Required

• Chapter 1 & 4 in Project Management: A Strategic Managerial Approach
• Chapter 1 & 4 PowerPoints from Project Management: A Strategic Managerial Approach
• Part 1, Chapters 1 & 2 and Part 2, Chapter 1 and 2 in A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge
• Marks, T. (2016). What is project management? Manager, 24-25.

Recommended

• Harvard Business Review Staff. (2016, November 3). The four phases of project management. Harvard Business Review. Retrieved from https://csuglobal.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=120625346&site=ehost-live
• Hodgson, & Paton. (2016). Understanding the professional project manager: Cosmopolitans, locals and identity work. International Journal of Project Management, 34(2), 352-364.
• Pedersen, C. L., & Ritter, T. (2017, July 27). The 4 types of project manager. Harvard Business Review. Retrieved from https://csuglobal.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=124423816&site=ehost-live

Module 1: Discussion Forum

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Read
the Project Management in Practice Case: Turning London’s Waste Dump
into the 2012 Olympics Stadium in Chapter 1 of your text section 1.3.
Consider the triple constraints for this project. What are the main
characteristics of the project? Determine which life cycle shape the
stadium project exhibited and support your position. Contrast the direct
and ancillary goals of the project.

Cite a minimum of two current (published in the most recent five-year
period), credible references. The CSU-Global Library is a good place to
find sources. Make sure to cite your sources, following the CSU-Global Guide to Writing & APA (Links to an external site.).

Post a minimum of 150-250 words for initial discussion posts. Post a
minimum of 100 words for each of your required two peer responses.

Be sure to post an initial, substantive response by Thursday at 11:59
p.m. MST and respond to two or more peers with substantive responses by
Sunday at 11:59 p.m. MST. A substantive initial post answers the
question presented completely and/or asks a thoughtful question
pertaining to the topic. Substantive peer responses ask a thoughtful
question pertaining to the topic and/or answer a question (in detail)
posted by another student or the instructor.

Hello class,

Welcome to our first module in PJM310! As a start to this learning
journey in Project Management, I want to encourage each and every one to
have an open mind, pursue your passion for learning and collaborate
with your peers in the classroom.

If you have any concerns, problems or questions about your
assignments, or other issues that are impeding your progress in class,
please do contact me as soon as possible.

Learning outcomes for Module 01 – Introduction to Project Management

We have four Learning Outcomes for this week. They are the following:

1. Define project and routine work.
2. Illustrate the project life cycle.
3. Distinguish the relationship between projects and organization strategy.
4. Evaluate project management process groups and knowledge areas.

Content

Module 1 is our formal introduction to the topic of project
management. Project management is defined and the role of project
managers explained. Projects are unique undertakings. It is important to
distinguish a project from routine work. Projects are temporary and
result in unique products, services, or results (Project Management
Institute, 2017). We can visualize projects as having a “life cycle”
including a start-up phase, building phase, maturing phase, and
termination phase (Meredith, Mantel, & Shafer, 2017). By contrast,
routine work may be continuous without distinct phases. For this week
and the entirety of this course, we focus on projects and project
management.

Review the following required activities for this week:

1. Participate in the Discussion Forum.
2. Plan to on completing the Mastery Exercise.

You should read the following required readings–

• Review Chapter 1 and 4 in Project Management: A Strategic Managerial Approach.
• Chapter 1 (Links to an external site.)& 4 (Links to an external site.) PowerPoints from Project Management: A Strategic Managerial Approach
• Chapter 1 & 2 in A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (Links to an external site.)
• Marks, T. (2016). What is project management? (Links to an external site.) Manager, 24-25.

Assignment:

You have only the discussion this week.

Read the Project Management in Practice Case: Turning London’s Waste
Dump into the 2012 Olympics Stadium in Chapter 1 of your text section
1.3. Consider the triple constraints for this project. What are the main
characteristics of the project? Determine which life cycle shape the
stadium project exhibited and support your position. Contrast the direct
and ancillary goals of the project.

Cite a minimum of two current (published in the most recent five-year
period), credible references. The CSU-Global Library is a good place to
find sources. Make sure to cite your sources, following the CSU-Global Guide to Writing & APA (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (Links to an external site.).

Post a minimum of 150-250 words for initial discussion posts. Post a
minimum of 100 words for each of your required two peer responses.

Be sure to post an initial, substantive response by Thursday at 11:59
p.m. MST and respond to two or more peers with substantive responses by
Sunday at 11:59 p.m. MST. A substantive initial post answers the
question presented completely and/or asks a thoughtful question
pertaining to the topic. Substantive peer responses ask a thoughtful
question pertaining to the topic and/or answer a question (in detail)
posted by another student or the instructor.

Best wishes in class and please reach out to me if you have any questions or concerns!

Regards,