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Research Project 1

Research Project # 1 Comment by Dr. K Holland: Add what the project is ‘title” Select the best person on your team to format the entire paper, APA formatting needs much attention immediately!

Team 3

Jeegar Mav

Sneha Bhagat

Ravi Patel

Rinaldo Joseph

University of Cumberland’s

Strategic Application in Project Management

RESEARCH PROJECT #1

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09/18/2020

Describe the importance of PM in various organizational cultures and in various strategies . Comment by Dr. K Holland: Restructure the paper – begin with introduction and details about your project selection; title purpose Make the paper easier to follow: Importance of PM in various organizational cultures and in various strategies. •  typical phases and processes used in projects and explain the relationship between subject areas, process groups, and processes. •   Important factors to project selection and prioritization, in terms of organizational capability and resource capacity and availability. •   The importance of ethics and professionalism throughout a project’s life cycle follow APA format for headers Review the instructions add a table of content Add introduction and more content to explain the project selection

I feel that to best understand the importance of project manager in each organization culture, we need to first understand what actually project management is. Project is nothing but a unique piece of work that is not repetitive nor is an operation. According to PMI, each project should have a defined start date, end date and a goal that everybody is working towards (Erik Larson and Clifford Gray, 8th ed, p. 6). Comment by Dr. K Holland: Remove I this is a group project. Comment by Dr. K Holland: Replace revise the words with a better description and do this throughout the paper.

Project management is nothing but the wat in which the person organizes as well as manages the project along with managing all available resources to complete the project. Each project requires a project manager with specific set of skills that might help team/ organization to achieve the end goal and complete the project on time (Erik Larson and Clifford Gray, 8th ed, p.12).

Project management lifecycle consist of mainly 4 phases (Erik Larson and Clifford Gray, 8th ed, p. 9): Comment by Dr. K Holland: More content is need, don’t just list the phases

1. Initiation

2. Planning

3. Execution

4. Closure

For a project to be successful, it is very important that it has a strong project manager. Main duty Comment by Dr. K Holland: This entire section needs more work, don’t just list items, analysis and put into your own words to show you grasped the content

of any project manager when comes to managing the project is to plan and manage each and

every task of the project so a project can be successfully achieving its all deliverables and reach

the goal.

To do so project manager might have to do following tasks:

1. Identifying as well as managing risks

2. Resource management

3. Budgeting

4. Managing team members

5. Managing stakeholders

6. Maintaining communication

7. Scope/ requirement management… etc.

Project Culture:

Organization culture is nothing but the personality of an organization. Culture is generally made up of assumptions, values, artifacts, benefits (Erik Larson and Clifford Gray, 8th ed, p. 84). Organizational culture is the only thing that sets one organization apart from other

organizations. Culture generally defines how employee in an organization will behave, talk,

judge other resources in an organization. Type of project culture (Erik Larson and Clifford Gray, 8th ed, p. 87)

Each organization is different and has a different organizational culture. One thing common between them is each organization has a culture which has been defined based on 4 main types. Comment by Dr. K Holland: Need more content don’t simply list items

1. Clan Culture

2. Adhocracy Culture

3. Hierarchy Culture

4. Market Culture

Importance of project manager

Once the project culture has been defined it is very important that everyone in an organization follows that culture and do no perform any task outside the defined culture. This is where project manager plays an important role.

Following are some task where PM is important to maintain culture of an organization:

1. Project manager is the one that defines how stakeholder needs to be contacted and how

the decision will be made and approved by stakeholders. Project manager will be the one

defining the levels of approval and also define criteria’s and values that might help

simplify the approval process.

2. Project manager will define how the communication will flow and what will the formal

communication process.

3. Project manager define what will be the medium of communication that a team will be

using.

4. Project manager is responsible to manage team and make sure each team member is

following the guidelines and also make sure that good relationship is maintained within

the team.

5. Project manage is responsible for defining the priorities.

6. Project manager will be the one who will be responsible for dealing with resolving the

conflicts.

7. Last thing I can think where project manager is important is to make sure the planning is

realistic and not just done to achieve the goal.

Describe the typical phases and processes used in projects and explain the relationship between subject areas, process groups, and processes.

In any project management, there is much of processes and phrases that it undergoes in

order to be a complete project. Project management has the following phases; initiating,

planning, executing, regulating and closing. During the phases, there is regular monitoring and

reporting and this bring in the concept of project management. Without the tool of project

management, one would be scrambling in order to collect actionable information, tract progress

and adhere to deadlines (Mark Mullaly & Thomas, 2008).

Initiation where the project starts and at this point, the worth of the project is identified together with its feasibility. Prior to confirmation of the project or its rejection, business case and feasibility study in order to sell the operation to stakeholders or investors. Planning is the second phases where the team members of the project are assembled to help in planning to manage the project. During this period, the project offers direction and scope, definition, tasks schedule, expense, quality, organization, staff, communication, risk and procurement as the main essentials during the project progress.

The third phase is the execution where the project needs to be done after planning. The following step comes in as monitoring and controlling the project. During this phase, there is need for reporting, monitoring the scope, quality, schedule, expense and risks likely to encounter the project. The final phase is closing as the project cannot be termed as achieved or accomplished once the project objectives and goals have met. During this stage another set of procedures comes in. It entails scope and administration (Meredith, Shafer & Mantel, 2017). 

