Questions::

1. Suppose you were asked to prepare a cost estimate for a project to purchase laptops for all faculty and staff at your college or university. How would you start? How long would it take you to prepare a good estimate? What type of estimate would you prepare, and what approach would you use to develop a cost estimate?

2.Do you think that people accept poor quality in information technology projects and products in exchange for faster innovation? What other reasons might there be for such poor quality?

3.Do you think everyone can easily be a team player? What types of people have more difficulty being team players? What helps promote good team player behavior?

4.The concept of a communications management plan makes logical sense, yet many projects do not create or follow this type of plan. Why do you think this is the case?

5.Read the opening and closing cases. What would you do if you were Cliff? What would you do if you worked for Cliff?

6.Some experts recommend working with preferred vendors even if their prices are higher than other vendors. Why do you think this is the case?

7.Sponsors are important stakeholders, but they are also often very busy people. What can you do to make sure you keep your sponsors engaged in your projects?