"Desiree’s Baby" Answer 3 of the following sets of questions in your initial post. Then respond to two peer posts. Make sure to incorporate quotes from the text and a secondary source into your posts to support your opinions. 1) Look at the names in the story: Desiree, La Blanche, L’Abri. What is the associated meaning of each name and how does that relate to the story? Examine the character of Armand. Is he pitiable or not? What motivates him? What is his background? Does he have a choice at the end of the story regarding Desiree and the baby? 2) What does the fire symbolize at the end of the story? (There are several viable answers.) Tied in with the fire symbolism, if we as readers see Armand linked to satanic images, what support from the text could we find? Identify the 3 main colors in the story. Who is associated with each of the colors and what is the significance? 3) In this story, Chopin is encouraging a discussion of gender roles. Based on the character of Desiree, what conclusions can you draw about a woman’s place in society? Argue whether or not Armand loves Desiree. Support your answer with specific textual references. Project how you believe Armand will feel after the conclusion of the story. Why do you believe this to be true? 4) Argue whether or not Armand knew he was “tainted” before discovering the letter at the end of the story. Use specific examples from the text and draw some conclusions. Do you think he even knew about the letter before the end of the story? Find a few examples of irony in the story. 5) Look for and find at least 2 examples of foreshadowing that prepare the reader for the ending. How does Chopin use diction in her favor to evoke feelings of sympathy for Desiree and her child as they are walking into the bayou? Give specific words and explain how they are used to affect the reader. Desiree's Baby by Kate Chopin Desiree's Baby (1894) is set in the Creole region of Louisiana and takes us back in time to the Antebellum South. It's featured in Short Stories for High School and our African American Library. An illustration for the story Desiree's Baby by the author Kate Chopin Alice Schille, Puerto Rican mother and child, 1916 1 As the day was pleasant, Madame Valmonde drove over to L'Abri to see Desiree and the baby. It made her laugh to think of Desiree with a baby. Why, it seemed but yesterday that Desiree was little more than a baby herself; when Monsieur in riding through the gateway of Valmonde had found her lying asleep in the shadow of the big stone pillar. The little one awoke in his arms and began to cry for "Dada." That was as much as she could do or say. Some people thought she might have strayed there of her own accord, for she was of the toddling age. The prevailing belief was that she had been purposely left by a party of Texans, whose canvas-covered wagon, late in the day, had crossed the ferry that Coton Mais kept, just below the plantation. In time Madame Valmonde abandoned ev ...

1. "Desiree’s Baby"
Answer 3 of the following sets of questions in your initial post.
Then respond to two peer posts.
Make sure to incorporate quotes from the text and a secondary
source into your posts to support your opinions.
1) Look at the names in the story: Desiree, La Blanche, L’Abri.
What is the associated meaning of each name and how does that
relate to the story? Examine the character of Armand. Is he
pitiable or not? What motivates him? What is his background?
Does he have a choice at the end of the story regarding Desiree
and the baby?
2) What does the fire symbolize at the end of the story? (There
are several viable answers.) Tied in with the fire symbolism, if
we as readers see Armand linked to satanic images, what
support from the text could we find? Identify the 3 main colors
in the story. Who is associated with each of the colors and what
is the significance?
3) In this story, Chopin is encouraging a discussion of gender
roles. Based on the character of Desiree, what conclusions can
you draw about a woman’s place in society? Argue whether or
not Armand loves Desiree. Support your answer with specific
textual references. Project how you believe Armand will feel
after the conclusion of the story. Why do you believe this to be
true?
4) Argue whether or not Armand knew he was “tainted” before
discovering the letter at the end of the story. Use specific
examples from the text and draw some conclusions. Do you

