A key responsibility of a project manager is to understand the business goals and to make sure there is alignment with the project objectives”.
Explain why you think this is important? and What steps would you take to ensure alignment?
What are some of the pitfalls if a Project Manager does not have an understanding of the business goals.
Discussion Question 2
After reading the article “Creating Effective Work breakdown Structures by Eric Norman. What are some of the reasons why Project Managers do not follow best practices in creating a WBS(Work Breakdown Structure)? What are the dangers of a process and action-oriented WBS? What best practices would you follow and why?
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Answer preview
Despite the fact that project managers know the importance of coming up with a WBS, some choose not to do it because they consider it a waste of their time (Norman, 2005). For others, developing the WBS is quite challenging, considering they do not have access to an elaborate guiding framework. As such, they will either quit or create a substandard WBS. Task-oriented work breakdown structure focuses on the project’s deliverable aspect and utilizes terminologies such as design and optimization. On the other hand, a deliverable-oriented work breakdown structure concentrates on the elements that make up the deliverable (Norman, 2005). One of the best practices which appeal to me is the 100% rule. It is among the most important
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