Project Management Application: Construction - Final Project

You are required to apply the concepts studied throughout the module to a construction project of your choosing that has been executed or is in the process of being executed. You are encouraged to use situations and data from your own experience where possible. If you are not in a position to analyze a project for which you are personally familiar, you should begin your search for a suitable project. You are expected to use diverse sources of information and data to present an original analysis.

You will ?step in? as the Construction Project Manager working on behalf of the client and will analyze, assess and make recommendations based on the data you report. You should approach selecting and researching your project using a bottom-up approach. Such an approach will ensure that you have sufficient detail to address the components outlined below from the inception to commissioning and closeout. In essence, you will be creating a detailed case study of your selected project, applying the material covered throughout the module.

The Final Project document must include the following components and utilize narrative and graphical descriptions and analyses of the topics and data specified below:

Requirements for Final Project Report

1. Project proposal
2. Assess the competitive situation and the business need/business case for the project
3. Define the Scope of Work
4. Define the project organization, including design team roles and responsibilities and a stakeholder analysis/ map
5. Assess the legal and regulatory environment, including the applicable health, safety and environmental requirements
6. Evaluate/recommend the appropriate contracting processes, approaches, and documents
7. Describe information technology requirements and use/proposed use of technology infrastructure
8. Propose/describe the site organization
9. Assessment of risks and values inherent to the proposed approach
10. Propose/describe approaches to quality management and assurance
11. Describe procurement supply chain and the liabilities born by the organizations/individuals within
12. Describe/recommend commissioning, closeout and occupation procedures
13. Describe effective practices that should be continues on future projects of this type as well as recommendations for areas of improvement, including the consideration of more innovative, efficient approaches.

Final Draft of the Project should be a 3,500-word report, excluding bibliography and attachments that addresses the 13 items identified above.

Fist of all I need to tell you that this paper should be like this:
.list of contents
.Abstract
1.Introduction.2.A GENERIC FRAMEWORK FOR MAKING DESIGN DECISIONS.3.conclusion.
.references


Coursework: Construction Project Risk Management
Aim
The aim of this coursework is to enable students to understand construction project risk
management system, to apply learnt knowledge of risk analysis techniques and methods to
analyse risks and to encourage students to give their opinions.
Procedures
To describe the importance of construction project risk management.
To select a construction project/sub-project;
To collect risk information and data;
To identify hazards (or risks) and uncertainties by an appropriate technology, e.g.
brainstorming, checklist etc.
To analyse risks of a project/sub-project and pay attention to an appropriate
technology, e.g. risk matrix, FTA, ETA etc;
To analyse outputs and give suggestions of risk reduction.
To write a formal report fully describing the project/subproject and risk management
and the improvement recommended.
Expected Results:
The coursework should include the following contents:
1. Introduction
2. Risk management requirements of a construction project/sub-project
3. Risk information and data collection
4. Risk identification
5. Risk analysis
6. Output analysis and discussion
7. Recommendation of the improvement
8. Future work
9. Conclusions
10. References
Note: Please follow the construction project risk management framework to write your
coursework, i.e., Hazards (risks) identification, risk assessment, risk reduction (risk
response) and emergency preparedness.

Case study: Project Delivery at Autodesk, Inc.
Read the case study titled ?Project Delivery at Autodesk, Inc.? before starting this case study.

Write a 4 pages paper in which you:
1. As project leader for the office building construction project, formulate a vision statement for the team project.
2. In retrospect, analyze what Phil Bernstein did to foster higher levels of performance.
3. Illustrate his unsuccessful tactics to inspire the team to greater heights.
4. Create your own specific approach to managing this project.

Each questions should be answered individually.

Report: Construction Project Risk Management
Procedures
To describe the importance of construction project risk management.
To select a construction project/sub-project;
To collect risk information and data;
To identify hazards (or risks) and uncertainties by an appropriate technology, e.g.
brainstorming, checklist etc.
To analyse risks of a project/sub-project and pay attention to an appropriate
technology, e.g. risk matrix, FTA, ETA etc;
To analyse outputs and give suggestions of risk reduction.
To write a formal report fully describing the project/subproject and risk management
and the improvement recommended.
Expected Results:
The report should include the following contents:
1. Introduction
2. Risk management requirements of a construction project/sub-project
3. Risk information and data collection
4. Risk identification
5. Risk analysis
6. Output analysis and discussion
7. Recommendation of the improvement
8. Conclusions
9. References
Note:Please follow the construction project risk management framework to write your
coursework, i.e., Hazards (risks) identification, risk assessment, risk reduction (risk
response) and emergency preparedness.
Format:
LAYOUT
Prepare the report on ordinary white A4 paper in a single-column format.
Margins
Please set as follows:
A4 paper
TOP 25 mm
BOTTOM 25 mm
LEFT-HAND 30 mm
RIGHT-HAND 25 mm
Please use either Times New Roman for ALL text in your coursework (including ALL
headings, table headings, figure captions, notation and references etc.)
Size: 12 point for all text (as above).
Use 1.5 spacing.
Fully justify the text.
Leave one line space between paragraphs. NO indent.
Print on one side of the paper only.
Page numbers must be on the bottom right corner of each page. The Synopsis/Abstract
should be at the beginning of the report, followed with two lines of space. This
has a main heading but is not numbered.

