Discuss the term ‘project management’? How does project management differ from project leadership?

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. Discuss the term ‘project management’? How does project management differ from project leadership?

[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 250+ words and in APA format (including Times New Roman with font size 12 and double spaced).

Book: Watt, A. (2019). Project Management, 2nd Edition. BCcampus Open Education.  https://opentextbc.ca/projectmanagement/

What do you consider your own strengths and weaknesses for leadership? Discuss

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

  1. What do you consider your own strengths and weaknesses for leadership? Discuss your answer with another student.
  2. Describe the best leader you have known. How did this leader acquire his or her capability?
  3. Look through recent magazines and newspapers and identify one leader who seems to illustrate the “leader-as-hero” mindset and one who seems more typical of the humble Level 5 leader described in the text. Describe their differing characteristics. Which was easier to find?

450 words APA format

Write one sentence that describes the objective of the project.

Everyone has been involved in projects. What is the largest project you have been involved in? (You do not have to have been the project manager, but could have played another role.) (*As a Business Analyst)

  1. Write one sentence that describes the objective of the project.
  2. Describe specifically how this project meets the definition of a project used in this textbook. (How is it unique? What were the time constraints? If it is over, how did you know it was over? If it is ongoing, how will you know when it is over?
  3. What was your role? Were you the project manager, a volunteer, some other role? If you were not the project manager, who was?
  4. Was the project part of a larger portfolio or program of projects?
  5. Who else was involved?
  6. What was the budget?
  7. Did you anticipate any risks at the outset? Did the project experience any outside forces that caused a change in either the objectives or the approach to achieving those objectives?

book:  Watt, A. (2019). Project Management, 2nd Edition. BCcampus Open Education.  https://opentextbc.ca/projectmanagement/

Give examples of systems in which it may make sense to use traditional file processing instead of a database approach.

Book information:
Title: Fundamentals of Database Systems
ISBN: 10: 0-13-397077-9.
Authors: Ramez Elmasri and Shankant B. Navathe
Publisher: Pearson Company
Publication Date: (2016)
Edition: 7 Edition

(Chapter 1):  Give examples of systems in which it may make sense to use traditional file processing instead of a database approach. 300-350 words

What are your thoughts about each of these options? What are some of the pros and cons of each? 

Share your specialization area in the leadership program and any experience you may have with teaching and learning online. Locate a resource that discusses asynchronous, synchronous, and hybrid types of courses. What are your thoughts about each of these options? What are some of the pros and cons of each?

Original posts should include at least one properly APA formatted citation showing your answer was researched.

Specialization Area: Leadership in Business

Consider how this could reflect on the credibility and integrity of the individuals involved, the university, and the profession.

Imagine the following scenario: You are taking the evidence-based practice course and one of your classmates shares an EBP project draft with you. You notice that some of the research has not been cited correctly or even at all. When you approach your classmate, the response is that “no one will notice, and it is not a big deal anyway.” What are your next steps in speaking with your classmate? Consider how this could reflect on the credibility and integrity of the individuals involved, the university, and the profession.

Develop a comprehensive plan of care/treatment with short and long term goals and include safety needs, special considerations regarding personal needs, cultural/spiritual implications, and needed health restoration, maintenance, and promotion.

In this third and final submission of your Course Project, you will be completing a comprehensive care plan. This written assignment should include the following:

Comprehensive Plan of Care

Develop a comprehensive plan of care/treatment with short and long term goals and include safety needs, special considerations regarding personal needs, cultural/spiritual implications, and needed health restoration, maintenance, and promotion.

Think about how pivoting effectively helps you to maintain productivity. Have you ever been in a situation where something changed suddenly? What was the situation? How did you respond?
  1. Think about how pivoting effectively helps you to maintain productivity. Have you ever been in a situation where something changed suddenly? What was the situation? How did you respond?
  2. Think about developing your personal financial goals. Now, consider what we have been discussing: understanding the value of your time, opportunity costs, and risks. How do those items affect your goals, plans, and productivity?

(5-7 sentences)