Week 8

Week 8 Assignment – Activity: Keeping the Project on Course
Overview
It is now important to consider how to manage project obstacles and risks. Being able to continue the progression of a project is important in the face of unpredictable conditions in the internal and external environment of an organization. 
Use the following resource to complete this activity:

Project Management Case Studies. 

Read the case study, “The Trophy Case,” pages 243–245.

Instructions
Write a 1–2 page paper in which you:

Discuss or critique whether the project was planned correctly.
Discuss whether management was committed to the project. 
Discuss whether or not fostering more cooperation was within the scope of the project. 

Is it possible or even desirable, when doing strategic planning for project management, to include ways to improve cooperation and working relationships? Or is this beyond the scope of strategic planning for project management?

Examine actions that could have been taken to get the project back on track.
This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course.

Support your comments by using and citing at least three sources. This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course.
This graded activity uses another case so use of the WorkSafe, Inc. case does not apply here. However, class materials and activities – including the Kloppenborg 4e textbook – offer many relevant comments.
Read the case study, “The Trophy Project,” pages 243–245 (under tab 9 Project Execution) in Harold Keraner – Project Management Case Studies. Use the following link to the book in the Strayer Library:  Project Management Case Studies.

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