Suppose That You Have Been Assigned as the Project Manager

question 4

Essay

Suppose that you have been assigned as the project manager to execute a project that was selected using the sacred cow method of project selection.The project sponsor is an executive who has been with the company for three years.Based on past employment history,the average tenure of a senior executive at your company is 5 years.After reviewing the project's expectations and requirements,the project team has determined that the payback period will be 3.5 years.What are the implications for you and the project team?

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Definitions:

Western Electric

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Sound-on-disc

An early method of synchronizing sound for motion pictures, where the audio was recorded on a disc separately from the film.

Vitaphone

An early sound film system used for feature films and nearly 2,000 short subjects produced by Warner Bros. and its sister studio First National from 1926 to 1931.

Transitioned

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