This document provides an overview of the BUS 517 Project Management CompleteCourse from HW Minute. It outlines the course content, including assignments, exams, and activities for each of the 10 weeks. Key topics covered include the project life cycle, project selection, project charters, scope management, scheduling, risk management, and project closure. The course uses a textbook and video lessons to teach principles of project management and have students apply them to real-world case studies and examples.

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BUS 517 Week 1
 From the first e-Activity, determine three to five ways theproject management concepts described in the video relate to the
project life cycle from the textbook. Support your response.
From the second e-Activity, select two business projects—one, a local project;the other, international. Next, determine the
current project life cycle for each project. Justify your selection
(2) Select a project for the purposeof completing thewriting assignments of this course. Provide a rationale for your selection
from an organizational strategy standpoint. Next, respond to at least two posts of your classmates, and comment on their project
selection. Note:Ensure that you can develop enough information to thoroughly cover theproject topic. Assumethat your projects
will have duration of 12 to 15 months with a functionally allocated project team. Adhere to confidentiality standards if you are
discussing projects from your organization
BUS 517 Assignment 1 Project Proposal
BUS 517 Week 2 Complete
“Elements of Projects” Please respond to the following:
 From the e-Activity, select a RFP project, and then explain the project you selected by 1) summarizing the needs and therequest
for action and 2) emphasizing the Statement of Work (SOW) through the use of Appendix2.1 from Chapter 2 of your textbook as
a guide. Cite the source and justify your response.
 As a project manager, determine two cultural implications that could affect your project management. Speculate on another two
organizational factors that you should consider in order to determine which project management structureyou should use.
Support your response.
“Elements of Projects”
From the e-Activity, select a RFP project, and then explain the project you selected by 1) summarizing the needs and the request for action and 2) emphasizing the Statement of Work
(SOW) through the use of Appendix 2.1 from Chapter 2 of your textbookas a guide. Cite the source and justify your response.
As a project manager, determine two cultural implications that couldaffect your project management. Speculate on
anothertwo organizational factors that you shouldconsider in order to determine which project management structure
you shoulduse. Support your response.
“Project Organization” Pleaserespond to the following:
 Take a position on the following statement: “Itis important for project managers to be ‘culture sensitive’ so that they can
develop appropriate strategies and responses and avoid violating key norms that would jeopardize their effectiveness within the
organization.” Support your position.
 From the case of Moss and McAdams Accounting Firm in Chapter 3 of the textbook, assume that you were theaccount manager
Bruce Palmer. Determine the key problem(s) with the organizational structureand culture of the firm. Next, suggest the main
steps that Palmer should have taken to manage the matrix organization, and suggest what Sands, theoffice manager who is
responsible for assigning personnel to different accounts, should do to support Palmer.

