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Practical Connection Assignment At UC, it is a priority that students are provided with strong educational programs and courses that allow them to be servant-leaders in their disciplines and communities, linking research with practice and knowledge with ethical decision-making. This assignment is a written assignment where students will demonstrate how this course research has connected and put into practice within their own career. This is a unique assignment that will concentrate on concepts learned within the course. Do not reuse prior Practical Connections Assignments. Assignment:
Provide a reflection of at least 500 words (or 2 pages double spaced) of how the knowledge, skills, or theories of this course have been applied, or could be applied, in a practical manner to your current work environment. If you are not currently working, share times when you have or could observe these theories and knowledge could be applied to an employment opportunity in your field of study. Requirements:
- Provide a 500 word (or 2 pages double spaced) minimum reflection.
- Use of proper APA formatting and citations. Only use the textbook.
- Share a personal connection that identifies specific knowledge and theories from three (3) different chapters covered to date in this course.
- Use a very specific concept not a general one. The concept selected will be evaluated and considered when grading.
- Demonstrate a connection to your current work environment. If you are not employed, demonstrate a connection to your desired work environment.
- You should NOT, provide an overview of the assignments assigned in the course. The assignment asks that you reflect how the knowledge and skills obtained through meeting course objectives were applied or could be applied in the workplace.
- At the end of each chapter there is a list of key terms that can be referenced to identify concepts from the chapter.
- Paper should have four (4) identifiable paragraphs:
- Paragraph 1: Short explanation of current career (approximately 50 words)
- Paragraphs 2-4: Select a concept from a chapter, explain the concept then apply it in your work (150+ words per paragraph)
Executive Program Practical Connection Assignment
At UC, it is a priority that students are provided with strong educational programs and courses that
allow them to be servant-leaders in their disciplines and communities, linking research with practice and
knowledge with ethical decision-making. This assignment is a written assignment where students will
demonstrate how this course research has connected and put into practice within their own career.
Assignment:
Provide a reflection of at least 500 words (or 2 pages double spaced) of how the knowledge, skills, or
theories of this course have been applied, or could be applied, in a practical manner to your current
work environment. If you are not currently working, share times when you have or could observe these
theories and knowledge could be applied to an employment opportunity in your field of study.
Requirements:
Provide a 500 word (or 2 pages double spaced) minimum reflection.
Use of proper APA formatting and citations. If supporting evidence from outside resources is used those
must be properly cited.
Share a personal connection that identifies specific knowledge and theories from this course.
Demonstrate a connection to your current work environment. If you are not employed, demonstrate a
connection to your desired work environment.
You should NOT, provide an overview of the assignments assigned in the course. The assignment
asks that you reflect how the knowledge and skills obtained through meeting course objectives
were applied or could be applied in the workplace.
,
Executive Program Practical Connection Assignment
Component Proficient (15 to 20 points) Competent (8 to 14 points) Novice (1 to 7 points) Score
Assignment
Requirements
Student completed all required
portions of the assignment
Completed portions of the
assignment
Did not complete the required
assignment.
Writing Skills, Grammar, and APA
Formatting
Assignment strongly demonstrates
graduate-level proficiency in organization, grammar, and style.
Assignment is well written, and ideas
are well developed and explained. Demonstrates strong writing skills.
Student paid close attention to spelling and punctuation. Sentences and
paragraphs are grammatically correct.
Proper use of APA formatting. Properly and explicitly cited outside resources.
Reference list matches citations.
Assignment demonstrates graduate-
level proficiency in organization, grammar, and style.
Assignment is effectively
communicated, but some sections lacking clarity. Student paid some
attention to spelling and punctuation, but there are errors
within the writing. Needs attention to proper writing skills.
Use of APA formatting and citations of outside resources, but has a few instances in which proper citations
are missing.
Assignment does not demonstrate
graduate-level proficiency in organization, grammar, and style.
Assignment is poorly written and
confusing. Ideas are not communicated effectively. Student
paid no attention to spelling and punctuation. Demonstrates poor
writing skills.
