Problem
Identify a project you have been involved with - in your academic, professional, or personal life (pick one).
1. Describe the project.
2. Relative to Larson Figure 3.5, Key Dimensions Defining an Organization's Culture:
3. Was Member Identity Job or Organization oriented? Please briefly describe.
4. Was Team Emphasis Individual or Group oriented? Please briefly describe.
5. Was Management Focus Task or People oriented? Please briefly describe.
6. Was Unit Integration Independent or Interdependent? Please briefly describe.
7. Was Control Loose or Tight? Please briefly describe.
8. Was Risk Tolerance Low or High? Please briefly describe.
9. Were Reward Criteria Performance-based or Other? Please briefly describe.
10. Was Conflict Tolerance Low or High? Please briefly describe.
11. Was Means-Ends Orientation Means-based or Ends-based? Please briefly describe.
12. Was Open-System Focus Internal or External? Please briefly describe.
13. How would you describe the Project's Organizational Structure?
14. Functional, Matrix, or Dedicated Team? Please briefly describe.
15. Was this the correct structure for your project?
16. Why or why not? Please explain.
17. Relative to the Project's Scope Definition, complete the following Larson section 4.1 checklist:
18. What was the Project's Objective?
19. Describe the Product's Scope.
20. Explain the Project's Justification.
21. What were the required Deliverables?
22. What were the top-level Milestones for achieving the Deliverables?
23. What Technical Requirements needed to be achieved?
24. What Limits and Exclusions applied?
25. What were the product's Acceptance Criteria?
26. Was the Project Scope adhered to, or did you experience "Scope Creep"?
27. Per Larson Section 4.2, what Scope Creep Common Causes were experienced?