Project Management- Dscussion Questions

1.What does research suggest as a best practice
for how much time should be spent in initiating and planning activities for
projects? Do you think that estimate is realistic? Why or why not?

2.Why do you think organizations should develop
their own information technology project management methodologies? Why can?t
they just follow a book or a methodology that has already been developed?

3.Why should you create a stakeholder analysis if
it is not a part of the formal project plan? How would you create one?

4.Many information technology project managers
come from senior technical positions. What can you do to help them transition
into a project management role?

5.When do you need a person with a strong
technical background to lead a project? When do you need someone with a strong
business background? What other types of people might make good project
managers in different situations?