2. think he even knew about the letter before the end of the story?
Find a few examples of irony in the story.
5) Look for and find at least 2 examples of foreshadowing that
prepare the reader for the ending. How does Chopin use diction
in her favor to evoke feelings of sympathy for Desiree and her
child as they are walking into the bayou? Give specific words
and explain how they are used to affect the reader.
Desiree's Baby
by Kate Chopin
Desiree's Baby (1894) is set in the Creole region of Louisiana
and takes us back in time to the Antebellum South. It's featured
in Short Stories for High School and our African American
Library.
An illustration for the story Desiree's Baby by the author Kate
Chopin
Alice Schille, Puerto Rican mother and child, 1916
1
As the day was pleasant, Madame Valmonde drove over to
L'Abri to see Desiree and the baby. It made her laugh to think
of Desiree with a baby. Why, it seemed but yesterday that
Desiree was little more than a baby herself; when Monsieur in
riding through the gateway of Valmonde had found her lying
asleep in the shadow of the big stone pillar. The little one
awoke in his arms and began to cry for "Dada." That was as
much as she could do or say. Some people thought she might
have strayed there of her own accord, for she was of the
toddling age. The prevailing belief was that she had been
purposely left by a party of Texans, whose canvas-covered
wagon, late in the day, had crossed the ferry that Coton Mais
kept, just below the plantation. In time Madame Valmonde
abandoned every speculation but the one that Desiree had been

3. sent to her by a beneficent Providence to be the child of her
affection, seeing that she was without child of the flesh. For the
girl grew to be beautiful and gentle, affectionate and sincere -
the idol of Valmonde. It was no wonder, when she stood one
day against the stone pillar in whose shadow she had lain
asleep, eighteen years before, that Armand Aubigny riding by
and seeing her there, had fallen in love with her. That was the
way all the Aubignys fell in love, as if struck by a pistol shot.
The wonder was that he had not loved her before; for he had
known her since his father brought him home from Paris, a boy
of eight, after his mother died there. The passion that awoke in
him that day, when he saw her at the gate, swept along like an
avalanche, or like a prairie fire, or like anything that drives
headlong over all obstacles. Monsieur Valmonde grew practical
and wanted things well considered: that is, the girl's obscure
origin. Armand looked into her eyes and did not care. He was
reminded that she was nameless. What did it matter about a
name when he could give her one of the oldest and proudest in
Louisiana? He ordered the corbeille from Paris, and contained
himself with what patience he could until it arrived; then they
were married.
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Madame Valmonde had not seen Desiree and the baby for four
weeks. When she reached L'Abri she shuddered at the first sight
of it, as she always did. It was a sad looking place, which for
many years had not known the gentle presence of a mistress, old
Monsieur Aubigny having married and buried his wife in
France, and she having loved her own land too well ever to
leave it. The roof came down steep and black like a cowl,
reaching out beyond the wide galleries that encircled the yellow
stuccoed house. Big, solemn oaks grew close to it, and their
thick-leaved, far-reaching branches shadowed it like a pall.
Young Aubigny's rule was a strict one, too, and under it his
negroes had forgotten how to be gay, as they had been during

4. the old master's easy-going and indulgent lifetime. The young
mother was recovering slowly, and lay full length, in her soft
white muslins and laces, upon a couch. The baby was beside
her, upon her arm, where he had fallen asleep, at her breast. The
yellow nurse woman sat beside a window fanning herself.
Madame Valmonde bent her portly figure over Desiree and
kissed her, holding her an instant tenderly in her arms. Then she
turned to the child. "This is not the baby!" she exclaimed, in
startled tones. French was the language spoken at Valmonde in
those days. "I knew you would be astonished," laughed Desiree,
"at the way he has grown. The little cochon de lait! Look at his
legs, mamma, and his hands and fingernails - real finger-nails.
Zandrine had to cut them this morning. Isn't it true, Zandrine?"
The woman bowed her turbaned head majestically, "Mais si,
Madame." "And the way he cries," went on Desiree, "is
deafening. Armand heard him the other day as far away as La
Blanche's cabin." Madame Valmonde had never removed her
eyes from the child. She lifted it and walked with it over to the
window that was lightest. She scanned the baby narrowly, then
looked as searchingly at Zandrine, whose face was turned to
gaze across the fields. "Yes, the child has grown, has changed,"
said Madame Valmonde, slowly, as she replaced it beside its
mother. "What does Armand say?" Desiree's face became
suffused with a glow that was happiness itself.
3
"Oh, Armand is the proudest father in the parish, I believe,
chiefly because it is a boy, to bear his name; though he says not
- that he would have loved a girl as well. But I know it isn't
true. I know he says that to please me. And mamma," she added,
drawing Madame Valmonde's head down to her, and speaking in
a whisper, "he hasn't punished one of them - not one of them -
since baby is born. Even Negrillon, who pretended to have burnt
his leg that he might rest from work - he only laughed, and said
Negrillon was a great scamp. Oh, mamma, I'm so happy; it

