Discussion Questions

  1. 11.1 What are the practical implications internally (in terms of team motivation) and externally (for the customer) of making overly optimistic project delivery promises?

  2. 11.2 In considering how to make a big change in organizational operations (as in the case of switching to CCPM), why might it be necessary to focus on changing the organization’s current culture? That is, why does a shift in project scheduling require so many other linked changes to occur?

  3. 11.3 Why are traditional project planning methods insufficient when project deliverables are subject to changing requirements or continuous input from the project client?

  4. 11.4 What are the advantages and disadvantages of the waterfall planning model for project development? ...

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