discussion post 488

Focus on these online discussion questions using the case study

. Select and answer three (3) of the following:

1. Identify three important closing activities to complete before closing the GIS Phase 1 project.
2. Before closing the project, you want to conduct a thorough project closure process including updating all the relevant project documents, but the project team and even Mr. Zhang pushed back, because the project team is all anxious to be reassigned to work on another urgent Luckily, Ms. Holmes agrees with you. Why is it particularly important in this case to update all the project documents?
3. In the post project evaluation meeting, there was a particularly intense segment when a number of project team members discussed a particularly difficult business contact and insisted that her name be captured in the official evaluation. What should you do? Should you include named individuals in the final report?
4. How do you interpret the mixed message on communication survey results? What can you do to better understand the situation?
5. Holmes believed that the project vendor Centaura benefitted significantly from the Cost Plus arrangement and this should be reconsidered in the future. Yet Mr. Zhang and others in the Management Team are thankful for Centaura’s positive performance (which is not disputed) on the project and would like to continue the arrangement. What is your view as the Project Manager?

Remember, you only need to select and answer 3 prompts for this week’s discussion.