5. frightens me." What Desiree said was true. Marriage, and later
the birth of his son had softened Armand Aubigny's imperious
and exacting nature greatly. This was what made the gentle
Desiree so happy, for she loved him desperately. When he
frowned she trembled, but loved him. When he smiled, she
asked no greater blessing of God. But Armand's dark, handsome
face had not often been disfigured by frowns since the day he
fell in love with her. When the baby was about three months
old, Desiree awoke one day to the conviction that there was
something in the air menacing her peace. It was at first too
subtle to grasp. It had only been a disquieting suggestion; an air
of mystery among the blacks; unexpected visits from far-off
neighbors who could hardly account for their coming. Then a
strange, an awful change in her husband's manner, which she
dared not ask him to explain. When he spoke to her, it was with
averted eyes, from which the old love-light seemed to have gone
out. He absented himself from home; and when there, avoided
her presence and that of her child, without excuse. And the very
spirit of Satan seemed suddenly to take hold of him in his
dealings with the slaves. Desiree was miserable enough to die.
She sat in her room, one hot afternoon, in her peignoir,
listlessly drawing through her fingers the strands of her long,
silky brown hair that hung about her shoulders. The baby, half
naked, lay asleep upon her own great mahogany bed, that was
like a sumptuous throne, with its satin-lined half-canopy. One
of La Blanche's little quadroon boys - half naked too - stood
fanning the child slowly with a fan of peacock feathers.
Desiree's eyes had been fixed absently and sadly upon the baby,
while she was striving to penetrate the threatening mist that she
felt closing about her. She looked from her child to the boy who
stood beside him, and back again; over and over. "Ah!" It was a
cry that she could not help; which she was not conscious of
having uttered. The blood turned like ice in her veins, and a
clammy moisture gathered upon her face.
4

6. She tried to speak to the little quadroon boy; but no sound
would come, at first. When he heard his name uttered, he looked
up, and his mistress was pointing to the door. He laid aside the
great, soft fan, and obediently stole away, over the polished
floor, on his bare tiptoes. She stayed motionless, with gaze
riveted upon her child, and her face the picture of fright.
Presently her husband entered the room, and without noticing
her, went to a table and began to search among some papers
which covered it. "Armand," she called to him, in a voice which
must have stabbed him, if he was human. But he did not notice.
"Armand," she said again. Then she rose and tottered towards
him. "Armand," she panted once more, clutching his arm, "look
at our child. What does it mean? Tell me." He coldly but gently
loosened her fingers from about his arm and thrust the hand
away from him. "Tell me what it means!" she cried
despairingly. "It means," he answered lightly, "that the child is
not white; it means that you are not white." A quick conception
of all that this accusation meant for her nerved her with
unwonted courage to deny it. "It is a lie; it is not true, I am
white! Look at my hair, it is brown; and my eyes are gray,
Armand, you know they are gray. And my skin is fair," seizing
his wrist. "Look at my hand; whiter than yours, Armand," she
laughed hysterically. "As white as La Blanche's," he returned
cruelly; and went away leaving her alone with their child. When
she could hold a pen in her hand, she sent a despairing letter to
Madame Valmonde. "My mother, they tell me I am not white.
Armand has told me I am not white. For God's sake tell them it
is not true. You must know it is not true. I shall die. I must die.
I cannot be so unhappy, and live." The answer that came was
brief: "My own Desiree: Come home to Valmonde; back to your
mother who loves you. Come with your child." When the letter
reached Desiree she went with it to her husband's study, and
laid it open upon the desk before which he sat. She was like a
stone image: silent, white, motionless after she placed it there.

