Project Management in a Global Context – Strategic Considerations Read the following chapter before posting to this Discussion.  Rosner, K. (2006). Struggle for a Gazprom strategy. In K. Rosner (Ed.), Gazprom and the Russian State, 47–53. London: GMB 
Draw from your personal and professional experiences to answer the questions below on the Discussion Board. Focus your discussion on project management; refrain from making the discussion political. What do you think of Russia’s strategic intent for the Gazprom energy organization? Will it be a free enterprise or a governmental agency? How does the future of Gazprom reflect the future of Russia’s strategic goals? Discuss the need for risk assessment and scope management (PMBOK® Guide, 5 all), in terms of a project of this nature and how a Change Control Board or a formal change control process (Resch, 215 -223) may help to reduce scope creep into unplanned activities? In what ways does this reflect the principles of authority, responsibility, and accountability as defined in your text?  
Topic 2 
Organizational Structures – Optimizing Project Management Read Section 2.1.3 of PMBOK® Guide textbook, which addresses the use of organizational structures in optimizing projects. Based on your readings, personal experience and perspective, as a PM, which of the five organizational structures do you feel is the optimal structure and why? Draw from your personal and professional experiences to answer these questions on the Discussion Board.  

Part 2: DUE DATE: 17 Dec 2017          DUE TIME: 18:00Hrs GMT  
Case Analysis 

You will review a case and research the use of programs and portfolios with projects and provide your recommended course of action.   

Your company, Space Systems Technologies (SST), has the mission of assembling commercial and military launch vehicles. SST does no fabrication, it simply provides customers specialized assembly expertise, brings the prefabricated parts of the expendable launch vehicle together, and though an assembly process delivers a completed launch vehicle to the launch facility to be mated with the propulsion system prior to launch. SST Corporation assembles many different launch vehicles for various customers who design and launch the cargo launch (payload rockets) vehicles but lack the necessary facilities and expertise in rocket assembly.  SST is submitting a proposal in response to the Ansari X-Prize Competition as a sub-contractor to Scaled Composites. SST will assemble the different competitor rockets and ship to Scaled Composites who will conduct engine mating, launch, and test data collection.  Your vice president for engineering has to decide whether to incorporate these X-Prize rocket assembly projects into the existing program of launch vehicle assembly or, have a separate program or, consolidate the effort into a project portfolio. You have been asked to research the use of programs and portfolios with projects and provide your recommended course of action. 

Consider the advantages/disadvantages of:  
● Incorporating the X-Prize vehicles into the existing program of launch vehicle assembly  
● Establishing the X-Prize vehicles into a standalone program or,  
● Establishing a portfolio of X-Prize vehicles   
Your paper will provide a short understanding of the situation and problem as it pertains to the mission of Space Systems Technologies, an analysis of each of the options with cited references, a synthesized recommended course of action, and the evaluation of that conclusion from a source reference not already used in your analysis of the problem.  
Please go to the X-Prize website for further information on the X-Prize Competition. 
Be sure to focus only on the cargo launch (payload rockets) vehicles that are part of this competition.  

Possible Websites:  The assignment requires you to conduct research in order to glean insights in reference to the case. 

Possible websites that can assist you are below:   http://www.googlelunarxprize.org/ and this website explains what X-Prize is http://space.xprize.org/   Ansari X Prize http://www.scaled.com/projects/tierone_test_logs/34  X-Prize Winner http://www.scaled.com/projects/tierone/  http://www.scaled.com/projects/tierone/aircraft   Directions for submitting your paper on your recommended course of action to your VP on how to group the proposed rocket assembly projects.  

The Assignment essentially requires you to evaluate three options and make a recommendation to your VP for the most preferred alternative. 
In completing the Assignment, place emphasis “solely” on the cargo launch (payload rockets) vehicles. 
Please also recall the following:  
● Ansari X-Prize is the vehicle launch competition. The winner receives $10M.  
● Space Systems Technologies (SST) assembles launch rocket vehicles and is submitting a proposal to do so.  
● SST will be a sub-contractor to Scaled Composites.   
Your Assignment should include an evaluation of three options. Your evaluation must include the advantage and disadvantage of the following three options. They are:  
● Incorporating the X-Prize vehicles into the existing program of launch vehicle assembly  
● Establishing the X-Prize vehicles into a standalone program or,  
● Establishing a portfolio of X-Prize vehicles   Criteria for the Assignment  
● You should begin your Assignment with an Executive Summary of the situation.  
● You should conclude your discussion with the final selected recommendation based on the recommendations provided and the next course of action that should be taken based on the recommendation.  
● Include references to validate key points, factual claims and counter arguments.  
● Map organizational objectives, goals, and strategies to the project management outcomes.   
Components:  
● APA information presented as a Cover page (please see sample Unit 3 Assignment)  
● Table of contents  
● Introduction in the form of an executive summary  
● Body of the focus paper (use Headings to organize).  
● Conclusion stated as your recommended solutions or improvements in terms of project management techniques and tools.   
● A minimum of three scholarly journal and textbook source references cited and credited according to APA format using a minimum of six intext citations.  
● The paper should be focused and to the point, containing between 700 and 900 words from the Executive Summary to the end of your Conclusion.       –        

