Assignment 1: Creating a Methodology Due Week 2 and worth 100 points Read the

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Assignment 1:
Creating a Methodology

Due Week 2 and worth
100 points

Read
the Chapter 2 Case titled Creating a Methodology. Write a one to two (1-2)
page paper in which you:

1. Discuss
factors about the corporate culture that were at play, and suggest central
reasons why the executive staff waited as long as they had to consider the
development of an enterprise project management methodology (EPM).

2. Recommend
to both the senior executives (i.e., the company) and John Compton (i.e., the
president) whether the project management office (PMO) should report to the
chief information officer (CIO) or to someone else. Justify the response.

3. Use
at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other
Websites do not quality as academic resources.

Your assignment must
follow these formatting requirements:

Be
typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch
margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or
school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional
instructions.

Include
a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the students name, the
professors name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the
reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course
learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Describe the key concepts, processes, and
components of project management.

Analyze
the interrelationships among the principal elements (time, cost, resources) in
the performance of project management.

Evaluate the general systems factors
affecting performance throughout the project life cycle.

Use technology and information resources to
research issues in project management.

Write clearly and concisely about project
management using proper writing mechanics.

Grading
for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of
the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

Assignment
2: Project Motorcycles

Due Week 4
and worth 250 points

You
are a project manager for a medium-sized manufacturer of motorcycle cruisers.
The engines in motorcycle cruisers, like the ones you manufacture, are usually
categorized by size rather than the number of cylinders. In the past, your
company has successfully manufactured and marketed the best-selling of these
fuel-efficient cruisers that occupy the middleweight class. The rather nebulous
middleweight class comprises motorcycles broadly ranging in engine size from
500 cubic centimeters, or cc, to 1000 cc.

Executives
at your company are now interested in motorcycles with larger motors and would
eventually like to produce motorcycles in the touring class, specifically
designed to excel at covering long distances with motors larger than 1100 cc.
The proposed target market for these larger motorcycles consists of males
between the ages of 35 and 60 in global markets. Price points for the larger
motorcycles cover income ranges from $55,000 to $100,000. Management has
decided that your company will meet the objectives stated herein within the
next five (5) years. During the proposed changeover, the company will continue
to manufacture the middleweight cruisers to serve its existing clientele.

Write a
six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

Select
one (1) of the types of project organization that would suit the
development of the larger touring class motorcycles. Outline the process
steps that your company would take in order to develop the motorcycle.
Provide a rationale for the response.

Recommend one (1) strategy to the senior executives
that the organization might use to balance short- and long-term needs.
Specify the crucial resources that you would need as a project manager to
run the existing business interests at the same time that the business
changes to the production of touring class motorcycles.

Suggest
the project management leadership style that is most conducive to
overseeing the operation of the business growth plan.Recommend
at least three (3) risk mitigation strategies to address project plan
details that might be forgotten or overlooked. Justify the selection.Use
at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other
Websites do not quality as academic resources.

Your
assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Include a cover page
containing the title of the assignment, the students name, the professors
name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are
not included in the required assignment page length.

The
specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Design
an organizational structure, staff a project office, and establish a
communications system to effectively manage projects.

Analyze the role of executive management in
the life of a project.

Apply
the project managers critical skills, in terms of project leadership, team
building, time management, conflict management, and effective communication
with executive sponsors, peers, team members, and project clients.

Use technology and information resources to
research issues in project management.

Assignment 3: Selling
Executives on Project Management

Due Week 6 and worth
100 points

Read the Chapter 10 Case titled Selling
Executives on Project Management. Write a one to two (1-2) page paper in which
you:

1. Analyze
the fundamental reasons why the executives in the case refused to listen to
their own employees but were willing to listen to a consultant. Discuss the
main reasons why the executives still seemed apprehensive even after the
consultants presentation.

2.
Imagine that you are the
consultant from the case study. Speculate on three (3) strategies that you
could employ to get the executives to understand your point of view and thus
support your project management recommendations.

3.
Use at least three (3)
quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as
academic resources.

Your assignment must
follow these formatting requirements:

Include a cover page containing
the title of the assignment, the students name, the professors name, the
course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not
included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course
learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Analyze the role of executive management in
the life of a project.

Use technology and information resources to
research issues in project management.

Write clearly and concisely about project
management using proper writing mechanics.

Grading
for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of
the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

Points: 100

Assignment 3:
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Assignment
4: Project Motorcycles The Comprehensive Project Plan

Due Week 8
and worth 300 points

Note:This
assignment is a continuation from Assignment 2.

Write a
six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

Describe
the project scope and project management plan. Align your plan to the
overall strategy that you had recommended to the senior executives in
Assignment 2.

Analyze
the type of staff that your company would need in order to make the
manufacturing switch to motorcycles with larger motors.

Prepare four (4)
team-building strategies for handling the newly formed team. Discuss the
manner in which the strategies that you have prepared may positively or
negatively affect productivity within the company.

4. Analyze
the role of the project manager that this project would require. Examine three
(3) characteristics of an effective project manager that are relevant to this
particular expansion project. Provide a rationale for the response.

5.
Emphasize the importance of identifying
critical path on projects and the manner in which one would allocate resources
to all of the activities on the critical path.
6.
Outline the elements of the Work Breakdown
Structure (WBS) and pricing and costing strategy. Delineate the fundamental
ways in which the project in question is composed.
7. Develop
the following using designated project management software (e.g., Microsoft
Project):
a. Work
Breakdown Structure (WBS)
b. Gantt
chart
c. Assigned
Resources
Attach the project
file that contains the items that you have developed.

8.
Use at least three (3)
quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as
academic resources.

Your
assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Include a cover page
containing the title of the assignment, the students name, the professors
name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are
not included in the required assignment page length.

