Project management case studies. 4th ed. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.

• Read the Required Resources for Week 7.
• Read the case study, ‘The problem with priorities’, from the textbook: Kerzner, H.R. (2013) Project management case studies. 4th ed. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, pp.532-533.
• Based on this case study, develop a communication plan for this project. Provide a short summary of your rationale for the plan (300–500 words).
  Be sure to read over your exercise before submitting it to your Instructor, and make sure the spelling and grammar for your submission are correct, and the language, citing, and referencing you use when providing your opinion are appropriate for academic writing.

LEARNING RESOURCES:

Kerzner, H.R. (2013) Project management case studies. 4th ed. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.

• ‘The problem with priorities case study', pp.532-533

Mark as complete

Meredith, J.R. & Mantel, S.J. (2012) Project management: a managerial approach. 8th ed. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

• Chapter 3, ‘The project manager’, pp.101-144

Mark as complete

Project Management Institute. (2013) A guide to the project management book of knowledge (PMBOK® Guide).5th ed. Newton Square, PA: Project Management Institute.

• Chapter 10, ‘Project communication management’, pp.287-301

Mark as complete

Wei, C.C., Lai, M.-C., Wei, C.-S. & Peng, L.-H. (2013) ‘Assignment of project members considering capability and personality balance’.Kybernetes, 42(7), pp.1016-1028.

Use the University of Liverpool Online Library to find the article.

Note: There is no need to focus on the technical detail covered in sections II and III of the article.

Mark as complete

Belbin, M. (1981) Management teams: why they succeed or fail. London: Heinemann.

Belput, A. & Gauvreau, C. (2004) ‘Factors influencing project success: the impact of human resource management’. International Journal of Project Management, 22(1), pp.1-11.

Lewis, J.P. (2011) Project planning, scheduling & control. 5th ed. New York: McGraw Hill.

• Chapter 10, ‘Managing project communications’

Nokes, S. & Kelly, S. (2007) The definitive guide to project management.Harlow, UK: Pearson Education Limited, p.248.