https://www.youtube.com.mcas.ms/watch?v=G-ijYdR5q9w

After watching the discussion, identify onesignificant idea or concept that was discussed. For this idea or concept, analyze it as follows:

• Step 1 (What?): What did you notice / what stood out? (salient point of theme)
  • Describe the idea or concept fully. Ensure that it is a significant idea or concept and not something trivial. It should be something that was new to you or interesting in some way.
  • You must include a direct quote of the exact words spoken during the podcast and provide appropriate APA references including the timestamp of your quote. See the section below entitled APA Referencing Guidelines below.
• Step 2 (Relates to what?): What course learning does this relate to?
  • Relate this to the course content - that is, identify the relevant project management theory from the course textbook.
  • You must include a direct quote from the course textbook (Understanding Project Management) and provide appropriate APA referencing including the page number of the quote. See the section below entitled APA Referencing Guidelines below.
  • You may not reference another source - that is, do not reference a website or other material.
• Step 3 (So what?): So what insights or conclusions can you draw?
  • Describe what this means to you. for example:
    • What are your insights?
    • What can be concluded?
    • How might this change or affect what you would do in future?
  • Your insight needs to be more than "I learned this concept". You need to include some original thought here - strive for a more insightful conclusion.

you need to identifyonesignificant idea or concept. Including multiple ideas or concepts results in a lower mark.

Your answer must include each of the three steps, Please organize these steps either in an ordered or unordered list for clarity.

APA Referencing Guidelines

You must provide a direct quotation from both the podcast video (Step 1) and the course textbook (Step 2). A direct quotation is a word-for-word quote taken from the video or textbook.

• If the quotation is fewer than 40 words, place the quotation within your paragraph and enclose it with double quotation marks.
• If the quotation is 40 or more words, the quote should be placed as an indented block of text without quotation marks.
• You should always include a signal phrase prior to the quote (such as Fernando Santiagosuggests.... or The author argues that...
• After the quote, include the following
  • For the podcast quote: (Podcast name, year published, timestamp)
  • For the textbook quote: (Author last name, year published, page number)

Please note: your textbook quote may not be from the ongoing case study contained in the text.

You must also include a References sections at the end of your answer. You should include a reference item for the podcast video episode and the course textbook.

The following are examples of the "less than 40", " or more", and References section:

During the video, Fernando Santiago indicates "So the fact that most companies do not cancel projects tells you something. The problem with that is, it's always somebody behind the project." (Understanding Projects, 2022, 24:24).

During the discussion of the Project Life Cycle, the author states:

Each phase represents a time period of the project when similar activities take place. Project phases are advantageous as they provide clarity to the project team regarding the type of activities required during each time period. The end of a phase is often used as a review point to assess whether the project should continue. These review points are known as phase gates. For example, at the end of the Initiating Phase, a decision may be made regarding whether the project should proceed to the Planning Phase. (Barrett, 2021, p. 8)

References

Understanding Projects. (2022, January 11). #33 - Fernando Santiago: maximizing project benefits with the Realization Performance Indicator (RPI). [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/hDSN0htD8zk

Barrett, D. C. (2021).Understanding Project Management - A Practical Guide(2nd ed.). Canadian Scholars' Press.