Problem
A. What are the five stages of team development? During which stage do team members often feel close to one another and have a good understanding of how to work together?
B. Why might it be helpful to bring out the charter when people are arguing over a decision?
C. Name three increased challenges for global and/or virtual teams.
D. Why stakeholders analysis is necessary for a project?
E. There are several criteria for prioritizing stakeholders. Which three criteria should you consider? Why?
F. What are the advantages of using a WBS? List the three ways of organizing a WBS.
G. Construct a WBS in indented outline format (like the one in Exhibit 7.15, page 234 of textbook) for the project you described in Week 1.
H. What is a project baseline? Give example.
I. Do the Exercise 8 (page 278). Show the project network and all calculations.
J. Discuss at least four potential problems in creating accurate duration estimates for activities and two methods for dealing with each potential problem.
K. Discuss the affect of scope planning on the development of a communications plans.
L. What are some of the implications of not-so-well defined WBS of a project? Give examples.