Project Planning Case Study
Abstract
This paper answers two exercise questions from Chapter 11. In the first question, the reader is asked to choose a decision-making option that would be most appropriate for a given situation. The second question asks the reader to assess a project team and provide recommendations to strengthen the team’s identity.
Assignment 4
1. Assume that you have the following decision-making options: 1) make the decision on your own with available information, 2) consult others before making a decision, 3) call a meeting and reach a consensus, seeking to arrive at a final decision everyone can agree on. Which approach would you use to make each of the following decisions and why?
a. You are the project leader for Casino Night on campus, a charitable event organized by your group to raise money for the homeless. The event was a big success, garnering a net profit of $3,500. Before the event your team researched nearby organization that support the homeless and to whom the money could be given. You narrowed the choices to the “Chunk of Coal House” and “St. Mary’s Soup Kitchen.” Eventually, your group decided that the funds be given to Chunk of Coal. You are about to write a check to its director when you ready in the local newspaper that the Chunk of Coal House has terminated operations. What should you do with the money?
i. Because the research had been done prior to the original decision, and because the group had already narrowed down the options to two choices, the project manager should make the decision on his own to give the money to St. Mary’s Soup Kitchen.
b. You are a golf course designer hired by Trysting Tree Golf Club to renovate their golf course. You have worked closely with the board of directors of the club to develop a new layout that is both challenging and aesthetically pleasing. Everyone is excited about the changes. The project is nearly 75% complete when you encounter problems on the 13th hole. The 13th hole at the Trysting Tree is a
This paper answers two exercise questions from Chapter 11. In the first question, the reader is asked to choose a decision-making option that would be most appropriate for a given situation. The second question asks the reader to assess a project team and provide recommendations to strengthen the team’s identity.
Assignment 4
1. Assume that you have the following decision-making options: 1) make the decision on your own with available information, 2) consult others before making a decision, 3) call a meeting and reach a consensus, seeking to arrive at a final decision everyone can agree on. Which approach would you use to make each of the following decisions and why?
a. You are the project leader for Casino Night on campus, a charitable event organized by your group to raise money for the homeless. The event was a big success, garnering a net profit of $3,500. Before the event your team researched nearby organization that support the homeless and to whom the money could be given. You narrowed the choices to the “Chunk of Coal House” and “St. Mary’s Soup Kitchen.” Eventually, your group decided that the funds be given to Chunk of Coal. You are about to write a check to its director when you ready in the local newspaper that the Chunk of Coal House has terminated operations. What should you do with the money?
i. Because the research had been done prior to the original decision, and because the group had already narrowed down the options to two choices, the project manager should make the decision on his own to give the money to St. Mary’s Soup Kitchen.
b. You are a golf course designer hired by Trysting Tree Golf Club to renovate their golf course. You have worked closely with the board of directors of the club to develop a new layout that is both challenging and aesthetically pleasing. Everyone is excited about the changes. The project is nearly 75% complete when you encounter problems on the 13th hole. The 13th hole at the Trysting Tree is a
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