Discuss whether the spiral model is appropriate for each of the following software projects or not. If not, suggest a better model and provide justifications for your choice.

Project 1: a software team were asked to develop a large-scale human resource software. The project manager identified several major technical risks that need to be mitigated.

Project 2: a software team were asked to develop a small web application for older people to help them apply for health insurance. The team are not sure about how to make it easy for older people to interact with the application.

As a maintenance manager, your task is to apply project management tools and techniques
towards planning of your maintenance project. Think of your own project (for example,
refurbishing of a boiler plant) and report on how you would go about planning such a project.
Indicate all the equipment involved in your project, maintenance activities, allocation of human
resources and all costs involved. Show the following in the process of planning your project:
1. Project definition
2. Work breakdown structure
3. Cost Plan
4. Network diagram
5. resource chart

The Employee Component dominated various studies on organizational behavior. Of note are these important theories that affect motivation:

• Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
• Herzberg’s Motivator-Hygiene Theory
• McClelland’s Learned Needs Theory
• McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y
• Adam’s Equity Theory
• Vroom’s Expectancy Theory
• Skinner’s Reinforcement Theory

Select 3 theories and explain how they have increased our understanding of motivation. Compare and contrast their influences on human motivation in the contemporary work setting, Then, choose one theory that best applies to your own personal and developmental journey.

1. Explain how God is the origin and end of all good moral actions.

2. What is the purpose of moral theology?

3. How can Catholics have assurance that the moral teachings of the Church are correct?

4. What often happens to societies that reject the moral law revealed by God?

5. What is the difference between humans and animals when it comes to moral actions?

6. Define secular humanism. Can human reason on its own determine moral truths without error? Explain.

7. What is a “materialistic view” of the world?

Your assignment is to read the Epidemiology research paper, “Mobile phone use and the risk of acoustic neuroma” (Lönn et al., 2004), for the next class. Te next time class meets, there will be a class discussion led by the instructor. Te questions below will help you prepare for this discussion. Questions 1. Compare the scientifc data given in the press articles with those in the scientif c paper. 2. Do you think cell phone use is hazardous to human health? 3. Based on this information, are you going to avoid using cell phones in the future?

1.Discuss the issue of digital divide. Is it lessening or widening with more technological innovation? How have businesses, government bodies, and nonprofit organizations met the digital divide challenge?

2. Describe the ethical challenges regarding one of the following scientific breakthroughs: genetically modified foods, human genome or stem cell research. Do the potential benefits of this breakthrough outweigh the potential costs?

3. Explain the concept of the "right to be forgotten." What are its implications to governments, businesses and individuals?

4. Discuss the motivations of cybercriminals. Explain the costs that cybercrime has on businesses, governments, and individuals.

The U.S. federal government recently experienced its longest shutdown in history. Choose three of the themes below and discuss how the shutdown likely affected government organizations in relation to each of the selected areas and how the affected areas may have been impacted and/or impacted each other as a result. Your response must be at least 500 words in length and you should include multiple references to the course text in your response.

Themes: Human Resources Management The Budgetary Process Public Management Intergovernmental Relations Public Service Ethics

Many organizations look for ways to promote diversity through family-friendly policies. Using the online library, your textbook, or the web, look for a company that is incorporating family-friendly policies into their human resource management strategy (motivating, disciplining, managing conflict, staffing, and training). Your initial post should answer the following questions:

1. What is the name company? List the company’s website.
2. What are its policies?
3. How do these policies attract and keep workers?
4. Do these policies interest you? Why?
5. How might they make their policies more attractive to workers?