You have added some new staff to your project team. They have very little understanding of your project and you don’t have a lot of time to educate them on the project’s 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.
After posting your response, respond to at least one (1) of your classmates on their resource recommendations.
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).
After posting your response, respond to at least one (1) of your classmates on their budget recommendations.
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.
After posting your response, respond to at least one (1) of your classmates on any recommendations to their project.
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.
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?
Your business sponsor and customer are impressed with your project schedule, but due to some factors out of your / their control, you’ve 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?
After posting your response, respond to at least one (1) of your classmates on their recommendations.
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.
After posting your response, respond to at least one (1) of your classmates on their risks and the response chosen to address it.