Many of you may believe that you have never worked in project management, but in reality, most of you have already at some point in your life.
Many of you may believe that you have never worked in project management, but in reality, most of you have already at some point in your life. Think back to a time when you organized a key event (e.g., birthday parties, weddings, yard projects, house renovations, family vacations, projects at work) that meets the definition of a project.
Describe the event you planned.
Summarize the things that went well and / or things that went wrong.
Be sure to reference some of the key skills covered from the chapter.
BUS517 Project Management
Week 2 Discussion
PROJECT STRUCTURE
You are working with your Project Sponsor to decide on the optimal project management structure for an upcoming complex project that will involve over 100 members, similar to this project: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/digger/wp/2016/10/18/marriott-to-move-headquarters-to-downtown-bethesda/?utm_term=.721d2114db06.
The Sponsor believes that a dedicated project team structure will not work. He has the same concerns about this structure that the author has noted. You are confident that this structure or a matrix structure will work for the project. Describe how you will reassure him that either structure will be successful.
BUS517 Project Management
Week 3 Discussion
DEVELOPING YOUR PROJECT SCOPE
You have been hired to lead a complex, two-year project (the project of your choice). As the Project Manager, you know it is important get the project off to a good start. Using the tools provided in the required readings, provide a quick summary of your project, including the scope and at least three goals and objectives of your project.
BUS517 Project Management
Week 4 Discussion
Your Project Budget
Last week, you were given control of a project. You have properly defined your project. Now, it is time to estimate your budget. Your Project Sponsor has set a limit on the amount of money you can spend. You know your budget will exceed what that limit is. Using the information covered in the required readings, describe the key components of your budget that you will need, as well as how long it will take to complete it (using the materials we covered this week), and why it exceeds your Sponsor’s limit.
BUS517 Project Management
Week 5 Discussion
Dedicated or Non-Dedicated Resources
You are now deciding on resources for a project team. You have a choice to staff a team of resources who will be dedicated (or allocated) 100% to the project, or staff a team of resources who will be dedicated (or allocated) three days each week to your project. Using information from the readings, explain how you can use either set of resources.
BUS517 Project Management
Week 6 Discussion
Project Challenge – Schedule Change
Your Project Sponsor and customer are impressed with your project schedule, but due to some factors out of their control, you’ve been told to deliver your project early, roughly 15% earlier than anticipated. Using the information from the readings, explain how you would go about assessing the possibility of delivering your project early. How will that affect scope, costs, and schedule?
BUS517 Project Management
Week 7 Discussion
Being a Leader for Your Project
As we learned in Week 6, your Project Sponsor and customer informed you that you have to deliver your project much sooner than anticipated. When you break the news to your team, they are not happy with the decision for they are concerned that the project will now fail. Using the information that you learned from readings, what can you do as a leader to ensure your project team that this is the right thing to do? What will you do to motivate them?
BUS517 Project Management
Week 8 Discussion
Adding New Resources to Your Project
In order to deliver the project ahead of schedule, you have been granted permission to add more resources to your team. Your Project Sponsor has worked out a deal to add an outside firm (partner) to your project team. They have very little understanding of your project and you don’t have a lot of time to educate them on the project’s specifics. Describe how you plan to incorporate them as members of your project, as well as how to get them up to speed on your project.
After posting your response, respond to at least one (1) of your classmates on their suggestions.
BUS517 Project Management
Week 9 Discussion
Educating Your Business Sponsor on EVM
Your Project Sponsor pulls you aside and admits that he has no idea what earned value management concepts (EVM), such as AC, BCWP, and EV mean; he is only concerned that you deliver the project ahead of schedule and under budget. Using the information covered from your readings and other activities, develop a project to educate him, including which EVM performance measures you would educate him on. Provide a rationale for your selection of topics.
After posting your response, respond to at least one (1) of your classmates on their suggestions.
BUS517 Project Management
Week 10 Discussion
We are done! Not so fast!
You have now delivered the project to your customer ahead of schedule, but slightly over budget. Now, it is time to reflect on what went well and what didn’t go so well. Based on feedback throughout the course, what would you have done differently in terms of scope, resources, and / or schedule, and why?
BUS517 Project Management
Week 11 Discussion
What’s Next?
Suppose you have graduated from Strayer University with your degree and you have been working on a variety of projects. Now, you are ready to pursue a certification in project management, but you are not sure which one to get. After visiting the PMI’s certification website (http://www.pmi.org/certification.aspx#certification-types), you see several certification options. Select the certification that would most interest you and explain why you chose such a certification.
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