QuestionWeek One: Project Management – December 10-16, 201

11 May QuestionWeek One: Project Management – December 10-16, 201

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Week One: Project Management – December 10-16, 2013

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Objectives

1.1 Define project and the project life cycle.

1.2 Explain the components of a project charter.

1.3 Demonstrate understanding of project objective and scope management.

Reading

Read Ch. 1, “The Nature of Information Technology Projects,” of Information Technology Project Management: Providing Measureable Organizational Value.

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Reading

Read Ch. 3, “The Project Infrastructure,” of Information Technology Project Management: Providing Measureable Organizational Value.

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Reading

Read Ch. 5, “Defining and Managing Project and Product Scope,” of Information Technology Project Management: Providing Measureable Organizational Value.

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Reading

Read the Week One Read Me First.

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Reading

Reviewarticles found in the search criteria in the Electronic Reserve Readings.

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Participation

Participate in class discussion.

4/7 days

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Nongraded Activity and Preparation

Software

Ensure you have access to the required software:

· Microsoft® Project 2010

· Microsoft® Visio® 2010

· Microsoft® Excel® 2010

· Microsoft® Word 2010

These are all provided via the UOP virtual desktop, called Toolwire.

Note. The Virtual Desktops can be accessed on the student website.The software is provided via the Toolwire desktop. Access Toolwire via a link on the materials page. Once there, go to the start menu and you should see the available applications as follows:

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Nongraded Activities and preparation:

Tutorials – needed in order to complete assignments for this course.

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This is extremely important. Please read and complete.

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Important, Please read and complete.

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Do at least 1 of the following:

1. Read the Microsoft Project 2010 Course manuals. These are attached in the Course Materials folder.

2. Complete the Microsoft Project 2010 course using the manuals and datafiles in the Course Materials forum. The data files and manuals are also available on www.wylie.com but I have downloaded them for you.

3. Skillsoft tutorials. The link to this is on theLibrary page.

a. Register and login to Skillsoft. If you are having problems registering, it may be that you do not have Java installed, or for some reason Java is not enabled or running, or you need a new version of Java installed. It may also be due to the browser version or type. So if it doesn’t work for you with Internet Explorer, try Firefox or Chrome, for example.

b. Choose your language (I chose English – US.)

c. Open Desktop curricula> Microsoft Office 2010>Microsoft Project 2010- Beginning Project.

d. Take the courses “Introduction to Project 2010”, “Initializing a project with Project 2010″, ” Building a Schedule with Project 2010″, “Creating Resources w