In preparation for the Hand-in Assignment, review the assigned material on construction project value management, including the following article:

Thyssen, M.H., Emmitt, S., Bonke, S. & Kirk-Christoffersen, A. (2010) ?Facilitating client value creation in the conceptual design phase of construction projects: a workshop approach?, Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 6 (1), pp.18-30.

Based on your study this week, critically analyse the commitment to value management present in the feasibility and strategic stages of a construction project.

The project you choose may be one with which you are personally familiar or one that you have researched in the professional literature.

In your analysis, address

1) how well the client?s value was understood.

2) Who participated in the assessment of client value, and what were their roles?

3) What procedures were effective, and what are your recommendations for improvement?

4) Critically discuss how the workshop model presented by Thyssen et al. might be effective for your project and describe what challenges you would expect in utilising such a model

Please answer these 5 questions individually.
1. What is a project life cycle, and how does it support project success? Ensure you define the basic stages of a project life cycle and the primary activities that take place. (200 words)
2. Your company is planning to construct a nuclear power plant in Oregon. Why is stakeholder analysis important as a precondition of the decision whether or not to follow through with the plan? Conduct a stakeholder analysis for a planned upgrade to a successful software product. Who are the key stakeholders? (200 words)
3. Explain organizational culture. In your explanation include the different elements of culture, how a culture forms, and the affect it has on project management. (200 words)
4. What are some of the key organizational elements that can affect the development and maintenance of a supportive organizational culture? As a consultant, what advice would you give to a functional organization that was seeking to move from an old, adversarial culture, where the various departments actively resisted helping one another, to one that encourages project thinking and cross-functional cooperation? (85 words)
5. Project management techniques have been used successfully for a wide variety of efforts, including the many NASA space missions, huge construction projects, implementation of major systems like ERP, movie production, the development of new products and services, theatrical productions, and much more. Why not use them for managing the operations function of any business? Please use examples to support your answer. You may use examples from your own organization. (75 words)

Your task for this assessment is to produce a 4 page report, not including cover page, on what you believe so far, are the risks that you will face when managing construction projects in a company. You should place yourself in the position of a project manager/site supervisor to write this report.

You can use the tools as outlined in the accompanying document "Risk Analysis & Risk Management, Evaluating and Managing the Risks you face". That document is written for strictly a business sense, but your report will focus on project management on domestic single dwelling building sites. You will however take business risks into your plan also because the two are linked.


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While construction project managers are generally not responsible for drafting construction bids and contracts, they are typically responsible for providing input on the client?s requirements which must be included in those documents. In addition, construction project managers are asked to review contract terms and conditions to ensure that no essential item has been omitted. Construction project managers are also responsible for monitoring contract performance and verifying that work has been completed properly.

Based on your study of the Required Resources for this week, identify three recommendations for how construction project managers can best prepare for these responsibilities and avoid contract disputes and dissatisfied clients.

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This is an Interim dissertation proposal submission with the deadline of 23rd October for Masters in Construction Project Management.

Please note that I will be requiring your help with another full dissertation submission some time in April 2013, therefore I would appreciate if you assign this order to a writer who would be able to carryout a full dissertation writing once my interim submission is approved.

please see attached document , for this current order, you are kindly required to do two parts of this dissertation proposal, both highlighted in yellow in the attached document: the first one is an outline proposal performa and the second one is the full Interim Submission( refer to attached document)

As for the topic, I have researched your essay library and I found the "Project Management and Construction Safety" to be interesting,Another topic is "Supply Chain Management". I would like to go with a dissertation similar to these ones, however I will be happy for you to suggest any other relevant topics which you feel you are more confident writing on, however make sure this is relevant to the Ms of Construction Project Management. Please make sure not to copy from your essay library but rather write an original plagiarism free document.