The assignment lacks the use of APA formatting and does not provide proper citations or includes no
citations.
Maintains
purpose/focus
Submission is well organized and has a
tight and cohesive focus that is integrated throughout the document
Submissions has an organizational
structure and the focus is clear throughout.
Submission lacks focus or contains
major drifts in focus
Understanding of Course Content
Student demonstrates understand of
course content and knowledge.
Student demonstrates some
understanding of course content and knowledge.
Student does not demonstrate
understanding of course content and knowledge.
Work Environment Application
Student strongly demonstrates the
practical application, or ability to apply, of course objectives within a work
environment.
Student demonstrates some
practical application, or ability to apply, of course objectives within a
work environment.
Student does not demonstrate the practical application, or ability to
apply, of course objectives within a work environment.
,
Contemporary Project Management
Timothy J. Kloppenborg •
Vittal Anantatmula •
Kathryn N. Wells
F O U R T H E D I T I O N
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MS Project 2016 Instructions in Contemporary Project Management 4e
Chapter MS Project
3 MS Project 2016 Introduction
Ribbon, Quick Access Toolbar, view panes, Zoom Slider, Shortcuts, Scheduling Mode Selector
Setting Up Your First Project
Auto schedule, start date, identifying information, summary row
Create Milestone Schedule
Key milestones, zero duration, must finish on, information
7 Set Up a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
Understand the WBS definitions and displays
Enter WBS Elements (tasks), Create the outline,
Insert WBS Code Identifier column, Hide or show subtasks detail
8 Using MS Project for Critical Path Schedules
Set Up the Project Schedule
Set or update the project start date, Define organization’s working and nonworking time
Build the Network Diagram and Identify the Critical Path
Enter tasks and milestones, edit the timescale, understand and define task dependencies, assign task duration estimates, identify the critical path, understand the network diagram view
Display and Print Schedules
9 Define Resources
Resource views, max units, resource calendars
Assigning Resources
Basic assignment, modify an assignment
Identify Overallocated Resources
Resource usage and Detailed Gantt views together
Overallocated Resources
Finding overallocated resources, dealing with overallocations
Crashing a Critical Path Activity
10 Develop Bottom-up Project Budget
Assignment costs, task costs, various cost perspectives
Develop Summary Project Budget
12 Baseline the Project Plan
First time baseline, subsequent baselines, viewing variances
14 Using MS Project to Monitor and Control Projects
What Makes a Schedule Useful?
How MS Project recalculates based on reported actuals, current and future impacts of variances, define the performance update process (who, what, when)
Steps to Update the Project Schedule
Acquire performance data, set and display status date, Enter duration-based performance data, reschedule remaining work, revise future estimates
15 Close Project
Creating project progress reports, sharing reports, export a report to MS Excel, archive project work, capture and publish lessons learned
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PMBOK® Guide 6e Coverage in Contemporary Project Management 4e The numbers refer to the text page where the process is defined. Project management (PM) processes and knowledge areas 10–11 Project life cycle 7–10, 62–64 Projects and strategic planning 33–37 Organizational influences 102–110 Portfolio and program management 37–42
PMBOK® Guide, 6th ed. Coverage
Knowledge Areas
Initiating Process Group Planning Process Group
Executing Process Group
Monitoring & Controlling Process Group
Closing Process Group
Project Integration Management
Develop Project Charter 60–79
