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INF 410 Entire Course (Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES
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Project Life Cycle INF 410 Week 1 DQ 2 The
Importance of Project Management INF 410 Week 1
Quiz INF 410 Week 2 DQ 1 Project Charter INF 410
Week 2 DQ 2 Project Management Plan INF 410 Week
2 Quiz
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INF 410 Week 1 DQ 1 Project Life Cycle
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    Project Life Cycle. The four main elements of
the project life cycle are defining, planning,
executing and closing. Give an example of a task
you performed on a project, either as a leader or
team member, and identify what stage of the life
cycle it was in and why. Describe if you felt the
task was strategically important to the project
and also the company. Respond to at least two of
your classmates postings.
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INF 410 Week 1 DQ 2 The Importance of Project
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VISIT www.inf410mart.com     The Importance of
Project Management. Project management has become
an important aspect of business in many
companies. Projects are integrated with the
strategic views of the corporation to ensure
maximum benefits are achieved. Describe how
project management techniques enable the company
to meet their strategic mission. Do you feel that
project management is becoming more important in
business today, or less important? Respond to at
least two of your classmates postings
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INF 410 Week 1 Quiz (Ash)   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.inf410mart.com     Quiz 1. The
professional certification for project managers
is a Project Management Professional (PMP). 2.
Creating teams using the project form of
project management structure results in the
maximum technological expertise being brought to
bear on project problems.
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INF 410 Week 2 DQ 1 Project Charter (Ash) FOR
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Charter. Describe the importance of a project
charter to the project manager. How does a strong
project sponsor and clear project scope apply to
the overall success of a project? Respond to at
least two of your classmates postings.
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INF 410 Week 2 DQ 2 Project Management Plan
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    Project Management Plan. List three important
items that belong within a project management
plan, and the importance of breaking the project
into phases. Additionally, please comment on the
importance of obtaining sponsorship approval when
concluding each phase of the project. Respond to
at least two of your classmates postings.
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INF 410 Week 2 Quiz (Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.inf410mart.com     Quiz 1. The
backward pass in project network calculations
determines the 2. People working on
prototype development needing time to interact
with the design engineers after the design is
completed is an example of
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INF 410 Week 3 DQ 1 Risk Identification (Ash)
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k Identification. State the importance of
identifying risks and categorizing them as high,
medium or low probability. Explain why risks
associated with the critical path of the project
need special attention. Respond to at least two
of your classmates postings.
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INF 410 Week 3 DQ 2 Triple Constraint (Ash)   FOR
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Constraint. The triple constraint in project
management is traditionally time, resources and
scope. Provide an example of a project you have
been involved with that had limited resources.
What types of resource constraints affected the
project, and how? Please comment if the limited
resources also impacted the timeline and scope of
the project. Respond to at least two of your
classmates postings.
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INF 410 Week 3 Quiz (Ash)   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.inf410mart.com     QUIZ 1. The
initial step in the risk management process is
to 2. Delaying noncritical activities
to lower peak demand on resources is known as
resource
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INF 410 Week 4 Assignment Monthly Status Report
to Sponsors (Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.inf410mart.com     Monthly Status
Report to Sponsors. Assume you are the project
manager for a software company and your team is
in charge of delivering an update to tax
preparation software for the next tax season. The
project team has ten software developers working
together, but located across the country.
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INF 410 Week 4 DQ 1 Stakeholder Communication
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    Stakeholder Communication. Project managers
must understand and communicate with all the
stakeholders of a project. The project sponsor is
one very important stakeholder that needs to be
satisfied with the outcome of a project. Describe
why the project sponsor is one of the most
important
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INF 410 Week 4 DQ 2 Team Development Model (Ash)
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m Development Model. Review the five stage model
of team development in the required reading of
Chapter 11. Describe a project that you are
involved with right now, and the stage that the
project team is currently in. Comment on what
makes this particular stage enjoyable, or
difficult. If you are not involved with a project
currently, describe your favorite stage of a
project you have been involved with in the past.
Respond to at least two of your classmates
postings
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INF 410 Week 4 Quiz (Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.inf410mart.com     QUIZ 1. The
storming stage of team development is completed
once members begin to think of themselves as part
of a group 2. Project leadership is about
coping with 3. In mapping dependencies
for a project, the project manager should
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INF 410 Week 5 DQ 1 Project Closure (Ash) FOR
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Closure. The decision to close a project before
actual completion can happen for many different
reasons. Describe a project you have been
involved with, or of which you have knowledge,
where one of these barriers to project success
actually occurred and the project closed before
completion. Is there something the project
manager could have done to prevent the early
termination? Respond to at least two of your
classmates postings.
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INF 410 Week 5 DQ 2 Globalization and Project
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VISIT www.inf410mart.com     Globalization and
Project Management. The globalization of the
workforce is an important trend in many
industries and organizations. Not only are some
project managers assigned to different countries
to complete an assignment, but many virtual teams
also have
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INF 410 Week 5 Final Paper Project Management
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    Focus of the Final Paper The final six to
eight page paper must demonstrate understanding
of new learning in the field of project
management. It is mandatory to have research from
the classroom text, as well as two sources from
the internet or online library to support your
views. It is recommended to use examples from
your professional experience where possible, or
build from your learning in the discussion
boards.
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