This is a copy of your essay library on essay town for the Project Management and Construction Safety:

Project Management and Construction Safety Research Paper
An examination of the role of the project manager in the development of construction safety standards and the impact they can have on the project.
# 112756 | 6,070 words | 21 sources | APA | 2009 | | More Information

Abstract
This paper discusses the role that the project manager plays in the construction safety standards for organizations in today's environment. It aims to support the thesis that the project manager can have a measurable impact on the safety of the construction project. The paper looks at how the project manager can communicate the safety standards to his employees and improve construction safety. Table of Contents: Role of the Construction Manager The Project Manager as a Policy Maker The Project Manager as a Communicator The Project Manager as a Facilitator How Can We Measure the Impact of the Project Manager on Safety? Managing Construction Safety: An International Perspective Managerial Commitment to Safety Special Issues in Construction Safety Suggestions for Improving Construction Safety

From the Paper
"The final requirement of a safety program is to provide a means of review. If and when a circumstance occurs, one needs to conduct a thorough investigation to determine the cause of the accident. Corrective action needs to be taken in order to make certain that it does not occur again in the future. Safety needs to become a part of employee reviews. It is expected that these measures will result in fewer employee complaints, reduced absenteeism, lower expenses due to injuries, and reduced worker's compensation claims. Fewer accidents and injuries has a positive affect on the workplace. It can result in improved employee morale and job satisfaction. It can have a measurable impact on productivity, reduced hidden costs, and reduced insurance claims. All of these positive benefits mean projects that come under budget."

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The city of Victoria is beginning a major construction project for the restoration of city hall. The City has decided to use the Construction Management method and has hired a construction manager. The topic of insurance has emerged as an issue. As the city's risk management and insurance specialist, the project team is asking for a report on the insurance options and their respective benefits and risks. They would also like your recommendations on how to proceed.

Please prepare a brief executive summary, up to a maximum of two pages that provides the information they are requesting and gives them recommendations for consideration.

The report will be rated on
1) attention to detail
2) strategic perspective
3) writing and presentation skills
4) resourcefulness/innovation
5) research

After studying the ?One Leather Street? case study, identify two challenges that Harry and Eric Smith were facing with this construction project. Briefly describe each challenge and recommend how each challenge should be considered in the planning and executing of future projects of this type.

You are the general manager of a large construction project. The contract has both financial incentives for finishing on time or early as well as large penalties if the project is completed late. You know that to get it done on time or early, project planning using a formal time line is essential.

Address the following questions:

In terms of creating a timeline, what is meant by the critical path of a PERT chart?
As a project manager you know that the fastest possible time a project can be completed is known as the critical path. This implies that any delay in any step of a projects critical path, will therefore delay the overall project. On a particular project, step B is part of the critical path; step C and D both are not. Assume that all of these steps, B, C, and D are at risk of being delayed due to some issue (could be lack of people, lack of materials, equipment downtime?it makes no difference).
How would the manager go about prioritizing correction of the problem existing in B, C, or D?
Should the manager address the issue in step B first, step C first, or step D first; why?
Once repair is completed in step #2, how would go you about prioritizing repairs at the other two steps?

The prompt reads: In at least 3 pages, describe the critical path mehtod (cpm) and how it is used as a construction project management tool. The paper should cite at least 3 sources.

In preparation for the Hand-in Assignment, study the ?Arup: Building the Water Cube? case study.

Describe the ?total design concept? that was used throughout this project.
What was it, how was it implemented, and how did it contribute to the project?s ultimate success?

What are the lessons you learned from your analysis that can be generalised to future construction projects? Include specific references from the case study to support your analysis.

I am the safety officer of a working commercial structure fire. The pictures attached illustrates the building and fire conditions I find on arrival. The incident commander has requested that you provide important building information.
Write a 2 page paper that identifies the types of building designs and structures.
1. What codes and regulations are associated with building construction projects?
Wood Frame
Heavy Timber
Ordinary Construction
Noncombustible
Fire-Resistive
2. Which design feature of the building in the pictures provides the biggest advantage in controlling the spread of the smoke and fire? Outside of the scenario, which building type offers the biggest advantage in controlling the spread of smoke and fire? Why?
3. Which design feature of the building in the pictures provides the most concern regarding fire and smoke growth? Outside of the scenario, which building type offers the most concern regarding fire and smoke growth? Why?


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Draft a simple contract for a small construction project (remodeling a kitchen, for instance) under which a homeowner hires an independent contractor to do the work. Consider the points of view of a) the homeowner, b) the contractor, and c) a subcontractor.
What clauses would each party want in her or her contract to assure satisfactory performance by the others? How specific should the details regarding the work be? To whose advantage is it to be specific? What recourse would each party have if the others did not perform? Should that be spelled out in the contract?

