Module 1 mngmt & leadership

Question 22: Briefly describe a project you worked on that required data gathering, importing, cleaning (i.e. merging other data, creating new variables, etc.), analysis, and output. If you have not had any experience with this please describe a project that might require these steps and how you would go about doing it.

TOPIC: Linear Programming In essay form, What is simplex method? In essay form, What is the purpose of simplex method?Its okay if its not so long, but dont make it so short, thank youuu!

Question1: Discuss the critical importance of work schedule in project management.2. Discuss the contribution of cost estimation in the completion of successful project.3. A firm is planning a project which consists of the following ten jobs and precedence relations are identified with their node numbers: Jobs (i-j) 1-2 1-3 2-3 2-4 2-5 3-5 4-7 5-6 6-7 7-8 Durations (days) 9 5 12 7 8 11 10 3 4 6     Draw an arrow diagram representing the project.b. Determine the critical pathc. What is the duration of the project?

question 1 Avihe just got promoted as a Junior Manager. He has six (6) subordinates under his care. Recently, Avihe received a project from his Senior Manager, Brian, to run a charity programme. Task: By using the most basic principles in management, (e.g., the function of management, etc.), advise Avihe how he can run this charity programme efficiently and effectively. Briefly explain to Avihe the possible managerial roles that he needs to play in the project?

Chapter 12: Job HuntingPlease answer the true and false questions. 1. You shouldn’t consider taking an entry-level job if you have a college degree. 2. A part-time job is worthy of your consideration if it gives you entry into your field and you can afford to live on the salary you’d earn-at least temporarily. 3. Freelancing is only an option for people in the graphic arts field .4. Temporary work can give you income, put you in the workforce, and expose you to potential job opportunities. 5. Most internships are unpaid or include only a small stipend, but they can give you college credit toward your degree and valuable on-the-job experience. 6. Volunteer work is a waste of time when you are looking for paid employment. 7. When the economy is down, you should be open to any and all potential sources of employment, and you may have to think creatively to generate your own opportunities.

Assignment 3 As a marketing student, you know that large firms often organize their operations into a number of strategic business units (SBUs). A university might develop a similar structure in which different academic schools or departments are seen as separate businesses. Consider how your university UAEU or college might divide its total academic units into separate SBUs. What would be the problems with implementing such a plan? What would be the advantages and disadvantages for students and for faculty?

MISSING GUARANTED DEADLINE IN A  BUSINESS. 1. HOW THE ABOVE CONTROL PROBLEM AFFECT  THE BUSINESS 2. RESOLUTION TO SOLVE THE ABOVE PROBLEM,

[Chapter 14. Managing Projects] The US Defense Department has planned to develop an intelligent warfighting capability by providing continuous wireless communication capability to update the current battle situation, which opens the way for the warfighters to out-smart opponents. In consideration of its importance, the Army started as a big program that contains numerous projects from small-sized tank development for fast deployment, wireless communications equipment development, software development, logistics system development, to training system development, all at once. The necessary technologies of the combined wireless communications are yet to be developed. Software development was not easy to convert the operational concept into software programming with no precedent experience.     In this case, what kind of problems or risks would arise as the program proceeds?       The new warfighting concept is novel, but development details are not easy to accomplish. In this…

Question 5 Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is defined as deliverable-oriented of projectelements that organizes and defines the total work scope of project. Elaboratethe statement"deliverable-oriented grouping of project elements thatorganizes and defines the total work scope of the project.

Task  Start  Finish Task 1  5/1/2022  5/29/2022 Task 2  5/30/2022  6/22/2022 Task 3  6/20/2022  7/31/2022 Task 4  8/1/2022  11/22/2022 Task 5  10/23/2022  12/1/2022 Task 6  12/1/2022  12/30/2022 Task 7  1/1/2023  2/15/2023 Task 8  2/12/2023  3/10/2023 Task 9  3/5/2023  4/2/2023 Task 10  4/2/2023  4/30/2023   REQUIRED What is the numerical value of the date which will be used in completing a gantt chart?  (Do not use comma nor decimal point.) Determine the number of days to complete Task 4.

