Questions from General Project Management

Q: International Capital, Inc. (IC), is a small investment

International Capital, Inc. (IC), is a small investment banking firm that specializes in securing funds for small- to medium-sized firms. IC is able to use a standardized project format for each engag...

Q: In Chapter 6, Brian Smith, network administrator at Advanced Energy

In Chapter 6, Brian Smith, network administrator at Advanced Energy Technology (AET), was given the responsibility of implementing the migration of a large data center to a new office location. Care...

Q: Pinyarat worked in the IT department of a diversified IT firm

Pinyarat worked in the IT department of a diversified IT firm. She was describing the firm’s early encounters with critical-chain scheduling to a friend in another IT firm. Three years ago managemen...

Q: Why should an organization not rely only on ROI to select projects

Why should an organization not rely only on ROI to select projects?

Q: Discuss the pros and cons of the checklist versus the weighted factor

Discuss the pros and cons of the checklist versus the weighted factor method of selecting projects.

Q: Describe the major components of the strategic management process.

Describe the major components of the strategic management process.

Q: How are projects linked to the strategic plan?

How are projects linked to the strategic plan?

Q: The portfolio of projects is typically represented by compliance, strategic,

The portfolio of projects is typically represented by compliance, strategic, and operations projects. What impact can this classification have on project selection?

Q: Why does the priority system described in this chapter require that it

Why does the priority system described in this chapter require that it be open and published? Does the process encourage bottom-up initiation of projects? Does it discourage some projects? Why?

Q: Compute the early, late, and slack times for the activities

Compute the early, late, and slack times for the activities in the network that follows, assuming a time-constrained network. Which activities are critical? What is the time-constrained project durati...