Category: Project Management

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Textbook: Basta A., Basta N. & Brown M. (2014) Computer Security and Penetration Testing, Cengage, 2nd edition,
ISBN: 9781285966403
Rubrics:
PURPOSE & AUDIENCE 25% Addresses purpose effectively, uses assignment to explore topic’s intrinsic interest, shows full understanding of issues, engages audience, proves credibility, uses. headings, format, and citation in APA style (where
relevant) effectively 25 points
ORGANIZATION 25% Focuses consistently on clearly expressing central ideas, uses paragraph structure and transition guide reader effectively 25 points
DEVELOPMENT 25% Explores ideas vigorously, supports points fully using a balance of subjectivity and objective evidence, reasons effectively making useful distinctions. .
25 points
LANGUAGE 25% Employs words with fluency, develops concise standard English sentences, balances a variety of sentence structures effectively 25 points.

Follow Instructions thoroughly.
Textbook: Basta A., Basta N. & Brown M. (2014) Computer Security and Penetration Testing, Cengage, 2nd edition,
ISBN: 9781285966403
Rubrics:
PURPOSE & AUDIENCE 25% Addresses purpose effectively, uses assignment to explore topic’s intrinsic interest, shows full understanding of issues, engages audience, proves credibility, uses. headings, format, and citation in APA style (where
relevant) effectively 25 points
ORGANIZATION 25% Focuses consistently on clearly expressing central ideas, uses paragraph structure and transition guide reader effectively 25 points
DEVELOPMENT 25% Explores ideas vigorously, supports points fully using a balance of subjectivity and objective evidence, reasons effectively making useful distinctions. .
25 points
LANGUAGE 25% Employs words with fluency, develops concise standard English sentences, balances a variety of sentence structures effectively 25 points.

Follow Instructions thoroughly.
Textbook: Basta A., Basta N. & Brown M. (2014) Computer Security and Penetration Testing, Cengage, 2nd edition,
ISBN: 9781285966403
Rubrics:
PURPOSE & AUDIENCE 25% Addresses purpose effectively, uses assignment to explore topic’s intrinsic interest, shows full understanding of issues, engages audience, proves credibility, uses. headings, format, and citation in APA style (where
relevant) effectively 25 points
ORGANIZATION 25% Focuses consistently on clearly expressing central ideas, uses paragraph structure and transition guide reader effectively 25 points
DEVELOPMENT 25% Explores ideas vigorously, supports points fully using a balance of subjectivity and objective evidence, reasons effectively making useful distinctions. .
25 points
LANGUAGE 25% Employs words with fluency, develops concise standard English sentences, balances a variety of sentence structures effectively 25 points.

