Discussion Post: Planning Project
Assigned Readings:
Chapter 1: Project Management: Past and Present
Chapter 2: Project Management Overview
Chapter 3: The Project Life Cycle (Phases)
Initial Postings: Read and reflect on the assigned readings for the week. Then post what you thought was the most important concept(s), method(s), term(s), and/or any other thing that you felt was worthy of your understanding in each assigned textbook chapter.Your initial post should be based upon the assigned reading for the week, so the textbook should be a source listed in your reference section and cited within the body of the text. Other sources are not required but feel free to use them if they aid in your discussion. Also, provide a graduate-level response to each of the following questions:
1) How does the application of a phased approach to project management vary in different industries? Do you think that the phases work the same in construction as they do in event management or software development?
2) In what ways can the following activities be seen as projects? In what ways do they resemble ongoing, routine business activities? Feel free to add assumptions and details to describe how the activity might be a project in one context and routine in another.
• Reading the chapter before attending a university lecture.
• Taking the bus to work each day.
• Piloting an aircraft between Vancouver and Fiji.
• Teaching a course for the first time; teaching the same course every semester.
Textbook: Project Management by Adrienne Watt, 2nd Edition. ISBN: 978-1-77420-013-1.
The response should include a reference list. Using one-inch margins, Times New Roman 12 pnt font, double-space and APA style of writing and citations.