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What are some of the issues you, as the project manager will need to be concerned about in forming the project team?

Read the project case for this assignment.

As the project manager for the District 4 Warehouse Move project, you will need to determine who your stakeholders and project team members are for this project. Remember that anyone connected to the project who has an interest or stake in the project should be considered as a stakeholder. This would include the project team, vendors and management among possible others.

After you have determined who your stakeholders are, determine who will need to be a part of the project team. Develop a 2-3 page paper (650-750 words) in the form of a Microsoft Word document, not including the header and reference pages, defining the following:

How will project communications and interactions work between the project manager, the stakeholders and the project team?
What are some of the issues you, as the project manager will need to be concerned about in forming the project team?
What, if any, situational factors exist that may affect the project team’s performance?
What are some project pitfalls you will want to watch out for as you execute this project?

How successful, in your opinion, was the project?

Prepare and submit of an essay of 1750 to 2000 words (with a typical font and double spacing, this will be between 7 and 8 pages). Your assignment should be submitted as a Microsoft Word document file. (If you cannot submit your file in in Word, please discuss other options with your mentor before submitting your first assignment.)

Your essay should answer all the following questions. Be sure your answer is complete and that your writing is organized, clear, and grammatically correct. Properly cite any outside sources of information, including your textbook, in proper APA style.

Review the Danzoll article (“West Georgia Community Mobilization Initiative”). Why did the U.S. government support this endeavor in a developing country?
How successful, in your opinion, was the project? What reasons can you propose for its success or failure? How sustainable are its achievements and milestones likely to be for future communities?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of using this type of financing for the firm?

Capital Budgeting Techniques

As a financial consultant, you have contracted with Wheel Industries to evaluate their procedures involving the evaluation of long term investment opportunities. You have agreed to provide a detailed report illustrating the use of several techniques for evaluating capital projects including the weighted average cost of capital to the firm, the anticipated cash flows for the projects, and the methods used for project selection. In addition, you have been asked to evaluate two projects, incorporating risk into the calculations.

You have also agreed to provide an 8-10 page report, in good form, with detailed explanation of your methodology, findings, and recommendations.

Which would you change to make a meal taste better?

Resource: The “Chef’s Tools: Nose and Tongue” section of the “Smell and Taste: Science of the Senses” video, located in this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings.

Chemical Senses Paper

Write a 1,250- to 1,500-word paper that addresses the following:

How do smell and taste affect each other?

Which would you change to make a meal taste better?

If you created the most memorable meal of your life, what sensory elements must be present to emphasize the connection between the chemical senses, emotional memories, and the brain?

Describe the connection created between the chemical senses, emotional memories, and the brain

Why did you select the six team members you did? Why did you decide against the others?

Leading Teams at West Coast Transit for Phyllis Young

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Leading Teams at West Coast Transit

Due Date: Aug 26, 2015 23:59:59 Max Points: 100

Details:

Leading teams of diverse individuals is a significant challenge. Negotiating individual strengths, weaknesses, and personalities can be difficult. Nonetheless, as a leader it is your responsibility to effectively lead teams through establishing expectations designed to motivate individuals, fostering critical decision-making skills, and improving communication and collaboration among teammates. For the assignments in modules 4 and 5, as part of the management team at a successful, regional airline, West Coast Transit, you have been directed to form a team for a high-stakes, high-pressure project. Together, the management team will come to a consensus and make a recommendation to the director.

Your objective is to individually select a team of six people from the given teammate profiles. Begin by reading “West Coast Transit Company Profile” and “West Coast Transit Team Member Profiles,” which are attached in the Topic Materials. Based on your understanding of the company, the project, and the people involved propose your team selection. Your proposal should be accompanied by a 1,000-1,250 explanation that addresses the following:

Why did you select the six team members you did? Why did you decide against the others?
Considering the diverse factors that may influence the behavior of your team members, what specific strategies will you use to motivate this particular team of individuals? Why do you think they will work? What motivational strategies do you think would be ineffective for this team? Why?
What particular challenges or conflicts can you anticipate this team facing? What strategies might you apply to manage this team’s potential conflicts? (You will learn more about conflict management in Module 5. It is acceptable to make relevant speculations based on what you know about the team members and conflict management at this point. You will have the opportunity to solidify your conflict management strategies when you join the CLC assignment in Module 5.)
Finally, summarize your vision for the success of this team. Based on what you have identified as the team’s particular strengths and weaknesses, which specific leadership strategies might you apply to ensure it is ultimately successful? Why?