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Unit VII Assignment
Assignment Content
1.
Part 4: Stakeholder Plan
For the project selected in Unit III, create an abbreviated stakeholder management plan. Your plan should follow the guidance in the PMBOK® Guide for the plan stakeholder management process as well as Table 4.1 in the textbook.
The deliverable for this element of the project is a table that you may create in Word or Excel. The table should include at least 10 project stakeholders using the following headings:
o Stakeholder
o Communication Needs
o Method/Medium
o Timing/Frequency
Further, each stakeholder is labeled in the table using the PMBOK® Guide categories:
o Unaware
o Resistant
o Neutral
o Supportive
o Leading
Finally, include a column for Strategies to succinctly list your planned approach to the management of each stakeholder.
Part 5: Resource Acquisition Plan
For the project you selected in Unit III, create a simple project resource acquisition plan. Your plan should follow the guidance in the PMBOK® Guide for the acquire project resources process as well as Figures 5.1 and 5.2 in the textbook. Your plan should include an introduction, and should be able to answer the following questions:
o What policies and procedures exist in the project environment that governs resource acquisition?
o What are my criteria for resource selection?
o How many resources am I likely to require?
o What skill sets will I require?
o With whom should I plan to negotiate for resources, and how?
o How do I document and explain the detailed requirements in terms of time required, skillsets, budget, and accounting?
Feel free to make use of tables with the resource acquisition plan when describing itemized elements such as skillsets, numbers, criteria, and policies and procedures. Note also that the plan should end with an example of a project work package. An example work package can be found in the Unit V Lesson.
Submit your resource acquisition plan in the form of a document of at least two pages. Adhere to APA Style when constructing this assignment, including in-text citations and references for all sources that are used. Please note that no abstract is needed.
Part 6: Team Development Plan
For the project selected in Unit III, create a simple project team development plan. Your plan should follow the guidance in the PMBOK® Guide using the processes under “Develop Team” on pages 336–344, “Manage Team” on pages 345–349, as well as Figures 6.1 and 6.2 in the textbook. Your plan should include an introduction and should answer the following questions:
o What human resource tools will you draw upon in the overall development and management of the project team
o What approach will you take to kick off the project team?
o What ground rules will you establish for team meetings and interaction?
o What specific ways will you demonstrate emotional intelligence in the development of the project team?
o What methods will you employ to resolve conflict throughout the stages of team development?
o What will be the conflict sources within the team development process?
o How will you set and measure goals and reward achievement?
Compile the team development plan that addresses the questions above. Feel free to use a table to summarize your policy and approach. (As one example, refer to Table 6.2 in the textbook).
Submit your team development plan in the form of a minimum two-page document. Adhere to APA Style when constructing this assignment, including in-text citations and references for all sources that are used. Please note that no abstract is needed.
Part 7: Team Performance Reporting
For the project selected in Unit I, create a simple project team development plan. Your plan should follow the guidance in the PMBOK® Guide for manage communication (Executing Section 4.7) as well as Figures 8.1 and 8.2 in the textbook. Your plan should include an introduction and should answer the following questions:
o What project documents will you use to report project progress (see PMBOK® Guide, Section 4.7.2 for examples)?
o How will you present and deliver project work performance reports?
o What historical organizational project artifacts will you review and include in your reports?
o What project communications management tools will you employ?
o How will you report revisions to resource requirements based on project progress?
o What ethical guidelines will you include in your project communication policies?
o How will you collect and ensure accuracy of project performance information used for reporting?
o What, if any, templates will you employ to document, present, and communicate team performance?
Compile the project reporting plan that addresses the questions above. Feel free to use tables, graphics, or document template examples to summarize your policy and approach.
Submit your team development plan in the form of a minimum two-page document. Adhere to APA Style when constructing this assignment, including in-text citations and references for all sources that are used. Please note that no abstract is needed.
This formal paper example provided by the CSU Writing Center shows this type of formatting.
Part 8: Stakeholder Engagement Monitor and Control Plan
For the project selected in Unit I, create a simple stakeholder engagement monitor and control plan. Your plan should follow the guidance in the PMBOK® Guide for manage stakeholder engagement and monitor stakeholder engagement (Sections 13.3 and 13.4) as well as Figures 9.1 and 9.2 in the textbook. Your plan should include an introduction, and should answer the following questions:
o What specific soft skills will you employ in managing project stakeholders?
o What ground rules will you establish for managing project stakeholders?
o What types of meetings do you plan to have with project stakeholders? How often do you plan to hold them?
o How will you manage change requests from stakeholders?
o How will you monitor stakeholders and levels of stakeholder engagement?
o How will you manage changes to stakeholder requirements?
o What historical documents will you update in the process of managing and monitoring stakeholders?
Create the stakeholder management and control plan that addresses the questions above. Feel free to use tables, graphics, or document template examples to summarize your policy and approach. As a guide to depth, your stakeholder management and control plan should be at least two pages in length. If you use tables, you may either create your table in Word and include it at the end of the document or submit it as a separate Excel file.
Adhere to APA Style when constructing this assignment, including in-text citations and references for all sources that are used. Please note that no abstract is needed.
This formal paper example provided by the CSU Writing Center shows this type of formatting.

