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CMGT/410 NEW UPDATED COURSE 
CMGT/410 Week 1 Individual Assignment 
Consider the following scenario: 
You have been hired by a large company with branch offices 
around the country to assist with rollout of a new 
companywide compliance system. While initially the focus 
was on implementation of the technology, it was found that 
success will require at least 10 hours of training for all 
managers across the country on both the use of the new 
platform as well as a host of new compliance policies being 
introduced. Of the options discussed, it was generally agreed 
than the training should be hands-on and conducted in 
person at a central location. This will obviously require 
getting organizational buy in as not all managers are going to 
be willing to commit to taking time out from their normal 
responsibilities just for some training. In addition, such large 
scale centralized training has not been done before by this 
company; therefore, the CEO wants feedback from 
participants to evaluate the effectiveness of any training 
sessions. As a result, your manager has given you the 
responsibility to develop an outline for a proposed project 
that would meet this upcoming need.
Submit a 2- to 3-page memo that does the following: 
Names the project 
Briefly describes the project 
Identifies potential stakeholders directly or indirectly 
involved 
Specifies the overall objective and any outcomes for this 
project 
Details how success will be evaluated 
Highlights what is needed to ascertain the measurable 
organizational value (MOV) of this project. 
You will need to make some assumptions (it is even 
encouraged) but the assumptions must be documented. 
Week 1 DQ1 
Carton et al (2008) describe what they consider a 
“successful” enterprise resource planning (ERP) 
implementation. What aspects of the project made it 
“successful” in their definition? Would your organization 
describe this as successful? Why or why not? 
Week 1 DQ2 
Based on the article by Anantatmula (2010), why is the 
project manager so critical to the success of the project? 
CMGT/410 Week 2 Individual Assignment 
You have been tasked with the project of organizing a 
company offsite 2-day training session in which people are 
brought in from different parts of the country. 
This entails everything from preparation, accommodations, 
and facilities. 
Submit a 2- to 3-page executive memo summarizing the 
project's objective, any scoping boundaries used to define 
the project, and relevant facts about the tasks or resources. 
Identify all related tasks and resources needed to complete
this project. 
Highlight or specify any measurable deliverables relating to 
your project. 
Attach a task list with assigned resources from a Microsoft® 
Project file that supports what you have outlined in your 
memo. 
Week 2 DQ1 
Analyze the techniques discussed in the Guldemond et al. 
article (2008), and propose how you would apply them to 
your own skill set as a Project Manager. 
Week 2 DQ2 
In their 2009 article, Turner et al. describe the relatively low 
implementation rate of Gantt chart, CPM diagrams, etc. in 
projects. Does your organization use these tools? How does 
this data compare to the implementation of these tools in 
your organization? Why? 
CMGT/410 Week 3 Individual Assignment 
The project for the company offsite 2-day training session has 
been given a preliminary go-ahead. However a budget needs 
to be submitted for approval. 
Write a 2- to 3-page memo explaining the financial 
implications of your project that does the following: 
Adds costs estimates to your resources (both labor and 
material) – Refer to websites like the United States 
Department of Labor for estimates. 
Adds estimates for all task duration and sequencing of tasks 
(including precedence relations) 
Summarizes any relevant facts about the project duration, 
number or type of resources, critical task sequencing, and 
how duration estimates were arrived at 
Highlights if there are any milestones for your project Include
a Microsoft® Project Gantt chart, as an attachment, showing 
the WBS of tasks (with dependencies) and task sequences, 
along with any budget or cost reports to support your memo. 
CMGT/410 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment 
This is the core of any project plan used to communicate 
what tasks are needed and the order of sequence to be done 
to meet deadlines and deliverables. 
At a minimum the section will contain the following: 
Business requirements document (BRD) that provides 
additional details regarding the expectations (such as user, 
system, and functional) that must be met for achieving goals 
of the project 
Work breakdown structure (WBS) showing discrete work 
tasks and grouped hierarchically that helps to organize and 
define the total work scope of the project 
Write 3 to 4 pages on your findings 
Week 3 DQ1 
In Hurley’s 2009 article, what type of costs should project 
managers be tracking to get an accurate total cost? Why is it 
critical to track these costs? 
Week 3 DQ2 
Why is cost and quality management so important to know 
how to successfully apply in project management? What are 
the potential consequences of a project manager not 
knowing these two valuable tools? 
CMGT/410 Week 4 Individual Assignment 
The company offsite 2-day training session project is about 
ready to enter the execution phase. However, management 
has a history of being surprised with projects that finished 
over-budget, did not adhere to the timeline, evinced waste of 
resources, or did not meet expectations.
Address your strategy for the following in a 2- to 3-page 
memo to gain their confidence in your project management 
abilities: 
Analyze and report unplanned changes 
Evaluate project quality 
Procedures you plan to implement for handling change 
control issues 
How you plan to communicate whether the project is 
meeting any stated performance and quality objectives 
CMGT/410 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment 
The allocation and cost of resources need to be carefully 
monitored if a project is to be delivered on-time and on-budget. 
At a minimum this section will contain the following: 
Allocation of resources to project tasks (both labor and 
material) 
Cost estimates for project resources 
Gantt diagram showing duration estimates for all tasks and 
their sequencing (including precedence relations) and 
highlighting any critical path(s) arising from task 
dependencies ultimately determining the minimal duration 
of a project 
In addition summarize any relevant facts about the project 
duration, number or type of resources, critical task 
sequencing, or how duration estimates were arrived at, and 
any financial implications (for example, budget or cost 
reports of the project as well) 
Develop a baseline for your project plan so that all future 
variances are captured. 
