Determine the project priority matrix for each case. Review the case and determine whether each project constraint (cost, ti

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SELECTION HOMEWORK Exercise 2.1 What are Constraints? Directions Determine the project priority matrix for each case. Review the case and determine whether each project constraint (cost, time, scope) should be: • Constrained • Enhanced • Accepted Produce a table or short statement justifying each constraint for each case. Case 1 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is a scientific federal agency researching the conditions of the oceans and atmosphere. With origins dating to 1807, NOAA is best known for weather forecasting provided by the National Weather Service. NOAA announced a $5.7 million research program for improving hazardous and extreme weather condition forecasting including a project to determine the origins of tornado rotation. Case 2 The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and providing training, outreach, and education. Of the 4,679 fatal workplace injuries reported in 2014, 403 were homicides. OSHA is funding a $2.4 million research grant to determine the origins, preventive programs, and workforce training needed to address violence in the workplace. Case 3 AT&T is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world providing data management, mobile phone, entertainment content, and traditional local and long-distance phone service. The acquisition of DIRECTV fulfills the company’s goal to provide entertainment content to all of North America. The implementation now involves a project to integrate AT&T’s UVERSE internet-based feed with DIRECTV’s satellite feed into a common service package for all customers. Exercise 2.2 Statement of Work Background This exercise starts your student project that will be used for several homework exercises. The scenario is that you work for the fictitious company: Bear Claw Corporation. You are a project manager assigned to a new project. You are in the defining and planning phases and tasked to produce the project planning documents. This exercise produces the project statement of work.

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Start by selecting your project. It should be a real-world type of project. Something you might do in your professional work or with a volunteer organization. If you need some inspiration, search for some government projects in your occupational field. Keep it interesting and include both internal and external resources –this means Bear Claw Corporation employees do some of the work and consultants, contractors, and vendors do other work. You want a good size project, so you have an interesting project plan. Create something in the 6- to 24-month range. Anything less than six months tends to have too little planning effort for this course. Conceive a budget in the $250k to $1 million range. This ensures a good size project with lots of activities. Directions Write a project statement of work (SOW) for your student project. The statement should address: • Project objective • Describe scope, time, and cost Limit your SOW to 250- to 500-words.