7. 5
In silence he ran his cold eyes over the written words. He said
nothing. "Shall I go, Armand?" she asked in tones sharp with
agonized suspense. "Yes, go." "Do you want me to go?" "Yes, I
want you to go." He thought Almighty God had dealt cruelly
and unjustly with him; and felt, somehow, that he was paying
Him back in kind when he stabbed thus into his wife's soul.
Moreover he no longer loved her, because of the unconscious
injury she had brought upon his home and his name. She turned
away like one stunned by a blow, and walked slowly towards
the door, hoping he would call her back. "Good-by, Armand,"
she moaned. He did not answer her. That was his last blow at
fate. Desiree went in search of her child. Zandrine was pacing
the sombre gallery with it. She took the little one from the
nurse's arms with no word of explanation, and descending the
steps, walked away, under the live-oak branches. It was an
October afternoon; the sun was just sinking. Out in the still
fields the negroes were picking cotton. Desiree had not changed
the thin white garment nor the slippers which she wore. Her hair
was uncovered and the sun's rays brought a golden gleam from
its brown meshes. She did not take the broad, beaten road which
led to the far-off plantation of Valmonde. She walked across a
deserted field, where the stubble bruised her tender feet, so
delicately shod, and tore her thin gown to shreds. She
disappeared among the reeds and willows that grew thick along
the banks of the deep, sluggish bayou; and she did not come
back again. Some weeks later there was a curious scene enacted
at L'Abri. In the centre of the smoothly swept back yard was a
great bonfire. Armand Aubigny sat in the wide hallway that
commanded a view of the spectacle; and it was he who dealt out
to a half dozen negroes the material which kept this fire ablaze.
A graceful cradle of willow, with all its dainty furbishings, was
laid upon the pyre, which had already been fed with the richness
of a priceless layette. Then there were silk gowns, and velvet
and satin ones added to these; laces, too, and embroideries;

8. bonnets and gloves; for the corbeille had been of rare quality.
6
The last thing to go was a tiny bundle of letters; innocent little
scribblings that Desiree had sent to him during the days of their
espousal. There was the remnant of one back in the drawer from
which he took them. But it was not Desiree's; it was part of an
old letter from his mother to his father. He read it. She was
thanking God for the blessing of her husband's love:-- "But
above all," she wrote, "night and day, I thank the good God for
having so arranged our lives that our dear Armand will never
know that his mother, who adores him, belongs to the race that
is cursed with the brand of slavery."
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Running head: Project Type: Unit 5 Individual Project 3
Type your Name Here
American Intercontinental University
MGMT412 – Project Management

9. Date of Submission
Unit 5 Individual Project
Introduction
Provide a brief introduction (2-3 sentences) for the purposes of
previewing what will be covered. Remember to always indent
the first line of a paragraph (use the tab key). The margins, font
size, spacing, and font type (italics or plain) are set in APA
format. Please do not change the names of the headings and
subheadings, and do not change the font or style of font.
(Delete the information provided in the instructions.)
Time Required to Complete Jobs
Mike was hired as a project manager to install hardwood floors
for the company Awesome Floor and Tile. They will be
installing new flooring into a local office building. Mike comes
up with the list of work and estimates the time. A list of
activities and their optimistic completion time, the most likely
completion time, and the pessimistic completion time (all in
days) are estimated in the table.
Activities
OT
MT
PT
Activity 1
2
3
4
Activity 2
3
6
9
Activity 3
4
8
12

10. Activity 4
6
8
10
Activity 5
8
10
12
Activity 6
10
14
18
Activity 7
4
6
8
Activity 2 starts immediately after Activity 1.
Activity 3, Activity 4, and Activity 5 start concurrently after
Activity 2.
Activity 6 does not start until after Activity 3, Activity 4, and
Activity 5 are completed.
The carpet installation project is complete after Activity 7 is
completed.
Determine and Explain Key Calculations
Determine and explain the expected completion time and the
variance for each activity. Determine and explain the total
project completion time and the critical path for the project.
Determine and explain Early Start (ES), Early Finish (EF), Late
Start (LS), and slack for each activity. What is the probability
that this project will be finished in 40 days or less?
This should be 1-2 paragraphs in length. (Delete the
information provided in the instructions.)
Benefits of Using Project Management Techniques
Define how to gather the project requirements. Analyze
whether there are any potential changes that could impact

