The intent of this assignment is to demonstrate the prevalence of project management in today’s society.
Important: Your topic CANNOT be the same project as the Team Project.
This is part A of the assignment to write a research or analytical report on project management. This requirement for this assignment is a short description of the topic you choose (The Construction of the Hoover Dam), which will be the topic of part B (see the next assignment to understand both). The purpose of this part is to make sure you are picking a good topic for your project paper. Submission for part A must include:
A working title that is relevant and focused
Description (200 – 300 words) – explain what research and/or analysis you plan to undertake, and the structure or format of the main paper
References (Include at 1 quality reference related to project management).
Please remember that the topic must be related to project management.
1.Write a detailed summary of a research article from one of these publications:
−International Journal of Managing Projects in Business: https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/issn/1753-8378Links to an external site.
−International Journal of Project Management: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/international-journal-of-project-managementLinks to an external site.
−The Journal of Modern Project Management: https://www.journalmodernpm.com/index.php/jmpmLinks to an external site.
−Project Management Journal: https://journals.sagepub.com/home/pmxLinks to an external site.
The chosen topic has to be analyzed using the lens of project management and the outline you present in this assignment should reflect that intention.
Submission via Google sheets is NOT acceptable. You can use Word, PDF.
Grading Criteria –
Well chosen, relevant topic (each student must have a unique topic, so approval of topic is mandatory)
Title of paper – should be related to the project
Business writing (please use third person)
Explanation of what will be covered in the final submission – structure, format and areas of focus