2. “Project Organization” Pleaserespond to the following:
Take a position on the following statement: “Itis important for project managers to be ‘culture sensitive’ so that they can
develop appropriate strategies and responses and avoid violating key norms that would jeopardize their effectiveness within the
organization.” Support your position
BUS 517 Assignment 2 Project Charter
BUS 517 Week 3
“Project Scope and WBS” Please respond to the following:
 Select a project, and determine at least two aspects of theproject scopethat might have thetendency to go out of scope and
potentially derail theproject. Next, develop a WBS that contains the three levels of detail and takes thetwo eventualities you
determined into account.
 Determine themain advantages of developing a WBS for this project. Support your response.
“Project Scope and WBS” Please respond to the following:
Select a project, and determine at least two aspects of theproject scopethat might have thetendency to go out of scope and
potentially derail theproject. Next, develop a WBS that contains the three levels of detail and takes thetwo eventualities you
determined into account.
“Case Study: Ghost Stories” Pleaserespond to thefollowing:
 Working in a strange and foreign culture while adhering to the project management guidelines can present challenges. A project
manager must utilize information for project professionals working overseas, as well as work on virtual projects involving
colleagues from different countries. From Chapter 15 of the textbook, describe the four major issues surrounding the
management of international projects. Next, from thecase study, determine which of the four issues that you identified best
describes theproblem of Lofgrin, the project manager. Support your response.
 From the case study, determine Lofgrin’s problem, and recommend a strategy for Lofgrin to consider in order to resolve the
problem. Next, create a three-level WBS for thestrategy that you recommended. Justify your response.
“Case Study: Ghost Stories” Pleaserespond to thefollowing:
Working in a strange and foreign culture while adhering to the project management guidelines can present challenges. A project
manager must utilize information for project professionals working overseas, as well as work on virtual projects involving
colleagues from different countries. From Chapter 15 of the textbook, describe the four major issues surrounding the
management of international projects. Next, from thecase study, determine which of the four issues that you identified best
describes theproblem of Lofgrin, the project manager. Support your response.
From the case study, determine Lofgrin’s problem, and recommend a strategy for Lofgrin to consider in order to resolve the
problem. Next, create a three-level WBS for thestrategy that you recommended. Justify your response.
BUS 517 Assignment 3 Project Presentation
BUS 517 Week 4
“Estimating Time and Costs” Please respond to the following:

3.  It has been stated that managers recognize time, cost, and resource estimates as critical if planning, executing, and monitoring
and controlling are to influence thesuccess of the project. From the e-Activity, select a guideline that project managers can
follow to develop useful and valuable work package estimates. Provide a rationale for your selection.
 The factors that influence the quality of estimates depend on the typeof project. Refer to your Week 3 Assignment 1, and
determine at least two factors that have an impact on the time and cost estimate aspects of a project. Support your answer.
“Case Study: SharpPrinting, AG” Please respond to thefollowing:
 In the case study, Lauren used the brainstorming technique to generate ideas and gather the project requirements. Suggest at least
three other group creativity techniques that she could use in order to increase the chances of the project’s success. Provide a
rationale to support your response.
 From the case study, recommend at least two estimating techniques for Sharp Printing’s mission-critical project. Provide a
rationale for your recommendations.
BUS 517 Midterm Exam Answers
(1) Which of these is not part of the“technical dimension” of project management?
(2) Which of the following activities is not considered a project?
(3) From among thefollowing activities, which is thebest example of a project?
(4) Which of the following constraints is not typically found in managing projects?
(5) In which of the following stages is it determined what the project will entail, when it will be scheduled, whom it will benefit,
and what thebudget will be?
(6) Integration of all project processes and practices to improve Project Management is due to
(7) A professionalorganization for project management specialists is the
(8) The wasteon failed projects and cost overruns is estimated in the neighborhood of
(9) Project selection criteria are typically classified as:
(10) Which of the follow is not one of thecommonly heard comments of project managers?
(11) Which of the following questions does theorganization’s mission statement answer?
(12) A major project proposalform will likely include all of the following except:
(13) Which of the following would not be classified as an organizational threat?
(14) A project screening matrix typically contains all of the following except:
(15) Which of the following terms is often used to denote a project that a powerful, high-ranking official is advocating?
(16) Which of the following is not one of the characteristics of effective objectives?

