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6.1. Analyze one of following suppliers below (select only one supplier from any of the outlined industries) or you can pick you own company using the following criteria. Analyze the industry(auto,
3. You are ready to present your outsourcing recommendation to the CEO and the board of directors of the company. The internally affected operations manager is present at the meeting. Describe the
2. Pick an industry type (communications, industrial, and regulated such medical/military and consumer). Show the top four steps in the supplier selection process and indicate reasons for your
1. Discuss and rank the top three changes in the product realization process due to outsourcing. Select an industry (communications, industrial, and regulated such as medical/military and consumer)
5.6. The PM from problem 5.5 proposed an alternative track. To make the calculation easier, the PM assumed no tax and no depreciation consequences.Scenario A: Buy the line for $500,000. Marketing
5.5. A company is making consumer (high volume) and industrial (low volume) lines of microwave ovens using the same technology and controls. The company decided to sell the industrial microwave line
5.4. For this problem, use the following abbreviations:• Project organization to manage project: silo (S); liaison (L); matrix(M); self-direct teams (T)• Product as needing resources: research
5.3. A company decided to develop low-cost photo-voltaic solar-energy cells. It decided on two development choices: a fully automatic line for $800,000 capable of producing 200,000 cells/year for a
5.2. A company is considering buying a plastic injection mold tool and has two options: a two-cavity mold at $45,000 or a four-cavity mold at $80,000. It is expected that each mold will last 100,000
5.1. An engineering student will graduate this year with a BS degree at the age of 26. He expects to make $60,000/year for the rest of his career. He is considering his options for further study for
4. Show how the monthly payments for a $300,000 home-mortgage fixed-interest loan for 30 years would look like using the mortgage industry tables. You can use online mortgage calculators. Calculate
3. The ROI tables are based on simple compounding of interest, looking into the present (P), future (F), or into annual (A)equivalents. Can you use them to calculate the mortgage monthly payments
2. One of the major concerns for middle-aged folks is when to retire and start receiving social security payments. The Social Security Administration (SSA) gives you the following guidelines:a.
1. Growth technology companies typically do not issue dividends to their shareholders. Their argument is that their IRR is much higher than the historical Wall Street growth indices, and their
Document Review Package for the JMU Sensor for Project X Note: This simulation is fictitious and does not represent nor is intended to represent a product manufactured by either legacy Goodrich
2. Statement of Worka. What requirements exist in this documentation? (Find as many as you think there are, provide rationale why it is a requirement.)b. Are there any risks? (Please describe the
1. Specificationa. What requirements exist in this documentation? (Find as many as you think there are, provide rationale why it is a requirement.)b. What assumptions exist?c. Identify information
3.1. Develop a QFD matrix for a household or personal item or product you use. Think of the possible customer and design requirements for this item. Complete the following:a. The top level for the
3. Give examples of patent wars in the electronics/communications industry. Why are they happening more frequently today?
2. Show examples of a product feature offering through the Kano diagram methodology. Can you trace chronologically when the technology came in and through the luxury models and then into all economy
1. Benchmarking. Give a definition and examples of a world-class company’s performance in service, product features, or technology that other companies would aspire to, such as Motorola Six Sigma.
2.3. You have been asked to consult to an oil industry services company that specializes in horizontal-drilling techniques used in fracking for oil and gas. The technology uses sensors in the drill
2.2. Compare and contrast the different types of industries and how difficult it is to enter the market at different phases in the product process continuum (evolutionary, platform, or
2.1. Write a generalized view by selecting a product from personal experience or a company that you admire or work for. Analyze the product position in the product process continuum (evolutionary,
3. Give examples of price/performance strategies for companies now and in the past and which path they followed (same performance less prices; same price more performance). What strategy would you
2. Think of thresholds that these products had to pass through on each stage.
1. List the product lifecycle major stages and give examples of products that are commonly used today for each of the different stages (start-up, growth, maturity, and commodity) now and in the past.
1.4. Compare and contrast the different constraints and concerns for the PM in DTM or DTC projects. Mention at least three concerns. Show how these two types of projects differ in the following
1.3. Write a generalized view of engineering project cycle times, new model introduction speed, and the increasing globalization of design and manufacturing resources. Discuss the topics of metrics
1.2. Compare and contrast the different tools mentioned in Chap. 1. Please limit yourself to a maximum of three issues or one paragraph for each of the three answers:a. DFM: BDI versus GE/Hitachib.
1.1. Write a generalized view of the evolution of concurrent engineering and product design, in terms of increasing product performance, reducing cost through DFM/DFA/ESI or increasing quality and
6. Discuss the major difference in the PM role is DTM or DTC. List at least three issues based on that difference.
5. How would the impact of not meeting these concerns of the PM change in priority if the project were being developed in the following industries? Please provide the reasons for your selection:a. A
4. List the major concerns of the PM. How would you rank the impact of not meeting these concerns on the project lifecycle of hightechnology new products?
3. According to the example of taking the defect rate and translating it into a Cpk (assuming that the specification limits are two sided and the process average μ = design nominal N), what is the
2. If your company policy decided on a Cp = 1.33 design, what are the specification limits going to be equal to in terms of number of σ?And what is the expected defect rate? Some of the participants
1. If you followed Taguchi’s principles, and you wanted to investigate a design with five factors at two levels, how many experiments do you need? How many would you need if you used five factors
1. What are some examples of situations in your own work or personal life that you could apply Agile principles to?2. What would be the benefits?3. What would be the difficulties to overcome?
1. Is the Agile approach described here a good fit for Tesla? Why or why not?2. What are the strengths and weaknesses of this approach?3. Would the same approach work at another automotive company
1. What would be the difficulty of getting this approach to work with a government contract?2. How would you do it? What would be the most critical success factor?
