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MBA FP6231 Assessment 1 2.docx MBA-FP 6231 MBA-FP 6231 Assessment 1-2 Project Analysis, Selection, and Charter Cappella University Introduction The report™s analysis centers around a family-he... ld engineering consulting firm, Hopkins & Associates that is seeking to advance its profitability and competitive advantage. The path chosen by the firm™s leadership to achieve this objective is the development of advanced software applications for use by its engineers. This path involves the firm taking on a software development project that is not only outside of its area of expertise but expensive. This report will analyze concerns, risks and potential solutions for the project. Concerns regarding the project and the relationship to stakeholders, project background, or organization The project is the development of a software modeling that consists of linking three separate models into one overall model to act as a decision support system for petroleum engineers. The project has been briefed by Ken Summers, President of Hopkins Computer Services. The project is being supported by company™s CEO, Hop Hopkins. Caution has been advised by the company™s President, Larry Jordan who voiced initial risks of taking on the project due to the complexity and the general risk of large software projects costs and changes to succeed (Davis, 2005). Other noted initial risks include lack of company expertise in this type of project. Constraints have been noted with the existing personnel in the company; all personnel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . [Show More]

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