CSLO 1

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Please res,ond to E-C. /uestion as it relates to the subse/uent course student
learning outcome 0CSLO)1 Each CSLO answer should be minimum of one ,age1
CSLO ONE:
Understand the concept of Project Management.
1a.) Describe THOUGHTFULL !h" it is important to #nderstand the concept of
Project Management. $%t &east one paragraph)
%ns' (t#dies and e)perience sho! that man" projects fai& d#e to &ac* of proper
management and foresight.
1b.) Describe THOUGHTFULL ho! "o# &earned to #nderstand the concept of Project
Management. Gi+e t!o $,) e)amp&es from "o#r persona& e)perience of each &earning
process. $%t &east one paragraph)
%ns' To &earn abo#t Project management- apart from the co#rse materia&- . !ent thro#gh
man" on&ine p#b&ications- case st#dies- re&ated !ebsites and . read jo#rna&s defining best
practices for Project management. The best reso#rce !hich . fo#nd on project
management !as tho#gh the *no!&edge center of Project Management .nstit#te !hich is
a &eading association for project managers !or&d !ide. %part from this d#ring m"
c#rrent job . got the opport#nit" to manage a b#siness inte&&igence imp&ementation
project. This !as a tremendo#s e)perience as . got m" first hands on project
management. . &earnt !or*ing !ith +ario#s project management too&s &i*e M( project
and /#ic*base. . &earnt abo#t !a"s to *eep moti+ation &e+e&s high and ho! to *eep
sta*eho&ders confidence high.
1c.) Disc#ss in at &east t!o 01LL2D131LOP1D paragraphs "o#r origina& persona&
insights abo#t different *no!&edge management areas that are *e" for Project
Management.
%ns' %ccording to m" e)perience Project management is the art of foreseeing the
bott&enec*s and reso&+e them before in time. .ts the art of s*i&&f#& p&anning !ith
emphasis on optim#m #ti&i4ation of a+ai&ab&e reso#rces. 5oming on to the *no!&edge
areas- the fo#r core *no!&edge areas are' (cope- time- cost and 6#a&it".
a) (cope' .ts +er" important for a project manager to c&ear&" estab&ish the scope of a
project. (ometimes the e)pectations set are too high that are impossib&e to meet in the
gi+e time frame or cost. .ts important to inform sta*eho&ders that !hat co#&d be sensib&e
de&i+erab&es for a partic#&ar project.
b) Time' Time is one of the major constraints for project de&i+erab&es. .ts a&so one of the
most important factor !hich determines the s#ccess of a project. % project top in 6#a&it"
and satisf"ing the scope co#&d be !orth&ess if not de&i+ered in time. (imi&ar&" tr"ing to
finish a project before time co#&d a&so compromise the 6#a&it" aspect. Th#s to acc#rate&"
determine the time constraint for a project strong emphasis sho#&d be &ed onto the
project p&anning.
c) 5ost' D#ring these times of g&oba& recession- more and more companies are finding it
diffic#&t to generate f#nds for ne! techno&og" projects. Project teams are increasing&"
going #nder2b#dget and #nder2man. To design a top 6#a&it" prod#ct !ith a
o+erb#rdened team is a h#ge cha&&enge project managers are facing these da"s.
d) /#a&it"' there is a +er" fine &ine that e)ist bet!een a good 6#a&it" prod#ct and a
s#bstandard one. (ometimes to c#t do!n on cost Organi4ations o#tso#rce their
imp&ementations to firms !hich dont ha+e eno#gh e)pertise in the imp&ementation
techno&og". This co#&d serio#s&" jeopardi4e the s#ccess of an" project.
%part from core *no!&edge management areas there are fe! faci&itating *no!&edge
areas- name&"- h#man reso#rce- comm#nications-ris* and proc#rement management .
Project integration management is another *e" *no!&edge area.
1d.) Do "o# thin* this &earning o#tcome !as +a&#ab&e or sho#&d it be changed7 8#stif"
"o#r ans!er.
%ns' The &earning o#tcome !as indeed +a&#ab&e. 5#rrent&" . am &eading a b#siness
inte&&igence imp&ementation project for a ins#rance giant. Understanding abo#t project
management !hich . de+e&oped d#ring this co#rse he&ped me in p&anning and
organi4ing the project a&&o!ing me to finish m" de&i+erab&es on time.