Project Close-Out 1

  DUE DATE: Friday 16 March 2018; DUE TIME: 16hrs GMT Budget: $20.00

Synthesize leadership skills, the closing phase of the project life cycle, and a specific case study that you choose from among twelve case study alternatives. Select one of the twelve project case studies presented by Wearne and White-Hunt (2014) in Appendix 1 of their book and analyze how any of the five of the following interpersonal skills presented in Appendix X3 of the PMBOK® Guide (2013) apply to the closing phase of that project: 

· Leadership 

· Team Building 

· Motivation 

· Communication 

· Influencing 

· Decision making 

· Political and cultural awareness 

· Negotiation 

· Trust building 

· Conflict management 

· Coaching Criteria 

· Make and state logical assumptions that are needed to connect five skills from this list to the project that is the subject of the case study you select.

 

· Select your case study from among the twelve presented in Appendix 1 of Managing the Urgent and Unexpected: Twelve Project Cases and Commentary by Wearne and White-Hunt. 

· You must reference the Wearne and White-Hunt book and at least two other scholarly references. Each case study in the book is followed by a list of references, which provides a good starting point for finding additional references for your paper. Your sources should follow proper APA format. Review the APA formats found in the Writing Center.

 

· Your paper must contain 5-7 pages of content, not including the cover page and list of references. 

· Review the Rubric below to ensure all points have been captured in the Assignment. 

References 

1. Wearne, S., & White-Hunt, K. (2014). Managing the urgent and unexpected: Twelve project cases and commentary. Farnham: Gower. 

2. Project Management Institute (PMI). (2013). A guide to the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) (5th ed.). Newtown Square, PA: Project Management Institute (PMI). p. 513