Project Management: Achieving Competitive Advantage, Fifth Edition

Discussion Questions

1. 1.1 What are some of the principal reasons why project management has become such a popular business tool in recent years?

2. 1.2 What do you see as the primary challenges to introducing a project management philosophy in most organizations? That is, why is it difficult to shift to a project-based approach in many companies?

3. 1.3 What are the advantages and disadvantages of using project management?

4. 1.4 What key characteristics do all projects possess?

5. 1.5 Describe the basic elements of a project life cycle. Why is an understanding of the life cycle relevant for our understanding of projects?

6. 1.6 Think of both a successful project and an unsuccessful project with which you are familiar. What distinguishes the two, both in terms ...