University of Maryland Project Management Discussion

For all questions, respond with at least a page single spaced, or two pages double spaced. Be sure to support your response to all questions with references from the literature making appropriate use of quotes. A few comments about the exam questions and your responses. These questions are intended to provoke in-depth thinking about Project Management. To receive full credit, you need to do more than just quote your textbooks and/or other sources – you need to discuss each topic in some depth. As a student, you should be able to expand on the definitions provided in the textbooks and supplement with examples, commentary, graphics, charts, etc. – in other words: demonstrate integrative and critical thinking. For all questions, respond with at least a page single spaced, or two pages double spaced. Be sure to support your response to all questions with references from the literature making appropriate use of quotes. Address each question separately and label it (i.e.1, 2, 3, 4). http://www.plagiarism.org/article/quoting-material Research, Discuss and/or Respond to the following topics or questions: 1. (25 points) Discuss the criteria that should be used to make a project selection decision. Briefly describe the project used as basis for your discussion. (You may use the criteria and reference material used when deciding your group project topic selection. You may use the same kind of criteria and material used for any other project selection that you are familiar with from past experience or based on past literature reviews.) 2. (25 points) Discuss the relationship among scope and schedule; and, the resulting implications for Project Management. 3. (25 points) What purpose does it serve to plan for scope and schedule once the project team begins to execute the project? Refer to Change Management. 4. (25 points) What is a Project Management Project Plan (PMPP)? Discuss the typical components of a PMPP. What is the WBS? Discuss the criteria you would use to arrive at a WBS. You may base your response on the project described in 1.