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SCENARIO

Superior Living, Inc. is a private, domestic U.S. manufacturer of home furniture targeted at U.S. consumers ages 21 to 54 (from first-time apartment renters to empty nesters). The company generates $250 million in revenues from six product lines: outdoor patio, luxury, durable rental, children?s furniture, rare woods, and space saver. The company sells its products through a number of retailers and has a solid business reputation with distributors and customers. Superior Living has divisions for each of the product lines, and each division includes sales, marketing, and manufacturing personnel. The other functional areas?human resources, finance, and information technology?support the entire company. You are the vice president of finance, reporting to the chief financial officer (CFO). Your role includes the responsibility for financial analysis and financial reporting. This includes developing financial statements, monitoring performance metrics, educating the senior officer team on key financial decisions, and valuing new business opportunities that are presented to the board of directors. Superior is looking to go public in the next 6 to 8 months with an initial public offering (IPO). In addition, the company is aggressively pursuing new business opportunities, which may include expansion via acquisition and the development and implementation of new product lines. All of this will require the company to manage its finances extremely well. You are the key officer to lead in this responsibility. The CFO has asked you to meet with her to outline the financial plans for the next 12 months. She needs you to develop the three financial statements for the end of the fiscal year, determine the capital investments required for the upcoming year, develop the operating budget, and outline the plan for the IPO. To do this, you will work closely with the VP of accounting and the head of strategic planning. You know that the next 12 months can determine the long-term success of Superior. The CEO and board of directors have made it clear to you and the CFO that the financial plans for the next year should be based on sound, fundamental financial principles and contain as little risk as possible. Finally, you understand the company very well and know that the division chiefs?the senior vice presidents who lead the product divisions?wield a great deal of power and must agree to financial plans. Many of them have expressed that they will need significant expenditures next year, stating that the "running rate will not be enough," referencing the company's longstanding process of developing expense budgets based on the previous year?s expenditures plus a small percentage increase. Furthermore, they all have stated that if a merger should occur, it should be with a product line that compliments their division and is brought under their control.

TASK

After meeting with the VP of Accounting, you believe you need to get a better understanding of the plant construction project. You call the financial analyst working on the project and ask that she bring the financials to you to discuss the valuation methodologies. Meeting with the financial analyst, discuss three key valuation methodologies that companies use-- NPV, IRR, and MIRR.

?NPV: Define,
explain, and provide examples.

?IRR: Define,
explain, and provide examples.

?MIRR: Define,
explain, and provide examples.

2 pages paper that applies the standards of building construction, as well as building and fire codes, to firefighter safety and that defines the basic codes and regulations related to building construction projects.

You are in the role of a Senior Fire Official within a municipality and just received a letter from the local newspaper editor who is preparing a story about the role that building and fire codes have on public safety. The editor has included questions that require your response and that will be published in the newspaper.
1. What codes and regulations are associated with building construction projects?
2. How do each of these codes and regulations impact building construction?
3. Why should new construction projects be subjected to a multitude of codes and regulations?
4. Why are codes and building standards important for firefighter safety? How do these regulations help those

This Assignment will be verified through turnitin.com for originality,please refrain from using other people's work,The school will take drastic disciplinary actions against any student found guilty of plagiarism and copying of assignments from another source that isn't their original work.

Project Delivery at Autodesk, Inc. (short version)
Due Week 8 and worth 240 points

Read the case study titled ?Project Delivery at Autodesk, Inc.? long version before starting this assignment.

Write a 2-4 page paper in which you:

As project leader for the office building construction project, formulate a vision statement for the team project.
In retrospect, analyze what Phil Bernstein did to foster higher levels of performance.
Illustrate his unsuccessful tactics to inspire the team to greater heights.
Create your own specific approach to managing this project.

Your assignment must:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the tile of the assignment, the student?s name, the professor?s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Analyze differences in how people communicate across different cultures, and use effective communication strategies to foster positive and productive project team communication.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in project management.
Write clearly and concisely about project management using proper writing mechanics.

In the last module we looked at the Balanced Scorecard and how it is implemented from more of a purist?s approach and just touched on the flexibility of the tool. In this module, we are going to look at the BSC from more of an adaptive approach. That is to say, how adaptable is this tool given the wide variety of organizations out there in the world.

In this assignment you are asked to study the required readings and to read the following case study:

Basu, R., Little, C., Millard, C., (2009). Case Study: A fresh approach of the Balanced Scorecard in the Heathrow Terminal 5 project. Measuring Business Excellence. 13(4). 22-33. Retrieved from: http://www.perf-ex.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/T5-case-study-MBE-papaer.pdf

After reading this article, write an essay in which you compare and contrast the balanced scorecard utilized by the British Airport Authority (BAA) at Heathrow Airport?s Terminal 5 project with the standard quadrants typically applied in a traditional BSC approach (financial focus, Internal focus, Learning and Growth focus, and Customer focus). That is to say, the Terminal 5 project was a large, public construction project using private contractors. Yet, the BSC approach is also applied to the manufacturing sector, health care sector, and is applied in both private and public organizations. So you'll want to consider how the T5 project adapted the BSC approach to fit the prevailing circumstances to help formulate your arguments.

In formulating your essay you need to discuss to what degree the evidence suggests the balanced scorecard approach is amenable to most organizations.

Introduction: In this part of your essay you will need to introduce your topic and provide a very brief overview of the key points you plan to make in your paper.

Analysis: In this section you will present the actual comparison and contrast between BAA?s approach to the Balanced Scorecard and more traditional approaches.