Question Direction: Determine the statement of the problem, solution to the problem and conlusion of the given case. No need too much info. Just include the necessary details.       The Lyle Construction Project        At 6:00 P.M. on Thursday in late October 1998, Don Jung, an Atlay Company project manager (assigned to the Lyle contract) sat in his office thinking about the comments brought up during a meeting with his immediate superior earlier that afternoon. During that meeting Fred Franks, the supervisor of project managers, criticized Don for not promoting a cooperative attitude between him and the functional managers. Fred Franks had a high-level meeting with the vice presidents in charge of the various functional departments (i.e., engineering, construction, cost control, scheduling, and purchasing) earlier that day. One of these vice presidents, John Mabby (head of the purchasing department) had indicated that his department, according to his latest projections, would overrun…

Assignment 2 – Activity Title: Practical HRM in Aviation Objective/s:i. To gain insight of the HRM system of world’s renowned airlinesii. To improve analytical skills of the students  Instruction: Select an airline and cover the following aspects:  ii. Job descriptions and job specifications of at least 4 different positions in the company

urgent： 28. As discussed in "Why Are There So Many Bad Bosses?", what is the Peter Principle?

Q/ 1- Explain this sentence:-In practice, the most common requirement for project re-planning are concerns time and cost.2- What is the relation between the planning process and statement of work, work breakdown structure?

Memo     To:           Ervin Holder From:      Grace Lathrop (Customer relations) Date:       9/14/23 RE:           Warranty coverage   Hello Mr. Holder, my name is Grace in customer relations. I have a customer who is upset because their air conditioner broke. Looking into the database, I discovered a problem with the updating of the software. Customers that have a warranty are not showing in the database as being active. I have chosen to cover the warranty because of your policy to honor any warranty bought with the previous owners. I have contacted the customer to inform them that their problem will be taken care of. I have also contacted IT services to correct the issue so that the system updated each account monthly. This will ensure that all accounts that are active stay active and that this issue will not happen again. I am contacting you to inform you of the process that is being taken to ensure this issue gets resolved and make customers feel like family. I look forward to…

Question No 3 A well-reputed educational Institute has hired you as a project manager for development of their Online Examination system. Project managers normally prepare several types of cost estimates for most projects. What are the different categories of cost will you consider for this project? How many types of cost estimates will you prepare while managing the cost of this project?

Assignment 2: Business Plan Word limit: Between 2800 words Task: Pursuant to Assignment 1, where you had done a research of an online fashion business, your team is now required to prepare a comprehensive business plan to start a similar business. Your answer should cover the following aspects: No. Structure Word limit (a guide) 1 Registering your business 2 Industry Analysis, Competitor Analysis and Target Customer 3 Marketing Plan 4 Operations and Development Plan 800 5 Management Team 6 Exist Risks 7 Exit Strategy 8 Financial Plan 9 Conclusion

Assignment Case 1: In the past, the decision criteria for mergers and acquisitions were typically based on considerations such as the strategic fit of the merged organizations, financial criteria, and operational criteria. Mergers and acquisitions were often conducted without much regard for the human resource issues that would be faced when the organizations were joined. As a result, several undesirable effects on the organizations’ human resources commonly occurred. Nonetheless, competitive conditions favor mergers and acquisitions and they remain a frequent occurrence. Examples of mergers among some of the largest companies include the following: Honeywell and Allied Signal, British Petroleum and Amoco, Exxon and Mobil, Lockheed and Martin, Boeing and McDonnell Douglas, SBC and Pacific Telesis, America Online and Time Warner, Burlington Northern and Santa Fe, Union Pacific and Southern Pacific, Daimler-Benz and Chrysler, Ford and Volvo, and Bank of America and Nations Bank. Layoffs…

Assignment Case 1: In the past, the decision criteria for mergers and acquisitions were typically based on considerations such as the strategic fit of the merged organizations, financial criteria, and operational criteria. Mergers and acquisitions were often conducted without much regard for the human resource issues that would be faced when the organizations were joined. As a result, several undesirable effects on the organizations’ human resources commonly occurred. Nonetheless, competitive conditions favor mergers and acquisitions and they remain a frequent occurrence. Examples of mergers among some of the largest companies include the following: Honeywell and Allied Signal, British Petroleum and Amoco, Exxon and Mobil, Lockheed and Martin, Boeing and McDonnell Douglas, SBC and Pacific Telesis, America Online and Time Warner, Burlington Northern and Santa Fe, Union Pacific and Southern Pacific, Daimler-Benz and Chrysler, Ford and Volvo, and Bank of America and Nations Bank. Layoffs…

How would someone who values friendship above all else make different decisions than someone who thinks work is the most important value? Question 10Select one: a. It would depend on the decision though work will most often take priority b. Most people will – and should - value both friendship and work equally. c. The person who values friends would prioritize them when schedule conflicts arose. d. The person who values work will very likely not have any friends or important relationships.

