PROJECT MANAGEMENT

I  NEED A 2 PAGE PAPER AND 2 DISCUSSION QUESTION DONE BY MIDNIGHT SUNDAY.

Assignment 1: Creating a Methodology 
Due Week 2 and worth 100 points
Read the Chapter 2 Case titled “Creating a Methodology.” Write a one to two (1-2) page paper in which you:

1. Discuss factors about the corporate culture that were at play, and suggest central reasons why the executive staff waited as long as they had to consider the development of an enterprise project management methodology (EPM).

2. Recommend to both the senior executives (i.e., the company) and John Compton (i.e., the president) whether the project management office (PMO) should report to the chief information officer (CIO) or to someone else. Justify the response.

3. Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

· Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

· Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

· Describe the key concepts, processes, and components of project management.

· Analyze the interrelationships among the principal elements (time, cost, resources) in the performance of project management.

· Evaluate the general systems factors affecting performance throughout the project life cycle.

· Use technology and information resources to research issues in project management.

· Write clearly and concisely about project management using proper writing mechanics.

Bus 375 project management

Discussion 1 Week 2

From the scenario, compare and contrast two (2) important types of project organizations. Next, examine one (1) advantage and disadvantage of each type that you have chosen. Support your response with real-world examples of such advantages and disadvantages.

The project office is an organization developed to support the project manager in carrying out his duties. Determine the type of project office that exists in your current or past organization and analyze how closely it resembles the model project offices described in the Kerzner text. If a project office does not exist in your current or past organization, provide a rationale for or against establishing a project office and describe its type. 

Discussion 2

Contrast the prime law for project, “Never surprise the boss”, with the corporate adage “Bad news never travels up.” Provide two (2) specific examples of contrasts of the prime law and the corporate adage to support your response.

Compare and contrast one (1) destructive and one (1) supportive role that team play to both undermine and support project management implementation. Support your responses with real-world examples of the team roles that you identified.