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Week 3 Discussion 1 "Project Scope and WBS" Please respond to the following:
Select a project, and determine at least two aspects of the project scope that might have the tendency to go out of scope and potentially derail the project. Next, develop a WBS that contains the three levels of detail and takes the two eventualities you determined into account.
Determine the main advantages of developing a WBS for this project. Support your response.
Week 3 disc. 2
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 the case study, determine which of the four issues that you identified best describes the problem 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 the strategy that you recommended. Justify your response.
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Annotated bibliography
: The purpose of the annotated bibliography is to assist you in developing research analysis skills including critical thinking, writing, and literature research skills.
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Find the present value
: Find the present value of $3,600 under each of the following rates and periods. (If you solve this problem with algebra round intermediate calculations to 6 decimal places, in all cases round your final answer to the nearest penny.)
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Pmbok course
: According to PMBOK, a project charter is a formal agreement that ensures project stakeholders share a common understanding of why the project is being done, the time frame, deliverables, boundaries, and responsibilities.
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Employee surveillance - provide a justification
: Suggest at least three methods for an employer to monitor its employees’ use of company equipments. Provide a justification for your response
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Developing a wbs for this project
: Determine the main advantages of developing a WBS for this project. Support your response.
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Anchoring bias and herding behavior
: Determine two (2) critical ways in which anchoring bias and herding behavior contribute to market bubbles.
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Methods of using stocks and options
: Determine two to three (2-3) methods of using stocks and options to create a risk-free hedge portfolio can be created. Support your answer with examples of these methods being used to create a risk-free hedge portfolio.
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Net present value (npv)
: Elaborate on why the net present value (NPV) of a relatively long-term project is more sensitive to changes in the cost of capital than is the NPV of a short-term project. Provide two good examples of NPV that support your position.
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Forecasting conclusions that support tfc’s decision
: From the scenario, cite your forecasting conclusions that support TFC’s decision to expand to the West Coast market. Speculate as to whether or not the agency conflict discussed in the scenario could become a roadblock to your conclusions.
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