Conclusion: Wrap up your argument with a clear and cogent synopsis of your findings. Do your best to convince your reader (aka, your professor) as to your position.

Additional Instructions: Your essay should be 3 to 4 pages in length (not counting your title page or references). You must include a title page and a list references. APA formatting is preferred. Do not paste in sections of text into your essay. All of your work must be written in your own words. It?s OK to use a short quote now and again, but quotations must be in quotation marks and properly cited. In-text citations should be used anytime you are borrowing somebody else?s ideas, or information. That is to say, if you are borrowing a thought from a publication from F. Leghorn?s article written in 2010, that section of text must be followed with (Leghorn, 2010). Quotations, data, and general ideas (put into your own words) should all be cited.

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Only the source listed below is necessary but to obtain more information of the style etc...more than one resource may be needed.

***Three page compare or contrast paper in MLA format of Frank Lloyd Wrights Guggenheim Museum in New York City versus Frank Gehrys Guggenheim Museum in Balboa, Spain.

Explain the terminologies describing architecture like the definition of cantilever. Discuss the exterior and interior spaces of the two buildings. Use quotes when possible from The Humanities Through the Arts by F. David Martin and Lee A. Jacobus.

Faxed material provided. (15 pages of book material from The Humanities Through the Arts including a cover letter) (I will also send this information via fax consisting of 9 pages.) If you do not receive the pages at the time of the order transaction, please contact me at 409-599-8934 since I will not have immediate access to the internet from the location I will be at. I will need to resend the material by fax. If you do not receive the faxed material from the faxed numbers provided, the writer can find a picture of the two buildings online and compare or contrast the two works without the faxed material if you are unable to contact me at the number listed above. I prefer the writer to use the book listed above for direct quotes. I will check on the order when it is sent via attachments by the time I requested in order transaction. Thank you.


Martin, David F., and Lee A. Jacobus. The Humanities Through the Arts. 7th ed.
New York: 2008.
Can use other resources to obtain information. Only take direct quotes from the author in The Humanities Through the Arts.









Layout:

Introduction with thesis and the two buildings. Transitional sentences explaining the two topics.
Body of paragraph: Examples and quotes describing the two buildings. Quotes ONLY from the book listed above.
Conclusion: Title of works, name of artists, and their styles.

Discuss the styles of the architectural works: Also explain if Form Follows Function of the buildings.
Note: Frank Wrights Guggenheim is of earth resting architecture and sky oriented architecture. It is also of modern architecture sea shell design Uses cantilever construction. Add any other details that may be significant of the style of his work such as the spiral flow leading to the sky.
Discuss the styles but also include the definitions of earth resting architecture: Buildings that bring out the special force the earth and its symbolism. (Glossary: (Martin, G-3)
Sky oriented architecture: Buildings that bring out the special emphasis the sky and its symbolism. Glossary (Martin, G-7)
Frank Lloyd Wright was known for his modern architecture.
Sea shell design: The spiral shape guides our eye to the sky. Does this seem sculptural like Gehrys Guggenheim of the sea shell design?
Cantilever construction: Projecting a form that juts from the building. One end is fastened to the wall and the other end juts out. (notes)
The cantilever construction provides open spaces.
Frank Wrights Guggenheim is of cantilever design. Post and beam construction.

Frank Gehrys Guggenheim is of both earth resting and sky oriented architecture like Frank Lloyd Wrights Guggenheim.
Check to see if it may also be of cantilever construction (?) It is of post lintel design.
Sculptural shape.
Could it be of cubism? of geometric shapes.
Pg. 171: Guggenheim Bilbao is earth-rooted from the northern perspective.
Southern perspective the building is sky-oriented.



Other things to note:
1.Curves- geometric shapes from computer design
2.charashiro: Light and shadows. (notes) Shape as **light hits other shape.
3.Open spaces
4.Sculpture and architecture
5.Creative vision
6.Computer generated
Could discuss how their styles are of a creative vision etc

#2) Composition: Frank Lloyd Wrights Guggenheim: Such as concrete consisting of materials (could explain what concrete is made of.)
Frank Gehrys Guggenheim is made of Titanium.

#3)Chiaroscuro Light and shadow (notes) Does Frank Lloyd Wrights Guggenheim show this? Frank Gehrys Guggenheim does show this.

4.) Describe the Light and shadows of the structures Can find some material on Frank Lloyd Wrights Guggenheim to use as a quote for example from page 143. Use quotes in Gehrys Guggenheim may find on page 169-171

4.) Iconography: The viewers participation in identifying and explaining what is going on in the work of art. (being the two buildings) (notes)
Participating in a painting for example would exemplify.. tragedy, remembrance, psychic pain What do the two buildings exemplify?

