Project Management: The Managerial Process, 8th Edition Solution Manual By Erik Larson and Clifford Gray, Verified Chapters 1 - 16, Complete Newest Version

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,Chapter’.Outline

1. What‘.Is‘.a‘.Project?
A. What‘.a‘.Project‘.Is‘.Not
B. Program‘.versus‘.Project
C. The‘.Project‘.Life‘.Cycle
D. The‘.Project‘.Manager
E. Being‘.Part‘.of‘.a‘.Project‘.Team
2. Agile‘.Project‘.Management
3. Current‘.Drivers‘.of‘.Project‘.Management
A. Compression‘.of‘.the‘.Product‘.Life‘.Cycle
B. Knowledge‘.Explosion
C. Triple‘.Bottom‘.Line‘.(Planet,‘.People,‘.Profit)
D. Increased‘.Customer‘.Focus
E. Small‘.Projects‘.Represent‘.Big‘.Problems
4. Project‘.Management‘.Today:‘.A‘.Socio-Technical‘.Approach
5. Summary
6. Text‘.Overview
7. Key‘.Terms
8. Review‘.Questions
9. Snapshot‘.from‘.Practice:‘.Discussion‘.Questions
10. Exercises
11. Case‘.1.1:‘.A‘.Day‘.in‘.the‘.Life—2019
12. Case‘.1.2:‘.The‘.Hokies‘.Lunch‘.Group




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,Chapter’.Learning’.Objectives
After‘.reading‘.this‘.chapter‘. you‘.should‘.be‘.able‘.to:

LO‘.1-1 Understand‘.why‘.project‘. management‘. is‘.crucial‘.in‘.today‘s‘.world.

LO‘.1-2 Distinguish‘.a‘.project‘.from‘.routine‘.operations.

LO‘.1-3 Identify‘.the‘.different‘.stages‘.of‘.a‘.project‘. life‘.cycle.

LO‘.1-4 Describe‘.how‘.Agile‘.PM‘.is‘.different‘.from‘.traditional‘.PM.

LO‘.1-5
Understand‘.that‘.managing‘.projects‘.involves‘.balancing‘.the‘.technic
al‘.and‘.sociocultural‘.dimensions‘.of‘.the‘.project.

Review’.Questions

1. Define’.a’.project.’.What’.are’.five’.characteristics’.which’.help’.differentiate’.proje
cts’.from’.other’.functions’.carried’.out’.in’.the’.daily’.operations’.of’.the’.organizat
ion?

A‘.project‘.is‘.a‘.complex,‘.non-routine,‘.one-
time‘.effort‘.limited‘.by‘.time,‘.budget,‘.resource,‘.and‘.specifications.‘.Differentiating‘.ch
aracteristics‘.of‘.projects‘.from‘.routine,‘.repetitive‘.daily‘.work‘.are‘.below:

a. A‘.defined‘.lifespan
b. A‘.well-defined‘.objective
c. Typically‘.involves‘.people‘.from‘.several‘.disciplines
d. A‘.project‘.life‘.cycle
e. Specific‘.time,‘.cost,‘.and‘.performance‘.requirements.

2. What’.are’.some’.of’.the’.key’.environmental’.forces’.that’.have’.changed’.the’.
way’.projects’.are’.managed?’.What’.has’.been’.the’.effect’.of’.these’.forces’.o
n’.the’.management’.of’.projects?

Some‘.environmental‘.forces‘.that‘.have‘.changed‘.the‘.way‘.we‘.manage‘.projects‘.are‘.th
e‘.product‘.life‘.cycle,‘.knowledge‘.growth,‘.global‘.competition,‘.organization‘.downsizi
ng,‘.technology‘.changes,‘.time-to-
market.‘.The‘.impact‘.of‘.these‘.forces‘.is‘.more‘.projects‘.per‘.organization,‘.project‘.team
s‘.responsible‘.for‘.implementing‘.projects,‘.accountability,‘.changing‘.organization‘.stru
ctures,‘.need‘.for‘.rapid‘.completion‘.of‘.projects,‘.linking‘.projects‘.to‘.organization‘.strat
egy‘.and‘.customers,‘.prioritizing‘.projects‘.to‘.conserve‘.organization‘.resources,‘.allianc
es‘.with‘.external‘.organizations,‘.and‘.so‘.on.

3. Describe’.the’.four’.phases’.of’.the’.traditional’.project’.life’.cycle.’.Which’.phase’.do’.
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, you’.think’.would’.be’.most’.the’.difficult’.one’.to’.complete?




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