Case Study Assignment: Critical Planning for Project Success
Read the following articles: "Project Management Helps Virtualization Deliver" "Budgetary Black Holes" "12 Common Project Management Mistakes - and How to Avoid Them" By Jennifer Lonoff Schiff.
Article: 10 mistakes that can suck the funds out of your IT project budget -- and how to avoid them By Mary Brandel.
Write a three to four page paper in which you:
1. List the activities that must be performed to complete the requirements definition of an IT project based on the provided articles. Compare the listed activities with the processes described in Figure 3.2 Process - flow of Requirements Engineering in Chapter 3 of the text.
2. List at least three issues mentioned by the articles that may occur if requirements are not properly documented. Describe how the problem categories listed in Table 3.2 in Chapter 3 of the text may help a project manager set the right expectations with various stakeholders.
3. Give your opinion on whether or not it's beneficial in terms of planning and estimation to break up projects into smaller, more manageable efforts. Support the answer with real-life examples.
4. Describe how Figure 5.5A in Chapter 5 of the text could be used to assist the team in project planning and estimation activities.
5. Review the various project management frameworks presented in Appendix 5A of the text. Suggest the framework elements that could be used to address the issues described in the third article titled "12 Common Project Management Mistakes - and How to Avoid Them".
6. Use at least three quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
• Describe requirements engineering and scope management techniques.
• Compare and explain the frameworks, standards, and guidelines for product foundations.
• Explain the planning process for software projects.
• Compare the planning techniques in software projects.
• Explain and prepare project estimation plans.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in IT Project Leadership Strategies.
• Write clearly and concisely about topics related to IT Project Leadership Strategies using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.