Chapter 10, Problem 2E

Who is the best judge of effort estimates for project tasks and action steps? Why?

Write a paper summarizing key information available on the Project Management Institutes website (www.pmi.org). Also read and summarize two recent reports from PMI, including Pulse of the Professions: The High Cost of Low Performance (2014). Note: Instructors can break this into two exercises by specifying the second report.

Is there a difference between project time management and personal time management? Can someone be good at one but not the other? Explain your answer.

Identify and briefly describe the nine areas of expertise that a project manager must coordinate.

Search the Web for job descriptions of project managers. You can use any number of Web sites, including www.monster.com or www.dice.com, to find at least 10 IT-related job descriptions. What common elements do you find among the job descriptions? What is the most unusual characteristic among them?

Which of the following is not a typical reason that project teams would use a predictive approach versus an agile approach to managing a project? The project has unclear up-front requirements. The project team is inexperienced and dispersed. Large risks are involved. The completion date is fairly rigid.

Read the report “2015 Pulse of the Profession®: Capturing the Value of Project Management” by PMI, mentioned in the What Went Right feature. Summarize key points in this study and your opinion of it. Describe some specific steps organizations can take to provide a supportive culture for project management.