The only recent
project that I have been a part of was the ADDIE project developing a learning
module. The project was the first online
group project that I worked on and initially had issues with determining the
scope of the project itself. As the
scope was discussed, the project grew and grew as each member added additional
items to the project.
To deal with this
creeping scope, I would have approached this project differently now that I
have looked at project management specifically.
The first step would have been to create a specific plan for the project
from the start. A one to two hour
training module does not need a lot of information or topics to be
included. By narrowing down the initial
topics, the project would have been easier to deal with and would have required
less time to rework the project at the end.
Secondly, a process
for adding items to the scope should have been in place. This could help with the additional topics
and narrowing down the scope of the project from the start.
Instead of naming
the project leader for the week, there really needed to be a manager for the
project itself. Having learned more
about project management through this course has provided the needed
information for me to make this conclusion.
Portny,
S. E., Mantel, S. J., Meredith, J. R., Shafer, S. M., Sutton, M. M., &
Kramer, B. E. (2008). Project management:
Planning, scheduling, and controlling projects. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley
& Sons, Inc.
