Questions and Answers of Project Management

Take a postcard-sized envelope, or a half-sheet of A4 paper, and create an elevator pitch (EP) for your group project. Share your pitch with a project team member to gain feedback and then refine the
Ask a colleague in the room about the status of a current project they are involved with. Ask them some easy and difficult questions and take note of any non-verbal cues that may reveal their inner
Use the table below to indicate/suggest what type of communication might be the most appropriate in each stated situation. (A response to the first situation is provided by way of an example to help
Think about how having multiple generations in your workplace may affect the way in which communications take place. What (if any) challenges have you experienced when communicating across differing
Why are the WBS and RBS complementary in identifying risk?
What are the parallels between a standard such as ISO 31000:2018 and the Risk Management Plan?
What does the control strategy 'escalate' mean to the project manager?
For a project you are currently involved in: identify and assess major and minor risks that are inherent to the project. Decide on a mitigation strategy, and the residual risk profile. Develop a
The Ashes Cricket Test is occurring in Australia and the project team responsible for planning and hosting the event has identified the following potential risks to their project:(a) umpires failing
Define your understanding of project procurement.
What is the 'make or buy' decision?
What are the differences between an RFI, RFQ, RFT and RFP tender?
When would a time and materials (T\&M) contract be used?
What is the key difference between a fixed price contract and a cost-reimbursable contract?
What are the key steps involved in a tender process?
What steps can be taken during negotiation to assist in a constructive outcome for all parties involved?
What are some benefits of outsourcing? When is outsourcing likely to be used in a project context?
What considerations should be taken into account when contracting in a Scrum (Agile) project?
In the case of the CLEM7 tunnel example provided (see Snapshot from Practice: CLEM7 tunnel, Brisbane, Australia), what do you think could have been done in the project to better assess potential
What additional organisation specific activities would you include in the integration of procurement that may not be covered in Table 6. 10: Project procurement integration, in Chapter 6?Data from
Reflect back on a recent project you have been involved in which necessitated contractual negotiations. How did the negotiations consider the four essential elements of a contract?
What types of information would you expect to find in a post-implementation review (PIR)?
Why is it important to review supplier and contractor performance?
Explain the activities in relation to benefits that occur across the project life cycle.
Taking the project closure checklist (refer to Table 19. 2) review, and add in, any specific items to this checklist that would need to be included from your organisation's perspective.Data from
Interview a fellow project manager in your class and ask them what kind of closure procedures they have previously used to complete a project. Also ask them to provide (a minimum of two) examples of
What are two lessons-learned that you have gleaned from a recent project in your organisation? Was a lessonslearned workshop carried out? What Action Plans were generated to improve project
In small groups, discuss how benefits are managed at project closure. Do your experiences differ from each others'? What recommendations would you make to improve the process in future projects and
Interview someone who has worked as a project manager or project management professional. Find out.(a) How did they get started in the field?(b) How has their career progressed?(c) What advice would
Interview someone who works in a field you are interested in pursuing.(a) How did they get started in the field?(b) How important is project management in the field? In their current job?(c) What
Use an internet job search engine (e.g. www.seek.com.au) and search for jobs in the field of project management. What did this search reveal about(a) the demand for project managers?(b) the
Explain the role projects play in the delivery of an organisation's strategy
Why should projects be linked to the organisation's Strategic Plan?
Reflect on how the 'pair-wise' criterion system could be applied in your organisation. Against which criterion would you carry out prioritisation?
What is the BCG matrix and how is it used?
Using the BCG matrix illustrated in Figure 4. 13 review the investments from the list below.Investment $\mathrm{A}$ is a new product that has been released into the industry. It seems to be
Using the Hofstede tool located at: https://www.hofstede-insights.com/product/compare-countries/, review two differing countries for a project you have managed that has crossed international
You work for Portable Pathology. Your research and development people believe they have come up with an affordable technology that will revolutionise portable pathology so the service can be taken to
Use the cultural dimensions listed in Figure 5. 9 to assess the culture of your current (or previous) organisation.(a) Which dimensions were easy to evaluate and which ones were not?(b) How strong
What are the extended seven constraints, and why are they important to project integration management?
What are important considerations in designing a project approach?
What are the components of an Integrated Project Management Plan?
Why is deliverable design important?
What is the importance of having a project charter?
Why is integrated change control essential in the management of change requests?
Provide six techniques (with examples) of sharing project knowledge (and information).
Why are lessons-learned important to a project during, as well as after, project completion?
What is project governance and why is it considered at project initiation?
Complete the change requests template for change requests you have recently encountered on a project, or hypothetically request a change to your group project and capture this request in the template.
Using the change control process, design a change control process for you own organisation/project, or create a change control process that would be applicable to your group project.
Utilising the information in Figure 6.5 Deliverable design, review your group project's deliverables and make any adjustments as necessary. For example, did you only include deliverables at the end
For a project you have worked on recently, create a Lessons-Learned Register at project initiation. Ensure you consider both positive and negative lessons, and remember to include how you addressed
Josh, who is the project manager for a local charity based in Sydney (Australia), is in the process of establishing the project's governance requirements. The project is concerned with the
What is the ' 100 per cent rule' and how does the iterative or staged approach to projects affect it?
