project management

College of Business Administration

MGT323- Project Management

Assignment-2

Course Code : MGT 323	Student’s Name:
Academic Year: 1439/1440 H	Students ID Number:
Semester: 2nd	Students Grade:
CRN:	Level of Mark :

Total Grades

Learning Outcomes:

1. Demonstrate a deep understanding of project management concepts and theories as well as approaches to project management. Demonstrate the ability to monitor and control the project.

2. The ability to write a coherent report on project management case studies.

Important Points:

· Validate your work with the use of appropriate references.

· The work should not be in less than 1000 words.

· Use your own words. Plagiarism in case of more than 25% will get zero.

· Submit your assignment in Word Format Only.

Assignment Instructions:

· Log in to Saudi Digital Library (SDL) via University’s website

· On first page of SDL, choose “English Databases”

· From the list find and click on EBSCO database.

· In the search bar of EBSCO find the following article:

· Pedersen CL, Ritter T. The 4 Types of Project Manager . Harvard Business Review Digital Articles. July 2017:2-8.

· Carefully read the article and answer the following Questions:

· In 400-500 words, summarize the article. Explain, what are the main issues being discussed?

· What are the different types of project manager suggested in the article? Do you agree with their categorization? Or can you suggest alternative categories? (you may use other journals to support your claim).

· This article is considered a ‘must read’ for project managers. Do you agree with this assertion? Do you find the article useful or not useful for managers? Why?