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Cis 554 Week 1 Discussion 1 Project Planning

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• Project Planning Please respond to the
  following
• A project requires ample coordination of
  schedule, costs, and scope. Describe a project
  that you have worked on from beginning to end.
  Determine the various processes that were
  required during the planning phase of the
  project.

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Cis 554 Week 1 Discussion 2 Organization
Structure And Planning

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• Organization Structure And Planning
• Organization Structure and Planning Please
  respond to the following
• The structure of an organization has a direct
  relationship with the planning and management
  efforts of a project. Describe how a project
  managers authority and management style are
  influenced by the organizations structure.

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Cis 554 Week 1-10 All Discussion Question

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• CIS 554 Week 1 Discussion 1 Project Planning
• CIS 554 Week 1 Discussion 2 Organization
  Structure And Planning
• CIS 554 Week 2 Discussion 1 Disciplines
• CIS 554 Week 2 Discussion 2 Software Development
  Process Model
• CIS 554 Week 3 Discussion 1 Contract Development
• CIS 554 Week 3 Discussion 2 Project Planning
• CIS 554 Week 4 Discussion 1 Guidelines for WBS
• CIS 554 Week 4 Discussion 2 Critical Path Method
  (CPM)

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CIS 554 Week 2 Assignment 1 Implementing Software
Project Management Strategies

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• CIS 554 Week 2 Assignment 1 Implementing Software
  Project Management Strategies

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Cis 554 Week 2 Discussion 1 Disciplines

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• Disciplines Please respond to the following
• The software development process framework may
  be adapted to the specific needs of a project as
  illustrated in Figure 2.1b in Chapter 2 of the
  text. Categorize the development phases that
  exist within the system engineering and software
  development disciplines of the development
  process framework.

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Cis 554 Week 2 Discussion 2 Software Development
Process Model

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• DQ 2
• Software Development Process Model Please
  respond to the following
• The needs for software development along with
  the organizations business objectives influence
  the required software development process model
  for a project. Review the various traditional and
  iterative software development process models.
  Compare and contrast the planning and control
  mechanisms required by one traditional software
  development process model with one iterative
  development process model.

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Cis 554 Week 3 Discussion 1 Contract
Development

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• Contract Development Please respond to the
  following
• Gathering software requirements requires
  gathering of functional requirements,operational
  requirements, and technical specifications. These
  requirements can then be described in the
  contract development process. Describe what may
  happen if declarative statements contain
  ambiguous phrases such as ands, ors, ifs,
  or buts as described within the operational
  requirements.

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Cis 554 Week 3 Discussion 1 Contract
Development

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• Contract Development Please respond to the
  following
• Gathering software requirements requires
  gathering of functional requirements,operational
  requirements, and technical specifications. These
  requirements can then be described in the
  contract development process. Describe what may
  happen if declarative statements contain
  ambiguous phrases such as

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Cis 554 Week 4 Discussion 1 Guidelines For Wbs

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• DQ1
• Guidelines for WBS Please respond to the
  following
• The Work Breakdown Structure is an essential
  tool for planning and managing the activities of
  a software project. Suggest three guidelines that
  may be used when developing a WBS. Explain why
  each guideline is critical to the development of
  the WBS.

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Cis 554 Week 4 Discussion 1 Guidelines For Wbs

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• DQ1
• Guidelines for WBS Please respond to the
  following
• The Work Breakdown Structure is an essential
  tool for planning and managing the activities of
  a software project. Suggest three guidelines that
  may be used when developing a WBS. Explain why
  each guideline is critical to the development of
  the WBS.

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Cis 554 Week 4 Discussion 2 Critical Path Method
Cpm

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• Critical Path Method (CPM) Please respond to the
  following
• The Critical Path Method can be used as a
  project management tool for determining the
  durations and slack times of project activities.
  Describe how this tool can be used to recover
  from schedule overruns of specific activities
  that are not on the critical path. Provide an
  example to justify your answer.

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Cis 554 Week 5 Discussion 1 Project Constraints

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• Project Constraints Please respond to the
  following
• Designing software deliverables may require an
  analysis of historical project experiences within
  the organization. Explain how past experiences of
  previous projects within the organization as well
  as existing project constraints impact and
  influence the design of software project
  deliverables. Include an example to support your
  answer.

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Cis 554 Week 5 Discussion 2 Estimation
Techniques

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• DQ 2
• Estimation Techniques Please respond to the
  following
• There are various methods that may be used to
  determine activity estimates with respect to
  resources, costs, and durations. Choose at least
  three estimation techniques that may be used for
  determining activity estimates for an IT project.
  Describe the pros and cons of each. Determine the
  most efficient estimation technique for an IT
  project include an example or scenario to
  support your response.

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Cis 554 Week 6 Discussion 1

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• "Measure and Control" Please respond to the
  following
• Measuring and controlling project deliverables is
  essential to validating work performed within a
  project. Evaluate how project status reports are
  useful for measuring and controlling resource
  efforts, project schedules, project costs, and
  project features of a software project
  deliverable.

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CIS 554 Week 7 Assignment 3 Planning a Software
Development Project (MPP Format)

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• Assignment 3 Planning a Software Development
  Project
• Due Week 7 and worth 90 points
• This assignment consists of two (2) sections a
  written project plan, and a project plan that is
  created
• through the use of MS Project. You must submit
  both sections as separate files for the
  completion
• of this assignment. Label each file name
  according to the section of the assignment it is
  written for.

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Cis 554 Week 7 Discussion 1

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• CIS 554 Week 7 Discussion 1

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Cis 554 Week 7 Discussion 2

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• CIS 554 Week 7 Discussion 2

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Cis 554 Week 8 Discussion 1

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• CIS 554 Week 8 Discussion 1
• "Project Risks" Please respond to the following
• When managing a project, project managers must
  remain vigilant to project risk management.
  Summarize at least three risks that may impact
  the success of a large technology project. Relate
  each risk to a specific project attribute.

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Cis 554 Week 8 Discussion 2

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• CIS 554 Week 8 Discussion 2
• "Risk Management" Please respond to the
  following
• Risk management plays an important role within
  the software project management life cycle.
  Determine at least three techniques that can be
  used to

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Cis 554 Week 9 Discussion 1

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• CIS 554 Week 9 Discussion 1
• Project managers must have a clear distinction
  between managing versus leading. Describe at
  least three characteristics that distinguish
  managing from leading within the software project
  management discipline. Explain how the attributes
  identified may be exemplified and portrayed by
  you, the project manager.

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Cis 554 Week 9 Discussion 2

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• CIS 554 Week 9 Discussion 2
• Teamwork is essential for ensuring that
  individuals work in a cooperative manner to
  achieve project goals. Synthesize at least three
  factors that contribute to efficient and
  effective software engineering team development.

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Cis 554 Week 10 Discussion 1

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• CIS 554Week 10 Discussion 1
• Intellectual capital is a common derivative from
  managing a software project. Justify how
  intellectual capital may be measured from a
  project management perspective with three
  examples or scenarios that support your position.

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Cis 554 Week 10 Discussion 2

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