Scenario
Imagine that you have been hired as a project manager assisting in the development of an iOS application and cloud-based solution that is designed to streamline your organization’s delivery operation. As the project manager, you are to manage the development and release of the mobile client platform in the cloud-based infrastructure that will use GPS to track the shipment and delivery of goods in airplanes across the United States.
The iOS mobile client will have three modules consisting of a search customer screen, a search address screen, and confirm delivery screen. Programmers have reviewed the requirements and estimate that each module will take one programmer 300 hours to complete.
In addition to delivering the iOS mobile application, your project will require upgrading the internal network and application infrastructure to a cloud-based model to support the new iOS mobile platform. This effort will require your team to procure network appliances to optimize the security factors of the cloud-based platform.
One last component of the project scope is to provide training to operation support staff and 30 cargo airplane pilots staffed across four regions of the United States. Your project team consists of three programmers, a technical writer, three technical trainers, two network engineers, and one system administrator.
Instructions
Section 1: Written Project Plan
Write a 4-6 page paper in which you:
Determine the factors that must be considered and observed throughout the work breakdown structure (WBS) development process, and explain why.
Create a work breakdown structure for the scope of the project. Note: The WBS must be in the indented format as shown in Figure 5-3 in Chapter 5 of the text.
Analyze the various activities required for this project and provide an estimate of the duration for each activity based on the number of resources available for the project. Include assumptions and basis for each estimate.
Recommend the estimation technique that should be used for each activity (that is, PERT, Delphi, analogy, expert judgment, or rule of thumb).
Determine the major milestones that the project will encounter.
Describe the logical sequence of planned activities required to achieve the project and analyze how monitoring durations on the critical path influence the success of the project.
Dante Alighieri played a critical role in the literature world through his poem Divine Comedy that was written in the 14th century. The poem contains Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. The Inferno is a description of the nine circles of torment that are found on the earth. It depicts the realms of the people that have gone against the spiritual values and who, instead, have chosen bestial appetite, violence, or fraud and malice. The nine circles of hell are limbo, lust, gluttony, greed and wrath. Others are heresy, violence, fraud, and treachery. The purpose of this paper is to examine the Dante’s Inferno in the perspective of its portrayal of God’s image and the justification of hell.
In this epic poem, God is portrayed as a super being guilty of multiple weaknesses including being egotistic, unjust, and hypocritical. Dante, in this poem, depicts God as being more human than divine by challenging God’s omnipotence. Additionally, the manner in which Dante describes Hell is in full contradiction to the morals of God as written in the Bible. When god arranges Hell to flatter Himself, He commits egotism, a sin that is common among human beings (Cheney, 2016). The weakness is depicted in Limbo and on the Gate of Hell where, for instance, God sends those who do not worship Him to Hell. This implies that failure to worship Him is a sin.
God is also depicted as lacking justice in His actions thus removing the godly image. The injustice is portrayed by the manner in which the sodomites and opportunists are treated. The opportunists are subjected to banner chasing in their lives after death followed by being stung by insects and maggots. They are known to having done neither good nor bad during their lifetimes and, therefore, justice could have demanded that they be granted a neutral punishment having lived a neutral life. The sodomites are also punished unfairly by God when Brunetto Lattini is condemned to hell despite being a good leader (Babor, T. F., McGovern, T., & Robaina, K. (2017). While he commited sodomy, God chooses to ignore all the other good deeds that Brunetto did.
Finally, God is also portrayed as being hypocritical in His actions, a sin that further diminishes His godliness and makes Him more human. A case in point is when God condemns the sin of egotism and goes ahead to commit it repeatedly. Proverbs 29:23 states that “arrogance will bring your downfall, but if you are humble, you will be respected.” When Slattery condemns Dante’s human state as being weak, doubtful, and limited, he is proving God’s hypocrisy because He is also human (Verdicchio, 2015). The actions of God in Hell as portrayed by Dante are inconsistent with the Biblical literature. Both Dante and God are prone to making mistakes, something common among human beings thus making God more human.
To wrap it up, Dante portrays God is more human since He commits the same sins that humans commit: egotism, hypocrisy, and injustice. Hell is justified as being a destination for victims of the mistakes committed by God. The Hell is presented as being a totally different place as compared to what is written about it in the Bible. As a result, reading through the text gives an image of God who is prone to the very mistakes common to humans thus ripping Him off His lofty status of divine and, instead, making Him a mere human. Whether or not Dante did it intentionally is subject to debate but one thing is clear in the poem: the misconstrued notion of God is revealed to future generations.
