Post has three assignments
1: Orion Shield Project assignment
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Assignment Instructions
Required readings
After studying The Orion Shield Project, each student is to address the following questions in a succinct and thoughtful report on ‘Project Management Principles in the Orion Shield Case.”
NOTE: IN CASE YOU HAVE TROUBLE WITH THIS LINK TO THE ORION SHIELD PROJECT, it is also posted as a separate file in this week’s module),
1. Applying the readings from Week 7, what Project Management principles, if any, were violated in this case:
o By Project Manager Gary Allison,
o By Henry Larsen, Director of Engineering
o By Elliott Grey, Director of Program Management
o By Paula Arnold, Project Engineer
2. What structural and cultural characteristics of SEC allowed each of these individuals to behave as they did? Be specific in defining the behavior you feel was a violation or failure, and the organizational characteristic(s ) that supported that behavior.
o How does the Project Management Body Knowledge address the effects of organizational structure and culture on successful project management?
o What principles of project and general management can a project manager rely upon to positively influence these organizational characteristics?
3. What guidance do project management principles give for creating effective communication, and what do you think Gary would have done differently if he had been well versed in those principles?
4. Henry Larsen gave Gary three requirements for good project management. How do those compare with the project management body of knowledge? Should Gary have been given different advice?
• If so, what would have been better advice?
• If this was good advice, how did Gary fall short on those three criteria?
5. How many departments were involved in this project, and what guidance do project management principles give for coordinating functional departments?
o Citing relevant principles, explain what Gary could have done differently to avoid Larsen’s perception that Gary had failed as a project manager.
6. Finally, did Gary fail? If SEC was awarded a sole source contract for production of the new material, why was his project perceived as a failure?
• Do you agree or disagree? Explain your rationale, citing relevant project management literature for how success is defined for a project.
Remember to include a meaningful, results-filled executive summary at the beginning of your report.
2: Nuclear deterrence in the modern world
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The dissertation examines deterrence theory and the applicability of nuclear deterrence in the modern world.
3: Intervention and evaluation to increase diabetes management plan for patients treated at DC Holy Cross Health or any other particular diabetes center in any other cities in the US.
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1. Background of the problem (Overall background of diabetes)
2. Population and setting (The population for this intervention project could be either adult or young diabetes patients or both who treated at that particular center mentioned under the topic). Please mention about the center. How and to whom they provide services.
3. Root cause analysis in terms of patient, provider, and system.
Identify which root causes you will address and your rationale for selecting these issues. Define the problem further (such as diabetes management due to patient ambivalence and lack of guideline treatment by providers)
4. S.M.A.R.T. Objectives
Call them objectives in the paper. We call them “SMART” as a way to teach the components. This is where you identify the purpose of your intervention, what your intervention is to achieve. List the objectives (numbered bullets). Do not put the measures here: those will go in the evaluation plan. Example, 90 % of adult patients at … Center with a diagnosis of diabetes will have an improvement in HgbA1C 3 months from their initial diagnostic appointment.
5. The interventions (Develop interventions to improve diabetes management outcomes)
Evidence-based population-based interventions (and it is never just “patient education”.) Describe what you will do for the patient, provider, and/or system factors identified in the root cause synopsis.
6. The evaluation plan
Evaluation plan to determine if the interventions worked. Here you include your measures and how data will be collected. Also, describe how results will be used for continuous improvement. Include process and outcome assessments.
7. Conclusion
diabetes management