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Discuss the innovations in weapons, equipment and strategy (when compared to earlier wars) that made the Civil War, and the Battle of Gettysburg, in particular so deadly.

Scenario #2 (Analysis Email – individual)

Scenario 2: Article and Project Fit Analysis for the PMO Director
UMUC IFSM 441

Introduction

Before you begin this assignment, be sure you have read the “XYZ Corporation Case”.

Purpose of the Assignment

1. Evaluate the values, principles, strategies and practice of Agile tools in order to mitigate uncertainty and risk with project delivery.
2. Compare Agile versus traditional project methodologies in order to provide best fit for the organization.
3. Apply Agile framework to meet the specific operational needs.

Your Job Title, Role, and Background at XYZ Corporation

You are a Senior Project Analyst. You report to the PMO Director. Your main role is as an analyst and advisor to the PMO Director. Your background includes a BS in IFSM from UMUC and PMP and PMI-ACP certifications. You have 4 years work experience at XYZ since joining the company after graduation. In your short career, you have shown an ability to perform good analysis and to assist management and senior management in decision support. Your job responsibilities routinely call for you to write analyses of published information and project governance decision papers at the request of the PMO Director.

Overview of Scenario #1 Task Assignment

The PMO Director has two related task requests for you that she wants you to address in one email:
1) Send her your brief reactions in email to two articles that she has requested that you read and comment on; 2) Send her your recommendations/justifications in an email for which project methodology projects should use. You should create only one email deliverable for these two requests. The two web-available articles to read are authored by notable Agile visionary Michele Sliger:

1. Relating PMBOK Practices to Agile Practices – Part 1 of 4 (Sliger)

http://www.stickyminds.com/sitewide.asp?ObjectId=10365&Function=DETAILBROWSE&ObjectType=COL&sqry=%2AZ%28SM%29%2AJ%28MIXED%29%2AR%28relevance%29%2AK%28simplesite%29%2AF%28sliger%29%2A&sidx=2&sopp=10&sitewide.asp?sid=1&sqry=%2AZ%28SM%29%2AJ%28MIXED%29%2AR%28relevance%29%2AK%28simplesite%29%2AF%28sliger%29%2A&sidx=2&sopp=10

1. Relating PMBOK Practices to Agile Practices – Part 2 of 4 (Sliger)

http://www.stickyminds.com/sitewide.asp?ObjectId=10631&Function=DETAILBROWSE&ObjectType=COL&sqry=%2AZ%28SM%29%2AJ%28MIXED%29%2AR%28relevance%29%2AK%28simplesite%29%2AF%28sliger%29%2A&sidx=1&sopp=10&sitewide.asp?sid=1&sqry=%2AZ%28SM%29%2AJ%28MIXED%29%2AR%28relevance%29%2AK%28simplesite%29%2AF%28sliger%29%2A&sidx=1&sopp=10

The PMO Director has assigned the following 3 projects to briefly review to help him prep for his upcoming PMO Project Review Meeting. For each of these 3 projects you are to advise the PMO Director which XYZ Project Management Methodology is most suitable for use with each proposed project, along with a 6-8 sentence analysis of your main justifications. The list of projects and related key information follows:

1. Internal/External: Internal project for the Administration Division. Project Title: XYZ Headquarters Construction Review Project. Brief Description: XYZ has contracted with ABC Construction for the building of a new $40M corporate headquarters building in Rockville, MD and a XYZ project team is needed to oversee the construction process and ensure all requirements are met per building plans and architectural drawings.
2. Other Key Information: The project team will serve as the main interface with the ABC Construction company and will be responsible for providing all needed internal support for the building project. The Administration Division has not requested any project management methodology. Past construction monitoring projects have used the PMBOK Methodology. The timeline of the project is 1.5 years.
3. Internal/External: External project for the Health Crisis Prevention and Response Management Service/Product Delivery Division. Project Title: Health Crisis Response Portal Project. Brief Description: XYZ has just won a contract with the federal government to put in place a state-of-the art health crisis response portal for collaboration between key governmental and private sector entities and health information exchange. While governmental requirements in the RFP were not detailed, XYZ’s proposal emphasized an iterative approach to defining requirements ahead of a crisis and the ability to adapt quickly to refine requirements based on the type and extent of crisis. Other Key Information: The project team will be responsible for refining the specifications proposed in the RFP response by XYZ according to the approvals of the client. The government’s RFP indicated that Agile methodology approaches involving Scrum and XL were welcomed, and XYZ went with that option in its proposal. The Health Crisis Prevention and Response Management Service/Product Delivery Division has requested the Agile Methodology. The timeline of the project is 1.5 years but some initial portal capabilities are due within 4 months of contract begin with add-on refinements as needed to be regularly added until completion.
4. Internal/External: External project for the Emergency Management Service/Product Delivery  Division. Project Title: Hurricane Emergency Management Control Center. Brief Description: XYZ has contracted with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide expedited delivery of emergency management control services to south Florida in the immediate aftermath of the widespread destruction of Miami during Hurricane Beth in September 2012. Services include putting in place a web portal, intranets, information exchange, and facilitation of collaboration among key stakeholders. Other Key Information: While initial plans call for an immediate project start and expedited service delivery, project plans call for an extended planning phase starting after three months, followed by further requirements elicitation and scope increases according to the results of initial deployment and the follow-on planning phase of 6 months. The Emergency Management Service/Product Delivery Division has requested that the PMO determine the best suited project management methodology.

