Project Management

Read the attached Case Study pages 283-296 and address the following questions.  Answers must be provided in numerical format. 

1. Based on your understanding, what are the most important roles and responsibilities of the project manager on this project during the Implementation phase.

2. Clearly the project was not proceeding well. What approach would you have taken to address the fundamental problems with the project?

3. In the meeting in which Mr. Zhang pushed ahead and rejected your recommendation to take time for another round of testing, you were clearly dismayed. What would you have done after the meeting?

4. Mr. Zhang asked for your thoughts on the potential of closing the project versus keep going to fix the system. What are your recommendations and the pros and cons of each?

5. If your recommendation was to close the project prematurely, what would you do to ensure a methodical shutdown and preserve as much of the valuable assets as possible?

6. If your recommendation was to plow ahead and fix the system, what would you have done to complete the system and rebuild the confidence that the system can be fixed?