Project Concept and Strategy

1.   

What was the motivation for this project? Write a simple Business Case in one paragraph.

2.   

Establish a short list of Key Success Indicators for this project. What use would that be?

3.   

Was this project well conceived?

Project Scope

4.   

What is the difference between project scope and product scope? Explain how your ideas apply to this project?

5.   

Develop a scope statement from the case study information provided. What might you have done differently and why?

6.   

What project management tools, if any, were used to ensure the desired outcome? What would you recommend?

Project Quality

7.   

Is there a difference between "Project Quality" and "Product Quality", if so what?

8.   

Is either an issue in this type of project? How were they tackled, and what would you have done?

9.   

What do you think were the quality grade expectations in either case, either described or implied? Were they achieved?

Project Planning

10.   

What was the basis of the project planning? Identify and assign suitable labels to the various phases and/or stages if any and justify your selection.

11.   

Could the project life span have been improved?

12.   

Develop an appropriate breakdown structure. What would you call it?

Time

13.   

What was the original duration of the project life span? How was it arrived at?

14.   

Was it changed and, if so, for what reason? Did that make sense?

15.   

Draw up a bar chart of the activities described in the case study and show their dependencies. Show critical decision points, i.e. key milestones.

Cost

16.   

Develop a high-level cost estimate, i.e. the major project costs, by "guesstimation".

17.   

How should this estimate be presented?

18.   

What were the real cost considerations on this project? Were these a part of the project's management?

Risk

19.   

What were the main risks on this project?

20.   

What were the contingency plans in each case, if any?

21.   

Were there unexpected risk events? If so describe and state if they should have been expected.

People

22.  

Who were the stakeholders identified in the case study?

23.  

Who was really in charge? Explain.

24.  

Draw up your own list of reported and potential stakeholders and categorize them into groups?

Procurement

25.  

Was "procurement" involved in this project? If so, what specific activities fell into this particular project management knowledge area?

26.  

How well were these specific activities handled?

27.  

What would you have done and give your reasons?

Information/Communication

28.  

What recommendations would you make about how communications should be conducted on a project of this size?

29.  

Were there any changes in the project? Develop a suitable process flow diagram for this particular project.

30.  

Describe any lessons learned.