Start by completing your weekly assigned readings for this module (See “Reading for M9 discussion” file).

For your initial reaction post, think of what makes an experiment a good experiment and why. Also about how do people measure what they need to.

Do include some of the learning from the mandatory reading part and connect with one or more of the articles listed.  Make sure you include references/sources in your posts.

In addition, please reply to at least two different classmates outside of your own initial post thread

http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/14774/1/14774.pdf 

http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/14774/1/14774.pdf

https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/304a/a1a94c9e3920fd125c7408166e7cfe1c3249.pdf

https://www.billbuxton.com/usabilityHarmful.pdf

Part 1  

1. Create a team agreement that outlines the team operating rules for the construction project you are managing.  
2. What is the impact on a project schedule when you level your resources?  Why is resource leveling necessary and what is the impact on your resources when you do not level?  Review the Agile manifesto and describe how Agile views resource leveling?

Part  2:
Describe the purpose of a status report to the project sponsor?  What key information do you feel is important for the status report to include and why?  What is the optimum reporting cadence and why? What factors do Project Managers need to think about when creating a status report template? Do you feel that status reports are only needed when managing waterfall projects, and why?  How can project status be shared in an Agile or Hybrid project?

Part 3: You are a project manager for a construction project budgeted at $750,000.  As of today, the project should be 45% completed but after reviewing the status of the scheduled tasks involved in the project it is evident that only 25% of the work has been completed.  The team has spent $200,000 thus far. Answer the two questions below: 1. Describe the formula for each equation and provide the answer

1. Determine Earned Value (EV)
2. Determine Planned Value (PV) 
3. Determine Cost Performance Index (CPI)
4. Determine Schedule Performance Index (SPI) 
5. Cost Variance (CV)
6. Schedule Variance (SV) 

2.  What does this data tell you? 

Text-

Title: Effective Project Management ISBN: 9781119562801 Authors: Robert K. Wysocki Publisher: Wiley Publication Date: 2019-05-07 Edition: 8th Edition 

For this assignment, please use the Cyberactive Blackboard application in use at Bellevue University.

1. Create 15 or more User Stories concerning the Blackboard application.

    a. NUMBER YOUR USER STORIES!

    b. The user for all 15 user stories must be “Student”.

    c. You may describe an existing feature of Blackboard, or a feature you wish it had.

    d. For each User Story create at least two Acceptance Criteria (a minimum of 30 total Acceptance Criteria).

    e. YOU MUST FOLLOW THE PROPER USER STORY FORMAT TO RECEIVE POINTS FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT.

2. Organize your User Stories into a Product Backlog.  Assign priorities to each User Story and order them by Priority.

3. Using the Product Backlog, create two Sprint Backlogs that might be suitable for a two-week Sprint each.

    a. Assign some or all of your 15 User Stories to each Sprint.

    b. Make sure that you assign them in priority order.

User story format:

 As a <role>, I want/need <functionality or feature> so that I can <benefit or justification> 

Marvin is quiet comfortable on his company’s strategies to bid a project. He always follows a specific structure to get more profits with the resources he has. He follows  a  break down structure for a project before he release RFP to the client. IF we provide the request for proposal with the work packages it is always easy for the client to understand how much time they invest on each work package and how they can integrate every package in to the project in a timely manner.

What other factors should  Marvin and his team consider?

Marvin should consider the resources and time they are going to spend on the project  If they have specialized resources for that project to be done and to satisfy client’s requirements that would be a huge advantage for them. If they have the specialized resources who can invest their knowledge in a different packages then they can finish the project on time. If they  go with the break down structure then they can allot different resources to different modules and everything will be done simultaneously.

They have to consider the terms and conditions of the  client once they signed the project. If any misunderstanding or miscommunication happens between the client and them, they have to pay more money to the client according to the terms and conditions before they take the project. SO they have to keep in mind about terms and conditions of the client.

They also have to consider whether they are going to bid with existing client or new client. If it is the existing client they already know how they are going to deal with them and client also knows how Marin and his team can finish their projects on time. If it is  a new client , they have to deal with team carefully to get more projects and contracts in future.

They have to consider the scope of the project. If the scope of the project is poorly defined then they have to think whether they have to hold on the client or not. If it is ongoing project , they will get more profits . Because once development is done, project will be live for so many years.

They have to consider whether their business meets the clients requirements or not.  Different clients have different business.  If Marvin and his team has some kind of business, they can have the resources related to specific filed, if they can maintain the project with the resources they already have they no need to hire new resources so it will be less cost effective hence they can gain more profits.

2. Should they bid on the job?

Yes, They should bid on the job because every opportunity gives the experience to them on how they can proceed with the future biddings. Though they have to be very selective on the clients still they can bid and they can try their luck if they get the project for less cost. If it is a 10 year project they can have more profits and in that ten years they can get other contracts with the same clients or sister company clients, this will lead to their development of the company. They can be the strategic partner to the client so the client preference will go to the marvin’s team whenever the client want to deal with new projects.

They have to show their interest to the client how much they are interested in working with the client like them. So they should bid the job.

 As an IT manager, discuss how you would use the materials in Chapter 11 of your textbook communicating IT information to other department. Use APA throughout.