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Reflection and Discussion Forum Week 14
Reflection and Discussion Forum Week 14Assigned Readings:Chapter 15. Project TerminationInitial Postings: Read and reflect on the assigned readings for the week. Then post 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 in each assigned textbook chapter.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.Also, provide a graduate-level response to each of the following questions:

Several years ago, the U.S. Congress canceled funding for the development of a battery-powered electric vehicle. Do you think that was a good decision? Can you imagine what the pros and cons were?
Assume that you are working for a computer manufacturer as a software engineer and that you are told abruptly that your project will be canceled within 4 weeks. List the questions that you would have for management. After absorbing the shock, what would you do?
[Your post must be substantive and demonstrate insight gained from the course material. Postings must be in the student’s own words – do not provide quotes!] [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]Submitting the Initial Posting:Your initial posting should be completed by Thursday, 11:59 p.m. EST. Response to Other Student Postings:  Respond substantively to the post of at least two peers, by Friday, 11:59 p.m. EST. A peer response such as “I agree with her,” or “I liked what he said about that” or similar comments are not considered substantive and will not be counted for course credit.[Continue the discussion through Sunday,11:59 p.m. EST by highlighting differences between your postings and your colleagues’ postings. Provide additional insights or alternative perspectives]Evaluation of posts and responses: Your initial posts and peer responses will be evaluated on the basis of the kind of critical thinking and engagement displayed. The grading rubric evaluates the content based on seven areas:Content Knowledge & Structure, Critical Thinking, Clarity & Effective Communication, Integration of Knowledge & Articles, Presentation, Writing Mechanics, and Response to Other Students.

Activity 14 – Research Project
The journal indicated below describes a national project. Based on the journal, and on your understanding of the project, answer the questions below:DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CF.1943-5509.0000332  Journal title: “1976 Montreal Olympics: Case Study of Project Management Failure”#QuestionPoints1Was it an internal or external project? Provide rationale.  1.252Identify at least 10 major stakeholders for the project.1.253What were the needs or expectation of each stakeholder?1.254Identify and describe at least 5 most important resources used in the project.1.255What was the alternative approach for the project (i.e. if the stadium had not been built, what else could have been done to ensure the olympics still occurred)?1.256Based on (5) above, was building the stadium at this location and at this time the best approach to have been chosen?  Provide rationale using PV, NPV, IRR, B/C. [1 page]57Provide two Level 3 Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) for this project. These two should be the intial (or planned) and final (or actual) WBS. Explain the difference  [2 pages]2.58Based on (7), was there an evidence of scope creep in the project? Provide rationale.1.259Create one network diagram for the project using the final WBS in (7) above [1 page]7.510Use the Level 2 tasks in the final WBS to create one GANTT chart for the project. [1 page]7.511Use the initial and final WBS to create two high-level budgets for the project. These two should be the initial and final budgets. Explain the difference. [2 pages]7.512Using the risk sources, describe three major (broad) categories of risks in the project.1.513Using a table, list at least ten individual risks ranked by severity, and also link each of them to one of the categories in (12) above [1 page]7.514For each risk in (13) above, describe at least one thing that was done, or could have been done to mitigate that risk.1.2515Was there adequate quality management processes in place (including quality planning, quality assurance and quality control)? Provide rationale. 116Was there adequate outsourcing in the project? Provide rationale.1.2517The journal title indicates this project was a failure. Do you agree? Provide rationale. 1.2518If anyone in your group was appointed the project manager for this project, what would you have done differently to make this project successful?1.2519Describe at least five major lessons that can be learned from this project.1.2520Other – Abstract, Introduction, Conclusion (one paragraph each)2.521Other – Effective APA (Times New Roman, font size 12, double-spaced, in-text citations, grammar, reference list, etc)2.522Other Considerations1.25 TOTAL60Side note from instructor:

Your response should be between 5 -10 pages only, including all auxilliary pages such as  Title page, Reference page and Table of Content.
This research project requires you to tie together  the key components of project management.