5. Symbolism: What is the symbolism of both buildings? Definition: Symbolism is represented by key images providing meaning to a work of art.
In a painting we would think of symbolism of a self portrait with lit hands as a person that may be an artist.
What are the two buildings symbolizing? On page 169 some partial quotes from the author could be taken. Notice for Gehrys museum the author talks about walecolossal artichoke..blooming flower. Could incorporate this into paper. Frank Wrights Guggenheim is in a shape of a seashell.










Layout Example Below Rijn and Kahlo: In the beginning of the example paper explain who, what, when, where, and why. Follow this format only. Explain in order the styles, composition, chiaroscuro, light and shadows, iconography, and symbolism in these works of art.
Follow this with a transitional sentence at the end of each paragraph such as First, I will describe the styles of both buildings. (NOTE: COMPARE OR CONTRAST BOTH BUILDINGS ONLY. )

Layout Example: Follow bold format for Frank Lloyd Wright and Frank Gehrys Guggenheim. Only discuss the buildings exterior and interior spaces. Do not follow foreground, middle-ground, and background as in the example paper below. Only discuss the two buildings and how they compare or contrast to each other. When discussing the Form Follows the Function of the two building explain how both buildings do not follow the function. In both buildings it is hard to tell they are museums. We know that Frank Wrights museum is a museum because on the outside it says the Solomon D. Guggenheim museum. However, the form does not follow the function in both buildings.

Extra: The history of the design may be interesting for one paragraph such as Gehrys museum was made of foil in the modular design before construction. Also a pen point laser was used to scan the model and then lay it out on the computer. How was Wrights piece contributed in the modular design process? Did he draw out the plans on a drafting board?

Frank Lloyd Wrights Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum was constructed during the years of 1957-1959 in Bear Run, Pennsylvania. Frank O. Gehrys Guggenheim Museum Bilbao was constructed in 1997 in Bilbao, Spain. This essay will compare Wrights and Gehrys famous modern architecture masterpieces. I will discuss the styles, composition, chiaroscuro, light and shadows, iconography, and symbolism in these works of art.

Follow bold format below in example paper of Rijn and Kahlo with transitional sentences exactly as shown at the end of each paragraph. First, I will discuss the styles of both buildings.


Rijn and Kahlo
Rembrandt van Rijns oil on canvas, Self Portrait was painted in the style of Realism in the year 1659. Frida Kahlos oil on masonite Self Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird was painted in the style of Surrealism in 1940. This essay will compare and contrast Rijn and Kahlos self portrait paintings. I will discuss the styles, symbolism, iconography, composition, and chiaroscuro in the foreground. Then we will discuss them in the middle-ground and then the background. Rembrandts Self Portrait however does not have a middle-ground unlike Kahlos portrait. Ths paper will explore their self portraits, which deserve their status as distinguished works of art. First, I will discuss the style in the foreground of both paintings.
The viewer must know the meaning of the styles; Realism and Surrealism to participate in both self portraits. Rijns painting is captured in the style of Realism. Realism is people in everyday life This style of painting was significant from 1840-1860. In contrast to Rembrandts Self Portrait, the style of surrealism is captured in Kahlos painting. The participant can observe in the painting the monkey and cat perched on her shoulders in the foreground. The title of her portrait, Self Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird, provides an indication of the meaning of surrealism. Surrealism is fantasy, dreams, and subconscious thoughts This was a painting style used during the 1920s and 1930s.