11. overall project schedule and project finishing times. Explain
the best methods for managing the change requests and what
kind of process this project should involve. Analyze
implications of changes in project scheduling. How do changes
impact the calculations and the critical path? Evaluate
applications of project management techniques in terms of the
firm's business operational goals and requirements.
This should be 2-3 paragraphs in length. (Delete the information
provided in the instructions.)
Conclusion
Add some concluding remarks in a sentence or two.
This should be 1-2 sentences. (Delete the information provided
in the instructions.)
References
NOTE: The reference list starts on a new page after your
conclusion.
(Edit these references, add additional ones you used and delete
the references you did not use.)
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Presentation title [intellipath].
Retrieved from American InterContinental University Virtual
Campus, Course
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from URL
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from URL
Mike was hired as a project manager to install hardwood floors
for the company Awesome Floor and Tile. They will be
installing new flooring into a local office building. Mike comes
up with the list of work and estimates the time. A list of
activities and their optimistic completion time, the most likely
completion time, and the pessimistic completion time (all in
days) are estimated in a given table. Following are the activities
that are required to install the hardwood floor in the offices:
· Activity 1: Measure office room dimensions
· Activity 2: Estimate cost
· Activity 3: Material requisition
· Activity 4: Workforce requisition
· Activity 5: Special tool requisition

13. · Activity 6: Installation
· Activity 7: Inspection and customer acceptance
Activity 2 starts immediately after Activity 1.
Activity 3, Activity 4, and Activity 5 start concurrently after
Activity 2.
Activity 6 does not start until after Activity 3, Activity 4, and
Activity 5 are completed.
The carpet installation project is complete after Activity 7 is
completed.
Your assignment is to write a report that addresses the
following:
If OT = Optimistic Time, MT = Most Likely Time, and PT =
Pessimistic Time, use a Program Evaluation Review Estimate
(PERT) to compute the statistical time for each activity, as in
the following table:
Activities
OT
MT
PT
Activity 1
2
3
4
Activity 2
3
6
9
Activity 3
4
8
12

14. Activity 4
6
8
10
Activity 5
8
10
12
Activity 6
10
14
18
Activity 7
4
6
8
You must also do the following:
· Determine and explain the expected completion time and the
variance for each activity.
· Determine and explain the total project completion time and
the critical path for the project.
· Determine and explain Early Start (ES), Early Finish (EF),
Late Start (LS), and slack for each activity.
· What is the probability that this project will be finished in 40
days or less? Explain.
· Define how to gather the project requirements.
· Analyze whether there are any potential changes that could
impact overall project schedule and project finishing time.
· Explain the best methods for managing the change requests
and what kind of process this project should involve.
· Analyze implications of changes in project scheduling.
· Explain the best methods for managing the change requests
and what kind of process this project should involve.
· Evaluate applications of project management techniques in
terms of the firm’s business operational goals and requirements.
Please submityour assignment in an APA-formatted paper.

15. Submitting your assignment in APA format means, at a
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careful not to triple- or quadruple-space between paragraphs).
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except as required for APA-level headings and references. The
deliverable length of the body of your paper for this assignment
is 2–3 pages. In-body academic citations to support your
decisions and analysis are required. A variety of academic
sources is encouraged.
· Reference page: References that align with your in-body
academic sources are listed on the final page of your paper. The
references must be in APA format using appropriate spacing,
hang indention, italics, and upper- and lowercase usage as
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abbreviated in-body citations used in the paper. Every
referenced item must have a corresponding in-body citation.
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Reading Assignment
PMI: Chapters 3, 5–6, and 9–13, as needed
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Assignment Objectives
· Assess the general functions of management as depicted by
planning, organizing, leading, and controlling
Model Answer
The student’s submission should be in the form of an APA-

16. formatted paper that addresses the questions and calculations
requested. There are various ways in which to present the
information. Below are each of the elements of the assignment
and the supporting formulae and data.
Determine the expected completion time and the variance for
each activity
PERT Formula
· Expected Time = ET
· Optimistic Time = OT
· Most Likely Time = MT
· Pessimistic Time = PT
Expected Time = (Optimistic Time + 4 x Most likely time +
Pessimistic time) / 6
In other words, ET = (OT + 4 x MT + PT) / 6
Task Variance Formula
· Pessimistic Time = PT
· Optimistic Time = OT
The Variance of the Task = [(P – O) / 6]2
Activities
OT
MT
PT
Pert Estimate
Variance
Activity 1
2
3
4
3
0.11111111
Activity 2
3
6
9
6

