Reflection and Discussion Forum Week 1
Reflection and Discussion Forum Week 1
Reflect on the assigned readings for the week. Identify what you thought was the most important concept(s), method(s), term(s), and/or any other thing that you felt was worthy of your understanding.
Also, provide a graduate-level response to each of the following questions:
Using an example, describe a project in terms that are common to most projects.
You are given a project to manage. How do you decide whether to use a predictive or adaptive approach?
[Your initial post should be based upon the assigned reading for the week, so the textbook should be a source listed in your reference section and cited within the body of the text. Other sources are not required but feel free to use them if they aid in your discussion].
[Your initial post should be at least 450+ words and in APA format (including Times New Roman with font size 12 and double spaced). Post the actual body of your paper in the discussion thread then attach a Word version of the paper for APA review]
Problem Set #1
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Project vs Operations Exercise
The attached document will provide you with a template to complete this exercise. Additional instructions are in the template.
Part 1: You will provide an essay answer to the following questions: What is a project? What are ongoing operations? How are they alike? How are they different?
This essay should be a minimum of 2 pages double-spaced, 12 point font, Times News Roman with 1 in. margins. The essay must be properly cited per APA format. The Kloppenborg textbook must be your primary source but other sources may be used to supplement the textbook (not replace it). If the source provides the same information that is in the textbook then it is not necessary to be utilized.
Part 2: You will research news sources to find examples of projects and ongoing operations. You will find two of each (4 total). This section will be single-spaced 12 point font, Times News Roman with 1 in. margins. Each of the four article reports must be 1/2 page in length and fully provide the information required. You will provide the required information on the article discovered. This information includes:
City:
News source (APA reference):
Web address:
Brief Description:
Why is this a Project? or Why is this Ongoing Operations?
PROJECT VS. OPERATIONS EXERCISE
1) Brief Essay: Answer the questions below on operations and projects. Type you answers into this template. Essay should be a minimum of 300 words and rely substantively on the weekly readings (Kloppenborg textbook). Sources must be properly and fully cited (Author, Year, Page Number) and listed properly in a reference section.
What is a project? What are ongoing operations? How are they alike? How are they different?
2) Find four (4) news stories in your local or regional newspaper (two of each) that discuss either a project or ongoing operations. These need to be news articles and not journal articles. The articles must not be older than 2015. Provide the requested information below for each of the articles. The Brief Description needs to provide enough information and facts about the project or operations to complete the Analysis section on Why it is a project or on-going operation. For this section you should analyze the project or operations versus the 4-element text that Kloppenborg provides within the definition of a project. Use this comparative analysis to demonstrate how the projects identified specifically fits the 4 elements of the definition or how the operations do not fit the definition.
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You will be utilizing one of the Projects identified for Problem Sets throughout the rest of the semester. I suggest that for at least one of the Projects identified you select a project that is simple but has significant information available on-line about the project. The best projects for this are usually local projects such as construction projects, economic development projects of cities, or other localized projects where the scope of the project is easily identifiable and information is readily available.
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There is no word minimum but it is expected each of the sections will provide the information needed to provide an adequate comparative analysis. These sections need to be completed in narrative format and not as lists or charts.
Title Project Article #1:
City:
News source (APA reference):
Web address:
Brief Description:
Why is this a Project?
Title Project Article #2
City:
News source (APA reference):
Web address:
Brief Description:
Why is this a Project?
Title Operations Article #1
City:
News source (APA reference):
Web address:
Brief description:
Why is this Operations?
Operations Article #2
City:
News source (APA reference):
Web address:
Brief description:
Why is this Operations?