Develop Project Management Plan 409–410
Direct and Manage Project Work 459–460 Manage Project Knowledge 192–193, 504–508
Monitor and Control Project Work 460–462 Perform Integrated Change Control 229–232, 462–463
Close Project or Phase 503, 508–511
Project Scope Management
Plan Scope Management 211–212 Collect Requirements 212–216 Define Scope 216–220 Create WBS 220–229
Validate Scope 500–501 Control Scope 475–476
Project Schedule Management
Plan Schedule Management 246 Define Activities 249–253 Sequence Activities 253–255 Estimate Activity Durations 255–258 Develop Schedule 259–267
Control Schedule 476–480
Project Cost Management
Plan Cost Management 329–330 Estimate Costs 330–341 Determine Budget 342–344
Control Costs 345, 476–480
Project Quality Management
Plan Quality Management 401–404 Manage Quality 404–406, 469–474
Control Quality 406–409, 469–474
Project Resources Management
Plan Resource Management 290–295 Estimate Activity Resources 290
Aquire Resources 138–141 Develop Team 141–157 Manage Team 157–161
Control Resources 476
Project Com- munications Management
Plan Communications Management 188–192
Manage Communications 193–199, 465–467
Monitor Communications 467–468
Project Risk Management
Plan Risk Management 360–366 Identify Risks 75, 366–368 Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis 75, 368–372 Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis 372–373 Plan Risk Responses 75, 373–377
Implement Risk Responses 464–465
Monitor Risks 463–464
Project Procurement Management
Plan Procurement Management 431–433, 438–441
Conduct Procurements 434–438
Control Procurments 441
Project Stake- holder Management
Identify Stakehold- ers 75–77, 178–184
Plan Stakeholder Engagement 184–186 Manage Stakeholder Engagement 187–188
Monitor Stakeholder Engagement 188
Source: Adapted from A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), 6th ed. (Newtown Square, PA: Project Management Institute, Inc., 2017): 31.
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Contemporary Project Management ORGANIZE LEAD PLAN PERFORM
FOURTH EDITION
TIMOTHY J. KLOPPENBORG Xavier University
VITTAL ANANTATMULA Western Carolina University
KATHRYN N. WELLS Keller Williams Real Estate
Australia • Brazil • Mexico • Singapore • United Kingdom • United States
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MS Project 2016 Instructions in Contemporary Project Management 4e
Chapter MS Project
3 MS Project 2016 Introduction
Ribbon, Quick Access Toolbar, view panes, Zoom Slider, Shortcuts, Scheduling Mode Selector
Setting Up Your First Project
Auto schedule, start date, identifying information, summary row
Create Milestone Schedule
Key milestones, zero duration, must finish on, information
7 Set Up a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
Understand the WBS definitions and displays
Enter WBS Elements (tasks), Create the outline,
Insert WBS Code Identifier column, Hide or show subtasks detail
8 Using MS Project for Critical Path Schedules
Set Up the Project Schedule
Set or update the project start date, Define organization’s working and nonworking time
Build the Network Diagram and Identify the Critical Path
Enter tasks and milestones, edit the timescale, understand and define task dependencies, assign task duration estimates, identify the critical path, understand the network diagram view
Display and Print Schedules
9 Define Resources
Resource views, max units, resource calendars
Assigning Resources
Basic assignment, modify an assignment
Identify Overallocated Resources
Resource usage and Detailed Gantt views together
Overallocated Resources
Finding overallocated resources, dealing with overallocations
Crashing a Critical Path Activity
10 Develop Bottom-up Project Budget
Assignment costs, task costs, various cost perspectives
Develop Summary Project Budget
12 Baseline the Project Plan
First time baseline, subsequent baselines, viewing variances
14 Using MS Project to Monitor and Control Projects
What Makes a Schedule Useful?
