Graded Homework

MGMT 320 BUSINESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

7.3 – Assignment: Module Review Questions and Exercise

This graded activity has two parts.

Part 1: Answer the module review questions listed below. These questions were chosen to demonstrate your understanding and help you assess your progress.

1. What is the role of a project manager and program manager? What are the skills, knowledge, and abilities required to be a project manager?
2. Name five critical success factors and why they are important to the success of a project.
3. What role can the company executives play in an implementation? What is “scope creep” and why is it important to manage during an ERP implementation?
4. What are the steps in business process re-engineering? And why is BPR important in an ERP implementation?
5. What does the organizational project management maturity model do for a company’s ERP implementation, and what are the steps involved in OPM3?

Part 2: Review 5-10 job advertisements for a project manager role/position, and then do the following:

1. Writereport that includes the references to the job ads you reviewed. that includes the references to the job ads you reviewed.
2. Describe the positions you reviewed.
3. Summarize the skills and competencies required for the positions listed.

Textbook: Motiwalla, L. F., & Thompson, J. (2012). Enterprise systems for management (2^nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc.