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This assignment addresses the following course outcomes:

- Discuss the process of tracking and reviewing the project progress.

- Identify the activities specific to project scope management.

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                                                                     Jakarta Experience

Here recently you were assigned as project manager of a $50M project to create a music download service that would rival iTunes. As you read through the charter, you learned that the scope of this initial project stated the capability to download both music and movie files.

After several months on the project, the sponsor, who happens to be a prominent Indonesian businessman, and interestingly serves a role in the local government, calls you and asks for a face-to-face meeting in Jakarta. You are happy that the project is coming along well, and you think the sponsor just wants to have a pleasant meeting.

You make the long journey from Sacramento to Jakarta where you meet the sponsor for dinner. After a couple of drinks, the sponsor tells you that an “expert” informed him that to compete with iTunes, the company needed to have a robust podcast section, and he wanted that included in this project. Of course, he wanted the deliverable date to stay the same, and he felt that your team was well-equipped to handle the additional work.

After hearing this new requirement, you lost your appetite. In fact, you felt the urge to order an entire bottle of vodka!

Provide your response to the following questions:

1. What should the project manager tell the sponsor?

2. How significant is the scope creep? Do we know?

3. Should we tell the sponsor to re-read the contract?

4. What benefit is there for the PM to discuss this issue with the project team?

5. What if you feel this project that can make or break your career?