Information Technology Project Management DQ
Information Technology Project Management DQ
Q1. Select two of the questions/scenarios below and post an original thread in this week’s discussion forum – 400 words or less.
1. How important is it for a project manager running an IT project to have technical skills in the technology being used in the project he or she is running? Explain. What are the skills necessary to be an effective project manager? Elaborate.
2. Define the project management triple constraint and explain its significance to project managers. As an IT project manager, how do these impact your projects?
3. Describe two projects you have worked on previously either during an internship, in class, or as a full-time employee. Describe one project that went well and why and describe one project that didn’t go very well and why. In the summary, explain why you believe IT projects have a poor success rate.
4. Discuss the reasons why IT projects differ from projects in other disciplines. What implications does this have for modern IT project managers?
5. Explain the makeup of the Project Management Institute. Along with this list the reasons for the creation of the Project Management Institute. What is the value of this organization?
Q2. Research and read about the “Triple Constraint.”
Prepare a 2 page double spaced paper that discusses the following:
Many projects are challenged by the triple constraint. In your own words, explain the triple constraint and how it impacts projects. Provide an example of the triple constraint in a real project. In addition, explain whether meeting time, cost, and scope constraints are good indicators of project success. Finally, you are a major stakeholder in this class. As a stakeholder, what do you expect in order for the class to be a success – i.e. what are your success criteria?
NOTE: You must use the APA in-text citation format to credit the author and include a properly formatted reference list.
Text Book for Reference:
Brewer and Dittman, Methods of IT Project Management – 2nd Edition. ISBN: 978-1-55753-663
Note: Please Take of Grammar & Plagiarism. I am expecting a Good Quality work from you.
Q1: Dead line – 12 hours
Q2: Deadline – 24 hours
You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.
Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.
Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.
The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.
