In July of 2014, senior management at Ferris recognized that its future growth

could very well be determined by how quickly and how well it implementedpro-

ject management.For the past several years,line managers had been functioning

as project managers while still managing their line groups. The projects came out

with the short end of thestick, most often late and over budget, because managers

focused on line activities rather than project work. Everyone recognized that pro-

ject management neededto bean established careerpath positionand that some

structured process had to be implemented for project management.

A consultant was brought into Ferris to provide initial project management

training for 50 out of the 300 employees targeted for eventual project management

training. Several of the employees thus trained were then placed on a committee

with senior management to design a project management stage-gate model for

Ferris.

After two months of meetings, the committee identied the need for three

different stage-gate models: one for information systems, one for new products/

services provided, and one for bringing on board new corporate clients. There

were several similarities among the three models.However, personal interests dic-

tated the need for three methodologies, all based on rigid policies and procedures.

After a year of using three models, the company recognized it had a prob-

lem deciding how to assign the right project manager to the right project. Pro-

jectmanagershadtobefamiliarwithallthreemethodologies

1. Is it necessary for tasks to be completed in a logical sequence?.

2. What was the biggest or most challenging project you managed?

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3. What values do you think a project manager should have?.

4. What was the biggest challenge that you faced while working on a project?

5. What is the most challenging aspect of being a project manager?

6. What would you say is the most important skill of a Project Manager and why?

7. How do you monitor and review the delegated responsibilities?

8. What is your work style?

9. How do you improve your knowledge regarding project management?

10. What is Effort Management in a project?.