Chapter 7. Scope and Organizational Structure of a Project

Chapter 8. Management of Product, Process, and Support Design

Initial Postings: Read and reflect on the assigned readings for the week. Then post what you thought was the most important concept(s), method(s), term(s), and/or any other thing that you felt was worthy of your understanding in each assigned textbook chapter.Your initial post should be based upon the assigned reading for the week, so the textbook should be a source listed in your reference section and cited within the body of the text. Other sources are not required but feel free to use them if they aid in your discussion.

Also, provide a graduate-level response to each of the following questions:

1. Describe the organizational structure of your school or company. What difficulties have you encountered working within this structure?
2. Write a job description for a project manager in a matrix organization. Assume that only the project manager is employed full time by the project.

[Your post must be substantive and demonstrate insight gained from the course material. Postings must be in the student's own words – do not provide quotes!] 

 [Your initial post should be at least 450+ words and in APA format (including Times New Roman with font size 12 and double spaced). Post the actual body of your paper in the discussion thread then attach a Word version of the paper for APA review]

TEXTBOOK

Title: Project Management ISBN: 9780134478661 Authors: SHTUB Publisher: Pearson Edition: 3RD 17