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Reporting performance and other types of project reporting play an essential role in project communications management and involve the generation of various types of written reports. Sections 10.2 and 10.3 of the PMBOK Guide explain the role of various types of reports/reporting in project management.
For this week’s discussion, post your response to ONE of the discussion topics below. Provide support using the PMBOK Guide (with page or section numbers) except for #3. Also, respond to the post of 2 classmates.
1) Work Performance Reports are described in small sections of Chapters 4, 9, 10, and 11 of the PMBOK Guide. Review all of these sections and provide a summary explaining what are work performance reports. Also discuss the potential content and audience for these project reports. Provide an example of how you would use these in your workplace (preferably in a project setting if you work with projects).
2) Various types of project reports may be distributed to stakeholders, “and should be adapted to provide information at an appropriate level, format, and detail for each type of stakeholder” (PMI, 2017, section 10.2.2.5). Briefly explain what the Stakeholder Register and the Stakeholder Engagement Plan are (see Chapter 13 of PMBOK Guide), and how they support distributing select project information to the correct stakeholders/stakeholder groups. As you likely know, agile project management is gaining traction, so it is important to understand how information is shared in an agile setting. For example, information radiators are widely used on agile projects in lieu of formal project reports. Discuss here some aspects of information radiators and their advantages or disadvantages. (You may want to sign up for free at agilealliance.org and search their site for "information radiator".)
3) Look for articles that discuss the relevance of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and cybersecurity in project management. Here are a few to get started:
· https://www.forbes.com/sites/cognitiveworld/2019/07/30/ai-in-project-management/?sh=f113059b4a00
· https://pmtips.net/article/what-project-managers-need-to-know-about-cybersecurity
How do you envision projects of the future using AI and ML to get the right information, alerts, and reports to the right stakeholders at the right time in the most effective manner and tailored exactly to the needs of each stakeholder - all with little, if any, human involvement? And what might the project manager of the future need to do to ensure that these AI and ML "bots" are not hacked to deliberately create malicious and/or misleading information/reports that might impair project progress? Finally, how might Stakeholder Engagement change if and when AI and ML capabilities like these are common?
