Research Paper Assignment
Total Quality Management
This is a research paper that will require the use of the library (LTU preferred) and/or the Internet. The research paper should be in the form of a term paper intended to objectively report on the considered adoption of Total Quality ManagementforApple Corporation who has recently established a Project Management Office (PMO) for new product development.
The paper should be no more than 5 pages in length (this does not include your cover page), including references - which are required when referencing your sources of information. A minimum of 5 different sources of information (magazines, periodicals, books, etc...) must be used and referenced to support your statements.
The paper should at a minimum include the following (with clearly marked bold headers for each section below):
1. Overview of Total Quality Management(what is it)?
2. Advantages from a business and project management perspective - why should they implement Total Quality Managementand how will it positively impact their PMO andproduct development projects?
3. Concerns/Issues from a business and project management perspective - what problems might occur if they implement Total Quality Management?
4. Your recommendation to Apple Corporation - should they implement Total Quality Management? Why or why not?
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ISO-9001
This is a research paper that will require the use of the library (LTU preferred) and/or the Internet. The research paper should be in the form of a term paper intended to objectively report on the adoption and certification of ISO-9001for the Project Management Office of a large electric and natural gas public utility in the United States.
The paper should be no more than 5 pages in length (this does not include your cover page), including references - which are required when referencing your sources of information. A minimum of 5 different sources of information (magazines, periodicals, books, etc...) must be used and referenced to support your statements.
The paper should at a minimum include the following (with clearly marked bold headers for each section below):
1. Overview of ISO-9001 (what is it)?
2. Advantages from a business and project management perspective - why should this company implement ISO-9001, gain certification and maintain it every year?
3. Concerns/Issues from a business and project management perspective - what problems might occur if this companyobtainsISO-9001for their project management office?
4. Your recommendation for the public utility - should they get certified inISO-9001? Why or why not?
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Quality Function Deployment
This is a research paper that will require the use of the library (LTU preferred) and/or the Internet. The research paper should be in the form of a term paper intended to objectively report on the considered use of a Quality Function Deploymenton projects for a well-established, fictitious, medium-sized software development company who has a long-established Project Management Office.
The paper should be no more than 5 pages in length (this does not include your cover page), including references - which are required when referencing your sources of information. A minimum of 5 different sources of information (magazines, periodicals, books, etc...) must be used and referenced to support your statements.
The paper should at a minimum include the following (with clearly marked bold headers for each section below):
1. Overview of Quality Function Deployment (what is it)?
2. Advantages from a business and project management perspective - why should this software development company implement Quality Function Deployment on all of their projects?
3. Concerns/Issues from a business and project management perspective - what problems might occur if this software development company implements Quality Function Deployment on all of their projects?
4. Your recommendation for the software development company - should they implement Quality Function Deployment? Why or why not?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.