Explain the primary time robbers that affect your environment. Discuss methods for keeping these from adversely affecting your project.
1. Discuss methods that you can use to improve the productivity of your meetings
2. Where does your project fall on the Project Maturity Model? What needs to be done to push the project to the next level of the model?
Does the project manager have a responsibility for arranging training for his/or her staff? What types of training should you arrange for your staff?
Part 2
Describe how you can use the skills and expertise you obtained in this course to effectively influence your organization. Provide a simplified project plan for taking at least one concept presented in the course and implementing it in your environment.
Where does your project fall on the Project Maturity Model? What needs to be done to push the project to the next level of the model?
Discuss the ways that training and involvement in professional groups can benefit you as a project manager. Explain how you can use your project objectives, position description, and performance measures to leverage participation in these kinds of activities.
1. Frank is the most knowledgeable piping engineer in the company. For five years, the company has turned down his application for transfer to project engineering and project management stating that he is too valuable to the company in his current position. If you were a project manager, would you want this individual as part of your team? How should an organization cope with this situation?
2. Is it possible for a matrix to get out of control because of too many small projects, each competing for the same shared resources? If so, how many projects are too many? How can management control the number of projects? Does your answer depend on whether the organization is project-driven or non-project-driven?
3. Draft a course summary for a desired program to enhance project management skills in your organization.