Project Management: The Managerial Process (Mcgraw-hill Series Operations and Decision Sciences)
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ISBN: 9781259666094
Author: Erik W. Larson, Clifford F. Gray
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 4, Problem 1E
You are in charge of organizing a dinner-dance concert for a local charity. You have reserved a hail that will seat 30 couples and have hired a jazz combo.
a. Develop a scope statement for this project that contains examples of all the elements. Assume that the event will occur in four weeks and provide your best guess estimate of the dates for milestones.
b. What would the priorities likely be for this project?
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Project Management: The Managerial Process (Mcgraw-hill Series Operations and Decision Sciences)
Ch. 4 - What are the six elements of a typical scope...Ch. 4 - What questions does a project objective answer?...Ch. 4 - What does it mean if the priorities of a project...Ch. 4 - What kinds of information are included in a work...Ch. 4 - When would it be appropriate to create a...Ch. 4 - How does a communication plan benefit management...Ch. 4 - You are in charge of organizing a dinner-dance...Ch. 4 - In small groups, identify real life examples of a...Ch. 4 - Develop a WBS for a project in which you are going...Ch. 4 - Prob. 4E
Ch. 4 - Develop a WBS for a local stage play. Be sure to...Ch. 4 - Use an example of a project you are familiar with...Ch. 4 - Prob. 7ECh. 4 - Your roommate is about to submit a scope statement...Ch. 4 - Make a list of the major deliverables for the...Ch. 4 - How would developing a WBS alleviate some of the...Ch. 4 - Where can Nicolette find additional information to...Ch. 4 - Prob. 4.1.4CCh. 4 - What factors and forces contributed to scope creep...Ch. 4 - Is this an example of good or bad scope creep?...Ch. 4 - How could scope creep have been better managed by...
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