Projects generally have multiple tasks going on at one time. With this being said it would definitely be possible for the project to have multiple priorities going on at one time. There will be tasks ...

A team is going to follow their project manager's examples. Therefore if he is lackadaisical his team is most likely going to slack off on assignments, thus causing a cascade of issues. It is importan...

The two survey answers seem unrelated to me. I say this because you can love your job without being praised. Everyone wants to feel appreciated and receive recognition, but if you truly love what you'...

I am a little surprised that percentage for benefits, meaningful work, and being recognized are the lowest. One of the most famous saying is "do a job you love and you'll never work a day in your life...

No one has all of the answers, and most people are learning as they go along. In the mini-sims I always tried to gather up as much information as I can and make a sort of informed "gut" decision. It i...

I believe for myself personally I would need improvement in the risk management portion of project management. It seems as though it is something that may come with experience. One can obviously count...

In almost all cases it is the project manager's sole responsibility to make sure that everyone is talking regardless of organization. The title the person hold is "project manager" meaning that they m...

Using the minisim as an example. The product that was being made required a specific amount of friction in order for the product to work. Specifications should most certainly be followed to a t when a...

Reactive management is most certainly not a bad thing if it required. Hopefully, it will not be required as a good PM should be able to account for any delays or foreseeable issues. Usually reactive m...

EV, SV, and CV are mainly used as estimates so that the PM and stake holders can know where the project is at, and how it is doing. These values allow the PM to adjust, and make changes so that the pr...

If I had to choose between the two possible cases I myself would go with scenario 2. It is better to be behind schedule but under budget, than ahead of schedule and over budget. I say this because you...

I believe by growth you mean scope creep. Scope creep generally refers to changes or uncontrolled growth in a project's scope. This can involve poor change control, lack of initial identification of t...

When determining a schedule human factors should already be taken into account. I believe that a good project manager should already have sick days, and vacations accounted for. The most dangerous was...

Both variance types are crucial when trying to stay within the scope of the project. Schedule variance is calculated by subtracting the planned value out from the earned value (EV-PV). Schedule varian...

I do not have experience with industrial projects, however I have been on a surgical research team. While on this team we went over the DDP of the project, and covered all tasks required. While workin...