekly discussions. The
    project that you decide to use should meet the
    key criteria of a

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  • BUS 375 Assignment 3 Greendale Project ReDux
    (Project Schedule and a Written Response)
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  • www.newtonhelp.com
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  • Greendale Project ReDux
  • Due Week 8 and worth 90 points
  • This assignment consists of two (2) parts a
    project schedule, and a written response. You
    must submit both parts as separate files for the
    completion of this assignment. Label each file
    name according to the part of the assignment it
    is written for.
  • Part A Project Schedule
  • (Submit as one 1 Microsoft Project file)

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  • BUS 375 Assignment 4 Project Schedule and Written
    Response
  • For more course tutorials visit
  • www.newtonhelp.com
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  • Project Schedule
  • Due Week 10 and worth 150 points
  • This assignment consists of two (2) parts a
    project schedule, and a written response. You
    must submit both parts as separate files for the
    completion of this assignment. Label each file
    name according to the part of the assignment it
    is written for.
  • Part A Project Schedule
  • (Submit as one 1 Microsoft Project file)

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  • BUS 375 Assignment 5 Performance Management
  • For more course tutorials visit
  • www.newtonhelp.com
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  • Performance Management
  • Due Week 9 and worth 60 points
  • This assignment consists of two (2) parts a
    project schedule, and a written response. You
    must submit both parts as separate files for the
    completion of this assignment. Label each file
    name according to the part of the assignment it
    is written for.
  • Part A Project Schedule

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BUS 375 Str Experience Tradition/newtonhelp.com
  • BUS 375 Entire Course(new)
  • For more course tutorials visit
  • www.newtonhelp.com
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  • BUS 375 Assignment 1 MS Project Familiarization
  • BUS 375 Assignment 2 Project Proposal
  • BUS 375 Assignment 3 Greendale Project ReDux
    (Project Schedule and a Written Response)
  • BUS 375 Assignment 4 Project Schedule and Written
    Response
  • BUS 375 Assignment 5 Performance Management
  • BUS 375 Midterm Exam Part 1 (2 Set)
  • BUS 375 Midterm Exam Part 2 (2 Set)

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  • BUS 375 Final Exam Part 1 (2 Set)
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  • www.newtonhelp.com
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  • BUS 375 Final Exam Part 1 (2 Set)
  • Question 1 Most of the
    scheduling methods available today require the
    project manager to classify the project as either
    _______ constrained or ______ constrained.
  • Question 2 In reviewing the
    status of her project with top management,
    Shirley was told that there are only two
    programmers that she can use for her project. Her
    project is classified as __________ constrained.
  • Question 3 Gene is trying to
    order the concrete needed to continue his
    project. However, the supplier will not be able
    to deliver it until next week. This is an example
    of what kind of resource constraint?
  • Question 4 Resources are
    adequate, but demand varies widely over the life
    of the project. Delaying noncritical activities
    to lower peak

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  • BUS 375 Final Exam Part 2 (2 Set)
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  • BUS 375 Final Exam Part 2 (2 Set)
  • Question 1 Which of the
    following is used at Hewlett-Packard for building
    relationships with key players that will
    determine a project's success?
  • Question 2 One difference
    between project management and project leadership
    is that project management includes
  • Question 3 Which of the
    following is NOT one of the aspects of leading by
    example?
  • Question 4 In terms of commonly
    traded organizational currencies, sharing tasks
    that increase someone's skills and abilities and
    letting others have ownership and influence are
    examples of _______-related currencies.

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  • BUS 375 Midterm Exam Part 1 (2 Set)
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  • www.newtonhelp.com
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  • BUS 375 Midterm Exam Part 1 (2 Set)
  • Question 1 Which of the
    following combinations represents the extremes of
    project organization?
  • Question 2 All of the following
    are organizational considerations when
    determining the right project management
    structure EXCEPT
  • Question 3 Which of the
    following is a disadvantage of a projectized
    organization?
  • Question 4 All of the following
    are disadvantages of organizing projects within a
    matrix arrangement EXCEPT
  • Question 5 In which of the
    following is the balance of authority strongly in
    favor of the functional managers?
  • Question 6 Corporate downsizing
    has increased the trend toward

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BUS 375 Str Experience Tradition/newtonhelp.com
  • BUS 375 Midterm Exam Part 2 (2 Set)
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  • www.newtonhelp.com
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  • BUS 375 Midterm Exam Part 2 (2 Set)
  • Question 1 Which of the
    following is NOT one of the recommended
    guidelines for developing useful work package
    estimates? .
  • Question 2 Janet is forecasting
    how much money her department needs to support a
    new project. She estimates that two people and
    25,000 in expenses will cover her needs. Because
    management typically insists on reducing
    forecasts by 20 percent, she increases her
    estimates to allow for that reduction. Which of
    the following factors is illustrated in this
    situation?
  • Question 3 Ed is looking over
    the actual results of projects and comparing them
    to what was estimated. He notices that the
    projects that took six months or longer to
    complete were noticeably more off the estimates.
    Which of the following factors is he recognizing?

