<p> Internet Exercises</p><p>Chapter 9 - Project Management</p><p>1. Discuss some of the beneficial aspects of the Gantt Chart (http://www.netmba.com/operations/project/gantt/).</p><p>2. Visit these sites on work breakdown structures (WBS) – site 1 (http://www.netmba.com/operations/project/wbs/), site 2 (http://www.hyperthot.com/pm_wbs.htm) and site 3 (http://www.pmforum.org/docs/wbsrules.htm) – and discuss what it is, and when WBS is appropriate to use and when it is not. Also discuss its benefits in the project management process.</p><p>3. Visit these sites on CPM (http://www.netmba.com/operations/project/cpm/) and PERT (http://www.netmba.com/operations/project/pert/) and discuss the differences between the two, their strengths and their limitations. </p><p>4. Visit this site of the responsibility assignment matrix (http://www.nnh.com/ev/ram2.html) and discuss how it is developed and its usefulness in the project management process. </p><p>5. Earned value analysis (EVA), also called earned value management (EVM) is one of the most popular new quantitative tools in project management. Visit these two sites – site 1 (http://www.acq.osd.mil/pm/evbasics.htm) and site 2 (http://www.cio.noaa.gov/itmanagement/evaslides.ppt) – and discuss what EVA is, why it is useful and how it is used. </p><p>6. Visit this site on Enterprise Project Management (http://www.microsoft.com/office/project/prodinfo/epm/overview.mspx) and discuss what it is and why it might be beneficial to some companies (but not others). </p><p>7. Visit the Project Management Institute web site and access the link to PM Network Online. Download one of the featured articles related to project management and write a brief summary. </p>