Not all projects will succeed. Some projects might miss the deadline, some projects might not have the expected deliverables. Failure projects are frustrating but we don't want to ignore them and we s...

In my opinion, the reputation of the vendor should be one of the factors which could affect the decision making. Since some unexpected issue may arise during the trading process which is similar to th...

It is true that not everyone will become a project manager in their career. However, I think this class not only teaches me project management knowledge but also teaches me other skills including comm...

In my opinion, people within the project team are the executor for the work and their performance could affect the output of the whole project directly. A successful project manager should have excel...

In my opinion, quality is the most important factor for a project. If the quality of the final output is poor, it might be a waste of time and resources. “Good” will always be one of the two factors I...

This class is helpful because I can not only learn the project management knowledge but also get the skills for handling the cases in real life. As a PhD student, I usually have some projects and have...

I think people management should be one of the most important parts. People within the project team are the executor for the work and their performance could affect the output of the whole project dir...

I chose to have more than one vendors in the mini-simulation. In my opinion, even though the team might need to spend more time and the cost might increase when choosing more vendors. Also, the width...

The project might be facing challenges. Some challenges could cause some serious consequences if they aren’t identified quickly and handled carefully. How to speed up the problem-solving process in a...

Sometimes the project team needs some extra support which might not be available within the team.These support could be information, technique or financial support. In this situation, how could the te...

In my opinion, good planning plays an important role for all projects while poor planning could affect the result of the projects. I have the experience of poor planning projects for research. At tha...

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When the schedule variance is negative, the project manager should think about if the initial planning is inappropriate or some problem might come up. In this situation, the project manager should s...

I think one of the most important things for getting a job in the PM department is having good communication skills. As we learned from our first lecture, success equals 70% interpersonal skills plus ...

I think calculating the duration for each task should be based on difficulty and urgency. In my opinion, the project team should have a brainstorm regarding the schedule for each task. For the diffic...