4. (17) All are negotiated issues except:
(18) Kim is reviewing a proposed project. Thescopeof the project is narrow with a lot of in-depth expertise required and it will
take a short period of time to complete. Thebest choice for organizing the project is ________ organization
(19) The Organizational Culture Diagnosis Worksheet classifies cultural characteristics into all of the following except:
(20) Organizational culture is best explained as organizational
(21) Which of the following combinations represents theextremes of project organization?
(22) The Macintosh development team at Appleis a good example of what kind of project structure?
(23) Projectitis is most likely to occur in the_______ organization structure.
(24) The project manager has the responsibility to answer which of the following questions?
(25) Which of the following cultural characteristics relates to the degree to which management focuses on outcomes rather than
on techniques and processes used to achieve thoseresults?
Midterm Part 2
(1) Research shows the most frequently mentioned barrier to project success is
(2) Scott has just been given a project that has a specific target date. After discussion with top management he finds that while the
date is important thecost is more important and a slip in delivery would be acceptable if required to meet thecost targets. The
target date is best classified as
(3) “To construct a high-quality, customhome within five months at costs not to exceed $150,000″ is best classified as
(4) Which of the following is not one of the items that would appear on a project scope checklist?
(5) The first step of project scopedefinition is to
(6) Which of the follow is least likely to be included in a Work Package?
(7) The integration of project work packages within the organization’s management structureis known as
(8) Creating an extranet website or an internal softwaredatabase systemwould be most closely associated with the
(9) Ed is looking over the actual results of projects and comparing them to what was estimated. He notices that projects that took
six months or longer to complete were noticeably more off the estimates. Which of thefollowing factors is he recognizing?
(10) Learning curves are more likely to apply in situations where most of the costs are
(11) People working on prototypedevelopment needing time to interact with thedesign engineers after thedesign is completed is
an example of:

5. (12) Jose is forecasting project time and cost for constructing a new building by multiplying the total square footage by a given
dollar amount. Which of the following methods is he using?
(13) A good starting point for developing time and cost estimates is
(14) A manager getting further into a project and obtaining a better understanding of what needs to be done to accomplish a
project is an example of:
(15) Resource shortages, in the form of people, equipment, or materials, is a good example of
(16) The approach that begins with a top-down estimatefor theproject and then refines estimates as the project is implemented is
known as ______ method
(17) Which of the following is not one of the bottom-up approaches to estimating project time and cost?
(18) The stages of culture shock include all of thefollowing except:
(19) When you begin to lose confidence in your abilities to communicate and work effectively in thedifferent culture, you are in
which of the following stages of culture shock?
(20) Which of the following is not contained in theAssessment Matrix Project Site Selection?
(21) As a responseto the events of September 11, 2001, themoving of personnel, materials, and equipment across international
borders has created border congestion with increased costs and time. This is an example of which of the following environmental
factors?
(22) American project managers have earned a reputation abroad for being very good at understanding technology but not good
at understanding:
(23) A major difference between working in Mexico and working in the United States is the perception of deadlines. This is
referred to as:
(24) Communications difficulties because of different languages are examples of which of thefollowing environmental factors?
(25) The growing presence of theRussian Mafia has discouraged many foreign firms from setting up operations in the former
Soviet Union. This is an example of which of the following environmental factors?
BUS 517 Week 5
UnscheduledProject Time” Please respond to the following:
 Define “slack” in the project management environment. Next, as project manager, refer to Assignment 1 and give your opinion
on why “slack” is important to your project. Justify your response.
 Determine thekey differences between free slack and totalslack in the project management environment. Provide an example or
scenario of each typeof slack to further justify your response.

