Problem 1. You are the Project Manager for a project included in the organization's portfolio. List five (5) reasons we do Project Portfolio Management. Select 2 of the 5 and describe why it is important. What is your primary responsibility as program manager to ensure your project stays in the portfolio?
Problem 2. Critical Chain Management vs. Critical Path Management: When is the critical chain not the critical path? Define how project and feeder buffers developed and how they are used.
Problem 3. As program manager of a large multi-project program you are experiencing difficulties planning and coordinating the many functional resources that are required to execute the project work. Describe the concept of interface management and the five steps of project interface management. Explain how you could implement an interface management plan to allow for improved control and coordination of the program. Include in your discussion why managing the project interfaces are important.
Problem 4. Discuss the two managerial approaches: single-leader discipline and team discipline. Using a project environment discuss what each approach means and when it would be appropriate to use each approach.