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1) There are a number of project management software packages on the market, most of them perform with reasonable competence in the task of which they were design. However, they vary in their specialty, cost, risk and report generation. You are the project manager of a team of software specialist working on a project to produce a piece of application software in the field of project management. How would you justify the selection of a particular software to others on the market? Give some examples of things that might go wrong on such a project and the sort of trade-offs you might have to make.

2) This integrated information approach can provide all project managers and the customer with decision information appropriate to their level and needs. What is meant by an integrative approach to project management? How is the approach of project integration important in today's business environment? How can a project manager satisfy the needs of all the stakeholders on a project in a manner that is both productive and useful to the outcome of a project?

3) The term outsourcing has been given a bad reputation in North America over the past decade or so. What are some ways to improve this situation? What are some methods that could be taken in order to reduce anxiety of the concept of outsourcing? Do you think the concept of outsourcing will ever be given a positive spin in society?

4) Describe some of the key environmental forces that have changed the way projects are managed? What has been the effect of these forces on the management of projects? How would you explain to a colleague that adage "the technical and socio-cultural dimensions of project management are two sides to the same coin"?