References
Babor, T. F., McGovern, T., & Robaina, K. (2017). Dante’s inferno: Seven deadly sins in scientific publishing and how to avoid them. Addiction Science: A Guide for the Perplexed, 267.
Cheney, L. D. G. (2016). Illustrations for Dante’s Inferno: A Comparative Study of Sandro Botticelli, Giovanni Stradano, and Federico Zuccaro. Cultural and Religious Studies, 4(8), 487.
Verdicchio, M. (2015). Irony and Desire in Dante’s” Inferno” 27. Italica, 285-297.
Section 1: Written Project Plan
Project Title: Streamlining Delivery Operations with iOS Application and Cloud-Based Solution
Project Goal: To develop and deploy an iOS mobile application and a supporting cloud-based infrastructure with GPS tracking capabilities to streamline the organization’s delivery operations for air cargo shipments across the United States. This includes developing three key iOS application modules, upgrading the internal network and application infrastructure to a secure cloud-based model, and providing comprehensive training to operational support staff and cargo airplane pilots.
1. Factors for Consideration and Observation in WBS Development
The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is a crucial hierarchical decomposition of the total scope of work to be carried out by the project team to accomplish the project objectives and create the required deliverables. Throughout the WBS development process, several critical factors must be considered and observed to ensure its effectiveness and accuracy:
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Deliverable-Oriented Focus: The WBS must be organized around the key deliverables of the project, not just the tasks. Each level should represent a tangible output or result that contributes to the overall project goal. This ensures that the scope is clearly defined and that progress can be objectively measured against these deliverables. Observing this focus prevents the WBS from becoming a simple task list that lacks a clear connection to the project’s objectives.
Section 1: Written Project Plan
Project Title: Streamlining Delivery Operations with iOS Application and Cloud-Based Solution
Project Goal: To develop and deploy an iOS mobile application and a supporting cloud-based infrastructure with GPS tracking capabilities to streamline the organization’s delivery operations for air cargo shipments across the United States. This includes developing three key iOS application modules, upgrading the internal network and application infrastructure to a secure cloud-based model, and providing comprehensive training to operational support staff and cargo airplane pilots.
1. Factors for Consideration and Observation in WBS Development
The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is a crucial hierarchical decomposition of the total scope of work to be carried out by the project team to accomplish the project objectives and create the required deliverables. Throughout the WBS development process, several critical factors must be considered and observed to ensure its effectiveness and accuracy:
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Deliverable-Oriented Focus: The WBS must be organized around the key deliverables of the project, not just the tasks. Each level should represent a tangible output or result that contributes to the overall project goal. This ensures that the scope is clearly defined and that progress can be objectively measured against these deliverables. Observing this focus prevents the WBS from becoming a simple task list that lacks a clear connection to the project’s objectives.
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100% Rule Adherence: The 100% rule dictates that the WBS must include 100% of the work defined by the project scope and capture all deliverables – internal, external, and interim – in terms of the work to be completed, including project management. It also states that a WBS level should not include any work that falls outside the actual scope of the project. Observing this rule prevents scope creep and ensures that all necessary work is accounted for.
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Mutually Exclusive and Collectively Exhaustive (MECE): At each level of the WBS, the elements should be mutually exclusive, meaning there should be no overlap between the work defined in different branches. They should also be collectively exhaustive, ensuring that all the work required for the parent deliverable is included in its child elements. Observing MECE helps to avoid confusion, duplication of effort, and ensures that all aspects of the deliverable are addressed.
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Level of Detail Appropriateness: The level of detail in the WBS should be sufficient to allow for effective planning, scheduling, budgeting, and monitoring of the project. However, it should not be so granular that it becomes overly complex and difficult to manage. The appropriate level of detail often depends on the size and complexity of the project, the experience of the team, and the control requirements. Observing this balance ensures that the WBS is a useful management tool without becoming an administrative burden.
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Stakeholder Involvement: Engaging key stakeholders, including the project team members who will be performing the work, is crucial for creating an accurate and comprehensive WBS. Their input provides valuable insights into the tasks involved, potential challenges, and the logical flow of work. Observing active stakeholder participation fosters buy-in and ensures that the WBS reflects a realistic understanding of the project.
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Alignment with Project Scope Statement: The WBS must directly align with and reflect the scope defined in the project scope statement. The scope statement outlines the project objectives, deliverables, exclusions, and assumptions. Observing this alignment ensures that the WBS addresses all aspects of the agreed-upon scope and does not include any work outside of it.
2. Work Breakdown Structure (Indented Format)
