Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:
- Why is it important to maintain and submit timely reporting of progress and performance of the project?
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PM582 Week 6 Discussion - Performance Reporting
PM582 Week 4 Discussion Managing Stakeholders
Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:
• What are the potential consequences of not having an effective communications plan?
• What are the potential consequences of not having an effective communications plan?
PM582 Week 3 Discussion Human Resource Planning
Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:
- Based on the identified organizational structures in your reading, which would you feel most comfortable working in and why?
PM582 Week 1 Discussion Discussion - Tools and Techniques
Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:
- Based on your understanding of leadership theories and styles, identify your leadership style and give an example that supports your selection.
PM582 Week 6 Team - Stakeholder Presentation
Use the Individual and Learning Team research/activities completed in past weeks — and modified based on instructor feedback — in your Performance Report to create a presentation for stakeholders.
Showcase the following:
- Upcoming events
- Budget (with costs already spent and those to come)
- Schedule
- Goals/objectives
- A project scope statement
- A WBS
- A project organization chart
- A communication plan matrix
- Concerns about the current project's status (including to whom these concerns were communicated)
- Accomplishments that have been made throughout the project, including how they tie to the milestones identified at the start of the project
Create this as a cohesive, 10- to 15-slide visual presentation that would be given to stakeholders. It should include an introduction, conclusion, questions, and references.
PM582_r5_wk6_peformance_report
Assignment Content
Use the provided Performance Report Template, and research specific project management metrics (e.g., earned value, ROI, etc.) to become familiar with those in the template.
Create a full performance report for the case study from Wk 2 (OLLO) using the modified (based on instructor feedback) information from previous weeks (e.g., WBS, change management plans, communication plans, etc.).
Indicate the stakeholders who would receive the report.
Include specific metrics on the performance report to demonstrate whether the project was successful at the time of reporting.
Include an approximately 200- to 250-word explanation in each area in the template to help indicate what each of the metrics demonstrates, lessons learned, team functioning throughout the project, etc.
Submit your assignment.
PM582 Week 5 Ch. 8 Exercise Questions
Assignment Content
Reflect on each question in the Exercises section on p. 128 of Project Management Leadership.
Respond to each question in approximately 525 words each. Responses can be less formal than an APA-formatted paper; like a numbered list.
Submit your assignment.
Question 1
Reflect on any significant changes you have experienced during your projects.
a. How did these changes make you feel? Were you apprehensive or confident?
b. Do you think your needs, as someone involved in the change process, were being addressed and satisfied? On reflection, what do you think were your needs? If they were not met sufficiently, what do you think could have been done?
c. Early in the change process, were you clear about the outcomes of the intended change? What do you know now about the outcomes? Could this have helped if you had known about the outcomes earlier?
Question 2
Imagine you are leading a merger of two companies. What do you think would be the main issues for people that would encourage them to resist inevitable changes? How do you think they would react? What behaviors do you think would be observed?
Question 3
From your consideration of the merger example, what is the first thing you would do to address the issues you have suggested might occur? How would you assist people through the changes?
PM582 Week 4 Communication Plan Matrix
Assignment Content
Indicate the frequency and type of communication appropriate for each stakeholder (project sponsor, head of technology, and head of finance).
E-mail each stakeholder to determine their specific reporting needs.
Provide options and examples for the stakeholders in order to provide context.
Give at least two specific suggestions and examples of the type of information a stakeholder might find on a report that would be of interest to them (e.g., WBS, weekly status report, etc. Provide a template copy of a status report as an example).
Research the types of information in which these stakeholders might be interested (other than the examples given above).
Draft one e-mail to each stakeholder.
Include the drafts as part of one document. Each draft needs to be around 350 words and have examples mentioned and submitted, along with your e-mail drafts.
PM582 Week 4 Bad News E-mail
Assignment Content
Draft an e-mail to one of the stakeholders from the Wk 4 Communication Plan Matrix assignment in order to deliver "bad" news. For example, maybe their requested communication is not something you can provide, the project has gone over schedule, or something else that fits their needs.
Include highlights of the project, as well as the areas of concern, and propose your solutions to the stakeholder for correcting the issues found.
Format a professional e-mail of approximately 700 words to a stakeholder that lets them know the issues at hand.
Submit your assignment.
PM582 Week 3 Project Organization Chart
Assignment Content
Select one of the organizational structures from Ch. 4.
Create a project organization chart to staff the project from OLLO using the previously created WBS.
Complete the project organization chart using a presentation software such as Microsoft®PowerPoint® or Prezi, or Microsoft® Visio®.
Include a justification of approximately 175 words for each decision.
Identify optimal skill sets for each position. Then, develop six to ten interview questions that will assess each employee's interest and ability in filling that position.
Include a summary of approximately 350 words in which you explain how the questions would help you choose the most qualified employees, considering technical and social skills.
Write approximately 700 words in which you describe the role of a project leader in making staffing decisions and how the project leader will ensure they are choosing the right individual for each position.
Combine the interview questions and summary, project organization chart, and summary into a cohesive report.
PM582 Week 2 Team - Work Breakdown Structure
OLLO is an e-commerce company specializing in mail-order retail. Over the next two years, the company hopes to increase sales by 30%, as well as increase its internal staff by 15% over the next year to support this effort. Offices are being asked to support this effort by creating a plan for the next two years to increase sales numbers, as well as support the increasing number of internal staff to be brought on during the next year. The plan will be delivered to stakeholders within OLLO to gain their support.
Scope:
- Restricted to offices at OLLO locations (domestic only; not international)
- Does not include external activities outside of the mail-order services OLLO provides
Deliverables:
- Increase sales at OLLO by 30% in the next 2 years
- Increase internal OLLO staff by 15% in the next year to support the sales growth
- Demonstrate the plan to stakeholders within OLLO to gain their support
Create the WBS in Microsoft® Project.
Use the decomposition technique to identify tasks that must be completed. Break these tasks into smaller packages when necessary.
Include a justification of approximately 175 words for each task.
Explain why each task must be completed in the manner and order you chose.
Include a WBS dictionary.
Write a summary of approximately 1,050 words in which you describe the role of a project leader in creating a WBS.
Explain strategies a project leader would use to interpret the project scope statement, conduct relevant research, and develop the WBS. Also, include how the PM will present this information to stakeholders in a way that will generate support for the project.
Combine the WBS, justifications, and summary into a cohesive report.
Format your report consistent with APA guidelines.
PM582 - PROJECT LEADERSHIP - Week 1 Leadership style and diverse teams
Assignment Content
Select one of the leadership styles in Ch. 6 of Project Management Leadership.
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper explaining why that leadership style is the most effective one to help lead diverse teams, provide effective negotiation techniques, and help mitigate conflict within a project team.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines, including the citation of any references.
Submit your assignment.
PM582 Week 5 Discussion Integrated Change Management
Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:
- Review Table 8.1: Reasons Why People Do Not Want to Change in your text, and share an example that you may have experienced that aligns with one of the suggested reasons.
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