Questions from General Project Management

Q: In such fields as psychology and sociology, verbal characterizations are frequently

In such fields as psychology and sociology, verbal characterizations are frequently used to show the amount of some factor. How might one set up such a measure for a project management characteristic...

Q: How can the PM circumvent the problem that the monitoring system can

How can the PM circumvent the problem that the monitoring system can only report on activities that have passed, thus telling the PM what has already gone wrong but not what will go wrong in the futur...

Q: 1. Prepare a Gantt chart with resources for the action plan

1. Prepare a Gantt chart with resources for the action plan Dr. Alison submitted. Begin this project on January 2. Prepare a resource calendar for Dr. Alison. 2. How would you handle Dr. Alison’s reso...

Q: How might using electronic media to report project information lead to problems

How might using electronic media to report project information lead to problems with control?

Q: Explain how the earned value chart captures all three objectives of a

Explain how the earned value chart captures all three objectives of a project: performance, cost, and schedule.

Q: Why isn’t there an earned value reporting convention that allows progress on

Why isn’t there an earned value reporting convention that allows progress on a task to be credited when the task is half completed? Wouldn’t this be more accurate than giving credit only when the tas...

Q: When would spending and schedule variances be more informative than ratios?

When would spending and schedule variances be more informative than ratios? When would ratios be better?

Q: How should a PM reconcile the dual purposes of control: conserving

How should a PM reconcile the dual purposes of control: conserving resources and regulating results through the use of resources?

Q: How should an audit team handle an audit where it is explicitly

How should an audit team handle an audit where it is explicitly restricted from accessing certain materials and/or personnel?

Q: Referring to the “Evaluation Criteria” subsection of Section 8.

Referring to the “Evaluation Criteria” subsection of Section 8.1, how do you reconcile the difference between the goals and objectives of the project as given to the project manager in Chapter 1 and t...