Project Management Class Discussion Questions

Please do not answer in essay format, just numbered questions and answers. NO PLAGIARISM. 1. Project Business Case, Charter, and Scope Statement. Compare and contrast the project business case, project charter, and project scope statement. Explain how you would use each of these documents as input to the planning of the project? What are project requirements, assumptions, and constraints; how are they formulated; when are they formulated. In regards to a project in which you have been involved (or have knowledge) provide an example of the requirements, assumptions, and constraints of this project. 2. The Work Breakdown Structure. As you have learned from your reading in the PMBOK this week, the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is a decomposition of all the work necessary to complete a project. A WBS is arranged in a hierarchy and constructed to allow for clear and logical groupings, either by major phases or deliverables. The WBS should represent the work identified in the approved Project Scope Statement and has many benefits when developed properly. Discuss some of these benefits of the WBS, the challenges in developing the WBS, and how it may be used throughout the project. 3. Estimating techniques. Compare and contrast techniques for estimating project time and cost. Under what circumstances might you use each of these techniques you are describing? Discuss this topic in the context of any personal or professional projects that you were involved with, or could manage in the future. How did you estimate project time and cost? How will use these estimation techniques in your future projects. How would a project manager use the WBS during the estimating process? 4. Project resources. What type of resources would a PM find in a project? How are these resources determined and when are they determined? How would use the concept of learning curves to estimate your human resource requirements? In your discussion, describe a project or process when you could have applied the concept of learning curves. How could applying the concept of learning curves improve the process or project? 5. Gantt Charts and AON Networks. What is the purpose of the Gantt chart. The AON network? How are they similar and how are they different? Explain how the PM would use both of these tools to manage the project? 6. Work Breakdown Structure vs. Project Schedule. Discuss the difference between the work breakdown structure and the project schedule. How would you use the WBS to develop the project schedule?