Now, that you have developed a solid foundation for understanding the risk or opportunity management process to be employed for the kitchen remodeling project, it is now time to commence the process for building a risk template. The project manager has identified, quantified, categorized, and planned for the risk management process. The project manager will be building a risk template (in spreadsheet format) utilizing the information researched during prior weeks for the project. The template should identify and quantify 30-45 risks.
Suggestions for the template include:
Provide an explanation or description of the project.
Apply the information results of prior assignments to design.
Build a project risk template in a spreadsheet format.
The template should have four categories:
Risk
Likelihood
Effected Task(s)
Assumptions.
The category titles can be modified as needed.
References: Include a minimum of 5 scholarly resources.
The completed assignment should address all of the assignment requirements, exhibit evidence of concept knowledge, and demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the content presented in the course. The writing should integrate scholarly resources, reflect academic expectations and current APA standards.

Write a short (approx 300-500 words) Journal Entry to explain:
 The key things you learned during the last two weeks.
 How can they relate to the workplace?
 How they can aid your personal and professional development?
 Remember to be specific and give examples. (I’m working as head of finance department in a government sector)
Uint 3
In this unit we shall:
 Examine project management techniques, in particular the PRINCE 2 Agile themes, principles, processes and methodology.
 Examine the stages of a project, including pre-project, initiation, delivery and closure, including the management of risks, project review and change control arrangements.
On completion of this unit you will be able to:
 Explain and evaluate different approaches to resource allocation and budget control in project management to meet quality standards.
 Explain, and critically analyse, a range of contemporary project managerial concerns in contemporary global and national business environments
Uint 4
In this unit we shall:
 Develop our understanding of the business case, project initiation leading to an appreciation of the stages of a project including pre-project, initiation, delivery and closure.
On completion of this unit you will be able to:
 Explain and evaluate different approaches to resource allocation and budget control in project management to meet quality standards.
Below is my initial post for the 2 weeks, it would be useful if u can refer to the post and provide some examples from it.
As Meredith (2017) stated, the project’s organizational form should be aligned with its characteristics, limitations, and issues. The selection of a project form is crucial because it determines the use of resources, expenditures on them, and quality achievement (Einhorn et al., 2020). For instance, a manufacturing firm in a heavily bureaucratic environment will likely require a more bureaucratic structure than an organization planning to provide innovative products in the expanding technology industry.
Essential aspects that should be considered while deciding the required structure are the nature and size of the job, the amount of risk involved, the freedom needed, and the corporate culture prevailing in the particular firm (Isac et al., 2021). The functional structure of the organizations in which teams are grouped according to their functions ensures hierarchical reporting structures and can be efficient when it comes to bureaucratic operational methods. However, this may lead to compartmentalization of the communication process and slow decision-making.
On the other hand, the projected structure, where all organizational resources are dedicated to the project, has this kind of focus and accountability for the task but exerts pressure on the managerial resources and gives rise to two right-hand problems (Ni et al., 2020). The matrix structure, which combines aspects of the functional and projected structures, is effective for greater flexibility and enhanced resource management. At the same time, it has drawbacks regarding the issue of reporting and authority conflicts between the functional and project managers.
Selecting the correct form of organization is one of the most crucial strategies in today’s world, where business is ever-changing and interconnected. It is worth highlighting that the proper structure is also the most efficient, fosters creativity, and complies with legal requirements (Akpinar and Ozer-Caylan, 2022). When selecting a suitable form of organization, the question arises of how the resources will be distributed and transferred to the projects to work on and enhance the general performance of the projects and, thereby, the business also arises.

