Question: Kirk is a software project manager in a mid-size IT consulting firm in Houston. Projects performed by Kirks company usually have short durations (3-6 months),

  1. Kirk is a software project manager in a mid-size IT consulting firm in Houston. Projects performed by Kirks company usually have short durations (3-6 months), require high collaboration and communication among project personnel, and faster decision-making on project decisions. Which of the following form of organizational structure is more suitable for this company? BRIEFLY EXPLAIN WHY?
  1. Functional organization
  2. Projectized organization
  3. Matrix organization

  1. The CEO of the company asked Kirk to lead a team three design engineers and develop a proposal in response to a request for proposal (RFP) issued by Texas A&M University. The project end item is an air traffic control system (ATCS) to replace the existing system at the College Station airport. What is the first thing that Kirk should do? (2)
  1. Use the information provided in the RFP and define the project scope
  2. Study inadequacies within the current air traffic control system
  3. Develop a Work Break Down Structure of the ATCS
  4. Analyze different alternatives for developing the new air traffic control system
  5. Determine what the new system should do to address the Universitys needs

  1. Having worked previously as a software project manager, Kirk was pleased to be appointed as the project manager for the project after signing the contract. The airport is owned and operated by Texas A&M University and Kirks company has a direct contractual relationship with the University. A major component of the new system is the aircraft collision avoidance system. As a project manager, Kirk decided to outsource the development and implementation of the collision avoidance system to Saw'Em Off Inc., an IT company in Austin.

Name the following stakeholders in this project :

  1. Project manager:____________________________________________________________
  2. User:______________________________________________________________________
  3. Costumer:__________________________________________________________________
  4. System development organization(s):_____________________________________________

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