Week 1 – Discussion Forum 1
Required Resources
Text
Kloppenborg, T. J., Anantatmula, V., & Wells, K. N. (2019). Contemporary project management (4th ed.). Cengage Learning.
Multimedia
Ted. (2013, October 7). Michael Porter: Why business can be good at solving social problems (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. https://youtu.be/0iIh5YYDR2o
Supplemental Material
Ashford University. (n.d). Project management case study—Logistics service improvement project.
Recommended Resources
Book
Project Management Institute (PMI). (2017). A guide to project management body of knowledge (PMBOK guide) (6th ed.).
Article
Slapper, T. F., & Hall, T. J. (2011). The triple bottom line: What is it and how does it work? Indiana Business Review, 86(1), 4-8. http://www.ibrc.indiana.edu/ibr/index.html
Multimedia
tutor2U. (June 3, 2015). BUSS4 section B: Corporate social responsibility (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. https://youtu.be/nkteAJBtM9A
INSTRUCTION:
Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum,
You have chosen a country for the Walmart Case Study. International Logistics Services (ILS) has acquired a new warehouse and truck fleet in your selected country and within the vicinity of one or more Walmart stores. The newly acquired warehouse has 100 employees. The new director for logistics services (DLS) plans to address all the employees on Thursday.
The DLS will present the vision, mission, and values. The DLS will also explain the strategic objective to secure Walmart as a customer. The DLS asks that you, the start-up project manager, follow with a presentation. The DLS asks you to deliver an audio-narrated presentation that
Your initial response should contain three PowerPoint slides (five to 10 minutes total). If needed, review the Writing Center’s How to Make a PowerPoint Presentation (Links to an external site.) resource. Graduate school students learn to assess the perspectives of several scholars. Support your response with at least one scholarly or credible source in addition to the text.
Week 2 – Discussion Forum 1
Required Resources
Text
Kloppenborg, T. J., Anantatmula, V., & Wells, K. N. (2019). Contemporary project management (4th ed.). Cengage Learning.
Multimedia
Kloppenborg, T. (n.d.). From the author-constructing a WBS [Video file]. https://www.cengage.com/mindtap/
ProjectLibre. (2019, May 23). ProjectLibre demo (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. https://youtu.be/9xwR4JCBaIU
Project Management Videos. (2018, July 2). How to negotiate better—Project management training (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. https://youtu.be/6h_FNU96No4
Supplemental Material
Ashford University. (n.d). Project management case study—Logistics service improvement project.
Required Technology
ProjectLibre (Links to an external site.). (n.d.). http://www.projectlibre.com/product/projectlibre-open-source
Recommended Resources
Book
Project Management Institute (PMI). (2017). A guide to project management body of knowledge (PMBOK guide) (6th ed.).
Multimedia
Bradley, H. [Helen Bradley]. (2015, July 11). Learn the basics of ProjectLibre—Your quick start to project management with project libre (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. https://youtu.be/oiVnWX-J5Mo
INSTRUCTION:
Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum,
This week, as the project manager for International Logistics Services, you are starting to form the project team. An employee who works on the loading dock recently earned the Project Management Institute’s Certified Associate Project Manager (CAPM) designation. The employee wants to join your project team. However, the loading dock supervisor has not approved this assignment. The loading dock supervisor indicated that resources on the loading dock are already constrained and has expressed a lack of support to change the way warehouse is run.
Develop a negotiation strategy to obtain the loading dock supervisor’s cooperation with your project and specifically to assign the employee to the project team.
Also read: Impact of Economics on Daily Living
Week 2 – Discussion Forum 2
Required Resources
Text
Kloppenborg, T. J., Anantatmula, V., & Wells, K. N. (2019). Contemporary project management (4th ed.). Cengage Learning.
Multimedia
Kloppenborg, T. (n.d.). From the author-constructing a WBS [Video file]. https://www.cengage.com/mindtap/
ProjectLibre. (2019, May 23). ProjectLibre demo (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. https://youtu.be/9xwR4JCBaIU
Project Management Videos. (2018, July 2). How to negotiate better—Project management training (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. https://youtu.be/6h_FNU96No4
Supplemental Material
Ashford University. (n.d). Project management case study—Logistics service improvement project.
Required Technology
ProjectLibre (Links to an external site.). (n.d.). http://www.projectlibre.com/product/projectlibre-open-source
Recommended Resources
Book
Project Management Institute (PMI). (2017). A guide to project management body of knowledge (PMBOK guide) (6th ed.).
Multimedia
Bradley, H. [Helen Bradley]. (2015, July 11). Learn the basics of ProjectLibre—Your quick start to project management with project libre (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. https://youtu.be/oiVnWX-J5Mo
INSTRUCTION:
Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum,
As the project manager for International Logistics Services, several of your project team members do not comprehend the value of a work breakdown structure (WBS) to manage the Logistics Services Improvement Project. Assess the importance of the WBS. Explain your assessment of the WBS to your project team using an audio-narrated presentation containing three PowerPoint slides.