Rosenwinkel: Article Review
Rosenwinkel: Article Review
BUS 611 Project Planning and Management
December 16, 2013
Rosenwinkel: Article Review
This paper will attempt to provide an overall review of the Rosenwinkel article ‘Project Plans in The New World’ article and compare it to a project in which this author was a member. It will discuss two “People Variables” and two “Project Variables” from the article describing the complexity of the project in which this author was a member. Last, this paper will provide a summary of how this author would change the management of the project based on the items in this article.
Rosenwinkel Article Rosenwinkel emphasizes the purpose of a project plan and reasons that a project plan may not be necessary...stating that “not all projects require a project plan, for some projects it could be a waste of time” (Rosenwinkel, 1995). Rosenwinkel describes how a manager with a dominant personality makes consider project planning a waste of time and how this type of management style has not been very effective because often times the project plan is misjudged by the dominant manager (Rosenwinkel, 1995). Later in the article, Rosenwinkel stresses how project plans cost time and money and for this reason it is worthwhile to evaluate the purpose of a project plan before making the decision of having a project plan. Rosenwinkel provides three reasons to ask if a project plan is needed: (1). Project plans: a waste of time - asking if the project needs a plan and recognizing if it falls into this category. (2). Managing the Free-Wheeler- describing how using the list of project variable and by seeing all at once will be more difficult for the free-wheeler to trivialize concerns. (3). The Cost of a Project Plan is an Investment- because a project is not something that is left for chance, it is an investment of time and money and because it is an investment it is important to weigh the benefits against the potential cost of not having one
BUS 611 Project Planning and Management
December 16, 2013
Rosenwinkel: Article Review
This paper will attempt to provide an overall review of the Rosenwinkel article ‘Project Plans in The New World’ article and compare it to a project in which this author was a member. It will discuss two “People Variables” and two “Project Variables” from the article describing the complexity of the project in which this author was a member. Last, this paper will provide a summary of how this author would change the management of the project based on the items in this article.
Rosenwinkel Article Rosenwinkel emphasizes the purpose of a project plan and reasons that a project plan may not be necessary...stating that “not all projects require a project plan, for some projects it could be a waste of time” (Rosenwinkel, 1995). Rosenwinkel describes how a manager with a dominant personality makes consider project planning a waste of time and how this type of management style has not been very effective because often times the project plan is misjudged by the dominant manager (Rosenwinkel, 1995). Later in the article, Rosenwinkel stresses how project plans cost time and money and for this reason it is worthwhile to evaluate the purpose of a project plan before making the decision of having a project plan. Rosenwinkel provides three reasons to ask if a project plan is needed: (1). Project plans: a waste of time - asking if the project needs a plan and recognizing if it falls into this category. (2). Managing the Free-Wheeler- describing how using the list of project variable and by seeing all at once will be more difficult for the free-wheeler to trivialize concerns. (3). The Cost of a Project Plan is an Investment- because a project is not something that is left for chance, it is an investment of time and money and because it is an investment it is important to weigh the benefits against the potential cost of not having one