Second, we will explore symbolism in the foreground of the paintings. The participant must know the meaning of symbolism to participate in the paintings. Symbolism is a represented by key images providing meaning to a work of art. In the foreground of Rembrandts painting, we see his hands in a soft glow offset from the darkness of the painting. His hands symbolize his life as an artist. His closely bonded hands also provide the viewer with the perception that he is worried and insecure. In the foreground of Kahlos painting, she is wearing unusual artifacts symbolizing the suffering she had in her life. The hummingbird symbolizes her life much like Christs suffering. Branches of thorns constrict her neck and body from movement. The thorn-like branches symbolize her life restricted in a metal body brace and living for the rest of her life in pain. In her hair are decorative butterflies symbolizing life, freedom, and rebirth. However, she would never live her life free. Neither would she have a second chance at life. Comparing both self portraits, the symbolism in both paintings depicts their hardships in life. Kahlo and Rijn are both conflicted with mental distress. However, Kahlo also suffers with physical pain with limited movement unlike what is seen in Rijns self portrait. These are examples of symbolism of both paintings, providing key images to deliver a meaning to a work of art. Third, I will discuss the iconography in the foreground of both paintings.
Iconography is the viewers participation in identifying and explaining what is going on in a painting. In the foreground of Kahlos painting, the viewer can see Kahlos trademark unibrow and her grim facial expression. The iconography of this painting is tragedy, remembrance, psychic pain, and strength. Her unibrow is a marking for the strength she had in her life. In the foreground of Rijns Self Portrait, the viewer can form a perception of Rijn. He is seen here as an aged man, in business attire whom appears to be concerned for his future. The iconography of this painting is insecurity, uncertainty, and financial ruin. The comparison of the iconography of both paintings is that they both suffered tragedy in their lives. However, Kahlo shows she has gained strength from her tragedy unlike Rijn whom is confronted with his insecurities. These are examples of iconography of both paintings, providing the identification and explanation of what is going on in a painting. Fourth, we will explore the composition of the foreground of both paintings.
Composition is the viewers participation in identifying in a painting the ordering of relationships: among details, among regions, among details and regions, and among these and the total structure (Martin, 79). In the foreground of Kahlos painting, the viewer can see a detailed triangular composition consisting of linear lines. The linear lines of the shoulders merge to the point of her elongated neck forming the triangular shape guiding the viewer upward to her face. In the foreground of Rijns Self Portrait, the viewer can is captured by the similarities of the linear lines of the business jacket forming a triangular shape leading to his lightened face. The seam of his jacket is also emphasized on his left shoulder closest to the viewer. In contrast to Rijns painting, the linear lines of Kahlos shoulders are of sharp white color offset from the shades of green in the middle ground. Rijns painting consists of soft linear lines that descend from his brightly lit face, almost fading into the dark background as they capture the glowing stir of his clenched hands. The composition in both self portraits guides the viewer to the main subject or artist of the painting. These are examples of composition in both paintings, guiding the viewer to the ordering of geometric shapes and color. Fifth, I will discuss the chiaroscuro of the foreground of both paintings.
Chiaroscuro is the display of light and shadows Kahlos portrait displays the light color of her dress offset from the middle ground. Her face is also light in color. The shadows of her dress, neck, and face provide somewhat a three-dimensional perspective although the painting appears flat. Rembrandts painting also displays light and shadow in his face, suit, and hands. However, the chiaroscuro and three-dimensional perspective of Rembrandts self portrait is strengthened with his body slightly turned at an angle. The darkness of the shadows on his left shoulder capture him like a picture taken in real life. These are examples of chiaroscuro in both paintings, guiding the viewer to experience the display of light and shadows Sixth, I will discuss the symbolism, composition, and chiaroscuro of the middle ground of Kahlos painting.
As previously discussed the viewer can see that Kahlos painting consists of a middle-ground unlike Rembrandts painting. Now that symbolism, composition, and chiaroscuro have been defined, I will briefly discuss the middle-ground of her work. First, the symbolism of the middle-ground is the dragonflies on both sides of her head resembling freedom. Also the yellow leaf symbolizes growth, energy, and new life. This would be something Kahlo would never be able to have. Next the composition consists of triangular pointed leaves guiding the eye upward. Last, the chiaroscuro defined as light and shadows is casted off the green and yellow leaf in the middle-ground providing a three-dimensional perspective on a flat-like middle-ground. Seventh, I would like to conclude with the background of both paintings.
Kahlos background is offset from the middle-ground unlike Rembrandts Self Portrait that has no middle-ground. The dusk-like appearance of the background of Rembrandts portrait is offset from the foreground of the painting where his lightly colored face and hands are essentially captured. His dark shaded clothes, hat, and hair also stand out from the background. The background in Kahlos portrait is of a hazy blue unlike Rembrandts background of light tones of brown and black. I will now conclude with a summary of both paintings.
Both paintings are exceptional works of art depicting the life of the artist in a self portrait. Rembrandt van Rijns oil on canvas, Self Portrait was painted in the style of Realism in the year 1659. Frida Kahlos oil on masonite Self Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird was painted in the style of Surrealism in 1940. We have compared and contrasted Rijn and Kahlos self portrait paintings. The styles, symbolism, iconography, composition, and chiaroscuro had been discussed. The main difference between both paintings is that Rembrandts painting captures people in everyday life Kahlos self portrait is depicted from fantasy, dreams, and subconscious thoughts The self portrait paintings by Rembrandt and Kahlo deserve their status as distinguished works of art.



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1) Define and elaborate on the Needs Hierarchy Theory, and the Two-Factor Theory. Discuss the similarities and differences between the two. [with at least 3 similarities, and 3 differences]
(30 marks)


2) You are the boss of a local building construction firm. You have just been awarded a terrace house construction project. Despite the fact that it is a small scale project, you want to implement some safety measures, as well as improve on the working conditions of your site workers. Based on materials of this course, write up a plan in the form of an essay about how you would take note of lighting, noise, temperature and humidity, and work schedule to minimise workplace accidents and improve motivation of the workers.
[Hint: you should also use materials from the employee safety and health issues topic, as well as materials from the motivation topic. For the working conditions, please use key terms, e.g., intensity of light. Remember to apply a Asian perspective to your response. Come up with at least 10 well-elaborated points.]

please respond to the following questions and clearly state/show the beginning of every new response to a question,each sections has approximately for questions and each response to each question should be clearly known/shown,important. Each response should be approximately 125 words minimum.

