Using A Sociological Approach Overview For your final assignment, you’ll complete a short answer activity in which you will re

First, let's identify the steps according to the web text

1. Identifying problems.

2. Generating alternatives

3. Reaching a decision.

4. Following up.

        In my experience, the more brains the better, sometimes you won't have all the answers that's where a team comes in. There has to

be a situation that a team member or another coworker has experienced before and they could provide a different solution. I'll give you an

example of a situation at work where our team had a hard time with a problem and where we often "We should brainstorm and then critique

each other's ideas" off each other in most situations. Before I came into the picture, a group of 5 diesel techs couldn't figure out a fuel stage

issue with one of our test engines. I'll keep it short but here was the problem before I came in, the engine started, ran, and shut down during

the second stage of warm-up. They identified the problem, generated alternatives, reached a decision, and followed up with the same result.

When I entered the situation, they filled me in with what was going on and what they had already done before I got there. In our line of work,

this is pretty standard and we all know the drill however, we rarely run into second-stage fuel issues. After evaluating everything that has been

done, the engine shouldn't have any issues, but I had one more suggestion replace the fuel pump. They criticized me for considering this because

it wouldn't have started if it was a bad fuel pump, much less go through the warm-up and stage 1. Since this was the last resort, we changed it,

and it completed the stage. This was my example of brainstorming and bouncing ideas off each other.

Christopher

Week 9 discussion

our project sponsor is not familiar with earned value management (EVM). You have been asked to provide him with a quick overview of EVM. Using the information covered in the readings, suggest the top three EVM performance measures (some may also be indexes) on which you would educate your project sponsor. Explain what each measure tells the project manager. Also, identify other performance factors beyond EVM that you would communicate to your sponsor. Provide a rationale for your selection of topics.

Be sure to respond to at least one of your classmates’ posts.

Classmate response

Hello all, this week’s discussion we’re asked to briefly explain earned value management (EVM), what the measures tell the PM,

and what performance factors are beyond EVM. I like to say the book does a great job at explaining this to me, but I need a book like

a PM for dummies for me to read in order to understand it. I did other readings and found a better explanation for me, APMG International

made this simpler.

· Cost variance (CV): This is the measure of the difference between the amount that was budgeted for the work meant to be done and the amount that was actually spent for the work performed. Thus this shows if the project is on budget or not. (1. APMG)

According to the APMG EVM “provide more information than project tracking”, EVM’s answers the Where are we at this point in the project, When will this project be complete, and  What will the project cost. (1. APMG) The textbook does discuss what factors may hinder EVM’s such as weather, labor, and contractor delays. Among everything that a PM can experience that will delay a project, I don't want, a tough job.

Christopher

Week 10 Discussion

You have now delivered the project to your customer. The project was delivered ahead of schedule, as requested by your project sponsor, but over budget by 20 percent. Now, it is time to reflect on what went well and what didn’t go well. Based on feedback throughout the course, what would you have done differently in terms of scope, resources, and schedule, and why?

Assignment 3: Using a Sociological Approach

(Student name)

(Professor’s name)

Introduction to Sociology

(Date)

Learn (Write a paragraph of at least 5 to 7 sentences answering the following questions.)

· What were the key findings from the research? Be sure that you are answering in your own words.

Theory (Write 2 paragraphs of at least 5 to 7 sentences each answering the following questions.)

· Choose one of the four major sociological theories—Functionalism, Conflict Theory, Symbolic Interactionism, or Rational Choice Theory.

(Review the Assignment 3 Cheat Sheet in the Help tab in Blackboard and Sections 1.8 – 1.12 in your Webtext for more information.)

· In your own words, define the theory that you chose.

· Discuss how this theory relates to the research findings in the article.