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Discussion 1: "Cultural Change and Project Sponsorship"

Please respond to the following:

• Examine the primary reasons why project management causes a cultural change and the impact of that change on integrative information technology. Support your response with at least one (1) example of a cultural change that project management can cause.

• The literature affirms that project sponsorship is a major component for the successful completion of projects. Select an organization where you would aspire to serve as a CIO. Explore the role of a project sponsor and highlight the significant reasons why such a position is pivotal to your organization's success. Provide a rationale for your response.

Discussion 2: "Project Management Best Practices and Recognizing Project Migraines"

Please respond to the following:

• As a newly minted CIO, you have been hired to join a company without a history of project best practices. Suggest strategy and process for your Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to develop standards for your organization that is without any such organizational project history. Justify the main reasons why your suggestion would be effective.

• Reflect upon Kerzner's "Sources of Smaller Migraines" from Chapter 2. Select three (3) issues from the list. Then, specify the reasons why these issues are more critical to control than the others. Justify your response.

Discussion 3: "Project Evaluation and Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF)"

Please respond to the following:

• Analyze the relationship between a Feasibility Study and a Cost-Benefit Analysis. Investigate the main reasons why both of these evaluations must tie to the organizational strategic plan. Suggest two (2) issues that an organization may face if these evaluations are not tied to its strategic plan. Provide a rationale for your response.

• Review the MSF utilized by Microsoft Corporation in Chapter 15 of Kerzner's text. Give your opinion as to the degree to which the MSF is versatile. Speculate on whether or not other companies could use MSF and examine why or why not.