Eric Goodman

Cambria, Great points about the nature of the different phases being "intertwined". Having said that what approach would you take to ensure that people understood the relationship among the different phases? Dr. Eric Goodman

David, Great point about the importance of planning. What would you say it takes to make effective plans? Dr. Eric Goodman

Pamela, Excellent points about the importance of the right mix of people. Which phase do you think would be even more critical to have the right mix of people? Dr. Eric Goodman

Catherine, Excellent points...do you have an example of a process where you saw those type of questions posed? Dr. Eric Goodman

Catherine, Great points and what would be some of the indirect effects? Also, I'm wondering if there is any order that you'd anticipate to see the effects in...in other words would you expect cost reduction first and then increased profits, etc? Dr. Eric Goodman

Phill, Thanks for the point about planning and I appreciate the connections you then make to other areas like objectives, strategies, etc. I'm wondering if you have ever been in a situation where good plans didn't lead to good execution? Dr. Eric Goodman

Michele, Thanks for the excellent point so which stage would defining the scope fall into? Have you ever been involved in a project where leadership didn't see the connection? Dr. Eric Goodman

Hi Christopher, Excellent point about the difference in the PMBOK versus this course. As you likely noticed the course simply combines the execution and monitoring/controlling into one process. Well stated point about the ultimate goal of a project being to provide the highest quality while keeping the cost and schedule within the scope and schedule. I'm wondering if you have ever been involved with a project where you had to adjust the quality to reach the budget and time demands? Best, Eric

James, Excellent point about the need to identify a problem. It is interesting as many people focus on solving problems but it seems that we need to do a better job of problem formulation. Do you think you can have clear objectives without being clear on the problem you're solving? Dr. Eric Goodman

That is an excellent point and having the right person is certainly critical so as a project manager what do you do if you don't have the right people in place?