What role does technology play in fighting terrorism? What role does technology playing in enabling terrorists? What types of technology do terrorists use? Please outline three current and relevant examples.
AGILE DISCUSSION (ALBAOUD)
Agile and Waterfall share similar project management basics, principles, and their models share on the same logic and roots. Both are involved in the art and skill of Project Organization and management. Despite the similarity and areas of application, the two models differ considerably. Waterfall model is a systematic design procedure applied in software development methods. On the other hand, Agile entails an assembly of several software development procedures in which requirement and result develop through relationship between self-management concepts.
In Waterfall project, software development is represented in distinct stages in which each stage has to complete then the next stage commences. The customer analyzes the requirements or projects at each stage before a new next design is undertaken. Another major difference discussed by Erin, is that the software in progress in agile software development under goes testing at different stages at the time of development cycle while in Waterfall model, there exists distinct testing stage at the completion stage. In extreme programing for Agile model testing and coding go hand in hand. Agile development allows users to use and validate the already tested pieces in which they can experience and have the application as they wait for full completion of the remaining parts. In Waterfall software development, users will have to wait until the whole sequence is complete as one unit before they can use it.
Erin further argues that waterfalls software development is more “project focused” while agile software development is “product focused’. The makes agile software development have a confined startup during its inception and through its development, this has made the model to be considered ambiguous and complicated unlike the waterfall model that uses the simple approach making it to be more disciplined. It makes understanding linear progression in its development easier to understand from one phase to another.
Waterfall is the best for the in the individual work project as it is easy to follow and understand. The concepts involved are simple and explainable. The development in waterfall can accommodate several participants making it a team-oriented project very suitable for a group.
Should teenagers be exposed to controversial topics in young adult fiction? Why or Why not?
Project overview
Your role in this case study for the assignment is that of the new Senior Project Officer overseeing all project management activities at Engineering Consultancy Ltd (ECL). You are reporting directly to the Managing Director.
ECL is a leading company delivering projects and consultancy in the field of engineering and infrastructure. Customers are both from the public and private sector. It is located in the capital and has a proven history of successful projects for international customers. It was founded in 1980 and today, it employs 250 people.
Two years ago, representatives of investors on the board of directors of ECL had required that the company demonstrates how it is managing and improving its project processes. As a response, several ideas were explored and a budget made available to implement project process management at ECL. However, these activities have not led to any improvements or successes that could be presented to investors.
Therefore, ECL has decided to advertise the position of Senior Project Officer for which you were headhunted. In preparation for the next meeting with key shareholders, the Managing Director found in the literature the following quote: “Many organisations, particularly from sectors that run large-scale projects, use project offices to assist in all aspects of the management of project work” (Maylor, 2010:63). Accordingly, the Managing Director wants you to write a study focusing on the introduction of a Project Management Office (PMO) at ECL.
This report is expected to serve as an input for the discussions at the board of directors. In the meantime, this has become a critical issue as several customers of the company have also required documentation about sustainable process and resource management at ECL. The Managing Director has made it clear that your report is of strategic importance both for the company’s market position and also for some of its customers, and which should not fall into the hands of competitors.
For ECL, the stated objectives of your report are:
• Identify all relationships between project process management and a project management office (PMO);
• Contact all project managers of ECL about how the PMO can help to improve projects;
• Provide evidence (e.g. through secondary data collection from the literature on Project management) about the effectiveness of PMOs;
• Explain how the interaction between project management, project portfolio management and strategic programme management can lead to better and more sustainable process and resource management at ECL; and
• Organise meetings with customers of ECL to understand how a PMO can support their projects.
A significant IT solution was discussed to be an essential component as part of the PMO in case you can demonstrate that it supports the objectives listed above.
Timescale
Although your report is time critical, a 4 month period is given to prepare, before presenting in front of the board of directors of ECL. Please consider progress meetings or other milestones as part of your time planning.
Cost
A total project budget of £147,000 is considered appropriate and sufficient by the Finance Director. This sum is intended to cover all costs to finish your report including all consultant and travel costs, and new hardware and software for the project planning software solution.
The budget includes all costs for contacting and meeting customers of ECL at your discretion.
The only costs this budget would not cover would be the salaries of any ECL project managers seconded full or part-time to support you. They would draw their salaries exactly as usual.
Staffing
Personnel allocated for your study are: two secretaries with a salary at £ 3,250 p.c.m. (per current month), and two consultants at £ 300 per hour or 2,400 per day.
The implementation of the Project Management Office (PMO)
Work for your PMO report should start immediately. Please elaborate on the following issues as preparation for the future implementation of the PMO at ECL:
Requirements Analysis which needs to be discussed with project managers and should take no more than 20 working days. This should include information about current projects, staff project experience, and current project process management.
This should be followed by Detailed Analysis of the Effectiveness of the PMO (5 days) and Improvement of Project Processes (15 days) – these activities can run at the same time and can run roughly in parallel. As soon as Detailed Description of the PMO is complete you could start Selection of Project Planning Software solution (30 days).
Computing Centre Review should run for 10 days and can be done in parallel.
Depending on your requirements for the PMO, you can create up to 10 more activities and/or milestones supporting the creation of a PMO.
Presentation of final PMO report is a final milestone.
Please check for public holidays during the project duration.
