Contemporary project management 3rd edition timothy kloppenborg solutions manual

t he or ganiz ati on best t o ac hieve it s goals. In p racti c e, howe ver, some or ganiz ati ons decide one p roject at a ti me wit hout looki ng at t he bi g picture .

Tell the students t hat i n man y cases the y m a y hav e li mi ted involvement i n project selecti on and prioriti z ati on decisi ons, but those decisi ons wil l have a major im pact on their projects, s o the y ne ed to understand both ho w the decisi ons we re ma de and the rati onale behind t hem.

One topi c that lends it self to a quick bre akout s ess ion i s S W OT anal ysis . I li ke to gi ve a scenario fo r a loc al gover nment organiz ati on, sports organiz ati on, or compa n y that is in the news and chall en ge t he students t o brainst orm a few str en gths, weakn e sses, opportuni ti es, and threats . I will ask each t eam t o report on one o f those fo ur ar e as. I then ask t he students how thi s knowledge can h elp t hem decide which p rojects t he y want to pursue. This i ntroduces the conc ept of mul ti ple criteri a decisi on -makin g.

I then introdu ce the mis si on st atements for both ou r universit y and our coll e ge o f busi ness. I ask t he stude nts what t he y can tell m e about t he mi ssi on or vision st atements