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PM3000 Principles of Project Management

Unit 2 Discussion

DQ1 Project Versus Operations

As a project manager, you will need to understand the interaction of projects with operations.

For this discussion, write an initial post in which you:

Evaluate the similarities and differences between an operations versus a project.

Provide an example of operations and an example of a project in an organization. Provide supporting scholarly evidence for your choices.

Discussion and Response Guidelines

Regarding discussions in this course, you are encouraged to initially post early in the unit for each discussion, to allow time for peers to respond. The expectation within the course discussions is to respond to at least two posts by the end of the unit, but it is highly recommended that you extend the dialogue further. Responding over multiple days will help stimulate a lively discussion.

DQ2 MS Project – Create Project Schedule

Imagine you are a project manager tasked with creating a marketing campaign project schedule that defines the tasks, duration, dependencies, and resources for the Insty Chat App. Follow these steps to create your Microsoft Project schedule:

Create a Project to be completed in three months.

Enter Task details. Include a minimum of 20 tasks for a marketing campaign project schedule.

Add a Start and End date for each task.

Add Resources that reflect the resources responsible for each task.

Add Dependencies between tasks. The project schedule should demonstrate at least five dependencies.

Attach the project schedule to your post and provide a description of any issues you encountered and your solutions to the issues. Describe the features in Microsoft Project that most helped you complete the project schedule.

Discussion and Response Guidelines

Regarding discussions in this course, you are encouraged to initially post early in the unit for each discussion, to allow time for peers to respond. The expectation within the course discussions is to respond to at least two posts by the end of the unit, but it is highly recommended that you extend the dialog further. Responding over multiple days will help stimulate a lively discussion.

Learning Components

This activity will help you achieve the following learning components:

Identify project tasks, resources, and project duration.

PM3000 Principles of Project Management

Unit 3 Discussion

Project Management Software and Tools

As a project manager, you need to know what project management software is available to implement on your projects. Some project management software is built around collaboration or designed to work better with sequential projects versus iterative projects.

For this discussion:

Examine at least three project management software applications.

Describe the features, best uses, weaknesses, cost, and adoption in the market.

Provide supporting evidence and references for your evaluation of project management software.

Discussion and Response Guidelines

Regarding discussions in this course, you are encouraged to initially post early in the unit for each discussion, to allow time for peers to respond. The expectation within the course discussions is to respond to at least two posts by the end of the unit, but it is highly recommended that you extend the dialog further. Responding over multiple days will help stimulate a lively discussion.