Write a 400-word APA paper (using intro/closing paragraph, etc) of the responses to the following questions you received from the PM:
· What kind of closure procedures are used to complete a project?
· Are lessons learned used?
Note: This paper should not read like “My Boss Debby was asked XYX….Debby responded below”. It should also not read like here are the exact words for question one and here is her quoted answer. In other words I have had submission like below:
Me: Debby, how are you today
Debby: I am fine
Me: Do you use lessons learned?
Debby: Yes I do
Me: That sounds great, etc, etc, etc
ALSO
Do not write this as “I asked my boss Bob what lessons he learned….he replied “XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX”
This is a paper….take the input you got during your discussion and summarize what you were told…reflect on it….do you agree with it, etc.
Do not give me a research paper on how the closure process works or how lessons learned are really valuable. This is an interview. You should be able to capture and share some unique insights into how a “real” PM performs their job. If this paper reads “too high level” where it does not apply to a real exchange happening between you and the PM points will be in lost. I cannot emphasize this enough….you must show me some unique/specific discussion here….this is NOT you just going to a book/article and rehashing what closing procedures are.
Only have 2 sections in the paper body (1 for each question) and discuss what you found out from your interview on each topic question.
Finally this is a discussion you had with a PM….there is ZERO need to provide additional internet/book citations since all you are doing is having a discussion with the PM and capturing their inputs.
All papers are APA format to include the intro/closing paragraph.
Resources
Ch. 14 of Project Management: The Managerial Process:
https://bibliu.com/app/#/view/books/9780077498528/pdf2htmlex/index.html#page_510
I have attached a copy of a PM wrote me. I just need to enhance on what the PM wrote me. There should be NO reference to this paper.
