Questions from General Project Management

Q: You are the assistant project manager to Rassy Brown, who is

You are the assistant project manager to Rassy Brown, who is in charge of the Nightingale project. Nightingale was the code name given to the development of a handheld electronic medical reference gui...

Q: Rassy and the team were concerned with the results of your analysis

Rassy and the team were concerned with the results of your analysis. They spent the afternoon brainstorming alternative ways for shortening the project duration. They rejected outsourcing activities b...

Q: On December 31 of last year, Lauren burst into the family

On December 31 of last year, Lauren burst into the family living room and announced that she and Connor (her college boyfriend) were going to be married. After recovering from the shock, her mother hu...

Q: Several complications arose during the course of trying to meet the deadline

Several complications arose during the course of trying to meet the deadline of January 20 for the “Now” wedding rehearsal. Since Lauren was adamant on having the wedding on January 21 (as was Connor...

Q: Garth Hudson was a 29-year-old graduate of Eastern

Garth Hudson was a 29-year-old graduate of Eastern State University (ESU) with a BS degree in management information systems. After graduation he worked for seven years at Bluegrass Systems in Louisvi...

Q: The purpose of this “case exercise” is to provide you

The purpose of this “case exercise” is to provide you with experience in using a project selection process that ranks proposed projects by their contribution to an...

Q: Tom Bray was mulling over today’s work schedule as he looked across

Tom Bray was mulling over today’s work schedule as he looked across the bay at the storm that was rolling in. It was the second official day of the Pegasus project and now the real work was about to b...

Q: Cerberus is a successful producer of specialty chemicals. It operates nine

Cerberus is a successful producer of specialty chemicals. It operates nine large campus sites in the United States, with a number of different business units on each site. These business units operate...

Q: Amber Briggs looked nervously at her watch as she sat at the

Amber Briggs looked nervously at her watch as she sat at the front of a large table in the cafeteria at Kerzner Office Equipment. It was now 10 minutes after 3:00 and only 10 of the 14 members had arr...

Q: Tran was taking his dog, Callie, on her evening walk

Tran was taking his dog, Callie, on her evening walk as the sun began to set over the coastal range. He looked forward to this time of the day. It was an opportunity to enjoy some peace and quiet. It...