UOP CMGT301 week 3-5 assignments

Scenarios

Scenario 1: Software update

You work for a small shipping company and warehouse. The owners have

decided to update the software used for tracking, shipping, receiving, and

inventory. Fifteen computers need to be updated. Hours of operation are 7

a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Each computer must be updated

manually by one of two trained employees, both of whom must be borrowed

from other managers. The update procedure consumes 4 hours of the updater’s

time and generates an additional 1.5 hours of computer downtime. The work

must be performed at a central loading station, away from the current

location of the computer.

Scenario 2: Training on a new process

You are on a project management team for a medical association with three

office locations. Each location has five administrative assistants, two

records specialists, two transcriptionists, one office manager, three

nurses, and three doctors. The Health Insurance Portability and

Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) recently changed the standard operating

procedure for releasing patient privacy information. All personnel must be

trained in the new policies and procedures. Training hours per position are

as follows: administrative assistants require 2 hours, records specialists

require 3 hours, transcriptionists require 1.5 hours, office managers

require 5 hours, and nurses and doctors require 1 hour. All offices reside

in the same metropolitan area, within a 30 mile radius.

Scenario 3: Create an employee incentive program

You work at a for-profit university. Due to strict accreditation

regulations and laws related to Title IV of the Higher Education Act of

1965 for institutions offering federal financial aid, your organization

cannot offer traditional sales bonuses for employees who enroll students.

Recently there has been a decline in employee morale. Senior management

thinks that a new employee incentive program might boost employee morale.

Scenario 4: Smartphones for upper management

Your company currently provides all executives with Internet-enabled

smartphones. To save money, your company has decided to expand the

smartphone program to all employees who currently have a company cell phone

and laptop. Ten senior managers expect to be priority recipients of the new

technology, 100 employees currently have a company laptop and cell phone,

and 15 employees have not yet been assigned company equipment. Funding will

be approved if the initiative will save money in the long-term.

Scenario 5: Adding company vehicles

You work for a major grocery chain. A special department handles internal

investigations of employee theft and fraud. The investigators must travel

to individual stores to interview suspects. Stores may be in the same city

or several hours away. To protect the identity and personal property of the

investigators, your company provides a company car when traveling to store

locations. The four investigators share one company car. Each investigator

uses the company car on average 2 days per week. Scheduling conflicts with

the company vehicle often delay interviews and interfere with

investigations. A recent performance analysis indicated that positive

resolution to an investigation diminishes with delayed interviews. The

company president is considering adding three more company cars to its

fleet and changing the policy so that each investigator is assigned his or

her own vehicle.

Wee 3

*Choose* a scenario from the University of Phoenix Material: Scenarios.

*Define* activities for a project based on the scenario you choose. You

must include the following:

- Identify the scope of the project.

- Define the needs of the stakeholders.

- Create a WBS for the project.

- List necessary tools and techniques.

- List activities, activity attributes, and milestones for the project.

*Sequence* the activities in a chart or diagram.

*Submit* your APA formatted paper and include a WBS, bar chart schedule and

precedence diagram.

Wee 4

*Create* a 7- to 9-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation in which you

include the following:

- Compare three performance measurement practices.

- Determine appropriate financial compensation and rewards using the

scenario from your Week 3 assignment and explain your rationale of

selecting the financial compensation and rewards.

- Outline a human resource plan for the project in the scenario.

*Include* speaker notes on each slide.

*Prepare* to present your presentation to the class.

*Format* your presentation consistent with APA guidelines

Wee 5

*Resources:* Your Week Three and Four Individual Assignments and Ch. 9.1.3

& 10.2.3 of *PMBOK® Guide*

A Project Management Plan has many components. Some aspects of the plan are

introduced in future courses in the project management certificate program.

For the purpose of this assignment, include only the elements of the

Project Management Plan discussed in this course and the preceding course

in the project management certificate program.

*Create* a Project Management Plan in which you include the following:

 - The WBS created (from Week 3)

 - The activities defined (from Week 3)

 - The sequenced activity chart or diagram (from Week 3)

 - A human resource plan (from Week 4)

 - A 1,400- to 1,750-word Communication Management Plan for your project

 plan in which you include the following:

 - Identifying which communication tools and techniques are most

 effective for each audience

 - Explaining why the methods of communication identified are most

 effective

*Format* your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.