For the following questions read the following chapters: Chapter 8 - Project planning: understanding the work Chapter 9 - Project planning: estimating Chapter 10 - Project planning scheduling and resources Question 1 Outline three practical experiences that can be used for estimating that can improve the quality of an estimate. Question 2 Outline three methods one can do to monitor quality. Question 3 a) Explain the difference between 'effort' and 'elapsed time'. What is the significance of this difference for project planning purposes? b) In longer-term project planning, it is wise to assume that staff will be available for project work for less than 100% of the total available time. What factors will reduce staff availability and what adjustments should be made for them? For the following questions read the following chapters: Chapter 2 - Business strategy and information systems Chapter 3 - The business case Chapter 5 - The program and project support office Chapter 13 - Report Changes Question 4 a) Explain what project dependencies are, and what tools can a project manager use to analyse them. b) Give an example of a few dependencies within an Information System project Question 5 a) At what point in the project lifecycle should the business case be prepared? b) What is the role of the project manager in relation to the business case? Question 6 a) Why is reporting fundamental for project management and when should the reporting requirements be established? b) Give at least three reports that a project manager or team may produce and provide justification for such a report. For the following questions read the following chapters: Chapter 18 - Managing Stakeholders Chapter 21 - Leadership and performance Chapter 22 - Managing the team Chapter 23 - The project manager Question 7 The hierarchy of needs, by Maslow's Model, provides a theory of motivation. Explain each level of the hierarchy, and how organisations can meet each level referencing a real-world example(s). Question 8 What is meant by the term managing expectations? Why is expectation management an important part of the project manager's role? Question 9 Change is inevitable. Explain the four (4) main reason a business will invest in change

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Project management for information systems Title: Project management for information systems Author: Cadle, J., & Yeates, D. ISBN: 9780132068581 Edition: 5th ed. Publication Date: 2008 Publisher: Pearson/Prentice Hall