BIAM 570 Week 8 COURSE PROJECT DeVry

The topic clearly identifies and goes further into the realm of data modeling techniques as they are used to support best practices in project management.

a. The paper is of the required length. b. The paper fully addresses topics provided. c. Topic areas should include a theory of situations. Examples of data modeling techniques covered in this course are used to support areas or project management, including other areas, such as assessing risk and uncertainty as it applies to decision making, interest creating project networks, and how Microsoft Excel is used to support project management analysis, including earliest and latest start and finish times, creating Gantt Charts, and using linear programming (LP) to facilitate forecasting and prediction and an assessment of the validity of the information. d. The paper is at least 80% in the student’s own words (i.e., no more than 20% direct quotations from a source).

Microsoft Excel is used properly to create a list of project management activities determining earliest and latest start and finish times.

Microsoft Excel is used properly to create a Gantt Chart based on project management activities.

Microsoft Excel is used properly to create a project network from activity A through Activity W.

Microsoft Excel is used properly to create worksheets to support project cost and a linear programming crashing model.

The bibliography includes at least five references. References are authoritative and do not include anonymous authors. Web pages, if used, are clearly written by experts in the field (expert qualifications are given in the summaries). At least three references are peer-reviewed, scholarly papers. The bibliography is in APA format and is free of typographical, grammar, spelling, and formatting errors.

The paper is in 12-point Times New Roman font, double-spaced, and includes a cover page, table of contents, introduction, body of the report, summary or conclusion, and references. The Final Paper conforms to APA format.

The paper includes an introduction that generates interest in the topic and previews the main points to be covered, a body that develops each main point, and a conclusion that summarizes the main points covered. There is a logical flow of ideas throughout the paper. There is a clear thesis statement for the paper and a clear topic statement for each major section. Appropriate transitions are used between topics and subtopics.

The paper uses a professional writing style and is free of typographical, spelling, and grammar errors.