SAINT LEO PRM518 FULL COURSE

DISCUSSIONS

1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of “teaming agreements”? What could you do to foster cooperation? Explain your responses in terms of Saint Leo’s core value of community.

2. Teaming agreements are sometimes defined as “coop-etition.” What does this imply and what are some of the disadvantages of this partnership? Explain your responses.

Module 2 Discussion

1. Identify three subsidiary project management plans and their importance to integrated project management. Explain your response.

2. Identify the relationship between thePMBOK^®Guideproject planning processes and a contractor’s EVMS. Explain your response.

Module 3 Discussion

1. Discuss the importance of organizational process assets updates in relation to the PCU Delaware Program.

2. Define the difference between quality control and quality assurance as it relates to NNS and SUPSHIP. Explain their roles and responsibilities of quality management as defined by thePMBOK®Guide.

Module 4 Discussion

Why is integrity important for SLU students as well as for project management professional practitioners? Explain your responses.

Module 5 Discussion

1. What is the importance of ensuring that the data produced by the EVMS is current, accurate, and complete? Explain your response.

2. If the performance measurement baseline data is identifying a cost and schedule variance greater than 25% between the planned and actual data, would you conclude that the estimate was wrong, your program team members are not effectively managing the program, or that there were significant contingencies after the PMB was developed? Explain your response.

Module 6 Discussion

1.Describe a situation where you had to implement a change which required arms length bargaining and negotiations. What were the outcomes of your negotiations? Explain your response.

2. Describe a situation where you were able to create a win-win outcome for all the parties involved. Explain your response.

Module 7 Discussion

1. Explain the importance of preventing revisions to the program budget except for authorized changes.

2. If you have ever worked in a project where there were constant changes to the program budget, what problems did you incur and how did you manage these problems? Explain your response.

MODULE 2

Use thePCU Delaware EVMS Clause and thecurrent period CPR Report (Formats 1 and 5) for the USS Delaware to respond to the following questions. Post your responses to the Dropboxno later than

1. What is the contract number?
2. What is the negotiated cost of the contract?
3. What is the target profit?
4. What is the target price?
5. What is the contract ceiling?
6. What is the estimated contract ceiling?
7. What is the contract type?
8. What is the shared ratio? What does 70/30 mean?
9. Who is the authorized contractor representative? What is their title?
10. Is NNS’ EVMS validated? If so, when and how? You may refer back to the module for additional information.
11. What is the estimated cost at completion? Best Case? Worst Case? Most Likely?
12. Why do you think there are three estimates at completion?
13. Verify the WBS Structures and the current and cumulative work scheduled and work performed. Why do youthink only project management and systems engineering have work performed and actual cost of workperformed being reported? Explain your answers.
14. Review formats 2, 3, and 4. Note there is no data on these reports. What does this say about NNS’ EVMS?What should you do to address this issue?
15. Review format 5; What is the purpose of this format?

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Read the“Art of Communication” article and answer the question: How does communication improve project success?

It is recommended that you use theEssay Grading Rubric as a guide. Paragraphs should be well-developed and should demonstrate comprehension, examples, critical thinking, and good writing skills. Post your completed essay to the Dropboxno later than Sunday 11:59 PM EST/EDT. When you save your document, please make sure it includes the format:

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MODULE 5

PRM 518 – Initiating, Planning, and Executing a Project

Module 5 – Control Account Work Package Calculations Assignment

Review the Control Account information, and determine the current status for each of the work packages listed. Using the SeeDAU Gold Cardand/or the information contained in this module, calculate the SV, CV, SPI, CPI, EAC, VAC and TCPI for each of the following work packages:

Work Package	EV Technique	PV or BCWS	EV or BCWP	AC or ACWP	CV	SV	SPI	EAC	VAC	TCPI
1.1.1.1.1. Hull – Order Raw Steel	50/50	$310 m	$155 m	$155 m
1.1.1.1.2. Hull – Order Polymer Material	50/50	$9 m	$4.5 m	$1m
1.2.1. Final Certified Bow Redesign	% complete	$4 m	$3.7 m	$4.1 m
1.2.2.1 Systems Engineering Planning– PMB Development	0/100	$ 1.2 m	$1.2 m	$1 mil
1.3.2. Project Management Planning – PMB development	0/100	$.5 m	$.5 m	$.3 m

Adapted from DAU (2013) Defense Manufacturing Guide for Program Managers.

