Questions and Answers of Project Framework

Are there any differences between the characteristics of an APF team and an xPM team?
If you have a project that fits the conditions of an xPM project, why might you want to use an APF approach?
Is APF or xPM more likely to waste less of the client’s money and the team’s time if the project is killed prior to completion? To answer the question, you have to consider when the decision to
In the formation stages of a project, are there any distinct disadvantages to using APF over xPM for an extreme project? If so, identify them. In considering your answer, think about what is really
Can APF be used on an extreme project? Why, or why not? Be specific.
How does xPM differ from APF? Discuss their differentiating characteristics.
Referring to the PDQ case study described in earlier chapters, what situation would allow you to embed an APF approach into a TPM approach? In other words, what conditions would you expect to see for
Suppose a project should have used a TPM approach, but used APF instead. Comment on what might be different. Would the TPM approach have produced a better outcome? Why or why not? Be specific.
What differences might you see if it were possible to do the same project twice—once using the traditional approach and once using APF? Be specific. How might the differences in implementation
You have completed your first APF project. Compare and contrast the traditional and APF approaches when both of them have reached the completion point.
You are the project manager over one of your company’s first APF projects. You are having trouble getting the client’s involvement.What do you do?
A member of your team is a systems analyst from the “old school,”and just cannot adjust to APF. Her problem is that the client has decision-making authority over the direction your software
You are the development team manager. You aren’t comfortable with the way your client team manager interacts with you during the Client Checkpoint phase. If there is a problem here, you need to get
Compare what happens to a TPM project versus an APF project when a team member is taken off of the team and no longer available.What are the impacts on each approach? Which approach is least affected
Make a list of the advantages and disadvantages of using a high-tech versus a low-tech approach in this phase of the project. Discuss your findings. Does one approach win out over the other? In what
Make a list of the advantages and disadvantages of using or not using a project management software tool for the Cycle Planning phase of an APF project. Discuss your findings. Is either approach
Suppose your team has one person who can’t do without the support of a software tool and another who is vehemently opposed to using them. You are the project manager. How might you resolve this
Clients are always reluctant to get too involved in planning. What might you do to sell them on the idea that their full involvement in APF is needed for the effort to succeed?
From what you know so far about APF, do you see a conflict between staff, process, and technology? Explain.
You are a senior project manager in your company. You have 15 years’ experience with the company and a solid reputation for delivering successful projects. What might you, acting on your own, do to
Under your leadership, your organization has spent considerable effort to adopt a traditional approach to project management. It has reached maturity level three—that is, there are fully documented