Essay Question:
Since this is your first project with the company, your manager would like to test your project management knowledge before you can begin to work on your own. Your manager has asked you to describe the characteristics of the project lifecycle and describe the characteristics of a successful project.
To make sure you impress her, make sure your memo includes the following points:
- What a project is, and how it differs from a process
- Brief discussion on all phases of a project. Examples of two characteristics that make a project successful (there are many, but select ones you feel strongly about).
- Conception and initiation
- Planning (this is the area your manager is concerned with - focus your effort here and make it more detailed)
- Execution
- Monitoring
- Close
All assignments should be completed in a Word document using correct APA formatting (Headers, one inch margins and double spacing, title page and References page, etc.). Please complete the essay in a Microsoft Word document. The length of your essay response should be around 800 words, at least two credible references and must be free from plagiarism.