• Write paper on your own
• 4-6 pages in length (12 point font, double line spaced)
• 5 sections to the paper (see below)
• Cite at least 4 web accessible sources that are NOT part of the course readings
• Pick one of the following course topics:
• Project Management Office in a Waterfall environment
• Project Management Office in an Agile environment
• Project Management Office covering an Agile and Waterfall environment
• Managing risks in a Project Management Office environment
• Managing risks in a Agile oriented PMO environment
• After perusing the web on that topic, pick one issue for that topic such as When does the Project Management Office have difficulty in establishing an Agile environment? hint, it should be a question to help get you focused.?
• Find at 4 web-accessible articles/papers/chapters not using any class readings that cover your issue then develop a paper with the following LABELLED sections. (include number and underlined words).
Paper Sections. LABELING is mandatory for the BOLD words underlined below.:
1.0 Introduction short description of the topic and the issue, emphasizing issue relevance.
2.0 Issue Details:
2.1 Description. Detailed description of what, where, when, and how.
2.2 Strategic Impact. How it affects the organization’s strategy? (It may not,then explain here).
2.3 Stakeholders. Describe the issue’s stakeholders .
3.0 Alternatives. Describe at least 2 alternatives for dealing with issue (doing something and doing nothing are 2).
4.0 Preferred Alternative Tell which one in section 3 you like most and WHY you prefer it.
5.0 Conclusion. Describe how the situation will look after the preferred is in effect for 6 months.
6.0 References. At least 4 web-accessible sources detailed using a standard template.