Write 3 to 4 pages on your findings. 
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Cmgt 410 week 3 team project introduction

  • 1. Find needed answers here https://bitly.com/12BqnlF There is CMGT 410 Week 3 Team Project Introduction in this pack. General Questions - General General Questions CMGT/410 NEW UPDATED COURSE CMGT/410 Week 1 Individual Assignment Consider the following scenario: You have been hired by a large company with branch offices around the country to assist with rollout of a new companywide compliance system. While initially the focus was on implementation of the technology, it was found that success will require at least 10 hours of training for all managers across the country on both the use of the new platform as well as a host of new compliance policies being introduced. Of the options discussed, it was generally agreed than the training should be hands-on and conducted in person at a central location. This will obviously require getting organizational buy in as not all managers are going to be willing to commit to taking time out from their normal responsibilities just for some training. In addition, such large scale centralized training has not been done before by this company; therefore, the CEO wants feedback from participants to evaluate the effectiveness of any training sessions. As a result, your manager has given you the responsibility to develop an outline for a proposed project that would meet this upcoming need.
  • 2. Submit a 2- to 3-page memo that does the following: Names the project Briefly describes the project Identifies potential stakeholders directly or indirectly involved Specifies the overall objective and any outcomes for this project Details how success will be evaluated Highlights what is needed to ascertain the measurable organizational value (MOV) of this project. You will need to make some assumptions (it is even encouraged) but the assumptions must be documented. Week 1 DQ1 Carton et al (2008) describe what they consider a “successful” enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementation. What aspects of the project made it “successful” in their definition? Would your organization describe this as successful? Why or why not? Week 1 DQ2 Based on the article by Anantatmula (2010), why is the project manager so critical to the success of the project? CMGT/410 Week 2 Individual Assignment You have been tasked with the project of organizing a company offsite 2-day training session in which people are brought in from different parts of the country. This entails everything from preparation, accommodations, and facilities. Submit a 2- to 3-page executive memo summarizing the project's objective, any scoping boundaries used to define the project, and relevant facts about the tasks or resources. Identify all related tasks and resources needed to complete
  • 3. this project. Highlight or specify any measurable deliverables relating to your project. Attach a task list with assigned resources from a Microsoft® Project file that supports what you have outlined in your memo. Week 2 DQ1 Analyze the techniques discussed in the Guldemond et al. article (2008), and propose how you would apply them to your own skill set as a Project Manager. Week 2 DQ2 In their 2009 article, Turner et al. describe the relatively low implementation rate of Gantt chart, CPM diagrams, etc. in projects. Does your organization use these tools? How does this data compare to the implementation of these tools in your organization? Why? CMGT/410 Week 3 Individual Assignment The project for the company offsite 2-day training session has been given a preliminary go-ahead. However a budget needs to be submitted for approval. Write a 2- to 3-page memo explaining the financial implications of your project that does the following: Adds costs estimates to your resources (both labor and material) – Refer to websites like the United States Department of Labor for estimates. Adds estimates for all task duration and sequencing of tasks (including precedence relations) Summarizes any relevant facts about the project duration, number or type of resources, critical task sequencing, and how duration estimates were arrived at Highlights if there are any milestones for your project Include
  • 4. a Microsoft® Project Gantt chart, as an attachment, showing the WBS of tasks (with dependencies) and task sequences, along with any budget or cost reports to support your memo. CMGT/410 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment This is the core of any project plan used to communicate what tasks are needed and the order of sequence to be done to meet deadlines and deliverables. At a minimum the section will contain the following: Business requirements document (BRD) that provides additional details regarding the expectations (such as user, system, and functional) that must be met for achieving goals of the project Work breakdown structure (WBS) showing discrete work tasks and grouped hierarchically that helps to organize and define the total work scope of the project Write 3 to 4 pages on your findings Week 3 DQ1 In Hurley’s 2009 article, what type of costs should project managers be tracking to get an accurate total cost? Why is it critical to track these costs? Week 3 DQ2 Why is cost and quality management so important to know how to successfully apply in project management? What are the potential consequences of a project manager not knowing these two valuable tools? CMGT/410 Week 4 Individual Assignment The company offsite 2-day training session project is about ready to enter the execution phase. However, management has a history of being surprised with projects that finished over-budget, did not adhere to the timeline, evinced waste of resources, or did not meet expectations.
  • 5. Address your strategy for the following in a 2- to 3-page memo to gain their confidence in your project management abilities: Analyze and report unplanned changes Evaluate project quality Procedures you plan to implement for handling change control issues How you plan to communicate whether the project is meeting any stated performance and quality objectives CMGT/410 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment The allocation and cost of resources need to be carefully monitored if a project is to be delivered on-time and on-budget. At a minimum this section will contain the following: Allocation of resources to project tasks (both labor and material) Cost estimates for project resources Gantt diagram showing duration estimates for all tasks and their sequencing (including precedence relations) and highlighting any critical path(s) arising from task dependencies ultimately determining the minimal duration of a project In addition summarize any relevant facts about the project duration, number or type of resources, critical task sequencing, or how duration estimates were arrived at, and any financial implications (for example, budget or cost reports of the project as well) Develop a baseline for your project plan so that all future variances are captured. Write 3 to 4 pages on your findings. Just need highlighted p...