Task Requirements

1. Compose an introduction stating the two tasks you are addressing
2. Give your brief reaction and analysis to the two articles and how they relate to project management at XYZ Corporation in one paragraph
3. Transition to your second task, introduce the purpose of your project analysis, and present your project methodology recommendations/justifications in a numbered list
4. Adequately support each recommendation by thoughtfully stating your justifications
5. Make your Scenario #2 response in an email format using business best practices  (the PMO Director’s name is Ms. Donna Cortez) for effective email communication
6. Follow all guidelines in the provided assignment rubric to maximize your grade
7. Submit your assignment in WebTycho per the Course Syllabus

Other Guidance

See the Course Syllabus, related Course Content area files, and WebTycho Classroom Announcements as needed for supporting information.

Project 2 Grading Rubric

Attribute	Full Points	Partial Points	No points	Possible Points	Points Earned
Email introduction per business context	The introduction is appropriate and well presented with no errors in English usage.	The introduction is not appropriate and/or not so well presented  with errors in English usage, etc.	No minimally appropriate introduction is presented.	10
Analysis of how the two articles relate to project management at XYZ Corporation	The analysis contains focus, rigor, and relevance, and is appropriate and well presented with no errors in English usage.	The analysis lacks  sufficient focus, rigor, and relevance, or is inappropriate and not well presented with errors in English usage, etc.	No minimally appropriate analysis is presented.	40
Analysis of the most suitable project methodology (with justification) for the 3 projects	The analysis contains focus, rigor, and relevance, and is appropriate and well presented with no errors in English usage.	The analysis lacks  sufficient focus, rigor, and relevance, or is inappropriate and not well presented with errors in English usage, etc.	No minimally appropriate analysis is presented.	40
Overall presentation within the email medium	The email is analytic, states business priorities, and is an easy to understand within the email format and medium.	The email is not sufficiently analytic, and/or does not state business priorities in an easy to understand way within the email format and medium.	No minimally appropriate presentation of the email’s technical content.	10

 

Case Study #4

B. B. is in for a routine health examination. History elicits complaints of tinnitus and an increase in the use of aspirin because of joint pain.

1. What are specific subjective questions you would ask?

2. What additional physical examinations are required to assist in making a judgment of diagnosis.

3. Relate expected (normal) findings to the findings described,

4. Identify at least one relevant nursing diagnosis for any actual or potential problem identified.

What’s the biggest problem with solitary confinement is?

Read the Case 9-1, Aero Marine Logistics. The research question is how should Mr. Singh approach negotiations for sharing the costs, risks, an potential profits and losses from the venture being considered.
Write a 4 Page paper in APA format. Below is a recommended outline.
1. Cover Page (See APA Sample paper)
2. Introduction
a. Purpose of paper
b. Overview of paper
2. Body
a. Mr. Singh has read about the supply-chain concept that attempts to identify and link all the participants from suppliers’ suppliers to customers’ customers. Who are all the participants in the supply chain, a part of which has been discussed in the case?.
b. Logistics partnerships involve sharing costs and risks. What are all the costs and risks that this venture entails? How might they be shared?
c. Negotiate an agreement or agreements that share the costs, risks, and possible profits and losses from the venture being considered..
4. Conclusion – Summary of main points

NB: The writer must answer all questions (a, b, c0 under Body.
NB: Textbook References should include: Contemporary Logistics, Tenth Edition, ISBN: 1-25-677441-3, eText: ISBN-10 0-13-611076-2, ISBN-13 978-0-13-611076-7

