Bus 375 project management Discussion 1 Week 2 From the scenario, compare and contrast two (2) important types of project organizations. Next, examine one (1) advantage and disadvantage of each type that you have chosen. Support your response with real-world examples of such advantages and disadvantages. The project office is an organization developed to support the project manager in carrying out his duties. Determine the type of project office that exists in your current or past organization and analyze how closely it resembles the model project offices described in the Kerzner text. If a project office does not exist in your current or past organization, provide a rationale for or against establishing a project office and describe its type.  Discussion 2 Contrast the prime law for project, “Never surprise the boss”, with the corporate adage “Bad news never travels up.” Provide two (2) specific examples of contrasts of the prime law and the corporate adage to support your response. Compare and contrast one (1) destructive and one (1) supportive role that team play to both undermine and support project management implementation. Support your responses with real-world examples of the team roles that you identified.  INF220 Grading Rubric Assignment: Identifying Opportunities Instructions Select a company described in the Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Forbes, or another reputable business application. Visit the company’s Web site to find additional information about that company and see how the firm is using the Web. On the basis of this information, briefly identify important business processes and the firm’s business strategy. Suggest information systems that might give that particular business a competitive advantage, including those based on Internet technology. Your paper should be two double-spaced pages in length (excluding title page) and in APA format. Be sure to integrate vocabulary from the text to demonstrate your understanding of concepts. Grading Criteria Identifying Opportunities 8 percent Content Criteria Weight The paper: • identifies a company described in the Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Forbes, or another reputable business application. 2 The paper: • briefly identifies important business processes and the firm’s business strategy. 2 The paper: • suggests information systems that might give that particular business a competitive advantage, including those based on Internet technology. 2 Writing Skills Sentences are complete, clear and concise .5 Paragraph and sentence transitions are present, logical and maintain the flow throughout the paper. .5 Research Criteria The paper includes a minimum of one to two sources including the textbook. .5 Style Criteria Must be 2 pages double spaced in length and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the approved style guide. .5 Assignment 1: Creating a Methodology  Due Week 2 and worth 100 points Rea ...

1. Bus 375 project management
Discussion 1 Week 2
From the scenario, compare and contrast two (2) important
types of project organizations. Next, examine one (1) advantage
and disadvantage of each type that you have chosen. Support
your response with real-world examples of such advantages and
disadvantages.
The project office is an organization developed to support the
project manager in carrying out his duties. Determine the type
of project office that exists in your current or past organization
and analyze how closely it resembles the model project offices
described in the Kerzner text. If a project office does not exist
in your current or past organization, provide a rationale for or
against establishing a project office and describe its type.
Discussion 2
Contrast the prime law for project, “Never surprise the boss”,
with the corporate adage “Bad news never travels up.” Provide
two (2) specific examples of contrasts of the prime law and the
corporate adage to support your response.
Compare and contrast one (1) destructive and one (1) supportive
role that team play to both undermine and support project
management implementation. Support your responses with real-
world examples of the team roles that you identified.
INF220 Grading Rubric
Assignment: Identifying Opportunities
Instructions
Select a company described in the Wall Street Journal, Fortune,

2. Forbes, or another reputable business application. Visit
the company’s Web site to find additional information about
that company and see how the firm is using the Web. On the
basis of this information, briefly identify important business
processes and the firm’s business strategy. Suggest
information systems that might give that particular business a
competitive advantage, including those based on Internet
technology. Your paper should be two double-spaced pages in
length (excluding title page) and in APA format. Be sure to
integrate vocabulary from the text to demonstrate your
understanding of concepts.
Grading Criteria
Identifying Opportunities
8 percent
Content Criteria Weight
The paper:
• identifies a company described in the Wall Street Journal,
Fortune, Forbes, or another
reputable business application.
2
The paper:
• briefly identifies important business processes and the firm’s
business strategy.
2
The paper:
• suggests information systems that might give that particular

3. business a competitive
advantage, including those based on Internet technology.
2
Writing Skills
Sentences are complete, clear and concise .5
Paragraph and sentence transitions are present, logical and
maintain the flow throughout the paper. .5
Research Criteria
The paper includes a minimum of one to two sources including
the textbook. .5
Style Criteria
Must be 2 pages double spaced in length and formatted
according to APA style as outlined in the
approved style guide.
.5
Assignment 1: Creating a Methodology
Due Week 2 and worth 100 points
Read the Chapter 2 Case titled “Creating a Methodology.” Write
a one to two (1-2) page paper in which you:
1. Discuss factors about the corporate culture that were at play,
and suggest central reasons why the executive staff waited as
long as they had to consider the development of an enterprise
project management methodology (EPM).
2. Recommend to both the senior executives (i.e., the company)

4. and John Compton (i.e., the president) whether the project
management office (PMO) should report to the chief
information officer (CIO) or to someone else. Justify the
response.
3. Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and
other Websites do not quality as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
· Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size
12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references
must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your
professor for any additional instructions.
· Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the
student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the
date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in
the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:
· Describe the key concepts, processes, and components of
project management.
· Analyze the interrelationships among the principal elements
(time, cost, resources) in the performance of project
management.
· Evaluate the general systems factors affecting performance
throughout the project life cycle.
· Use technology and information resources to research issues in
project management.
· Write clearly and concisely about project management using
proper writing mechanics.