MODULE 6

Instructions: Using thePCU Delaware Program scenario, review a change request from NNS to the Navy’s contracting officer and determine if the change is within scope or out of scope. You must determine what actions to take and write a short essay supporting your decision.

It is recommended that you use theEssay Grading Rubric as a guide. Paragraphs should be well-developed and should demonstrate comprehension, examples, critical thinking, and good writing skills.

MODULE 7

Using theEVM Calculations Rubricas a guide, read and summarizeChance Reichel’s article on EVMS. (You may need to sign in first via theeReads and Reference Page, then search for the article.) After reading the article, use the information specific to the current project being covered in the course module (spreadsheet link is below).You are to assess the current PCU Delaware’s EVM cost, schedule, and performance data. Use the CPR data in the module to develop the PCU Delaware’s SV, CV, SPI, CPI, three EAC (best case, most likely, and worse case EAC), ETC, VAC, and TCPI for the BAC and EAC. Include formulas and your calculations. In the Case Analysis Assignment, you are to analyze the current status of the PCU Delaware’s EVM status and present your findings in case analysis format. In your case analysis assignment, make certain to include four headings including Background, Analysis, Recommendations, and References. As always, your submission must adhere to all APA formatting requirements. Again, use the current information for your PCU Delaware’s calculations. Disregard your calculations from last week and use the data contained inthis spreadsheet for your calculations.

The answers to these calculations are included in the Doc Sharing Folder should you get behind or need help. Please attempt to do the calculations on your own the first time. When you save your document, make sure it includes the format: LastnameFirstname-Case_Analysis.
MODULE 8

During this course, you will create a journal by making three individual submissions. Begin your first Lessons Learned Journal Entry by creating a new Word document. Your document should be double-spaced and should include a minimum of two pages with concepts such as lessons learned, vocabulary, module take-aways, a-ha moments, project management activities, and accomplishments. Integrate what you have learned through your everyday experiences and determine how project management principles can be applied to these experiences. Use thePactitioner Journal Assignments Rubric as a guide as you complete this assignment. Submit your first journal entry to the Dropbox no later than Sunday 11:59 PM EST/EDT. (This Dropbox basket is linked to Turnitin.) When you save your document, make sure it includes the format:

“Lastname–Firstname-Journal_Entry_I”

JOURNAL 2

Begin your second Lessons Learned Journal Entry by creating a new Word document. Your document should be double-spaced and should include a minimum of two pages with concepts such as lessons learned, vocabulary, module take-aways, a-ha moments, project management activities, and accomplishments. Integrate what you have learned through your everyday experiences and determine how project management principles can be applied to these experiences.
JOURNAL 3Begin your third Lessons Learned Journal Entry by creating a new Word document. Your document should be double-spaced and should include a minimum of two pages with concepts such as lessons learned, vocabulary, module take-aways, a-ha moments, project management activities, and accomplishments. Integrate what you have learned through your everyday experiences and determine how project management principles can be applied to these experiences.

Question 3.

Question :

Describe the relationship between the project Work Breakdown Structure (WBS); contract WBS, Statement of Work (SOW) and the requirements traceability matrix and how they are used for managing project scope. Explain why managing the scope baseline can assist in managing stakeholder expectations.

Question 4.

Question :

Describe and explain the specific components of a project management plan. Provide an example from your own experience or observation of a summary level or detailed project management plan and substantiate how that plan was used to manage the project.