Question 5transaction processing system is an ICT project being undertaken to enhance organizational performance. the following as a Project Manager:a) How would the project manager identify the project scope and organize your work breakdown structure? b) How would the project manager make use of the Gantt-Chart to facilitate your project delivery?  c) How would the project manager make use of critical path analysis to identify the project critical activities

WEEKS 1-2/ 2nd Quarter Activity 1. TRUE/ FALSE.Directions: Read each statement below carefully. Mark “T” for statements youbelieve are true, and “F” for statements you believe are false. Write your answers ina separate sheet of paper.1. If an employee only receives a percentage of the sales made with no additionalcompensation given then, he is receiving a straight commission.2. If an employee receives a guaranteed base salary amount and earn an undefinedamount of commission based on the number of sales he makes, then he isreceiving a graduated commission.3. Salary plus commission is earned as a percentage of sales that as volume of salesincreases, the amount of commission also increases.4. Current increased balance is the total amount you have to pay that includespenalties or interest incurred by unpaid balance from a loan.5. Down payment is given during the last payment of a purchased item.

project management question: The project you are managing as expecting it's first shipment of equipment to install and test at the customers premise in Denver. it is imperative that the equipment insulation is on schedule since the Denver location is the hub of the Network operation. As of the writing, the schedule is exactly on target. The shipment of goods is proceeding east of I-70 just west of Glenwood Springs. Due to the recent forest fire on storm King Mountain, at Glenwood Springs, all vegetation has been destroyed which results in devastating mudslides that block I-70 in both directions. The delay may last up to five days. The sides could continue depending upon weather conditions. although the rains have subsided, the last weather report shows that there is a 50% rainfall forecast expected within the next 48 hours. what are four risks involved in this scenario?

Letter to HRMU requesting No pay Leave from April 2023 to Septemeber 2023 to facilitate an attachement in the United kingdom to play Cricket.

1. What features of the appointment scheduling system were crucial in capturing “many grateful patients”?2. What procedures were followed to keep the appointment system flexible enough to accommodate the emergency cases, and yet be able to keep up with the other patients’ appointments?3. How were the special cases such as latecomers and no-shows handled?4. Prepare a schedule starting at 9 A.M. for the following patients of Dr. Schafer:Johnny Appleseed, a splinter on his left thumb.Mark Borino, a new patient.Joyce Chang, a new patient.Amar Gavhane, 102.5 degree (Fahrenheit) fever.Sarah Goodsmith, an immunization.Tonya Johnston, well-baby checkup.JJ Lopez, a new patient.Angel Ramirez, well-baby checkup.Bobby Toolright, recheck on a sprained ankle.Rebecca White, a new patient.Dr. Schafer starts work promptly at 9 A.M. and enjoys taking a 15-minute coffee break around 10:15 or 10:30 A.M.Apply the priority rule that maximizes scheduling efficiency. Indicate whether or not you see an…

CASE : PRIORITY RULES AT TRYTECH LIMITEDBrillian Carkenea , managing partner at a Trytech consulting firm, has requested your expertadvice in devising the best schedule for the following consulting projects, starting on July 2.Description of Consultation Call Received Due Date(close of business)Task Length(Days)Company Date TimeI 8 Mitville July 1 8:00 AM July 10II 4 Pointech July 1 9:00 AM July 8III 2 Letwork July 1 10:00 AM July 9IV 5 Chem Services July 1 11:00 AM July 15V 1 Zap Research July 1 1:00 PM July 7VI 6 Select Pro July 1 2:00 PM July 14VII 3 Opher & Sons July 1 3:00 PM July 6VIII 7 Azolph Group July 1 4:00 PM July 12The consulting firm charges a flat rate of $5,000 per day (e.g. If the length of a consultancy = 9days, the fee charged to that company = $45,000 ($5,000 x 9). All eight firms impose fines forlateness. Mitville charges a $375-per-day fine for each day that the completion of the consultingwork is past the due date; Pointech charges a fine of $400-per-day for…

1.    Assignment 5: Preparing for FHEOA’s Future, Part 5   Refer to the Scenario for Assignments 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.   Prepare a PowerPoint presentation of eight to ten (8-10) slides. Address the agency’s future using the following criteria (taken from Chapter 12):   1.    Analyze at least three (4) challenges of succession planning for your selected agency.   2.    Propose at least three (4) components of effective implementation of succession planning.   3.    Discuss at least three (4) skills for managing personnel through turbulence, providing a rationale for each skill.   4.    Recommend at least three (4) innovations for succession planning, providing a rationale for each recommendation.   5.    Include at least four (5) peer-reviewed references (no more than five [5] years old) from material outside the…