6. “Project Management Resourses” Please respond to the following:
 From the e-Activity, interpret thenetwork computation process, and discuss the key terminologies and examples that helped you
understand thenetwork computation process.
 From the case study, determine the critical path for the project, and indicate whether you recommend that G&E pursuethe
contact in question. Justify your response.
BUS 517 Week 6
“Risk Management” Please respond to thefollowing:
 History has shown that the chances of risk events occurring and their respective costs increasing can change over the project life
cycle. As a project manager, select at least three risk events as they apply to ahypothetical project, and explain how you would
address the risks you selected. Next, determine at least one strategy to mitigate each risk occurrence.
 Differentiate between budget reserves and management reserves. Cite examples to explain your points.
“What is Risk Management” Please respond to the following:
 From the e-Activity, select one project that you are undertaking or you have completed. Determine at least two additional
analyses from the video that would help in facilitating the understanding of the risk management as it relates to your selected
project.
 The textbook emphasizes that “risk can never be completely eliminated. It can only be managed”. From the e-Activity, discuss
how thevideo explains this statement. Next, analyzewhy the risk management process is essential to a project’s success. Include
an example to support your response.
 From the e-Activity, select one project that you are undertaking or you have completed. Determine at least two additional
analyses from the video that would help in facilitating the understanding of the risk management as it relates to your selected
project.
BUS 517 Week 7
“Resource Scheduling” Pleaserespond to the following:
 Determine three most common problems associated with multi-project resource scheduling. Next, analyze at least three ways in
which outsourcing project work alleviates those common problems that you determined.
 From the e-Activity, theproject charter is a plan or a statement which shows the roles and responsibilities of all stakeholders.
Analyzeat least three ways in which the project charter can address the types of resource constraints inherent in a business
project.
“Reducing Project Duration” Please respond to thefollowing:
 Determine two advantages and two disadvantages of reducing project scopeto accelerate a project. Justify your responses with
examples.
 Per conventional wisdom, shortening project duration may come at the expense of overtime, the addition of personnel, and
acquiring more expensive equipment and / or materials. Sometimes, cost savings can be generated by extending the duration of a
project. Suggest at least two additional options that can be used to cut costs. Provide a rationale for your suggestion. Note: Make
sure the options you suggested are NOT covered in Chapter 9 of the textbook.
BUS 517 Week 8
“Being an Effective Project Manager” Please respond to the following:

7.  The PMBOK identifies some general management skills of project managers, including skills on communication, organization
and planning, budgeting, conflict management, negotiation and influencing, leadership, and team building and motivation. Give
your opinion as to why it is important for a project manager to build relationships before they are needed for project success.
Provide an example to support your response.
 Take a position on whether project managers are generalists or specialists. Justify your responsewith at least one example.
“Ethical Project Management” Please respond to the following:
 From the first e-Activity, in the role of a project manager for a midsized company, suggest three to five ways you would
communicate thePMI Code of Ethics to your project team during your weekly status meetings.
 From the second e-Activity, determine at least four leadership skills that would enhance your team effectiveness. Provide a
rationale to support your response.
“Outsourcing” Please respond to the following:
 Take a position on the following statement from Chapter 12 of thetextbook: “Negotiating is an art.” Support your position with
an example.
 Provide at least three reasons why organizations outsource project work. Next, determine the key advantages of outsourcing
project work.
“Performance Measurement” Pleaserespond to the following:
 Analyzethe key differences between Budget At Completion (BAC) and Estimate At Completion (EAC). Discuss at least three
ways project managers use BAC and EAC to communicate project progress.
 Select a project on which you acted as theproject manager, and evaluate the project schedule and cost status using the earned
value as a performance measurement technique. Provide a rationale to support your response.
BUS 517 Week 10
“Project Audit” Please respond to thefollowing:
 Determine three major closure deliverables when implementing closure and review for a business project. Explain each
deliverable with a corresponding example.
 Per conventional wisdom, during the project audit, much time can be wasted if a formal method of project closure is not in place.
Explain a systematicmethod of information handling, and determine at least three ethical responsibilities that theaudits must
follow.
“Project Completion” Please respond to the following:
 From the e-Activity, select at least two worksheets that you think you can use for your project. Next, determine at least two
benefits of using these worksheets as you prepareto complete your project.
Assume you are a project manager in a midsized organization, and there is a new project member joining in your team.
Determine at least two major benefits of project management oversight to the organization to the new project teammate. Provide
a rationale for your response
BUS 517 Week 11
“Improved Project Management” Please respond to the following:
 Your final project for this course is now complete through Project Proposal, Project Charter, and Project Presentation. Share what
you can utilize in your real-world projects to enhance project success.
 Describe themost important piece of knowledge that you gained during this course.
“Career” Please respond to the following:

8.  Discuss what you have learned in this course that will help you in your current or future career.
 It is believed that thosestarting in project management should take advantage of every opportunity to develop and expand their
project management skills. Determine at least four ways that this can be accomplished.