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Activity 3
4
8
12
8
1.77777778
Activity 4
6
8
10
8
0.44444444
Activity 5
8
10
12
10
0.44444444
Activity 6
10
14
18
14
1.77777778
Activity 7
4
6
8
6
0.44444444
Determine the total project completion time and the critical path
for the project
The student's answer should identify the critical path items and
explain that the longest path time through the project is the

18. critical path. This means that any task along this path must be
completed on time or the project completion time will be
effected. Therefore, these tasks are critical. The task times
along the critical path are summed to determine the project
completion time.
Network Diagram (PERT or CPM)
Critical Path = 1,2,5,6,7 = 39 days
Total project completion time = 39 days
Determine Early Start (ES), Early Finish (EF), Late Start (LS),
and slack for each activity
The Early Start is determined by making a “Forward Pass”
through the Network Diagram and finding the earliest time the
Project Activity can begin based on its sequence and the
preceding tasks. The Late Start Time is calculated by making a
“Backward Pass” (starting at the end) through the Network
Diagram and determining the last possible day that a task could
begin and still be completed on time. Slack time is determined
by subtracting the Early Start time from the Late Start time for
each task. Note that tasks on the critical path have no slack
time.
Early Start
Late Start
Early Finish
Slack Time
Activity 1
0
0
6
0
Activity 2
3
3

19. 9
0
Activity 3
9
11
17
2
Activity 4
9
11
17
2
Activity 5
9
9
19
0
Activity 6
19
19
33
0
Activity 7
33
33
39
0
What is the probability that this project will finish the project in
40 days or less?
The probability of completing the project within a given time
estimate is determined by finding the Z value for the specified
time in relation to the project. This is done by applying the
formula below to calculate Z for the critical path and looking up
the value in a Z table to determine the probability.
Formula for Z and Path Variance:
Z = (Specified Time – Expected Time/Standard Deviation)

20. Path Variance = Sum of the Task Variances on the Path
Standard Deviation is the Square Root of Variance. So, once the
Variance is known, the Standard Deviation can be calculated by
finding the Square Root.
Answer
Path Variance for the critical path = 3.77778 Std. Dev. = 1.9437
Specified Time = 40 Days
Expected Time (PERT Estimate) = 39 Days
Z = (40 – 39)/1.9437 = .5144
Using the Z Table we see that a Z value of 0.51 yields a
Probability of 69.50% that the project could be completed in 40
Days or less.
Define how to gather the project requirements
Gathering requirements is the process of determining,
documenting, and managing stakeholder needs and requirements
to meet objectives. Students should discuss how to work with
different stakeholders to collect project requirements. Students
can also discuss what kind of methods they could use to gather
project requirements like brainstorming, meetings, and lessons
learned review, etc.
Analyze whether there are any potential changes that could
impact overall project schedule and project finishing time.
Student answers will vary. The general discussion should
recognize the importance of critical path task management. The
activities on the critical path have no slack time and therefore,
must occur on time to maintain the project schedule. Any
change that delays a critical path item should be examined
closely by the project manager for recovery and impact.
Analyze implications of changes in project scheduling.
Student answers will vary. The general discussion should
recognize the importance of critical path task management. The
activities on the critical path have no slack time and therefore,
must occur on time to maintain the project schedule. Any
change that delays a critical path item should be examined
closely by the Project Manager for recovery and impact.
Explain the best methods to managing the change requests and

21. what kind of process this project should involve.
A change request is a formal proposal to modify any project
document, deliverables, or baseline. The students should discuss
the potential change requests from different stakeholders, the
change impacts, and the change requests’ approval/deny
processes. The students can also discuss the roles and
responsibilities that different stakeholders should play in the
change requests.
Evaluate application of project management techniques in terms
of the firm's business operational goals and requirements.
Student answers will vary. The students should demonstrate
good knowledge of the importance of project management to the
growth and adaption of a business. The students should discuss
the need to match the project management technique applied to
the type of business project undertaken. Some discussion of
Agile, Scrum, or traditional techniques may be included.