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1) There is no single set of measures that universally applies to all companies. The appropriate set of measures depends on the organization's strategy, technology, and the particular industry and environment in which they compete. There are internal and external measures to gauge a project success. Discuss briefly the various project success factors. Senior executives in many organizations had their initial training as project managers within their organizations. Briefly explain this statement.

3) The importance of projects for organizational competitive advantage and national growth continuously increases. However, despite their importance, most projects fail to achieve their stated goals. Discuss briefly the importance of projects in an organization?

4)As a result of globalization and the conjoining advances in telecommunications, networking and other technologies, the environment and factors determining the rise and fall of businesses has changed dramatically. Evaluate the various challenges that a project manager faces in their day-to-day routine.

5) Managing a project team is quite different than managing other types of staff, the project team has a start and an end, in terms of duties assigned to the project. Describe the steps required in assembling a project team. Which is the most critical and give your reasons for the recommendation?

6) Generally, project life cycles have phases, which are sequential, and their ends are punctuated by either technical information transfer or technical component hand over. Project phases vary by project or industry, where in the project life cycle are the intensity level of resources and client interest at their highest. Why is the case?