RUBRIC
Content (50 pts)  
Response successfully answers the assignment question(s); thoroughly uses the text and other literature. Includes a strong thesis statement, introduction and conclusion. The main points of the paper are developed clearly. All arguments are supported well (no errors in logic) using outside sources as assigned. 25marks  

Sources are primarily academic journals, with thoughtful use Web sources. References are applied substantively to the paper topic. Skillfully addresses counter-arguments and does not ignore data contradicting its claim. Refers to sources both in-text and in the reference page. 25marks  
Analysis (30 pts)  
Response exhibits strong higher-order critical thinking and analysis (e.g., evaluation). Paper shows original thought. 10marks  
Analysis includes proper classifications, explanations, comparisons, and inferences. 10marks  
Critical thinking includes appropriate judgments, conclusions, and assessment based on evaluation and synthesis of information. 10marks  

Writing (20 pts)  
Grammatical skills are strong with typically less than one error per page. Correct use of APA when assigned. 6marks  
Appropriate to the assignment, fresh (interesting to read), accurate, (no far-fetched, unsupported comments), precise (say what you mean), and concise (not wordy). 8 marks 
Project is in 12-point font. Narrative sections are double-spaced with a double space between. Project is free of serious errors; grammar, punctuation, and spelling help to clarify the meaning by following accepted conventions. 6marks  
Total 100

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This is the link for the topic for your final paper. Please be sure to include the US role here. Link to this one is 

http://unfccc.int/kyoto_protocol/items/2830.php Paris Agreement. So please be sure to cover both 

http://unfccc.int/kyoto_protocol/items/2830.php

Resource: Correctional Counseling textbook

Select one of the following case studies located at the end of each chapter in Correctional Counseling:

“The Case of Jeff: Pedophile in Institution” – Ch. 1
“The Case of Rick” – Ch. 3(p. 77)
“The Case of Mike” – Ch. 5 (p. 135)
“The Case of Danny” – Ch. 9 (p. 253)
“The Case of Jimmy” – Ch. 10 (p. 277)
“The Case of Mary” – Ch. 11 (p. 302)
“The Case of Nathan” – Ch. 12 (p. 328)
“The Case of Duane” – Ch. 13 (p. 359)
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper based on your selected case study.

Include the following in your paper:

A brief description of the selected case
A description of the concept of helping clients during the case management process
The best intervention practices when working with clients and how this can have a positive effect on a client’s behavioral patterns
The concept of helping and intervention practices that should be used in this case
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

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EARTH SCIENCE- 200 WORDS EACH

Question 9

1. Briefly describe what happens at a subduction zone

Question 10
1. Explain how an accretionary wedge forms.

Question 11
1. What is a hot spot? Explain how this forms a volcanic island chain such as that of the Hawaiian Islands.

Question 12
1. How are faults, hypocenters, and epicenters related? Faults that are experiencing no active creep (relatively consistent yet minor movements) may be considered "safe". Rebut or defend this statement with what you have learned so far about faults. Your response should be at least 200 words in length

DQ EARTH SCIENCE- 200 WORDS UNIT III

Please respond to one of the two discussion prompts below: Have you, or someone you know, personally experienced an earthquake? Describe the moment just before the earthquake. What was the earthquake itself like? How was your life and the local population affected? Or: Imagine that your city was hit by a major earthquake. What kind of damage would you see? For example, are there dams upstream of your city that might burst and release floodwaters? Are there any major pipelines that would be vulnerable, leading to fires? Are you near a coast? Is there a threat of tsunamis? Do you think your city’s building codes are enough to withstand a major earthquake?

HUMAN RESOUCE UNIT III- 200 WORDS

Organizations are competing more than ever for top talent, and oftentimes they're finding that in order to attract and retain this talent offering a work-life balance is pivotal in its staffing strategy. With baby boomers retiring in record numbers, parents taking care of their parents as well as their own children, single-parent families, dual career families, among others, what work options can organizations offer to employees to help strike the balance between meeting business needs and providing a positive a work-life balance for employees?

