I also agree that reactive management is not necessarily bad, but preventative management is preferred. It is best to leave reactive management to circumstances which need immediate and sudden action,...

The project manager should not be the sole communicator, but should instead effectively encourage the communication of groups and bring together those who should be communicating together. I agree wit...

Project team members usually do give at least two weeks notice before changing positions to a different job, however, in the case that an emergency occurs or the team member suddenly quits, which does...

Everyone has emphasized the importance of communication in this situation, which I agree should be of focus. I would like to add that in the case a substitute is found for the person on vacation or em...

I agree with the previous posts on the importance of metrics in the success of a project and would like to add that it not only gives upper management or project managers a better idea of how the proj...

Since planned value and actual costs have already been defined in the previous posts, I would like to add that the planned value and actual cost metrics not only provide information on the success of ...

Given the high likelihood of there being scope growth/creep during a project, I believe that adaptability is important. The project team should be prepared for scope creep and adaptable in the case wh...

In addition to the various steps for controlling changes, as mentioned in the previous posts, various types of changes exist, which may influence which steps to take. Different types of changes includ...

I agree that status meetings and clear communication can help improve the design transfer process, as well as continuing support after a product launch. However, I believe that in order to minimize th...

I agree with the aforementioned that the project team members' schedules and vacation times should be planned before executing the project. However, in order to remedy emergencies, I would like to sug...

Although it may seem that the executing phase is the most important part of the project, I believe that the planning phase holds slightly more importance due to the greater ease of execution when plan...

So far, this course has allowed me to see aspects from a management point-of-view, which is very useful, especially in industry. Having mostly academia-focused experience, it was interesting in seeing...

I believe the most effective way to minimize risks associated with deadlines is to give a longer period between the early start date and the late start date, and to actually start the project as soon ...

I agree that returning to planning of the earlier phases does not mean the project is necessarily losing ground or going in the right direction. I believe it is better to go back to the earlier stage ...

I agree with the previous posts on emailing/calling the unresponsive team member, since this allows for clear records. Additionally, I believe it is important to gather everyone's schedules before the...