2. How would you overcome the risk? The complexity of the QA testing effort at HPHC, with as many as 30–40 applications or functional components going into the production environment at the same
1. What do you think is the biggest risk in this kind of project? The complexity of the QA testing effort at HPHC, with as many as 30–40 applications or functional components going into the
2. What are the strengths and weaknesses of the Valpak approach?
1. Why did the Scaled Agile Framework provide value to Valpak over a standard Scrum approach?
2. How would you go about preventing such a failure? Company C is a company with a small IT organization that has been in the primary mode of supporting existing legacy applications. The company has
1. What do you think is the most likely problem that would cause an Agile approach to fail? Company C is a company with a small IT organization that has been in the primary mode of supporting
1. What is the project communications approach? How is it different from a typical Waterfall project?
1. What is the project management approach? How are the different levels of the project integrated into an overall project management approach?
1. How is project scheduling handled both upfront prior to the start of the project and as the project is in progress?
1. How does the general requirements management process work? How far in advance are requirements planned?2. How would you handle a situation where the requirements are very uncertain?3. What happens
1. What are the key differences of the Managed Agile Development framework from a typical Waterfall approach?2. What value do they provide?
2. What are the benefits of the Managed Agile Development framework from an Agile perspective?
1. What are the benefits of the Managed Agile Development framework from a plan-driven perspective?
2. What are the layers in the Managed Agile Development framework and how are they interrelated?
1. How would you go about adjusting the Managed Agile Development approach to tailor it to provide either more or less planning and control?
4. How are the Disciplined Agile guidelines different from guidelines that might be used for an Agile/Scrum project? Why are they different
3. Which of the Disciplined Agile promises do you think would be most important? Why?
2. What do you think is the most important of the Disciplined Agile principles? Which principle would be most difficult to follow?
1. How are the Disciplined Agile principles different from standard Agile principles? Why are they different?
1. How are the roles in Disciplined Agile different from a standard Scrum project? Why are they different?
3. In general, what is the difference between the Agile variant and a Lean variant of a life cycle?
2. How would you go about choosing a particular Disciplined Agile life cycle for a project?
1. Why do you think that Disciplined Agile supports multiple life cycles? Does that make sense?
1. What is the impact of not having some of the defined SAFe artifacts and capabilities? Why are they important?
1. Do the Lean Agile Principles in SAFe go beyond the principles in the Agile Manifesto? How do they compare to other Agile approaches? Are there any SAFe principles that would not be applicable to
1. Why is a different mindset needed for implementing SAFe? How is it different from other Agile development approaches? What’s the likely impact of not having the right mindset?
2. What’s different about SAFe Core Values as compared to other Agile development approaches?
1. What do you think is the most important core value in a SAFe implementation? Why?
3. How does SAFe go beyond a typical development process? Why is that important at an enterprise level?
2. Why is an appropriate corporate culture important to SAFe? What is the likely impact of not having a well-aligned culture?
1. How is a SAFe team-level capability similar to Scrum? How does it go beyond Scrum?
1. Why would a Project Governance model be needed at an enterprise level? What functions would it serve?
4. What do you think are the three most critical factors in a change management initiative? Why?
3. How would you go about adapting an Agile approach to a company that has an existing management structure built around a traditional PMO and a plan-driven approach to project management?
2. If you sense that there is some resistance at the enterprise level to implementing an Agile transformation, how would you deal with that resistance?
1. What do you think is the most important factor in developing a successful Agile transformation?Why?
2. Discuss how the concept of value disciplines might apply to some of the companies that you’ve been associated with. Did the company have a clear idea of what its primary value discipline was?Was
1. Why are corporate culture and values so important to successfully implementing an Agile project management approach?
2. What are the potential solutions?
1. What is the potential impact of having a misalignment of different levels of management in an Agile implementation?
1. Why is it more difficult to implement an Agile development approach in a company that has a project-oriented business model? How would you go about resolving this difficulty?
2. What do you think are the major limitations of all of these approaches and why do you think an enterprise-level framework might be needed?
1. What are the limitations of a Scrum-of-Scrums approach?
2. What is the Lean Startup approach? What value does it provide? Where would it be most useful?
1. How is the role of a Project Management Office (PMO) different in an Agile environment?
1. What are some of the most important implementation considerations to consider in implementing an Agile approach at an enterprise level? Why?
2. What do you think is the most important obstacle to overcome in implementing an enterprise-level Agile transformation? Why?
1. What do you think is the most significant difference in principles and values that you will encounter in a typical enterprise-level Agile project? Why?
2. In developing an enterprise-level Agile Project Management strategy, what would be the most important differences in practices to consider? Why?
1. What are some of the most important differences in how Agile practices might need to be implemented at an enterprise level? Why?
2. What functions of a Scrum Master’s role are most similar to a project management role?
1. Is the Scrum Master’s role the most similar Agile role to that of a Project Manager? Why or why not?
4. How does the Product Owner’s responsibility for review and approval of results compare to a typical Project Manager?
3. How does the Product Owner’s financial responsibility differ from that of a typical Project Manager?
2. Is the Product Owner’s role more like a Product Manager’s role or a Project Manager’s role? Why?
1. Whose role has the greatest level of responsibility: a Product Owner or a Project Manager? Why?How do the roles compare?
3. What are some of the pros and cons for giving this additional responsibility to Developers?
2. What additional responsibilities are Developers expected to take on that might normally be done by a Project Manager?
1. How is the role of a Developer different in an Agile environment?
1. What are the major factors that call for a different approach to project management in an Agile project? What’s different about a distributed approach to project management and why is it

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