Reference no: EM131405111

Question 1
A. John works at Company X as the Director of IT. He has recently authorized the start of a new project to replace an ageing server with a new model. What is the Project Management term for John's role within the project? Describe the key aspects of the role in your own words.

B. Vijay is responsible for overseeing a group of related projects within an organization. What is the Project Management term for Vijay's job description? Describe the key aspects of the job description in your own words.

Question 2
You are the manager of a HR department within a company. Recently, your director gave the approval for a project to replace the existing HR system. This will involve input from all employees in your department, but to varying degrees:

• Some of your staff have been assigned on a full-time (but temporary) basis to the Project
• The remaining staff are still based in the HR office, however their workloads have increased as a result of personnel moving over to the project. You have also implemented changes to HR policies (such as changes to the timeline for responding to other department's requests for information) in order to balance the increased demands on individual staff members.

A. Summarize in your own words the difference between a functional, projectized and matrix organization

B. Give 3 examples of potential effects on organizational culture and employee morale that may arise from this Project (NOTE: there could be both positive and negative effects. Try and think about ways of taking advantage of the change)

Question 3
Describe, in 200-300 words, the critical factors involved in making a project successful. This can involve project management processes, organizational culture, employee relations, and company resources, to name a few of the factors you could include in your description.