- Why is the decision to terminate a project often as much an emotional decision as an intellectual one?
- Comment on the different methods for project termination. How have you seen an example of one of these methods, through either your school or work experience? Explain your answer.
Comment on the following statement: "In deciding on whether or not to kill a project, it is critical to continually monitor the environment for signs it may no longer be viable." Imagine you are a project team member on a project that has been missing deadlines, not producing the technological results hoped for, and is a source of problems between your team and the customer. You have just been informed that the project is being cancelled.
- In what ways is this good news?
- In what ways is this bad news?
- List the seven key steps in formal project closeout.
- Of the seven steps in project closeout management, which do you view as being most important? Explain your answer.
- Comment on the following statement: "The termination of a project is a project."
- Select one example and develop a brief analysis of the project. Was the project terminated or not? If not, why, in your opinion, was it allowed to continue?