You are the senior director of information technology at Endothon Inc. (Endothon), a U.S.-based company located in Atlanta, Georgia. Your company makes aircraft seats and accessories for private and small commercial aircraft. You have five manufacturing plants in the United States. Your company has recently expanded into western Europe due to long-term contracts with Airbus, Dassault, and Bombardier in France and the United Kingdom. This newly acquired business in western Europe required the company to purchase three manufacturing plants in western Europe. Also, you currently have long-term contracts with Boeing, Cessna, and Grumman in the United States.
The CEO and the board of directors at Endothon have indicated they want a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system for their company, and they would like it to be compatible with their customers’ systems. All of Endothon’s customers have Systems, Applications, & Products in Data Processing (SAP) provide their ERP systems. They want the ERP to be configured and implemented in the next 10 months. Realizing this is an aggressive schedule, they have authorized you to outsource the development of the ERP system to either an inshore or offshore company to contract for the necessary resources to accomplish this project. Your team will be involved in this endeavor so that they will eventually learn the system. However, the initial configuration, implementation, maintenance, and support will have to be serviced by your selected vendor and transitioned to your team two years after initial implementation. As the senior director, you have already determined that the cost to implement this project with a domestic contractor or within the company is prohibitive. To achieve the aggressive timeline and the budget, you must find a lower-cost resource capability offshore. You have issued a request for proposal (RFP) and have gone through a selection process to the point that you now have the final two competing vendors. The budget for this project is $10,000,000.
The SAP ERP system you are going to be implementing will have a number of modules that represent core business processes and areas. You will focus on three major modules within the SAP ERP system:
1. Financial Accounting and Controlling (FICO) Module: This includes procurement and payments for international contracts. It also includes the recording of financial transactions and the assurance of the correct payments for the correct performance. Transfer pricing (monetary exchange rates), tracking, and posting are continually managed by this system.
2. Human Resources Management System (HRMS) Module: All personnel data, including personal information, work history, medical records, training history, salary information, and organizational placement are contained in this system.
3. Sales and Distribution (SD) Module: The eight manufacturing plants are automated and tracked through this module. This includes the proprietary designs and components of the various products. Product design information is transmitted in encrypted form from the headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, to the various plants on a continual basis. This includes customer data, shipping and receiving information, and inventory loads.
As the senior director of information technology at Endothon, you are tasked with selecting a vendor based on these two final proposals and then suggesting modifications to the winning vendor’s proposal to align to the company’s needs.

You are the senior director of information technology at Endothon Inc. (Endothon), a U.S.-based company located in Atlanta, Georgia. Your company makes aircraft seats and accessories for private and small commercial aircraft. You have five manufacturing plants in the United States. Your company has recently expanded into western Europe due to long-term contracts with Airbus, Dassault, and Bombardier in France and the United Kingdom. This newly acquired business in western Europe required the company to purchase three manufacturing plants in western Europe. Also, you currently have long-term contracts with Boeing, Cessna, and Grumman in the United States.
The CEO and the board of directors at Endothon have indicated they want a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system for their company, and they would like it to be compatible with their customers’ systems. All of Endothon’s customers have Systems, Applications, & Products in Data Processing (SAP) provide their ERP systems. They want the ERP to be configured and implemented in the next 10 months. Realizing this is an aggressive schedule, they have authorized you to outsource the development of the ERP system to either an inshore or offshore company to contract for the necessary resources to accomplish this project. Your team will be involved in this endeavor so that they will eventually learn the system. However, the initial configuration, implementation, maintenance, and support will have to be serviced by your selected vendor and transitioned to your team two years after initial implementation. As the senior director, you have already determined that the cost to implement this project with a domestic contractor or within the company is prohibitive. To achieve the aggressive timeline and the budget, you must find a lower-cost resource capability offshore. You have issued a request for proposal (RFP) and have gone through a selection process to the point that you now have the final two competing vendors. The budget for this project is $10,000,000.
The SAP ERP system you are going to be implementing will have a number of modules that represent core business processes and areas. You will focus on three major modules within the SAP ERP system:
1. Financial Accounting and Controlling (FICO) Module: This includes procurement and payments for international contracts. It also includes the recording of financial transactions and the assurance of the correct payments for the correct performance. Transfer pricing (monetary exchange rates), tracking, and posting are continually managed by this system.
2. Human Resources Management System (HRMS) Module: All personnel data, including personal information, work history, medical records, training history, salary information, and organizational placement are contained in this system.
3. Sales and Distribution (SD) Module: The eight manufacturing plants are automated and tracked through this module. This includes the proprietary designs and components of the various products. Product design information is transmitted in encrypted form from the headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, to the various plants on a continual basis. This includes customer data, shipping and receiving information, and inventory loads.
As the senior director of information technology at Endothon, you are tasked with selecting a vendor based on these two final proposals and then suggesting modifications to the winning vendor’s proposal to align to the company’s needs.