Read the case “The POM+ Project*- Part 1 APPENDIX 2

Big Kola Company has been concerned that specialized fruit drinks have been eroding their cola market. The CEO mandates that “If you can’t beat them, join them.” Grape juice was the first product that was successful after an advertising blitz claiming the antitoxin benefits. Lately, competition is compressing grape juice margins and profits. Months of additional market surveys and focus groups have resulted in three potential high-margin drinks: cranberry, blueberry, and pomegranate. All these choices represent antitoxins. The decision is to produce the pomegranate drink that has many health claims. For example, the relative ability of these juices to eliminate harmful free radicals (antitoxins) is 71 percent for pomegranate, 33 percent for blueberry, and 20 percent for cranberry (Technion Institute of Technology). The market potential appears very attractive and should have a higher profit margin than the other potential juice products. Another appeal for pomegranate juice is its familiarity in the Middle East and Asia. (See full details on pages 639-341)

Note: Use any project management tool that you have available to you. However, ProjectLibre project management software is  free and can be found at www.projectlibre.com  

Part 1

1. Develop the WBS outline using the software available (save your file). 

2. Use this file and the information provided below to create a project schedule. 

3. The following holidays are observed: January 1, Martin Luther King Day (third Monday in January), Memorial Day (last Monday in May), July 4th, Labor Day (first Monday in September), Thanksgiving Day (4th Thursday in November), December 25 and 26. 

4. If a holiday falls on a Saturday then Friday will be given as an extra day off, and if it falls on a Sunday then Monday will be given off. 

5. The project team works eight-hour days, Monday through Friday. 

6. The project will begin on January 3, 2012. 7.

Note: Based on this schedule, submit a memo (500 words) that answers the following questions: 

a. When is the project estimated to be completed? How many working days will it take? 

b. What is the critical path? 

c. Which activity has the most total slack? 

d. How sensitive is this network? 

e. Identify two sensible milestones and explain your choice.

Text

Title: Project Management: The Managerial Process 

ISBN: 9781260238860 

Authors: Clifford F. Gray, Erik W. Larson 

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education 

Publication Date: 2020-01-09

One of the tools and techniques used in executing is the acquistion of “Virtual Teams”. We will utilize this tool in the simulation next week.  But as a pre-cursor to next week’s simulation activity, write a 1-page document explaining the importance, value, and positive impact the acquisition of “Virtual Teams” can have on a project team’s resource pool.

• Use of proper APA formatting and citations. If supporting evidence from outside resources is used those must be properly cited. A minimum of 7 sources  from scholarly articles or business periodicals is required.
• Include your best critical thinking and analysis to arrive at your justification.
• Approach the assignment from the perspective of a project management of a company.

Text

Title: Project Management 

ISBN: 9780134730332 

Authors: Pinto 

Publisher: Pearson 

Edition: 5TH 19

Chapter 3

Discussion Question 1: How do you describe the importance of data in analytics? Can we think about analytics without data? Explain.

Discussion Question 2: Considering the new and broad definition of business analytics, what are the main inputs and outputs to analytics continuum?

Discussion Question 3: Where do the data for business analytics come from? What are the sources and nature of those incoming data?

Discussion Question 4: What are the most common metrics that make for analytics-ready data?

Exercise 12:

Go to data.gov – a US government-sponsored data portal that has a very large number of data sets on a wide variety of topics ranging from healthcare to education, climate to public safety. Pick a topic that you are most passionate about. Go through the topic-specific information and explanation provided on the site. Explore the possibilities of downloading the data and use your favorite data visualization tool to create your own meaningful information and visualization. Show your visualization on your assignment submission.

Chapter 4

Discussion Question 1: Define data mining. Why are there many names and definitions for data mining?

Discussion Question 2: What are the main reasons for the recent popularity of data mining?

Discussion Question 3: Discuss what an organization should consider before making a decision to purchase data mining software.

Discussion Question 4: Distinguish data mining from other analytical tools and techniques.

Discussion Question 5: Discuss the main data mining methods. What are the fundamental differences among them?

Exercise 1: Visit https://www.teradata.com/University Identify case studies and white papers about data mining. Describe recent development in the field of data mining and predictive modeling. 

Textbook: Business Intelligence and Analytics 

ISBN: 9780135192016

Your response should be 5 pages. There must be APA formatted references (and APA in-text citation) to support the thoughts in the post.

Discussion Question:

What types of works are exempt from copyright protection? Give specific examples of websites that have content that are not protected by copyright law.