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Can you imagine an effective leader who is not an effective communicator? Leadership communication skills are very important. Some would call effective communication the most important leadership competency. Without the skills of effective communication, you will not be an effective leader, especially in this complex, fast-paced environment. It is important for the leader to create […]

Enhance your UML Class Diagram for your Survey class to include an attribute, which is a grid to log survey results. It is expected that at most you will have 10 respondents to 10 survey questions. You must use a 2-dimensional array to represent a grid. The Survey class should have a displaySurveyResults() method that […]

book_review_ferner_3  (1) summarize what you see as the major themes or points in the book, if possible using brief quotations from the book to illustrate key points. (2) Develop key issues for criticism (which may be positive points of praise or more negative concerns or worries), again using relevant brief quotation where appropriate. (3) The […]

   Will project management work in all companies? Why or why not? Provide examples of companies or industries to support your answer. Consider a project in which all project planning is performed by a group. After all planning is completed, including the program plan and schedule, a project manager is selected. Is there anything wrong […]

The Bathtub Period (Chapter 15, pp. 708 – 709) Case Study Questions: Should Jerry go to the General Manager? Why or why not? Think back to what is expected of a project manager and the project charter. Should the key people be supported on overhead? Why or why not? If this were a cost-plus program, […]

Crosby Manufacturing Corporation (Chapter 12, pp. 552 – 554) Case Study Questions:   Livingston made some mistakes initially. Describe at least two of them and provide how you would handle the situations.   How do you think the functional employees feel? Support how you might feel if you were in their position by citing points […]

The Reluctant Workers (Chapter 6, Page 294) Case Study Questions:   Tim Aston had a normal expectation to be the “best project manager” in his new assignment. What seems to have caused him to change his outlook? What approaches would you take to improve communications between Tim and the team members? If you were in […]

Habitat for Humanity – Simulation   1.    When the project first started, you were asked to order the tasks to build the WBS. How did you decide the order tasks should appear in for the WBS? In a typical project, how do you think a WBS should be created, and what stakeholders or team members […]

  The Trophy Project (Chapter 5, pp 264 – 266)   1.       Provide a synopsis of the Trophy Project case study. Highlight your observations about the project. 2.       Did the project appear to be planned correctly? Why or why not? Relate your answers to the expected documents for proper project planning. 3.       Citing evidence from […]

Jones and Shephard Accountants (Chapter 3, pp 138 – 140)   1.       Provide a synopsis of the Jones and Shephard case.  Highlight three enterprise management causes/considerations and three project management causes/considerations for the situation. Include what seemed to be missing. 3.       Consider that you are the systems manager who is now responsible for redesigning the […]