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  • BUS 375 Week 1 Discussion
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  • Week 1 Discussion You as a Project Manager Many
    of you may believe that you have never worked in
    project management, but in reality, most of you
    have already at some point in your life. Think
    back to a time when you organized a key event
    (e.g., birthday parties, weddings, yard projects,
    house renovations, family vacations, projects at
    work) which meets the definition of a project.
  • Describe the event you planned.
  • Summarize the things that went well and / or
    things that went wrong.
  • Be sure to reference some of the key skills
    covered from the chapter.
  • After posting your response, respond to at least
    one (1) of your classmates on how their project
    could have been improved.

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BUS 375 Str Experience Tradition/newtonhelp.com
  • BUS 375 Week 1to11 All Discussion
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  • BUS 375 Week 1 Discussion
  • BUS 375 Week 2 Discussion
  • BUS 375 Week 3 Discussion
  • BUS 375 Week 4 Discussion
  • BUS 375 Week 5 Discussion
  • BUS 375 Week 6 Discussion
  • BUS 375 Week 7 Discussion
  • BUS 375 Week 8 Discussion
  • BUS 375 Week 9 Discussion

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  • BUS 375 Week 2 Discussion
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  • Week 2 You have been hired to lead a project
    (the project of your choice). As the project
    manager, you know it is important to get the
    project off to a good start. Using the tools
    provided in the required readings, provide a
    quick summary of your project, including the
    scope and objectives of your project. Be sure to
    include a high-level WBS for your project.

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  • BUS 375 Week 3 Discussion
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  • Week 3 Last week, you were given the mantles of
    a project. You have properly defined your
    project. Now, it is time to estimate your budget.
    Using the information covered in the required
    readings, describe the budget you will need to
    support your project as well as how long it will
    take to complete it (using the materials we
    covered this week).

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  • BUS 375 Week 4 Discussion
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  • www.newtonhelp.com
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  • Week 4 You have added some new staff to your
    project team. They have very little
    understanding of your project and you dont have
    a lot of time to educate them on the projects
    specifics. Using the tools provided in Online
    Lecture 1, describe how you plan to get your new
    staff members up to speed on your project.

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  • BUS 375 Week 5 Discussion
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  • Week 5 You are now deciding on resources for a
    project team. You have a choice to staff a team
    of resources who will be dedicated (or allocated)
    100 to the project, or staff a team of resources
    who will be dedicated (or allocated) part time to
    your project however, they will dedicate 100 to
    the activities you assigned them. Using
    information from the readings, which set of
    resources will you choose? Or, will you choose a
    combination of both? Why?

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  • BUS 375 Week 6 Discussion
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  • www.newtonhelp.com
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  • Week 6 You are ready to move forward with your
    project, but you realize you have not done a good
    job in identifying risks for your project. Using
    information that you learned from both online
    lectures, describe a key risk (either one that is
    technical, external, or organizational) that
    could impact your project. Then, recommend a risk
    response for it.

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  • BUS 375 Week 7 Discussion
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  • Week 7 Your business sponsor and customer are
    impressed with your project schedule, but due to
    some factors out of your / their control, youve
    been told to deliver your project early. Using
    the information from the readings, explain how
    you would go about assessing the possibility of
    delivering your project early. How will that
    affect scope, costs, and schedule?

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  • BUS 375 Week 8 Discussion
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  • www.newtonhelp.com
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  • Week 8 Your business sponsor and customer
    informed you that you have to deliver your
    project much sooner than anticipated. When you
    break the news to your team, they are not happy
    with the decision for they are concerned that the
    project will now fail. Using the information you
    learned from readings, what can you do as a
    leader to ensure your project team that this is
    the right thing to do? What will you do to
    motivate them?

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  • BUS 375 Week 9 Discussion
  • For more course tutorials visit
  • www.newtonhelp.com
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  • Week 9 Educating Your Business Sponsor on EVM
  • Your business sponsor is not familiar with earned
    value management (EVM). You have been asked to
    provide him with a quick overview of EVM. Using
    the information covered in the online readings,
    suggest the top three (3) EVM performance
    measures you would educate your business sponsor
    on. Provide a rationale for your selection of
    topics.

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  • BUS 375 Week 10 Discussion
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  • Week 10 You have now delivered the project to
    your customer. Now, it is time to reflect on what
    went well and what didnt go so well. Based on
    feedback throughout the course, what would you
    have done differently in terms of scope,
    resources, and / or schedule, and why?

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  • BUS 375 Week 11 Discussion
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  • Week 11 Suppose you have graduated from Strayer
    University with your degree and you have been
    working in the management field for at least five
    (5) years. During your five (5) years, you have
    worked on a variety of projects. Now, you are
    thinking you are ready to pursue a certification
    in project management, but you are not sure which
    one to get. After visiting the PMI certification
    website, you see several certification options.
    Select the certification that would most interest
    you and explain why you chose such a
    certification.

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