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Assume the role of a case manager at a correctional institution. A university professor has asked you to speak to her class about your experiences as a case manager. To prepare for the visit, she has sent you the following questions, which the students will ask you:

What interpersonal skills do you think are necessary to have when working with your clients?
How does the prison environment influence the way you manage a case?
What is case management assessment and case management goal setting? Is there a relationship between the two?
What factors do you consider when doing an intervention plan? How do you go about its implementation?
How do you utilize resources available within the correctional institution?
With your experience as a case manager, what do you think are some issues within the criminal justice system as they pertain to case management?
Write 300-word responses to each question, responding as you would to the students during an interview.

Use at least two peer-reviewed articles from the University Library to support your responses.

Format your interview Q and A consistent with APA guidelines.

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A primary source gives first-hand evidence of an object, event, person or work of art. The primary sources include documents that are legal, eyewitness accounts, results experiments, pieces of creative writing interviews and newsgroups. One of the historical events in the history of America is the black civil rights movements. Many primary sources give the evidence of the black civil right movements in the United States of America. They are as follow;

The KZSU Project South Interviews

This collection H transcripts and audio recordings of meetings and interviews with Civil Rights workers in the South. They were recorded by several students from Stanford who are affiliated with the campus radio station KZSU. It was during the summer of 1965 when the project was sponsored by the Institute of American History at Stanford. The collection has a lot of information that are related black history. They include; interviews of members of the Congress of Racial Equality, the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, and the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee. We also have the transcripts of formal and informal remarks of persons working with smaller blacks associated with the civil rights movement and transcribed action tapes of civil rights workers canvassing voters, conducting freedom schools.

Mississippi Freedom Summer Project 1964: Digital Collection

These collections have the records of the history of 1964's "Freedom Summer," when volunteers came together to be trained to register black voters in Mississippi. Three volunteers were subsequently killed, bringing about attention to racial issues and serving as a catalyst for change. The collection includes several documents, including reports from the FBI and articles from Ohio about the black civil rights movement at the time.

Negro Traveler's Green Book, 1937-1964

This was a travel guide series published from 1936 to 1964 by Victor H. Green. The author intended to provide African American motorists and the tourists with the information necessary to board, dine, and sightsee comfortably and safely given it were an era of segregation. The New York Public Library presents digital editions of the 1937-1964 green books.

The Nicest Kids in Town: American Bandstand, Rock 'n' Roll, and the Struggle for Civil Rights in 1950s Philadelphia

This primary source has the scholarly book from University of California Press. It contains images, video, and news clippings documenting how American Bandstand, the first national television program directed at teens, discriminated against young black individuals, and how black youths protested this discrimination.

"Voices from the Southern Civil Rights Movement"

This primary source presents educational and noncommercial radio programs from the 1950s and 1960s that offer historic testimonies through the interviews, speeches, and on-the-spot news reports that come from various movement participants, that include those who are well-known and unknown. National leaders, students, academics, writers, and even a comedian and a documentary filmmaker often relate riveting stories that document a range of individual and group experiences.

Edward H. Peeples Prince Edward County (Va.) Public Schools

This primary source explores the history of school segregation issues of the 1950s and 1960s. During the 1950s Prince Edward County would become the focus of the public school's desegregation issue in Virginia. A group of African American students at Robert Russa Morton High School walked out to protest squalid conditions at the segregated site on 23 April. Four years earlier the school had been ruled inadequately. A meeting was organized with the student leader where they agreed to court representation if only they defended themselves well at the court. The students' challenge to Virginia's law finally became one of five similar complaints heard in the Supreme Court case thus the nine Justices ruled unanimously in favor of the students.

The Jack Rabin Collection on Alabama Civil Rights and Southern Activists

This is a multi-layered compilation of documents, sound recordings, and visual images whose components include copies of records of the Montgomery Improvements Association as well as long hours of oral history of the famous civil liberties lawyer Clifford Durr, complement major holdings in other American archives. Some components of the Rabin Collection are unique. They include updated filmed interview of Stokely Carmichael in Montgomery, 450 black-and-white photographs made by the Subversive Investigative unit as well as the Identification Division of the Alabama Department of Public Safety in the course of demonstrations, boycotts, and marches in several Alabama cities. There are also surveillance tapes preserving the speeches made at an anniversary meeting of the MIA in 1963, at the conclusion of the Selma-to-Montgomery and in Bessemer and Birmingham, Alabama, in the course of the Poor People's Campaign of 1968. Great people such as Martin Luther King and Ralph Abernathy are among many front leaders of the black civil rights movement heard on these tapes.