SECTION 1
"Response Strategies" Please respond to the following:

After a risk workshop has been completed, risk interviews are often completed with subject matter experts. Assess the value of the interviews to identify risk response strategies. Provide one example of a subject area you would expect to be addressed in the interview and explain why.

Give your opinion as to why it is important to work high-priority opportunities prior to working high-priority threats. Analyze how those opportunities help you with the rest of your risk mitigation strategies for a project.

"Planning for Unknowns" Please respond to the following:
Evaluate your project management options in terms of schedule, performance, and cost for the following scenario. Support your evaluation.
An office building construction project is 80% complete in the southern Virginia area, when a major hurricane strikes, and stops progress on the worksite for 10 days while damage is assessed and repairs are completed. The project has a fixed budget and a completion date that cannot be moved any further to the right.

From Part 1 of the ?Planning for Unknowns? discussion, analyze how your strategy would be different if you had a contingency reserve budget, but still could not change the project completion date. Support your analysis.

Section 2
"Ongoing Risk Management" Please respond to the following:

Analyze why it is important to constantly monitor active risks, while continuing to identify new risks. Include an example to support your response.

In many risk programs, risks are managed individually. However, a robust risk program considers the cumulative effect of all risks. Assess the following scenario to identify the effect of multiple events on a risk management strategy:
When the Titanic struck the iceberg, the weather was bad, the lookouts were not properly equipped, the radio operator was not monitoring other ship traffic in the area, and the ship design had a major flaw in the construction of the hull?s ?watertight? compartments.

"Risk Review Process" Please respond to the following:
Identify the use of major and minor reviews during a project?s life cycle, and determine which project factors (e.g., size, complexity, budget, schedule, human resources) would aid in the determination of the use of the reviews. Support your position(s).

Select which types of stakeholders should attend major reviews and which types of stakeholders should attend minor reviews. Justify your selection. Discuss how the stakeholder groups affect the review types.

In their article ?Relational Contracting and Teambuilding: Assessing Potential Contractual and Non-Contractual Incentives?, Rahman and Kumaraswamy emphasise that integration in construction projects implies alignment of both structural arrangements and operational mechanisms.
To effectively coordinate and streamline the combined efforts of various interacting parties for improved project outcomes, the authors recommend applying relational contracting principles. In their research, they identify seven components that deter the building of integrated project teams and seven components that facilitate the building of integrated project teams.

Select one component from each group, and based on your study throughout the module, describe how project managers could minimise the deterrent effect of your selected component and maximise the facilitation effect of the other component.

BSC Flexibility & the Customer Perspective


Assignment Overview

In the last module we looked at the Balanced Scorecard and how it is implemented from a "purist?s approach," just touching on the flexibility of the tool. In this module, we are going to look at the BSC from more of an adaptive approach. That is to say, how adaptable is this tool given the wide variety of organizations out there in the world?

In this assignment you are asked to study the required readings and to read the following case study:

Basu, R., Little, C., & Millard, C., ( 2009). Case Study: A fresh approach of the Balanced Scorecard in the Heathrow Terminal 5 project. Measuring Business Excellence. 13(4). 22?33. Retrieved from http://www.perf-ex.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/T5-case-study-MBE-papaer.pdf

Assignment

After reading this article, write an essay in which you compare and contrast the Balanced Scorecard utilized by the British Airport Authority (BAA) at Heathrow Airport?s Terminal 5 project with the standard quadrants typically applied in a traditional BSC approach (Financial focus, Internal focus, Learning and Growth focus, and Customer focus). That is to say, the Terminal 5 project was a large, public construction project using private contractors. Yet, the BSC approach is also applied to the manufacturing sector and health care sector, and is applied in both private and public organizations. So, to help formulate your arguments, you'll want to consider how the T5 project adapted the BSC approach to fit the prevailing circumstances.

Assignment Expectations

In formulating your essay, discuss to what degree the evidence suggests the Balanced Scorecard approach is amenable to most organizations.

Introduction: In this part of your essay introduce your topic and provide a brief overview of the key points you plan to make in your paper.

Analysis: In this section present the actual comparison and contrast between BAA?s approach to the Balanced Scorecard and more traditional approaches.

Conclusion: Wrap up your argument with a clear and cogent synopsis of your findings. Do your best to convince your reader (aka your professor) that your position is valid.

Additional Instructions: Your essay should be 3?4 pages in length (not counting your title page or references). You must include a title page and a list references. APA formatting is preferred. Do not paste sections of text into your essay. All of your work must be written in your own words. It?s OK to use a short quote now and again, but quotations must be in quotation marks and properly cited. In-text citations should be used anytime you are borrowing somebody else?s ideas or information. That is to say, if you are borrowing a thought from a publication from F. Leghorn?s article written in 2010, that