Project Management Correspondence
Read the following scenario and answer the corresponding
questions upon your completion.
You recently earned your Project Management Professional
(PMP) certification, and you are excited to share the news with your manager.
After a short discussion, the manager looks at you and says, “Shawn, let’s
not waste any time. I have a big project that just hit my desk. We are going to
automate the medical records processes for an established hospital in Omaha.
Congrats! You’re in charge!”
When you walked in to see your manager, you were excited.
Now, you are scared! Although you just passed the PMP exam, you are unsure that
you can lead such a big project. On the way back to your desk, the light bulb
goes off, and you start thinking about how leaders surround themselves with
top-notch team members.
Provide your response to the following questions:
1. What advice do you give Shawn regarding forming the
project team?
2. How should Shawn handle the situation where some team
members possess far more experience managing these types of projects?
3. What are some ground rules that Shawn should consider?
4. What might happen to Shawn’s career if he is honest with
his manager and tells her that he lacks the experience
needed for this project?
5. Once the project is complete, what are some items that
Shawn should include in the lessons learned?
