You will be graded on the accuracy and thoroughness of your responses and on your ability to communicate. Please write in complete sentences unless otherwise directed. You should work on this assignment as you go through the assigned readings and chapters in your textbook. Be careful not to copy text directly from the book. You should answer in your own words, with your own thoughts, opinions, interpretations, examples, and conclusions.
Any intentional or unintentional plagiarism may result in an F in this assignment and an F in the course. If you do take text directly from our book, you must put this text in quotation marks and cite our book as your source.
Grading Criteria
65% Content: Accurate, organized and thorough responses that demonstrate recall, critical thinking and analysis.
35% Written Communication: Clearly and concisely written, proper sentence and paragraph structure, grammar and spelling.
Chapter 5
In one paragraph, distinguish between education and training. Then, describe a situation in your life where you have used your education. Describe a situation where you have used training.
Identify the four phases of team development. Describe the activities in each phase and the importance and relate how this stage is important to the success of the overall project.
Explain, in your own words, what a team needs to be a performing team, a team that accomplishes its goals and objectives? In your explanation, include what management must do and/or provide.
Chapter 6
How is a Six Sigma project selected?
How would you recognize that a project is being well-managed? What clues would you look for to make this determination?
Describe what is involved in project control.
What are the components of a sound project plan? Why is it worth making the effort to develop a sound project plan?
What are contingency plans? Why are they useful?
Chapter 7
Describe the differences between a prevention cost and an appraisal cost. Give an example of each, using examples that are NOT provided in your textbook.
Describe the differences between an internal failure cost and an external failure cost. Give an example of each, using examples that are NOT found in your textbook.
