Questions:
1. What items should a communications management plan address? How can a stakeholder analysis assist in preparing and implementing parts of this plan?
2. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of different ways of distributing project information.
3. What are some of the ways to create and distribute project performance information?
4. Discuss advantages and disadvantages of telecommuting.
5. Explain why you agree or disagree with some of the suggestions in this chapter for improving project communications, such as creating a communications management plan, stakeholder analysis, or performance reports. What other suggestions do you have?
6. What are some questions that should be addressed in a risk management plan?
7. Discuss the common sources of risk on IT projects and suggestions for managing them. Which suggestions do you find most useful? Which do you feel would not work in your organization? Why?
8. What is the difference between using brainstorming and the Delphi technique for risk identification? What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of each approach? Describe the contents of a risk register and how it is used in several risk management processes.
9. Describe how to use a probability/impact matrix and the Top Ten Risk Item Tracking approaches for performing qualitative risk analysis. How could you use each technique on a project?
10. Explain how to use decision trees and Monte Carlo analysis for quantifying risk. Give an example of how you could use each technique on an IT project.