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Project Management
Take Home Assignment: Spring 2025
Last Revised: 3/20/2025
Answer each question individually. The exam is open book and open note but do your own work. Be sure to submit your answers by the due date using the course drop box. Any exam accepted via GGC email will receive a minimum of a 15-point penalty. Submit one file in Word or PDF format with all questions/answers numbered and listed in order. Allow a minimum of 8 work hours.
- Describe the role(s) and functions of a project manager. Relate these to your own personal experiences to describe why these are important. Your answer should be no shorter than three typed pages. And, you must cite information from ALL thirteen chapters of the book(even the ones we did not specifically cover in class) using the format ch. #. For example, “As an IT developer, I understand the importance of a project manager being able to effectively communicate with team members (ch. 1).” There is a 15-paragraph minimum. (25 points)
- Create a table. For each of the ten knowledge areas, in the first column list the knowledge area (e.g. scope); in the second column provide a definition of the knowledge area and cite where the definition was obtained; in the third column list the major deliverables associated with the area (e.g. quality checklist) (cite source); and, in the fourth column search the internet and find three software tools, NOTincluding MS Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project) for each knowledge area that could be used to facilitate the development of the deliverables. You do not need to cite the websites used for the last column. (20 points)
- Write 5 paragraphs, 5 sentences each to describe the benefits and challenges of adopting MS Project Professional 2019 (or 2021.) Include a description of the tool’s functionality and your overall impression of the tool. Use the “5 X 5 Essay” format (see next page for example and description). (20 points)
- Earned Value (20 points)
- Assume you are the project manager and based on your customers’ requirements you have determined there are four main tasks in a Dream Kitchen project. Each phase has been assigned a TBC. Specifically, the customer wants their existing kitchen cabinets and appliances removed, a wall separating the kitchen from the living area removed, and a support beam installed (Task 1 – $40,000); plumbing, electrical, and mechanical installed/relocated (Task 2 – $20,000); new appliances, cabinets, and countertops (Task 3 – $35,000); and paint, trim, and clean up (Task 4 – $5,000). You estimate this will take 8 weeks to complete.
- The budgeted costsare as follows:
| Budgeted Per Week (in 000’s)
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| TBC | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| Task 1 | 40 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 11 | ||||
| Task 2 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | |||||
| Task 3 | 35 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Task 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||||
- Assume 5 weekshave passed and these are the actual costs per week:
| Actual Costs Per Week (in 000’s) | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Task 1 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 3 |
| Task 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | |
| Task 3 | 9 | 5 | |||
| Task 4 | |||||
- Below is the cumulative percentage of work completed per task per week:
| Cumulative Percentage Complete | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Task 1 | 30% | 52% | 74% | 83% | 100% |
| Task 2 | 25% | 29% | 51% | 65% | |
| Task 3 | 20% | 35% | |||
| Task 4 | 0% | ||||
Show calculations and complete the table with the calculated values/answers as of the end of week 5 (20 points):
| Calculations | |
| TBC (1 point) | |
| CBC (1 point) | |
| CAC (1 point) | |
| CEV (4 point) | |
| CPI (2 point) | |
| CV (1 point) | |
| SPI (1 point) | |
| SV (1 point) | |
| Final Duration
(calculate as Planned Duration/SPI) (2 points) |
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| FCAC Method 1
(calculate as TBC/CPI) (2 points) |
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| FCAC Method 2
CAC + (TBC – CEV) (2 points) |
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| Is this project over or under budget?
(1 point) |
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| Is this project ahead, on-time, or behind schedule?
(1 point) |
- Consider the class presentations. Create a table. In column one, list the name of the presentation (one row for each presentation including your group’s); in column two, list three main points made during the presentation; in column three, describe what you think the group did best and one area where the group could have done better; and, in column four, list the grade you would think the group should receive. (10 points)
for this question just create he format table with the name, I will fill in the rest.
- What advice would you give to the next group of students taking this class? (5 points)
Any generic advice
Bonus: List participation in SBA or GGC career related event(s), GGC/SBA club meetings/events, other school related events (excluding coursework), and/or PMI event/activity. For each activity list the date, your role, and a brief description. (Maximum 3 points per event, 10 points total)
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The 5 X 5 Essay
Success in college courses is often dependent upon a student having the skills necessary to craft a well written essay for an assignment or exam. A well written essay presents information in an organized form, is characterized by sentences that flow naturally from one to the next and begins and ends in a way that clearly indicates the purpose and conclusions of the essay. While most students are familiar with these requirements, many do not have a clear writing strategy designed to meet them. This essay presents one such framework. The framework defines an essay’s structure, sentence connections, and paragraph organization.
The structure of the essay is simple: five paragraphs each with five sentences. The first paragraph covers the introduction; the second through fourth paragraphs discuss the main points and are the “body” of the paper; and the last paragraph includes concluding remarks. The most important sentence of the five paragraphs is the last sentence of the first paragraph, which contains the thesis statement. The thesis statement provides the reader with an overview of the main points discussed in the body of the essay. This clear, simple structure ensures that the essay will be well organized.
The five sentences that comprise a paragraph are linked to one another through connecting words or ideas. Transition words are used to link sentences by using the last words in the prior sentence as the subject of the next sentence. Ideas are used to connect sentences by elaborating on or defining concepts presented in a prior sentence of the paragraph. Ideas not connected to words or ideas presented in a prior sentence of the paragraph should not be included. By using word and idea connections, sentences will flow naturally from one to the next to form coherent paragraphs.
Paragraphs are also organized with an overview, body, and conclusion. The first sentence is the overview, sentences two through four are the body, and the fifth sentence draws a conclusion. The first sentence should include words from the thesis statement. The fifth sentence should reference ideas from the first paragraph and use words that will be repeated in the last paragraph of the paper. Paragraphs organized in this way will support both the purpose and conclusions of the essay.
Using this framework to define an essay’s structure, sentence connections, and paragraph organization helps students present information in an organized form with sentences that flow naturally from one to the next to support the purpose and conclusions of the essay. By using this framework, the student is more likely to develop a well written essay in a short period of time because he/she knows at the start how it will be organized. This is helpful for both assignments and exams. Especially when time is limited, the student needs to have a writing strategy even before he/she has seen the question. Of course, some essays will need to be shorter or longer; but students who have developed the skills to write an effective five-by-five essay, should easily be able to adapt the length and turn in a well written essay that will earn a superior grade.
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