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CPMGT 301 All Discussions Link http://www.uopstudy.com/CPMGT-301 ********************************************** CPMGT 301 Wk 1 Discussion - Project Portfolio Management Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students. Due Thursday Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words: Your textbook presents portfolio management in the context of projects. The author of Ch. 1 states that project portfolio management, or PPM, enables organizations to “align projects with strategy and to ensure adequate resourcing for projects.� What exactly is project portfolio management, and how does it accomplish these important goals? Share specific examples to illustrate how you see PPM benefiting an organization. Due Monday Reply to at least 2 of your classmates. Be constructive and professional in your responses.
CPMGT 301 Wk 2 Discussion - Project Schedule Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students. Due Thursday Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:
Sequencing activities properly is a critical component of project management, whether on a small scale (chop the walnuts before mixing the batter and finally baking) or a large scale (identifying a new market and then developing and finally distributing a new product to that market). Who typically builds a project schedule? What criteria must be considered when identifying and sequencing tasks in order to sequence tasks effectively? Use an example (such as the steps involved in releasing a video game upgrade or outsourcing a call center) to illustrate your explanation. Due Monday Reply to at least 2 of your classmates. Be constructive and professional in your responses.
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http://www.uopstudy.com/ CPMGT 301 Wk 3 Discussion - Performance Measurement Practices Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students. Due Thursday Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words: The introduction of Ch. 9 in your textbook describes the four major reasons why portfolios are unsuccessful, including a) Too many projects in the portfolio, b) Wrong projects in the portfolio, c) Projects not linked to organizational strategy, and d) Unbalanced portfolio. How do portfolio managers determine that employees are working on the right number of the right projects based on organizational strategy? What performance measurement practices can they use to identify, over time, which projects should continue to be pursued and which should be ended? Due Monday Reply to at least 2 of your classmates. Be constructive and professional in your responses.
CPMGT 301 Wk 4 Discussion - Effective Communication Methods
Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students. Due Thursday Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:
Discuss the differences in effective communication methods, if any, between communicating project-related information and communicating portfolio-related information. In each case, who is the audience? Are there differences in presentation format, content, or both? Why? Due Monday Reply to at least 2 of your classmates. Be constructive and professional in your responses.
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http://www.uopstudy.com/ CPMGT 301 Wk 5 Discussion - Zone of Uncertainty Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students. Due Thursday Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words: Ch. 18 in your textbook describes the “zone of uncertainty.” What is the zone of uncertainty, and how does it affect project and portfolio management? In what ways can project and portfolio managers mitigate the risk implied in the zone of uncertainty? If possible, illustrate your explanation using a specific business scenario (either from your work experience or from the materials you’ve read so far in the course). Due Monday Reply to at least 2 of your classmates. Be constructive and professional in your responses.