Customs of other project participants demonstrates respect, helps build trust, aids in developing an effective project team, and is critical for successful global project management.
The ultimate benefit of implementing project management techniques is having a satisfied customer—whether you are the customer of your own project or a business (contractor) being paid by a customer to perform a project. Completing the full project scope in a quality manner, on time and within budget provides a great feeling of satisfaction to everyone involved in the project.
QUESTIONS
1. Define project.
2. Define the term project objective and give some examples.
3. List some examples of resources that are used on a project.
4. What role does a customer have during the project life cycle? Why is it important to satisfy the customer?
5. What aspects of a project might involve some degree of uncertainty? Why?
6. Define scope, schedule, cost, and customer satisfaction. Why are these considered to be constraints?
7. List and describe the main phases of the project life cycle.
8. List and describe the steps required to develop a baseline plan.
9. Why must manager monitor the progress of a project? What can be done if a project is not proceeding according to plan?
10. Describe how a global project can be more complex than a project performed within just one country. How might these elements affect the successful outcome of the global project?
11. List some benefits of using project management techniques.
12. Consider a project in which you are currently involved or in which you have recently been involved.