Week 2 discussions

Project Scope (graded)

The project scope defines what
will be delivered as part of the project, and in some ways, it can be likened
to the term vision. That said, whose view and needs should be
expressed in a project’s scope? What items need to be addressed in defining the
scope? Why are these items important to define?

Case Study: Project Management at
Dotcom.com (graded)

Read the case study 5.3 Project
Management at Dotcom.com in the text on pages 166167.

Dotcom.com is a software engineering and systems development consulting firm
that needs some organizational improvements in the area of project management
processes that will cut cost and potentially increase the profit margin for the
company. Answer the following questions:

Discuss how you would begin redesigning dotcom.coms project management
processes to minimize the problems it is experiencing with poor scope
management.

Why do you think configuration management and project change control are
difficult to perform in the middle of a complex software development project,
such as those implemented at dotcom.com? Share any experiences you have with
project change requests.Week 2 discussionsProject Scope (graded)The project scope defines what
will be delivered as part of the project, and in some ways, it can be likened
to the term vision. That said, whose view and needs should be
expressed in a project’s scope? What items need to be addressed in defining the
scope? Why are these items important to define? Case Study: Project Management at
Dotcom.com (graded)Read the case study 5.3 Project
Management at Dotcom.com in the text on pages 166167.

Dotcom.com is a software engineering and systems development consulting firm
that needs some organizational improvements in the area of project management
processes that will cut cost and potentially increase the profit margin for the
company. Answer the following questions:

Discuss how you would begin redesigning dotcom.coms project management
processes to minimize the problems it is experiencing with poor scope
management.

Why do you think configuration management and project change control are
difficult to perform in the middle of a complex software development project,
such as those implemented at dotcom.com? Share any experiences you have with
project change requests.