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1. Discuss how the knowledge areas match up to the project management process groups (review sections 3-1 & 3-2). (20 points) 2. Discuss how the project management process groups are implemented in the Case study 1 in the section 3.4 (review sections 3-1 & 3-4). Make sure that each process groups are described. (20 points) 3. Discuss how the project management process groups are implemented in the Case study 2 in the section 3.5 (review sections 3-1 & 3-4). Make sure that each process groups are described. (20 points) 4. Why do organizations need to tailor project management concepts, such as those found in the PMBOK Guide, to create their own methodologies? (review section 3-3) (10 points) Erica Bell is in charge of the Project Management Office (PMO) for her consulting firm, JWD Consulting, which has grown to include more than 200 full-time consultants and services to assist organizations in selecting and managing IT projects. The firm focuses even more part-time consultants. JWD Consulting provides a variety of consulting on finding and managing high-payoff projects and developing strong metrics to measure project performance and benefits to the organization after the project is implemented Chapter 3 OPENING CASE process is a se process groups prog monitoring and cont different combinatic tation, and close-ou But all projects and equate process gros to reexamine the during every phase . The firm's emphasis on metrics and working collaboratively with its customers gives it an edge over many competitors. Joe Fleming, the CEO, wanted his company to continue to grow and become a worls class consulting organization. Because the core of the business is helping other organi- zations with project management, he felt it was crucial for JWD Consulting to have an exemplary process for managing its own projects. He asked Erica to work with her team and other consultants in the firm to develop several intranet site applications that would allow them to share their project management knowledge. He also thought that the firm should make some of the information available to the firm's clients. For example, the firm could provide project management templates, tools, articles, links to other sites, and an Ask the Expert feature to help build relationships with current and future clients Because JWD Consulting emphasizes the importance of high-payoff projects, Joe also Initi pha: exa the lea . wanted to see a business case for this project before proceeding. Pla en se pl P t t Recall from Chapter 1 that project management consists of 10 knowledge integration, scope, time, cost, quality, human resource procurement, and stakehold areas