Assignment: Information Systems Project Management
Imagine you are conducting a review of the International Space Station project. Research press coverage and the Internet to collect information on the current status of the project. Answer the following questions:
a. What are the successes and failures to date?
b. What forecasts would you make about the completion of the project, and why?
c. What recommendations would you make to top management of the program, and why?
2. Use an Internet job search engine (i.e. Monster.com) and search for jobs in the field of project management. What did this search reveal about:
a. the demand for project managers?
b. the importance of certification?
c. different industries looking for project managers?
3. Access the Project Management Institute Web site and review the standards contained in PMI Member Ethical Standards section. How useful is the information for helping someone decide what behavior is appropriate and inappropriate?
4. Refer to Exercise 2 on Schwalbe (p. 177). Download a free trial version of MindView Mind Mapping software from www.matchware.com and create a mind map of a SWOT analysis for Bowie State University, focusing on what it can do to improve services for students. Include at least two strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, and then provide ideas for at least three potential projects.
5. Read the PMI's report, Pulse of the Profession:
Requirements Management - A Core Competency for Project and Program Success. Find two other reports on requirements management written in 2016 or later. Summarize the findings of the reports and your opinion on the topic.
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 includes 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.