The Right Fit

The writer will use a minimum of 4 references as he compose this paper. Proper APA 6th edition must be use throughout the entire paper. The writer must also read very carefully the instructions and writer the paper base on the instructions in the order form. the writer must also clearly identify the two projects chosen and also the others that where not chosen as indicated in the instructions below.

The Right Fit

The one-size-fits-all concept may be fine in many situations, but there will inevitably be those in which it is woefully inadequate. Since the problems and circumstances that confront project managers can be limitless, the arsenal of solutions available must also be wide and varied.
In this paper, you evaluate the four approaches to the management of projects presented by Wysocki. You analyze concepts that can be employed to aid in choosing the most useful approach for a wide variety of projects. Managers are wise to seek every way possible to increase the likelihood of project success.

For this paper,

Bearing in mind goal clarity and solution clarity, choose two projects from the list below and determine the best approach for each. Explain why you believe the approach you have chosen is the best fit for each project and your reasoning for ruling out the other three approaches.

• Project examples

o Developing a computer game

o Building a satellite monitoring station

o Installing an inventory control software system

o Developing a marketing campaign for a medical hardware company

o Developing applications for a newly discovered technology

o Building a road in a remote part of Mongolia

Readings

• Wysocki, R. K. (2014). Effective project management: Traditional, agile, extreme (7th ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Wiley.

o Chapter 2, “What Is Project Management?” (pp. 25–64)

The author defines project landscape, a definition that he believes encompasses all possible projects and can be used to base best-fit project management approaches.

o Review Chapter 4, “How to Scope a TPM Project” (pp. 103–140)

o Chapter 9, “Complexity and Uncertainty in the Project Management
Landscape” (pp. 311–326)

Complexity and uncertainty in traditional project management makes delivering business value to the client a moving target. More sophisticated approaches are often needed to meet client needs.

• Blackstone, J. H., Cox, J. F., & Schleier, J. G. (2009). A tutorial on project management from a theory of constraints perspective. International Journal of Production Research, 47(24), 7029–7046.

The authors note that project managers are often criticized in project management literature for the large number of projects that do not perform as expected. Researchers have recently identified underlying problems with project concepts. Types of failures are described and calculations for project completion are illustrated.

• Sommer, S. C., & Loch, C. H. (2004). Selectionism and learning in projects with complexity and unforeseeable uncertainty. Management Science, 50(10), 1334–1347.

This study addresses uncertainty and complexity in innovation. Two strategies are proposed, trial and error learning and selectionism, for managing innovation under these circumstances. Criteria are explained for choosing the appropriate strategy.

Hamel, G. (2012). What matters now: How to win in a world of relentless change, ferocious competition, and unstoppable innovation. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. ?Section 3, “Adaptability Matters Now” (pp. 83–133)

•Wysocki, R. K. (2014). Effective project management: Traditional, agile, extreme (7th ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Wiley.
?Chapter 10, “Agile Project Management” (pp. 327–349)

?Chapter 11, “Extreme Project Management” (pp. 351–358)