Assignment: Project Management Process
Activity A
Find an article describing a national project in detail. On the basis of the article and on your understanding of the project, answer the questions below. State any assumptions that you feel are necessary to provide answers.
• Who were the stakeholders?
• Was it an internal or external project?
• What were the most important resources used in the project? Explain.
• What were the needs and expectations of each stakeholder?
• What are the alternative approaches for this project?
• Was the approach selected for the project the best, in your opinion? Explain.
• What were the risks in the project?
• Rank the risks according to severity.
• What was done or could have been done to mitigate those risks?
• Was the project a success? Why?
• Was there enough outsourcing in the project? Explain.
• What lessons can be learned from this project?
Activity B
• Give an example of an organization with an ineffective or cumbersome structure. Explain the problems with the current structure and how these problems could be solved.
• Prepare a risk management plan for the project of finding a job after graduation.
Activity C
1. As part of your company's effort to select a project management software package, you have been asked to approach several other companies that presently use such packages.
• Develop a questionnaire to help collect the relevant information.
• Fill out two questionnaires, each representing a different software package.
• Compare the responses of the companies and select the best software of the two.
2. Identify two projects in which you have been involved recently.
• Describe each project briefly.
• Suggest criteria that may have been used to identify the start of the termination phase of each project.
• Give two examples of activities that were performed poorly during the termination phase of either project, and suggest measures that might have been taken to improve the situation.
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the assignment, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.