This assignment consists of three parts which should all be answered. The marks allocated and the maximum word limit for each element is given below.   For questions 1 and 3 you are expected to discuss relevant theoretical material and provide practical examples to illustrate your argument. For question 2 you are expected to show all working (to 2 decimal places) in your calculations. Answers to all parts should be appropriately referenced. Total word count 3000 Question 1   To be effective risk management should occur throughout a project’s life-cycle. Discuss. (900 words, 30 marks) Question 2 A project has been identified as having the following activities that will need to be undertaken together with any predecessor activities and their expected durations (in days) Activity    Predecessor activities    Expected duration A         5 B         4 C         9 D    A, B    6 E    B    3 F    C    1   G    E, F    8 a) Produce a detailed schedule for this project based on the expected durations for each activity that indicates the earliest and latest start and finish times, and slack (or float) for each activity. (600 words equivalent, 20 marks) b) Based upon this analysis how long will it take to undertake the project and what aspects would you focus upon when implementing it? (300 words, 10 marks) c)   The expected durations of each activity are based upon your own best estimates of how long each might take. What could you do to improve the accuracy of these estimates and what effect would this have upon the planning and implementation of the project? (600 words, 20 marks) Question 3 Why is it important that planning for a project includes how it will be closed, whether it was successfully completed or not? (600 words, 20 marks)

Discussion 2: Child Welfare and Family Preservation

An essential aspect of social work practice is the support and preservation of the family unit. Building and empowering strong, resilient families is a focus of social work practice within organizations and communities.   Social work research is an integral aspect of working with families. The research component of social work is essential to providing effective policies, programs, and services to support and empower families.  As a social worker, you need to be equipped with the knowledge and skills required for effectively working with families for child welfare. You also need to interpret and evaluate research findings involving family and child welfare.  For this Discussion, review this week’s resources. Consider the role of family preservation in child welfare, the research regarding family preservation, and the assumptions about foster care. Think about whether you agree with the research, and whether there are any gaps in your state foster care system that might contribute to the assumptions. Reflect on the benefits and shortfalls of permanency planning and family preservation and which approach you prefer.  Post by Day 4 an explanation of the role of family preservation in child welfare. Then, explain whether research supports the assumption that foster care is harmful for children, as presented by the cornerstone argument for family preservation. Be sure to include whether you agree with this assumption and why you agree or disagree. Subsequently, identify the gaps in your state foster care system that contribute to the idea that foster care is harmful to children. Then, compare the benefits and shortfalls of permanency planning and family preservation. Finally, provide a description of whether you prefer the permanency or the family preservation approach as a child welfare social worker and why you prefer it.  Support your post with specific references to the resources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your references.