CIS 517 Week 1 Discussion

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"The Triple Constraint of Project Management" 

·         Briefly explain in your own words the relationship between each element of the triple constraint of project management. Then, determine whether or not you believe it is important to understand the triple constraint to be an efficient project manager. Justify your response.

 

CIS 517 Week 2 Discussion

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"Project Management Process Groups"

·         Give your opinion on which process group is most often ignored, which group requires the most work by the project manager, and which group puts a higher workload on the development team. Provide a rational for your response.

CIS 517 Week 3 Discussion

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"Change Control Management" 

·         As explained in the text, scope creep is very common in projects. A formal change control management is difficult to enforce and more often overlooked near the end of the project when scope creep is more common. Recommend strategies to enforce change control management. Appraise the advantages of having a change management board integrated by members from different functional teams or departments.

 

CIS 517 Week 4 Discussion

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"Scope Creep" 

·         Describe a previous project in which you were involved, where scope creep occurred. Explain why it occurred and at least one (1) way it could have been prevented.

 

CIS 517 Week 5 Discussion

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"Dependencies"

·         Suggest at least three (3) potential challenges of controlling the project schedule when outsourcing critical tasks. Suggest the manner in which you could mitigate such challenges.

 

CIS 517 Week 6 Discussion

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"Cost Estimation in Software Development Projects" 

·         Predict the challenges of cost estimation for software development projects where requirements are usually not clear in early stages of the project. Argue whether or not the fluidity of requirements introduced by agile methodologies contributes to such challenges

 

CIS 517 Week 7 Discussion

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"Testing and Quality"

·         Give your opinion on the effect that formal training has on each element the triple constraint of project management

 

CIS 517 Week 8 Discussion

"Teams and Communication" 

·         Examine the team building techniques found in the PMI article titled “Team Building and Development in a Matrix Environment” located athttps://www.pmiwdc.org/article/karen-davey-winter/team-building-and-development-matrix-environment. Then, give your opinion on the manner in which team dynamics affects communication and conflict resolution among its members.

 

CIS 517 Week 9 Discussion

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"Risk Management"

·         Identify the key risks (both positive and negative) associated with embarking on a graduate program. Describe the likelihood and the potential impact of such risks.

CIS 517 Week 10 Discussion

"Social Media in Stakeholder management"

·         Recommend ways to use social media in stakeholder management. This can include social media features in software such as chatter in salesforce or the ability to +1 in Google groups when used as intranets.

 

CIS 517 Week 11 Discussion

"Project Management" 

·         Reflect on the importance of project management in project success. Give your opinion on personality traits that make a good project manager.