Read the attached Case study (Handy Andy, Inc). The research question is whether this is a customer service problem and what, if anything, should the marketing vice president do about it.
Write a 4 Page paper in APA format. Below is a recommended outline.
1. Introduction
a. Purpose of paper
b. Overview of paper
2. Body
a. Is this a customer service problem? Why or why not?
b. In the case is the statement, “The factory distributors in these few cities indicated that they, not Handy Andy, Inc., stood behind the one-year warranty.” Is this a problem for Handy Andy? Why or why not?
c. Assume that the situation described in question 7 (see case study) is a problem. How should the marketing vice president deal with it?
4. Conclusion, Lessons Learned and Recommendations

NB: Writer to follow APA style and answer all questions in the Body (a, b, c).
NB: Textbook References should include: Contemporary Logistics, Tenth Edition, ISBN: 1-25-677441-3, eText: ISBN-10 0-13-611076-2, ISBN-13 978-0-13-611076-7

Read Lenin, ‘The transition from capitalism to communism’, in the Reader

Why does Lenin argue that the capitalist ‘democracies’ are not actually democratic? Why does he argue that the dictatorship of the proletariat will be a truly democratic society

Impact of Science and Technology on Society—Position Paper Guidelines

 

Who: You!  You will write this paper.

 

What: Students are asked to write a very brief (double-spaced) paper arguing either for or against the following statement: “Science tells us the truth about reality.” Yes or no. Students will spend some time (about 300-400 words) arguing in support of their chosen thesis.  Spend the remaining 250-300 words elaborating a critical stance toward your own opinion.

 

 

 

Why: This short assignment is designed to give you a chance to practice theoretical thought and critical self-reflectiveness through an articulation of your own view of the matter under consideration.  Also, it’s always a good idea to keep working on academic writing skills.

 

Pointers:

 

-I want students to spend some time (about 300-400 words) arguing in support of their chosen thesis.  Spend the remaining 250-300 words elaborating a critical stance toward your own opinion.  In other words, what are the assumptions you are making about the world/about knowledge, what hidden preconceptions or class considerations could be getting in the way of your analysis, etc…  In other words, critique your own thesis after you’re done explaining why you think it’s the correct one.

 

-You do NOT need to use external sources for this paper, although if you do decide that you want to use secondary sources, please ensure that you have a Bibliography detailing where you found your information, as well as adequate referencing.  Any accepted academic style (for example, Turabian, Chicago, ALA, etc…) is okay, provided that you are consistent throughout.  However, if you quote or otherwise use a source, you MUST provide adequate referencing; not to do so constitutes academic dishonesty (for information about the consequences for academic dishonesty, please see the course syllabus).  Each paper will be checked for plagiarism. L

 

-Given how very short this assignment is, no late papers will be accepted.  Any request will require a written and signed medical or mechanical or funerary note.  Please contact me as soon as possible if you think you’re going to have problems.

 

-Your thesis should be simple and straightforward: “I agree [or disagree] that the conflict model of inquiry…”  Eschew grandiose, mellifluous, yet unnecessarily jejune verbiage! J

 

-Please keep an extra copy of your paper.  Students are required to submit a copy immediately if asked (you probably won’t be asked, but it is your responsibility to keep a back-up just in case).

 

-if you have any questions, please email me or come see me during our regularly-scheduled office hours.

 

 

 

The Common Core State Standards recommend that a significant part of students’ experiences in both geometry and measurement include activities that lead students to consider the relationships between measurable attributes of geometric figures and the generalization of these attributes as formulas and rules.
Reflect on the course text readings for this week, as well as the online resources you explored, as they relate to area and perimeter. In this Discussion, you will complete a task in which you use a mathematical model to help to make sense of a geometric formula.
Class Activity 12J: Finding and Explaining a Trapezoid Area Formula (Page CA–282) Trapezoids

• As you complete the task, consider how the mathematical model(s) provides a visual means with which to generate the geometric formula.
• Reflect on the misconceptions that may arise if students were to complete the same task.
Post an explanation of how the mathematical model(s) helped you generate the geometric formula highlighted in your assigned task. Describe the misconceptions that may arise if students were to complete this activity.

You have just been hired as the new ticket sales manager with a minor league baseball team. You were brought in because of your expertise in motivating an underachieving sales force. After two weeks of observation, you determine that motivation is not the problem. You determine that the real problem is that the salespersons have no understanding of the sport selling process. You decide to offer the staff a two-day off-site educational seminar. By defining the various elements of the sport selling process, what would you do to articulate these concepts to the sales force, and provide them with the tools to go back to the office and succeed in selling the inventory of sport products being offered by the team?