Posted: February 20th, 2015

Monopoly

Paper, Order, or Assignment Requirements

Please note that, you are expected to sue relevant peer-reviewed literature to demonstrate your appreciation of current theory, and refer to real-world case studies to compare theory with practice. You are expected to deliver informed insights into contemporary project management and usable recommendation for practitioners. Please ensure that you use a sufficient number of academic sources to demonstrate your appreciation of this topic, and real world examples to illustrate particular points. You have to answer in a maximum of 2000 words maximum, excluding references.

Q: Critically discuss:

A: The reasons behind project failures

B: The steps project managers can take to mitigate risks in projects (include definition of risk management)

General Instructions:

• References 20 – 25
• 2000 words
• Harvard style
• In part A, you need to ensure the following is part of your discussions:
• Definition of project management
• Projects must reflect strategy of the organization: vision, mission, strategy, tactics
• Types of organizational structures: is it supporting the strategy of the company?
• Leadership
• Communication
• Culture (Hofested)
• Knowledge
• Using PQM (process quality management)
• Include an article (getting things done) as a reference
• Using case studies as reference