Various processes need to be implemented during project management for it to be complete and as per the concerned people. Projects are then managed according to the agreed methodology and leaders who have faced and understanding of those approaches. During the processes, one has to survey the typical project types, analyzing the details of the project, determining the sectors that requires improvements with the group and hence executing the project management processes following the given phases of the project management. Giving the relationship between project processes and phases of the same, it is very hard. This is because as one tries to operate without project management software, he or she is looking for challenges. This is because during the starting of the project, there is need to test the viability of the project, plan how the project will operate, assign the team members from the views of the project manager, monitor and control and then close the project. Having effective instruments and understanding if project phases and processes makes management of a project to be very easy. Many organizations rely on project manager.com as a software that acts with real time information features in order to assist with every project phase.

Describe and evaluate important factors to project selection and prioritization, in terms of organizational capability and resource capacity and availability.

In my opinion, the best way to choose a project is to determine which project meets that

organization' s goals. Prioritizing multiple projects requires precise evaluation to assess them worth and follow with the organization's goals. The scoring methodology helps prioritize tasks based on criteria that the organization considers useful for its strategy. (Larson, EW & Gray, CF (2021). Using a scoring model provides a holistic view of The impact of potential projects on the organization helps decision-makers in better project selection (Larson, EW & Gray, CF (2021). However, it is essential to identify many constraints (experience and support) that can inhibit decision-makers from choosing unique projects even if they join with organizational purposes. An added integral part of project selection is the evaluation of the risks associated with the projects. It helps project managers set fair and sensible expectations and determine if they can execute (Larson, E. W. & Gray, C. F. (2021). Furthermore, project managers can face ethical issues throughout the project life cycle. They need to make moral decisions in the project and its best interests, the project team, and stakeholders (Larson, EW & Gray, CF (2021). Comment by Dr. K Holland: Correct typos

I believe being responsible, courteous, ethical, and impartial in all behaviors, the project managers and team members should show. Making good choices helps build trust, diminish risk, sidestep conflict, and strengthen reputation (Larson, EW & Gray, CF (2021). Ultimately, projects are essential efforts that leverage strategic goals to add value to businesses and help them achieve their short and long-term aims. Project management empowers companies to prioritize and select valuable projects that match their goals, policies, and culture. Using expertise in knowledge areas and making the right decisions, project managers can successfully coordinate and achieve project processes (Larson, E. W. & Gray, C. F. (2021). I believe successful projects are essential for staying competitive in today' s world. Comment by Dr. K Holland: This is a group project remove I

Evaluate and assess the importance of ethics and professionalism throughout a project’s life cycle; include factors that influence moral conduct.

Throughout a project`s lifecycle, ethics and professionalism are issues that need to be upheld. Project execution is all about trust and doing what is right without having to be supervised. Being ethical is more than just good practice. Ethics are important as they enable stakeholders and other project parties to be in peace, knowing that the project managers are held within specific standards. It may not necessarily be a thing that has been spelled out but a belief that the project managers will do their best and make ethical decisions.

Professionalism goes together with ethics, whereby they help project managers make the right decisions regardless of how challenging the situation may be (Lehmann, 2018). Every project works under a code of conduct and professional conduct, which will guide the project managers and other team members how they will conduct themselves in terms of honesty, fairness, and even responsibility. These aspects are, therefore, crucial when carrying out any project regardless of the size. Ethics and professionalism are all about moral conduct, and a person doing what they feel is right. However, there are specific factors that affect how an individual will behave while undertaking a project. One of the factors that affect moral behavior is social factors whereby one borrows from what the community and the close friends are doing (Kanabar, 2016).

Cultural norms will guide one in whatever ways they want to take, which means in a project scenario, one will act with regards to the cultural behaviors they have grown with. The other factor affecting moral behavior is individual aspects, including values and personality. One will most likely act according to what they feel is right regardless of the one watching. It all in one`s perception as opposed to what others would want. The last factor affecting moral behavior is business ethics or the ethical conduct that guides the operations in a certain firm. It is therefore important for project managers to enhance the issue of ethics and professionalism as it ensures the success of the project regardless of the risks involved.

PROJECT CHARTER Comment by Dr. K Holland: Very nice touch! Original idea

Project Scope Statement

Work Breakdown Structure

Communication Plan

Reference Comment by Dr. K Holland: Correct the order of all references Select the best person on your team to format the entire paper, APA formatting needs much attention immediately!

Mark Mullaly, P. M. P., & Thomas, J. (2008, December). Researching the value of project management. Project Management Institute.

Meredith, J. R., Shafer, S. M., & Mantel Jr, S. J. (2017). Project Management: A Strategic Managerial Approach. John Wiley & Sons.

Erik Larson and Clifford Gray. Project Management: The Managerial Process (8th ed). Oregon

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Mark Mullaly, P. M. P., & Thomas, J. (2008, December). Researching the value of project

management. Project Management Institute.

Meredith, J. R., Shafer, S. M., & Mantel Jr, S. J. (2017). Project Management: A Strategic

Managerial Approach. John Wiley & Sons.