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Discuss the role of a Christian worldview in IT project management and provide an example of how it can be applied to contribute to the success of a project. In replies to peers, provide additional ideas and examples that have not already been discussed.
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A Sabrina
Although I’m not sure if similar situations happen in real life, I would definitely say that the problems in this scenario are rooted in a poor or inadequate planning/initiating phase. Nine months is not a long enough time for technology to become obsolete and for a project to be “great” on paper” does not settle well with me, especially if the project is already over budget. The panic alarm would be going off and I would be hitting the ground running to find a solution. My first action would be to look at my contingency plans and investigate what can be done that I already thought of doing when these things fail. I would also schedule a meeting with my financial team/contact to see what can be done to give the project a little bit more room so it can be turned around. I think I would also ask, if possible, to reach out to other PMs or mentors for advice as to what alternatives have worked for them. If there is still plenty of time available in the project, I would see what can be done with leadership and asset management to obtain the technology fit for this project. Otherwise, there seem to be several holes in this project. It has bled out and now it’s all coming to light. It may be time to start considering what can be done to salvage anything and save the company money instead of burning it by trying to save my project.
B Lugi
The first step of dealing with the project is clearly identifying the significant issues that are wrong with the project’s current state. The primary issues are that it is obsolete and has gone beyond the schedule. The fact that it ‘looks good on paper’ should not be a factor in allowing it to go on, but a motivating factor in correcting it (Engelhardt, 2019). As a project manager, I would reorganize the project development process, rearrange it, and reschedule it for further development. I would identify the objectives of the project and reorganize the resources available and tea members to start developing the technology. I would then set new milestones with other tracking mechanisms alongside another schedule. This would then set the project on a new course.
References
Engelhardt, N. (2019). Comparison of agile and traditional project management: Simulation of process models. Acta academica karviniensia, 19(2), 15-27.
C Justin
Class,
If you are nine months into a project and are just now finding out that your tech is obsolete and that you are over budget I am sorry to say that there is much more going on than meets the eye. But if we were to take this example and look at it the first action item on my agenda as a PM is to look at the budget and review that in-depth with my finance team and see where we could trim the fat of the project without causing too many change requests for the client. If you have no budget then it might be time to scrap the project and take this one as a loss.
If the tech is obsolete that is a challenge that might take a while to figure out. I would need to meet with my leadership and plan out a strategy to update the tech as soon as possible and within the new budget that has been set forth by our finance team. I would rather be transparent with the client and see if we could gain their trust back. We also would need to offer a possible discount on the product which means that sales would need to get involved as well. All in all, this is not an ideal situation but not something that can’t be turned around.
