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Business Research and Communications Assignment – Answer these essay questions (attached are the chapters of the book required to complete this activity): 1. Using the direct approach, write a fictional letter to your subordinates explaining that there is a pay freeze in place for the next year and that no […]

The expertise in this weeks required reading by Fontaine (2016) is based on experience in the mining and metals industry. Examine an industry with which you are familiar, and discuss how Fontaines general model for project risk management does or does not fit for your chosen industry. Give examples of […]

Excellence in business communication – Writing and Completing Business Messages 1. Identify a website, advertisement, or piece of mail you received lately that uses obsolete language, buzzwords you don’t understand, or esoteric language. Rewrite the piece using plain language and other writing cues from Chapter 5. Include the original text […]

Tools such as Gantt charts can be used to manage the schedule. Challenges and issues may arise that must be overcome. External risks may cause a change in the scope of a project. What are some of the risks that must be considered in preparing a schedule? What external forces […]

A key characteristic of an effective manager is good interpersonal skills.  Among the interpersonal skills that must be built are: motivation, communication, effective confrontation, coaching and development.  Describe the importance of each of these interpersonal skills for a manager. A commonly used acronym for goal setting is SMART.  Goals must […]

PMO project control is distinctly different from the typical PMBOK (PMI, 2017) Monitor and Control project process groups. Distinguish routine project control and corrective activities from the PMO project control recovery role and responsibility. Based on a failed (or failing) project scenario, describe how the PMO project control function could […]