When asked about who works on what tasks the following information was handed over to you (the letters in brackets stand for: S1 and S2 = Secretaries, C1 and C2 = Consultants). Please note that these are only suggestions. As Senior Project Officer you can adapt this as necessary:
Requirements Analysis (no more than 20 working days) (SPO, C1, C2, S1) Detailed Analysis of the Effectiveness of the PMO (5 days) (SPO, C1, C2) Improvement of Project Processes (15 days) (SPO, C1, C2)
Detailed Description of the PMO (SPO, C1, C2, S1, S2)
Selection of Project Planning Software solution (30 days) (SPO, C1, C2) Computing Centre Review (SPO, C1, C2)
Draft of PMO report (SPO, C1, C2, S1, S2)
Discussion of report with Managing Director (SPO, C1, C2) Writing of final PMO report (SPO, C1, C2, S1, S2) Presentation of final PMO report (SPO, C1, C2)
Assignment Questions
In the role of the Senior Project Officer you are required to develop a report (including academic references), structured along the following lines:
Part A – General overview (60%) – approx. 2,500 words
Critically evaluate the relationships between a project management office (PMO) and project process management. What steps can be taken to improve the overall performance of project process management at ECL? What are the key weaknesses roles of a PMO? What are the key measures and tactics to implement a PMO?
Part B – Project Planning (20%) – Gantt Chart report (added explanations approx. 250 words)
Given the importance of your report, develop a one-page project plan in Gantt chart form (as if the project had not commenced) for the 4 month duration. The chart should clearly indicate the critical tasks and the planned end date but ignore progress and resources at this point. Include the Gantt chart as appendix Part B.1.
Part C – Budget creation (20%) – Excel report and approx. 250 words of added explanation
Did digital media effect print magazines in 2015 and is print dead?
Paper details
You are required to identify a topic relating to a problem or an issue in an area of interest, developed through your studies to date. In
order to develop your research, you will be supported by a programme of research methods, academic writing seminars and tutorials. I want the paper to be based on “is print dead?”, this will be from gathered information from social media and digital magazines now. As everyone is on their phones has it affected the print magazine industry or not? Also there will need to be a dissertation question and i have wrote that down in “topic” to show a rough idea. The conclusion and the introduction does NOT have to be added i will do this myself, just the main body of the dissertation will be perfect.
Your assignment is to choose a news article (from a reputable source) from anytime this calendar year. Choose an article which pertains to an issue you are interested in. Discuss and analyze that contemporary topic from the point of view of a chosen philosopher. Here are some examples to illustrate possible ways of approaching the assignment:
• What would Plato say about the concept of corporate personhood?
• What would Jeremy Bentham think of the debate surrounding lethal injection drugs?
• How would the Buddha view the debate regarding interpretations of the Second Amendment?
• What would Kant say about the use of drones for domestic spying?
• How would St. Aquinas respond to the scientific possibility of immortality?
• These are only examples. Think about other issues you have discussed with friends and family and what one of the philosophers we have studied might have to contribute to the discussion.
Pretend you are a new associate at a criminal defense firm in Washington DC. Write a internal memorandum to your supervising attorney regarding the legal issues of this particular fact pattern (see the memorandum from your supervisor below). Structure your paper as follows:
Focus your analysis on the Fourth Amendment and its right-to-privacy aspects.
Using the criminal statute provided, compare the two legal cases indicated below using only the links supplied below with the facts to determine whether the rules from those cases apply to the facts. It is a given that the criminal statutes provided apply.
In addition, use your textbook, include at least once (one citation) as secondary source material to support your explanation of the issues of this fact pattern or to support your legal opinion. No other material should be used for this assignment.
Structure the body of your memo to the supervising attorney using the IRAC method:
I. Issue: Explain the material facts presented in the memo from the supervising attorney, and clearly state whether the drugs and/or guns found should be admissible or not.
II. Rule: Address the relevant criminal procedure issues, the applicable fundamental rights established by the Fourth Amendment, and the issues and rules clarified in the case law given that are relevant to whether the drugs found on Mr. Blake should be admissible or not. (e.g., stop and frisk, plain view)
III. Analysis: Using the relevant facts presented, determine whether or not they meet the requirements set out in the DC Code, the amendments, or Mapp v. Ohio and Minnesota v. Carter regarding the admissibility of evidence (drugs and guns) in the criminal prosecution against Mr. Blake.
IV. Conclusion: Restate your legal opinion.
Fostering Standards-Based Professional Development
In this week’s Discussion, you and your colleagues had an opportunity to learn from one another about Learning Forward’s Standards for Staff Development and to consider how these standards will help guide professional learning at your school.
Based on the Learning Resources and activities this week, compose a written assignment titled “Standards-Based Professional Development” (Word document) that addresses the following:
Identify four or more Learning Forward standards on which to focus. Explain how and why each is aligned to a content, process, or context area.
Provide a rationale for why these are important standards for your school to work toward in order to become a more effective learning community. Include opportunities and challenges at your school related to these standards.
Share insights and “aha” moments you have had about standards-based professional development.
applying evidence based practice to caring for a women with a urinary tract infection
Providing a discussion of literature search for example, which databases did you search? Which search terms did you use? How many papers did you consider that were suitable for inclusion in you assignment? How did you decide which papers to use.
Write a paper in which you analyze and appraise each of the articles identified in Topic 1. Pay particular attention to evidence that supports the problem, issue, or deficit, and your proposed solution.
Hint: The Topic 2 readings provide appraisal questions that will assist you to efficiently and effectively analyze each article.
Refer to “Sample Format for Review of Literature,” “RefWorks,” and “Topic 2: Checklist.”
Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.