Forecasting techniques affect the cios perspective

Assignment Help Finance Basics
Reference no: EM1353302

There are various ways of forecasting the schedule and cost of a project. You know that forecasting techniques you use and their accuracy will affect the CIO's perspective on your work. Using the Discussion Board, work with your project management e-group to address the following issues:

Pros and cons of inflating a project based on PERT estimating or incorporating risk. (1-2 paragraphs)
How does this compare with estimating or forecasting techniques you have used in the past? (1-2 paragraphs)

 

Reference no: EM1353302

Questions Cloud

Elucidate general conclusions from this case : Based on this example, discuss and defend whether or not big countries such as the United States should be worried about what is happening in small countries such as Greece. Elucidate general conclusions from this case that might be applied elsewh..
Questions regarding personality : Meetings are also held in a professional atmosphere where the time is planned carefully and only professional matters are discussed. His employees respect him and he is considered a fair boss but little is known of his personal life.
What is the weight of the plane : A 0.157kg ball is thrown straight up from 1.94m above the ground. Its initial vertical speed is 9.60 m/s. A short time later, it hits the ground. What is the total work done by the force of gravity during that time.
Power management settings in bios : Every day at 2PM a client's computer at work reboots itself. You have made sure the power management settings in the BIOS and in the Windows Control Panel are not responsible.
Forecasting techniques affect the cios perspective : There are many ways of forecasting the schedule and cost of a project. You know that forecasting techniques you apply and their accuracy will affect the CIO's perspective on your work.
Describe a decision or argument influenced by bias : Describe a decision or argument you recently made which was influenced by bias and Critical thinking share what type of bias was in place and how this influenced the outcome of your decision or argument
Explain hhow many tickets would it sell : Explain how many tickets would the team be able to sell (ignoring capacity constraints) if it behaved competitively and set p = MC. Explain hHow many tickets would it sell -and at what price - if it behaved like a monopoly.
Find out the maximum reading of the scale : The 60kg cradle A is carrying the 12 kg pipe B at the speed of 8 m/s when it hits the rigid wall. suppose all the impacts are plastic, determine the speed of the pipe immediately after the impacts. Neglect friction.
Company officers to find which planning approach is suitable : If you were in charge of systems planning for a small firm, what questions would you ask the company officers to determine which planning approach would be the most appropriate.

Reviews

Write a Review

 

Finance Basics Questions & Answers

  Bond calculations-discount-premium

Find out the total discount or premium for each issue. Find out the annual amount of discount or premium amortized for each bond.

  Time value of money-analysis

Beverly started a paper route on January 1, 1995. Every three months, she deposits $300 in her bank account, which earns 8 percent annually but is compounded quarterly.

  Interest rate differential

Assume interest rate differential in dollar and Swiss francs is 4 percent per annum-What actions would you take to profit from the above condition provided that you can borrow SF 1,000,000.00 or its dollar equivalent?

  Determine one share of stock worth today

Dry Goods is expected to pay yearly dividends of 1.15 , 1.20 and 1.35 a share over the next 3 years, respectively. After that the dividend is expected to increase by 2.5 percent yearly.

  Calculation of npv and irr and mirr

Calculation of NPV and IRR and MIRR and Profitability Index and Besides future cash flows what other financial criteria would you consider in making your decision between two or more alternatives

  Compute current yield on the bonds

Martin Software has 9.4% coupon bonds on the market with 19 years to maturity. The bonds make semiannual payments and currently sell for 107.5% of par.

  Leisure products-costs-gains from acquisition

You determine that investors currently expect a stable growth of about 6 percent in Plastitoys's earnings and dividends. You think that Leisure Products could raise Plastitoys's growth rate to 8 percent per year, without any additional capital inv..

  Trader breakeven with a profit of zero

Explain what two values of the stock price in three months does the trader breakeven with a profit of zero?

  Computing their statistical significance of stocks

Computing their statistical significance of stocks and Report the ticker symbol for your stock or fund

  Relevant governance or ethical issues

Describe any relevant governance or ethical issues the M&A activity faced during its formative term? Discuss specifics and how the issue was handled.

  Minimize total annual costs of holding

Assume that you are the manager of a production department that uses 400 boxes of rivets per year. The supplier quotes you a price of dollar 8.5 per box for an order size of 199 boxes or less.

  Theory problem based on merging and acquisition

Theory problem based on Merging and acquisition and the wave of bank mergers in the past decade has resulted in substantial industry consolidation

Free Assignment Quote

Assured A++ Grade

Get guaranteed satisfaction & time on delivery in every assignment order you paid with us! We ensure premium quality solution document along with free turntin report!

All rights reserved! Copyrights ©2019-2020 ExpertsMind IT Educational Pvt Ltd