What are the main stages in a project change control process?
How can a Scope Management Plan assist in communicating process and governance?
What are the stages in the requirements management process?
What are the key categories of requirements types?
How are requirements captured in the Scrum (Agile) approach?
Complete a simple Requirements Traceability Matrix for a project you are currently working with, using Figure 7. 8 as a guide.Data from Figure 7.8 Requirement ID Requestor/originator Requirement
Develop a WBS for an organisation with 12 employees about to undergo an office move to a greenfield site. Be sure to identify the deliverables and the organisational units (people) responsible for
Your roommate is about to submit a scope statement for a spring concert sponsored by the entertainment council at the University of Queensland (UQ). UQ has over 32000 undergraduate students and 11000
What are the differences between the bottom-up and top-down estimating approaches? Under what conditions would you use one over the other?
What is your understanding of the wider definition of 'resources'?
The 'estimating trumpet' illustrates tolerances and expectations around levels of estimating accuracy across the life cycle. How do the tolerances resonate with your organisation's expectations
Explain the difference between analogous and parametric estimating.
What is the general sequence of events that typically occurs when estimating at the work package level?
You are about to embark on a project to introduce a Project Management Information System that integrates the functions of scheduling, risk management and social media (blogs, forums and wikis) and
Refer to one of your own recent projects and review the different estimating tools and techniques. Make recommendations as to which of the tools and techniques might have worked best in your project.
Draw a project network from the following information. Which activity is a 'burst' activity? Which activity is a 'merge' activity?IDDescriptionPredecessorAIdentify topicNoneBResearch topicACDraft
Draw a project network from the following information. Which activity is a 'burst' activity? Which activity is a 'merge' activity?IDDescriptionPredecessorAContract signedNoneBSurvey designedACTarget
From the following information, develop an AON project network. Complete the forward and backward pass, calculate activity slack and identify the critical path. How many days will the project
The project information for the custom order project of the Air Control Company is presented here. Draw a project network for this project. Calculate the early and late activity times and the slack
J. Smith (Project Manager for Print Software Pty Ltd) wants you to prepare a project network. Calculate the early, late and slack activity times. Determine the planned project duration and identify
The planning department of an electronics firm has set up activities for the development and production of a new MP3 player. Given the information below, develop a project network.IDActivity
The optical disk project team has started gathering information that is necessary for developing the project network (predecessor activities and activity times, in weeks). The results of their
What types of project cost structures can be established? How do you track project costs in your project environment?
Why is it important to establish links with the finance department of the organisation when drafting the Cost Management Plan?
What is the purpose of 'contingency' and how can access be gained to contingency funds?
What systems does your organisation use to track project budgets, and whose responsibility is it to ensure that appropriate access is maintained to these systems?
What is the significance of identifying long lead-time items and large capital items early on in the project life cycle?
What is the project 'cost baseline' and how is it arrived at?
When should the change/variation process be invoked from a cost control perspective?
What additional information can be gained from simple spreadsheet budgets to monitor and control project costs? Remember the 'planned' and 'actual', and tallies across the rows.
(a) Develop a spreadsheet template that represents the manner in which costs are accounted for in your organisation.(b) Modify this template to include the WBS and/or OBS overlays. Comment on what
Develop a Cost Management Plan using the headings indicated in this chapter, and any additional headings your organisation uses.
Besides a cost and schedule performance, what other aspects of project performance may have to be reported on and why?
What type of reports could the project manager be asked to prepare throughout the life cycle of a project?
What are the main characteristics that help differentiate projects from other functions carried out in the daily operations of the organisation?
What is meant by an integrative (holistic) approach to project management? Why is this approach important in today's environment?
What are some of the key reasons for project failure?
What are the main phases in the PMI's Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) life cycle? What is the purpose of each of these phases?
What are the PMI and PRINCE2?
What are the differences between a framework, a methodology and a standard?
Use the internet to identify all the infrastructure projects currently taking place in your local area. How many are you able to find? What is the value of the projects? How long are they planned to
Individually identify what you consider to be the greatest achievements accomplished by human kind in the last decade. Now share your list with other students in the class and come up with an
Individually identify a recent project. Are both socio-cultural and technical elements factors in the success or difficulties in the projects?
Review the PMI site (www.pmi.org).(a) Review general information about the PMI, as well as membership information.(b) See if there is a PMI chapter in your state. If not, where is the closest one?(c)
Now review the AIPM site (www.aipm.com.au).(a) Review general information about the AIPM, as well as its membership information.(b) Review the benefits of being a member of the AIPM
Have a look at Macworld's Apple predictions(https://www.macworld.co.uk/news/apple/apple-predictions-2018-3510027/). 1. Choose one of the product streams and draft a hypothetical product life cycle

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