How MS Project recalculates based on reported actuals, current and future impacts of variances, define the performance update process (who, what, when)
Steps to Update the Project Schedule
Acquire performance data, set and display status date, Enter duration-based performance data, reschedule remaining work, revise future estimates
15 Close Project
Creating project progress reports, sharing reports, export a report to MS Excel, archive project work, capture and publish lessons learned
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PMBOK® Guide 6e Coverage in Contemporary Project Management 4e The numbers refer to the text page where the process is defined. Project management (PM) processes and knowledge areas 10–11 Project life cycle 7–10, 62–64 Projects and strategic planning 33–37 Organizational influences 102–110 Portfolio and program management 37–42
PMBOK® Guide, 6th ed. Coverage
Knowledge Areas
Initiating Process Group Planning Process Group
Executing Process Group
Monitoring & Controlling Process Group
Closing Process Group
Project Integration Management
Develop Project Charter 60–79
Develop Project Management Plan 409–410
Direct and Manage Project Work 459–460 Manage Project Knowledge 192–193, 504–508
Monitor and Control Project Work 460–462 Perform Integrated Change Control 229–232, 462–463
Close Project or Phase 503, 508–511
Project Scope Management
Plan Scope Management 211–212 Collect Requirements 212–216 Define Scope 216–220 Create WBS 220–229
Validate Scope 500–501 Control Scope 475–476
Project Schedule Management
Plan Schedule Management 246 Define Activities 249–253 Sequence Activities 253–255 Estimate Activity Durations 255–258 Develop Schedule 259–267
Control Schedule 476–480
Project Cost Management
Plan Cost Management 329–330 Estimate Costs 330–341 Determine Budget 342–344
Control Costs 345, 476–480
Project Quality Management
Plan Quality Management 401–404 Manage Quality 404–406, 469–474
Control Quality 406–409, 469–474
Project Resources Management
Plan Resource Management 290–295 Estimate Activity Resources 290
Aquire Resources 138–141 Develop Team 141–157 Manage Team 157–161
Control Resources 476
Project Com- munications Management
Plan Communications Management 188–192
Manage Communications 193–199, 465–467
Monitor Communications 467–468
Project Risk Management
Plan Risk Management 360–366 Identify Risks 75, 366–368 Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis 75, 368–372 Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis 372–373 Plan Risk Responses 75, 373–377
Implement Risk Responses 464–465
Monitor Risks 463–464
Project Procurement Management
Plan Procurement Management 431–433, 438–441
Conduct Procurements 434–438
Control Procurments 441
Project Stake- holder Management
Identify Stakehold- ers 75–77, 178–184
Plan Stakeholder Engagement 184–186 Manage Stakeholder Engagement 187–188
Monitor Stakeholder Engagement 188
Source: Adapted from A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), 6th ed. (Newtown Square, PA: Project Management Institute, Inc., 2017): 31.
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Brief Contents
Preface xx About the Authors xxix
PART 1 Organizing Projects 1 Introduction to Project Management 2
2 Project Selection and Prioritization 32
3 Chartering Projects 60
PART 2 Leading Projects 4 Organizational Capability: Structure, Culture, and Roles 100
5 Leading and Managing Project Teams 136
6 Stakeholder Analysis and Communication Planning 176
PART 3 Planning Projects 7 Scope Planning 210
8 Scheduling Projects 244
9 Resourcing Projects 286
10 Budgeting Projects 328
11 Project Risk Planning 358
12 Project Quality Planning and Project Kickoff 386
PART 4 Performing Projects 13 Project Supply Chain Management 426
14 Determining Project Progress and Results 456
15 Finishing the Project and Realizing the Benefits 498
Appendix A PMP and CAPM Exam Prep Suggestions 522 Appendix B Agile Differences Covered 527 Appendix C Answers to Selected Exercises 532 Appendix D Project Deliverables 537 Appendix E Strengths Themes As Used in Project Management [Available Online]
Index 539
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Requirements Documents
13.1 Identify Stakeholders
Stakeholder
Register Stakeholder Engagement
Assessment Matrix
Integration
Scope
Schedule
Cost
Quality
Resources
Communication
Risk
Procurement
Stakeholders
12.1 Plan Procurement Management
11.1 Plan Risk
Management
