Based on these 5 topics. Write what is each topic is about? & why is it important to an organisation? Thirdly you need to cross relate to an example based on real life situation in an industry.We want a Deep research into this 5 particular topics. Introduction: What is Project management? why it is important? and a thesis statement that will let the reader knows that what this whole essay is about (100 words) Topic 1: Chapter 3 Organisation Structure & Culture (460 words) cover all this area 1. Project Management Structures A. Organizing Projects within the Functional Organization B. Organizing Projects as Dedicated Teams 2. What Is the Right Project Management Structure? A. Organization Considerations B. Project Considerations 3. Organizational Culture A. What Is Organizational Culture? B. Identifying Cultural Characteristics 4. Implication of Organizational Culture for Organizing Projects Topic 2 : Chapter 10 Leadership: being an effective project manager (460 words) 1. Managing versus Leading a Project 2. Managing Project Stakeholders A. Project Team B. Project Managers C. Administrative Support D. Functional Managers E. Top Management F. Project Sponsors G. Contractors H. GovernmentAgencies I. Other Organizations J. Customers 3. Influence as Exchange A. T ask-Related Currencies B. Position-RelatedCurrencies C. Inspiration-RelatedCurrencies D. Relationship-RelatedCurrencies E. Personal-RelatedCurrencies 4. Social Network Building A. MappingDependencies B. ManagementbyWanderingAround(MBWA) C. ManagingUpwardRelations D. LeadingbyExample i. Priorities ii. Urgency iii. Problem Solving iv. Cooperation v. Standards of Performance vi. Ethics 5. Ethics and Project Management 6. Building Trust: The Key to Exercising Influence 7. Qualities of an Effective Project Manager A. Contradictory Nature of Work i. Innovate and maintain stability ii. See the big picture while getting your hands dirty iii. Encourage individuals but stress the team iv. Hands-off/Hands-on v. Flexible but firm vi. Team versus organizational loyalties B. Traits of an Effective Project Manager i. Systems thinker ii. Personal integrity iii. Proactive iv. High emotional intelligence (EQ) v. General business perspective vi. Effective time management vii. Skillful politician viii.Optimist Give an example how this will helps in an organisation Topic 3: Chapter 11 Managing Project Teams (460 words) 1. The Five-Stage Team Development Model A. Forming B. Storming C. Norming D. Performing E. Adjourning just write an overview of it 2. Situational Factors Affecting Team Development 3. Building High-Performance Project Teams A. Recruiting Project Members B. ConductingProjectMeetings i. The First Project Team Meeting ii. Establishing Ground Rules a. Planning decisions b. Tracking decisions c. Managing change decisions d. Relationship decisions iii. Managing Subsequent Project Meetings C. Establishing a T eam Identity D. CreatingaSharedVision E. ManagingProjectRewardSystems F. Orchestrating the Decision-Making Process i. Facilitating Group Decision Making a. Problem identification b. Generating alternatives c. Reaching a decision d. Follow-up G. Managing Conflict within the Project i. Encouraging Functional Conflict ii. Managing Dysfunctional Conflict H. Rejuvenating the Project Team 4. Managing Virtual Project Teams 5. Project Team Pitfalls A. Groupthink B. Bureaucratic By pass Syndrome C. Team Spirit Becomes Team Infatuation D. Going Native Key implication that relates to real life example Topic 4: Chapter 12 Outsourcing: Managing Inter- organizational Relations (460 words) 1. Outsourcing Project Work A. Advantages i. Cost reduction, ii. Faster project completion iii. High level of expertise, iv.Flexibility B. Disadvantages i. Coordination breakdowns, ii. Loss of control iii. Conflicts, iv. Internal morale issues 2. Best Practices in Outsourcing Project Work A. Well-DefinedRequirementsandProcedures B. Extensive Training and Team-building Activities C. Well-Established Conflict Management Processes in Place D. Frequent Review and Status Updates E. Co-LocationWhenNeeded F. Fair and Incentive-Laden Contracts G. Long-Term Outsourcing Relationships 3. The Art of Negotiating A. Separate the People from the Problem B. Focus on Interests, Not Positions C. InventOptionsforMutualGain D. When Possible, Use Objective Criteria Topic 5: Chapter 14 Project Closure (460 words) 1. Types of closure 2. Wrap-up Closure activities 3. Three Major Deliverables 4. Post implementation evaluation A. Team evaluation B. Individual team member and project manager performance reviews 5. Retrospectives A. Whyretrospectives? B. Initiating the retrospective review C. Use of an independent facilitator D. Selection of a facilitator E. Roles of a facilitator F. Managing a retrospective G. Overseeing a post-project retrospective H. Utilization of retrospectives I. Archiving retrospectives J. Concluding retrospective notes Key implication that relates to a real life industry Conclusion (100words) A summary of the topic written about CROSS REFER TO THIS TEXTBOOK the topic are indicate according to the chapter stated above. Project Management: The Managerial Process by Clifford F. Gray & Erik W. Larson, 6th Edition, McGraw Hill.
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