M01 Assignment - Checking your knowledge about Project Management

Purpose The purpose of this assignment is to check your understanding of the readings from module 1. You must have the ability to define what Project Management process groups are and how they fit with the Project Management knowledge areas. You will use the knowledge gained in the readings and assignments to understand better Project Management coming up in the future modules. Your responses will be graded on the content, grammar, and citations. Refer to the grading rubric for further explanation. Make sure you are not copying information straight from the book to respond to the questions. All references used in your answers should be appropriately APA cited to credit those who wrote the information. Instructions Answer the twelve (12) short answer questions from topics presented in this module. These questions are listed in the Checking your knowledge about Project Management Download Checking your knowledge about Project Management document. Open this document and update it with your answers before attaching it to this assignment. There may be more than one response required within the question, so make sure you read the question closely. Please include the questions in the submission document.

IVY TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE CPIN 269 M01 Assignment Understanding Project Management 12 Questions 50 points

The purpose of this assignment is to check your understanding of the readings from (Schwalbe) Chapters 1 and 2 (Wysocki) Chapter 3. You will use this knowledge gained in the readings to display your understanding of what Project Management is and a general idea of the Methodologies. Make sure you use this document to respond to the questions so that the questions are included in your response. Your responses will be graded on the content, grammar, and citations. Refer to the grading rubric for further explanation.

1. What are two important concepts that help projects meet enterprise goals? Describe the differences between project management and project portfolio management. (5 Points) 2. Describe Strategic Project Management. (3 Points) 3. Describe the role that project management plays in improving the success rate of IT projects. (3 Points) 4. What are the six traits of a highly effective Project Manager? (3 Points) 5. Why is there a Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct for Project Management? (5 Points) 6. What is a Project Stakeholder? What is the role of a Project Stakeholder in a project? (3 Points) 7. What is the role and responsibility of the Executive Sponsor (aka Project Sponsor) in developing and improving computer systems? (3 Points) 8. Some organizations use outsourcing to remain competitive. What is outsourcing and what are the benefits of outsourcing? Are there drawbacks to using outsourcing? (5 Points)

9. What is globalization and what are the key issues when working on global projections? (5 Points) 10. Summarize the challenges to effective project management. (5 Points) 11. Project attributes will drive success and challenges in a project. What are the attributes of a project and the constraints? (5 Points) 12. What are the project management knowledge areas and how do they support the success of a project? (5 Points)