Freedom Summer 1964 Digital Collection

This primary source of information has more than 24,000 pages from manuscripts, including official records of groups such as the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Furthermore, the Congress of Racial Equality; the personal papers of movement leaders and activists like as Amzie Moore and, letters, and diaries of northern college students who went South to volunteer for the summer (Munday,2014)

References

Munday, J. (2014). Using primary sources to produce a microhistory of translation and translators: theoretical and methodological concerns. The Translator, 20(1), 64-80.
 

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Prepare a 10–12-page executive report in which you present a publicly traded company, analyze the economic environment of the company and industry, analyze the company's global presence, analyze the effect of the macroeconomic principles, models, and tools used by the company, and recommend strategies the company could adopt to maximize long-term profits. 

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EYES ON THE PRIZE EPISODE 13: KEYS TO THE KINGDOM 
1974-1980. PART ONE: BUSING IN BOSTON SCHOOLS
DIRECTIONS: ANSWER EACH QUESTION IN A FEW 
SENTENCES OR MORE. THIS EXTRA CREDIT 
ASSIGNMENT, IF COMPLETED, WILL ADD UP TO 5 POINTS 
TO YOUR OVERALL GRADE. ITS DUE ON OR BEFORE OUR 
LAST CLASS MEETING.
1.   Batson described the situation in the Boston Public Schools as de 
facto segregation. What is the difference between de facto 
segregation and legally sanctioned segregation? How did Batson 
account for the situation in Boston? 
2.   In Boston, what was the difference between integration and 
desegregation? 
3.   Why did Hicks and others object to Batson’s description of the 
schools as segregated? 
4.   Why do you think Batson insisted that the schools needed to be 
desegregated? Why did she believe it wasn’t enough to fix schools 
in their local communities? 
5.   In the 1990s, President Bill Clinton argued there was a public 
interest in sustaining integrated schools. What is it? Is there an 
educational value to school integration? 
6.   What rights did the “forced busing” protesters think they had lost? 
What were the similarities and dissimilarities between the 
campaign against desegregation and the civil rights struggle? 

7.   Do you think that the white majority had a moral and legal 
responsibility to help blacks in Boston’s impoverished 
neighborhoods? Do civic responsibilities cross community 
boundaries or is each com- munity responsible for only itself? 
8.   How do you think young students would have reacted to the busing 
without pressure from their par- ents and the presence of the 
media? 
9.   In 
Milliken v. Bradley
, a case involving school desegregation in 
Detroit, Michigan, in 1974, the US Supreme Court ruled that 
busing procedures were confined to school districts within the city. 
In Boston, desegregation busing had also involved only city schools. 
What do you think would have happened if suburban communities 
had been affected by court-ordered busing? 

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Critiquing a Change Effort

As a nurse leader, you need to have the skills and knowledge to collaborate and communicate with those who plan for and manage change. This capacity is valuable in any health care setting and for many different types of change. Furthermore, it is essential to be able to evaluate a change effort and determine if it is promoting improved outcomes and making a positive difference within the department or unit, or for the organization as a whole.

To prepare:

· Focus on the strategies for planning and implementing change in an organization, as well as the roles of nurses, managers, and other health care professionals throughout this process.

· Reflect on a specific change that has recently occurred in your organization or one in which you have worked previously. What was the catalyst or purpose of the change?

· How did the change affect your job and responsibilities?

· Consider the results of the change and whether or not the intended outcomes have been achieved.

· Was the change managed skillfully? Why or why not? How might the process have been improved?

By Day 3

Post a 2-3 page summary of a specific change within an organization and describe the impact of this change on your role and responsibilities. Explain the rationale for the change, and whether or not the intended outcomes have been met. Assess the management of the change, and propose suggestions for how the process could have been improved.

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1)Recent turmoil in the capital markets underscored for hospital leaders the negative impact of various liability-side risks. These risks for the liability-side include market and liquidity risks as applied to investments, such as equities (stocks), bonds, securities, and property, plant, and equipment. What are several types of financial risk that the health care organization could take in the course of operations? 250 minimum words include in text citation apa 

2) Financing risk often must be addressed when an organization is least equipped to deal with it and limited in its options. The interrelationship of asset-side and liability-side risks is a critical issue for hospital leadership. Give an example of how you would use a best practice approach to balance sheet management, giving careful consideration to management of asset/liability risks and returns in concert with one another. 250 minimum words include in text citation apa 

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