Larson describes three type of problems facing projects that include the implementation gap, organization politics, and resource conflicts and multi-tasking. The challenges represent very real-world issues that often become the responsibility of the project manager to address and mitigate.

Assignment

Spend time exploring the Implementation gap, described by Larson. Think about how this challenge may have affected you while serving as a project member or part of a team.

• Define the concept of implementation gap using your own words
• Describe your experience as it relates to the concept
• Share what you learned from this comparison of your experience as it relates to project management.