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Studen

Utilize at least three references (one of which may be your text) in your presentation.

You work for a medium sized privately held electronics firm which is considering transitioning to a publically held organization. Your boss found out that you were taking business courses at your University and has asked you to prepare a presentation for upper level management to explain the process by which a privately held company would transition to publicly held company. He has asked you to describe the general accounting processes involved in establishing an initial public offering (IPO), including but not limited to accounting for all assets, liabilities and equities of the firm. Prepare a 15-20 slide professional MS PowerPoint presentation which covers the following:

Identify and explain the top five reasons private companies go public.
Explain information the firm is required to provide to the investor with complete transparency.
Compare and contrast the differences in accounting processes and procedures that medium sized companies such as yours go through when going public.
Discuss any concerns you believe the company should guard against while transitioning from privately held to publicly held (shareholder apprehension, fair market value, etc.) and provide solutions to each concern.

Use the notes section in MS PowerPoint to explain your talking points. Use at least two charts and two additional graphics which support your points. Utilize at least three references (one of which may be your text) in your presentation.

Suggest the key financial drivers that most likely will cause health care organizations to merge.

In today’s uncertain economic and regulatory environment for the health services industry, many organizations may be presented with merger and acquisition opportunities to gain market share and drive financial and operational efficiencies. Given the current state of this market segment:

Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you:

1. Suggest the key financial drivers that most likely will cause health care organizations to merge. Provide support for your rationale.

2. Assuming that two (2) health care organizations have merged. Determine the evaluation criteria that a financial analyst would use to evaluate the financial performance of the organization post-merger, and identify the determinants that the analyst would use to decide whether or not the merger generated favorable financial results for the organization. Provide support for your evaluation.

3. Determine the key factors that will drive the financial planning process for most organizations in the post-merger phase, and examine the related impact to the organization process. Provide support for your rationale.

4. Create an argument to assert that the financial planning process is of high value to a health care organization. Provide support for your argument.

5. Predict the financial stability of the health care industry over the next five (5) years. Provide support for your prediction.

6. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

· Evaluate the financial statements and the financial position of health care institutions.

· Describe the overall planning process and the key components of the financial plan.

· Use technology and information resources to research issues in health financial management.

· Write clearly and concisely about health financial management using proper writing mechanics

Identify and explain the top five reasons private companies go public.

Prepare a 700- to 1,050-word recommendation for the primary valuation method used by the organization.

You are a member of the consulting team that made its recommendation for the Intellectual Capital (IC) portfolio and Knowledge Management (KM). You are now looking at the organizational structure and the ethical policies and practices to see how these are affecting the value of IC.

Part II: Intellectual Capital Valuation

Select one IC type from those discussed in Part I.

Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Intellectual Capital Valuation.

Prepare a 700- to 1,050-word recommendation for the primary valuation method used by the organization. Include the following:

• A brief introduction explaining the importance of valuing an organization’s IC

• How the method could value the organization’s IC

• The potential effect of selecting a less appropriate method

Format your recommendation consistent with APA guideline

Examine the arguments presented in the case study and evaluate their applications to control the quality of software produced in the organization.

Read the case study titled, “Why Six-Sigma Efforts Do Not Apply to Software” located in Chapter 9 of the textbook and consider a situation where you are working for a large software development company that is considering applying the Six-Sigma quality constraints to the software it produces.
Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you:

Explain the Six-Sigma quality constraints and provide a justification as to why the software development company should consider it.
Compare and contrast quality control processes for both hardware and software.
Examine the arguments presented in the case study and evaluate their applications to control the quality of software produced in the organization.
Propose a testing strategy for a software development project that ensures high quality of the software delivered.
Describe the idiosyncrasies of software, and explain why software needs a different set of rules for testing and for quality control as opposed to those used in hardware.
Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.