The
specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Evaluate the quality of planning throughout a
projects life cycle.

Construct
project schedules using network techniques and reports for both internal and
external presentation.

Use technology and information resources to
research issues in project management.

Write clearly and concisely about project
management using proper writing mechanics.
Assignment 1:
Creating a MethodologyDue Week 2 and worth
100 pointsRead
the Chapter 2 Case titled Creating a Methodology. Write a one to two (1-2)
page paper in which you:1. Discuss
factors about the corporate culture that were at play, and suggest central
reasons why the executive staff waited as long as they had to consider the
development of an enterprise project management methodology (EPM).2. Recommend
to both the senior executives (i.e., the company) and John Compton (i.e., the
president) whether the project management office (PMO) should report to the
chief information officer (CIO) or to someone else. Justify the response.3. Use
at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other
Websites do not quality as academic resources.Your assignment must
follow these formatting requirements: Be
typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch
margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or
school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional
instructions. Include
a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the students name, the
professors name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the
reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.The specific course
learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Describe the key concepts, processes, and
components of project management. Analyze
the interrelationships among the principal elements (time, cost, resources) in
the performance of project management.
Evaluate the general systems factors
affecting performance throughout the project life cycle.
Use technology and information resources to
research issues in project management.
Write clearly and concisely about project
management using proper writing mechanics.Grading
for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of
the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.Assignment
2: Project MotorcyclesDue Week 4
and worth 250 pointsYou
are a project manager for a medium-sized manufacturer of motorcycle cruisers.
The engines in motorcycle cruisers, like the ones you manufacture, are usually
categorized by size rather than the number of cylinders. In the past, your
company has successfully manufactured and marketed the best-selling of these
fuel-efficient cruisers that occupy the middleweight class. The rather nebulous
middleweight class comprises motorcycles broadly ranging in engine size from
500 cubic centimeters, or cc, to 1000 cc.Executives
at your company are now interested in motorcycles with larger motors and would
eventually like to produce motorcycles in the touring class, specifically
designed to excel at covering long distances with motors larger than 1100 cc.
The proposed target market for these larger motorcycles consists of males
between the ages of 35 and 60 in global markets. Price points for the larger
motorcycles cover income ranges from $55,000 to $100,000. Management has
decided that your company will meet the objectives stated herein within the
next five (5) years. During the proposed changeover, the company will continue
to manufacture the middleweight cruisers to serve its existing clientele.Write a
six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:Your
assignment must follow these formatting requirements: Be
typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch
margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or
school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional
instructions.
Include a cover page
containing the title of the assignment, the students name, the professors
name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are
not included in the required assignment page length.The
specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are: Design
an organizational structure, staff a project office, and establish a
communications system to effectively manage projects.
Analyze the role of executive management in
the life of a project. Apply
the project managers critical skills, in terms of project leadership, team
building, time management, conflict management, and effective communication
with executive sponsors, peers, team members, and project clients.
Use technology and information resources to
research issues in project management.Assignment 3: Selling
Executives on Project ManagementDue Week 6 and worth
100 pointsRead the Chapter 10 Case titled Selling
Executives on Project Management. Write a one to two (1-2) page paper in which
you:1. Analyze
the fundamental reasons why the executives in the case refused to listen to
their own employees but were willing to listen to a consultant. Discuss the
main reasons why the executives still seemed apprehensive even after the
consultants presentation.2.
Imagine that you are the
consultant from the case study. Speculate on three (3) strategies that you
could employ to get the executives to understand your point of view and thus
support your project management recommendations.3.
Use at least three (3)
quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as
academic resources.Your assignment must
follow these formatting requirements: Be
typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch
margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or
school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional
instructions.
Include a cover page containing
the title of the assignment, the students name, the professors name, the
course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not
included in the required assignment page length.The specific course
learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Analyze the role of executive management in
the life of a project. Apply
the project managers critical skills, in terms of project leadership, team
building, time management, conflict management, and effective communication
with executive sponsors, peers, team members, and project clients.
Use technology and information resources to
research issues in project management.
Write clearly and concisely about project
management using proper writing mechanics.Grading
for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of
the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.Points: 100Assignment 3:
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4: Project Motorcycles The Comprehensive Project PlanDue Week 8
and worth 300 pointsNote:This
assignment is a continuation from Assignment 2.Write a
six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:4. Analyze
the role of the project manager that this project would require. Examine three
(3) characteristics of an effective project manager that are relevant to this
particular expansion project. Provide a rationale for the response.5.
Emphasize the importance of identifying
critical path on projects and the manner in which one would allocate resources
to all of the activities on the critical path.6.
Outline the elements of the Work Breakdown
Structure (WBS) and pricing and costing strategy. Delineate the fundamental
ways in which the project in question is composed.7. Develop
the following using designated project management software (e.g., Microsoft
Project):a. Work
Breakdown Structure (WBS)b. Gantt
chartc. Assigned
ResourcesAttach the project
file that contains the items that you have developed.8.
Use at least three (3)
quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as
academic resources.Your
assignment must follow these formatting requirements: Be
typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch
margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or
school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional
instructions.
Include a cover page
containing the title of the assignment, the students name, the professors
name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are
not included in the required assignment page length.The
specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are: Apply
the project managers critical skills, in terms of project leadership, team
building, time management, conflict management, and effective communication
with executive sponsors, peers, team members, and project clients.
Evaluate the quality of planning throughout a
projects life cycle. Construct
project schedules using network techniques and reports for both internal and
external presentation.
Use technology and information resources to
research issues in project management.
Write clearly and concisely about project
management using proper writing mechanics.