Assignment: Project Management
I. Because of the individuality of people, there always exist differing views of what management is all about. Below are lists of possible perspectives and a selected group of organizational members. For each individual select the possible ways that this individual might view project management:
1. Individuals
2. Upper-level manager
3. Project manager
4. Functional manager
5. Project team member
6. Scientist and consultant
7. Perspectives
8. A threat to established authority
9. A source for future general managers
10. A cause of unwanted change in ongoing procedures
11. A means to an end
12. A significant market for their services
13. A place to build an empire
14. A necessary evil to traditional management
15. An opportunity for growth and advancement
16. A better way to motivate people toward an objective
17. A source of frustration in authority
18. A way of introducing controlled changes
19. An area of research
20. A vehicle for introducing creativity
21. A means of coordinating functional units
22. A means of deep satisfaction
23. A way of life
II. Will project management work in all companies? If not, identify those companies in which project management may not be applicable and defend your answers.
III. What attributes should a project manager have? Can an individual be trained to become a project manager? If a company were changing over to a project management structure, would it be better to promote and train from within or hire from the outside?
IV. What types of projects might be more appropriate for functional management rather than project management, and vice versa?
V. Do you think that there would be a shift in the relative degree of importance of the following terms in a project management environment as opposed to a traditional management environment?
1. Time management
2. Communications
3. Motivation
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, 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 course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.