Posted by: @naglaa-hemida From the point of initiating an idea to be a project to the point we get this project to the manufacturing stage, project passes by many stages, millstones and research that...

Posted by: @devarshi-joshi According to me the most important 5 success factors are:1)Agreeing on the project goals2)Effective Communication3)Develop clearly defined plans with assigned responsibilit...

@llefevre Wow! That certainly sounds like a mess. Although I am certain you knew the way things should have been handled, for anyone who may not have known, the example set at the company served as ...

Posted by: @ks629 In the lecture, Professor Simon mentions scope creep. Scope creep is when there is project work being done or considered that is outside the original agreed upon scope of the projec...

Posted by: @manolo Advertising is a component of marketing. The way a product is promoted/advertised is what most average people notice about a product. What was a really great promotion/advertisemen...

Posted by: @rgp29 Hello everyone, As I was listening to this week's lecture, it called my attention the fact that companies can only give gifts of 100$ to the physicians and those gifts have to be re...

Posted by: @djr32 In this week’s lecture, we learned about planned value and actual cost. Planned value is the value of the work you are supposed to have on a certain date. While the actual cost is t...

Posted by: @sallirab When we say the word "Risk" it always come in mind a Negative thoughts, but does the Risk are always negative ? As we know Risk results can be positive or negative, can you pleas...

Posted by: @devarshi-joshi The main functions of Human Resource Management department are : 1) Reduce turnover 2)Hire for fit 3)Focus on retention of top performers 5)Improve employee engagement. So ...

@llefevre You gave a great example of an organizational schematic. The fluidity of the processes that took place under the matrix model and the positive outcomes that resulted were nice to hear. I e...

@k-faulk Thank you for your response. You gave a nice example. I am a teacher too. The only reference I really have is in the education field. I am more interested in seeing how a project would lo...

I think it would be best to hire someone to replace her. Of course this person should be a very strong candidate and one who has the characteristics of someone who can work under such pressures. If ...

To answer my own writing prompt, I felt most drawn to the matrix organization. The reason I like that format is because it is more collaborative in nature than the functional and project-based method...

Consider the three types of organizations in project management: functional, project-based, and matrix. Which of those formats do you think you would most like to work under? Explain.

I think this is a great post. I am not in industry. I suppose you can say I am in the industry of education. I am a classroom teacher with a masters degree and working on my second masters. I event...