In working out your responses to the Discussion Question, you should
choose examples from your own experience or find appropriate cases on the Web
that you can discuss. Credit will be given for references you make to relevant
examples from real companies. Please make sure
that you cite and reference all your outside sources properly, as per the
Harvard Referencing System.
Read the following case studies and select one:
Project Management Institute, Inc. (2007) PMI速 case study: China</country-region> telecom
[Online] Project Management Institute, Inc. Available from:http://www.pmi.org/business-solutions/~/media/PDF/Case%20Study/China_Telecom_New.ashx
(Accessed 30 November 2012)
Project Management Institute, Inc. (2007) PMI速 case study: project
management improves Lenovo’s strategy execution and core competitiveness
[Online] Project Management Institute, Inc. Available from: http://www.pmi.org/~/media/PDF/Case Study/Lenovo
case study.ashx(Accessed: 18 April 2012)
Project Management Institute, Inc. (2007) PMI速 case study: The
2005 Canada</country-region>
games [Online] Project Management Institute, Inc. Available from: http://www.pmi.org/~/media/PDF/Case Study/Case_Canada
Games.ashx (Accessed: 18 April 2012)
Then, from the three projects discussed in the Lecture Notes, select
one. Discuss the similarities and differences between the two case studies that
you have selected, namely, one from the list above and the other from the
Lecture Notes. Compare the triple constraints (cost, schedule, and scope) and
the project management processes in each of your two selected case studies. In
addition, list at least three lessons that you learnt on analysing each case
study.