10.1 Plan Communications
Management
9.1 Plan Resource
Management
8.1 Plan Quality
Management
7.1 Plan Cost
Management
6.1 Plan Schedule
Management
5.1 Plan Scope
Management
Duration
Estimates
Scope Statement
Activity List
Milestone List
Network
4.1 Develop Project Charter
Charter
Assumptions Log
Cost Baseline
Resource Requirements
RACI Team
Charter
Quality Mgt. Plan
Communications Matrix
Risk Register
Bid Documents Make or Buy
Analysis
6.5 Develop Schedule
Schedule Baseline
5.2 Collect Requirements
5.4 Create WBS
Scope
4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
Activities
9.2 Estimate Activity
Resources
11.2 Identify Risks
11.3 Perform Qualitative
Risk Analysis
11.4 Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
11.5 Plan Risk
Responses
13.2 Plan Stakeholders Engagement
6.4 Estimate activity
Durations
7.3 Determine Budget
7.2 Estimate Costs
6.3 Sequence Activities
1.2 Foundational Elements
2.4 Organizational Systems
3.4 Project Manager Competencies Selecting Projects
Project Customer Tradeoff Matrix
Life Cycle and Development Approach Elevator Pitch
Leader Roles and Responsibilities Project Selection and Prioritization Matrix Project Resource Assignment Matrix
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11.6 Implement Risk Responses
13.3 Manage Stakeholder Engagement
13.4 Monitor Stakeholder Engagement
4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work
4.4 Manage Project Knowledge
Scope Baseline with WBS
Resource Histogram Project Crashing
Retrospectives
Closure Documents Customer Feedback Transition Plan
Scope Backlog
Burn Down/Up
Charts
Quality Reports
s Analysis
Realizing s
PM Plan Baselines Life Cycle and Development Approach 4.7 Close Project
or Phase
6.6 Control Schedule
Earned Value Analysis
7.4 Control Costs
5.6 Control Scope
5.5 Validate Scope
8.2 Manage Quality
9.3 Acquire Resources
9.4 Develop Team
9.6 Control Resources
9.5 Manage Team
8.3 Control Quality
Change Requests
10.2 Manage Communications
11.7 Monitor Risks
10.3 Monitor Communications
Team Assignments
Team Assessments
Agendas Minutes
Issues Log Meeting Evaluation Progress Report
12.2 Conduct Procurements
12.3 Control Procurements
Source Selection
Matrix
Lessons Learned Register
Quality Measurements
4.6 Perform Integrated
Change Control
4.5 Monitor and Control
Project Work
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Contents
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xx About the Authors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxix
PART 1 Organizing Projects
CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Project Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1.1 What Is a Project? 3
1.2 History of Project Management 5
1.3 How Can Project Work Be Described? 6 1.3a Projects versus Operations 6 / 1.3b Soft Skills and Hard Skills 7 / 1.3c Authority
and Responsibility 7 / 1.3d Project Life Cycle 7
1.4 Understanding Projects 10 1.4a Project Management Institute 10 / 1.4b Project Management Body of Knowledge
(PMBOK®) 10 / 1.4c The PMI Talent Triangle 11 / 1.4d Selecting and Prioritizing Projects 14 / 1.4e Project Goals and Constraints 14 / 1.4f Defining Project Success and Failure 15 / 1.4g Using Microsoft Project to Help Plan and Measure Projects 16 / 1.4h Types of Projects 16 / 1.4i Scalability of Project Tools 17
1.5 Project Roles 17 1.5a Project Executive-Level Roles 18 / 1.5b Project Management-Level Roles 19 /
1.5c Project Associate-Level Roles 20
1.6 Overview of the Book 20 1.6a Part 1: Organizing and Initiating Projects 20 / 1.6b Part 2: Leading Projects 21 /
1.6c Part 3: Planning Projects 21 / 1.6d Part 4: Performing Projects 23
PMP/CAPM Study Ideas 23
Summary 24
Key Terms Consistent with PMI Standards and Guides 24
Chapter Review Questions 25
Discussion Questions 25
PMBOK® Guide Questions 26 Integrated Example Projects 27
Suburban Homes Construction Project 27
Casa DE PAZ Development Project 28
Semester Project Instructions 28
Project Management in Action 29
References 30
Endnotes 31
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CHAPTER 2 Project Selection and Prioritization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 2.1 Strategic Planning Process 33
2.1a Strategic Analysis 33 / 2.1b Guiding Principles 34 / 2.1c Strategic Objectives 36 / 2.1d Flow-Down Objectives 37
2.2 Portfolio Management 37 2.2a Portfolios 38 / 2.2b Programs 39 / 2.2c Projects and Subpro
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