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Bernice, Excellent points about the role of the project manager! So,I'm wondering if you were hiring a project manager what would be the most important criteria you'd consider on the selection process? Dr. Eric Goodman

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The Bottom Line

Loretta, Thanks for the very well thought out answer! You've identified some critical areas that are impacted. While this may not be a fair question if your boss asked you to prioritize the benefits for a business case what would you say? Dr. Eric Goodman

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Dar, Great points and yes one would "hope" that is the case. However please be sure to keep in mind the notion that effective could be doing the "right things" while efficient could be doing "things right" (process)...so you need to be careful in thinking about processes to ensure you are both effective and efficient. Best, Eric Dr. Eric Goodman

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Dar, Excellent response and I appreciate your holistic thought process. I'd say yes, you are grasping what the course intended. I'd also invite you to think about how you would prioritize the numerous things you mention related to "successful completion"? I'm wondering if some of the things are really subsets of higher level outcomes? For example, what is the most important overarching question? If your product is "a quality education that prepares graduates for successful employment in a hands-on healthcare field". What are the most important measures? Would it suffice to focus on the student achieving the learning objectives and… >>>

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The Phases of Project Management

Gilbert, Thanks for the excellent pint about the importance of defining and organizing. Implicit in what you are saying is the need to make sure that the project is aligned with the organization's needs. That is really critical to the buy in and project support. Dr. Eric Goodman

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Jennifer, Great answer! I'm pleased that you recognize that each step is necessary and important in its own way. Yes, clearly defining the goal is critical as someone once said if you don't know where you're going then any path will take you there... Dr. Eric Goodman

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Magdalena, Yes, understanding is critical although I'm wondering if you've ever encountered a situation where people understand the plan but were not able to implement it? Dr. Eric Goodman

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Patricia, Thanks for the concise summary of a project charter. Do you think that a project charter needs to be revised? Dr. Eric Goodman

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German, Thanks for the thoughtful reply and I'm pleased to see that you looked at what your peers are saying. Nice point about having a mechanism for correcting mistakes. Dr. Eric Goodman

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Thanks Kent and you make an important point about the drawbacks of not conducting a complete needs assessment up front!