Project Management Life Cycle

Library Research Assignment

Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 300–400 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.

Research the project management process groups and the project life cycle structure in the PMBOK® Guide, then respond to the following:

When starting a project, why would a project charter, as described in the PMBOK® Guide Develop Project Charter Process of the Initiating Process Group, be important?
What is the purpose of the scope statement produced during the Define Scope process of planning the project?
Explain how the project management process groups are similar to, yet different from, the project life cycle structure.

Responses to Other Students: Respond to at least 2 of your fellow classmates with a reply of at least 100 words about their primary task response regarding items you found to be compelling and enlightening. To help you with your discussion, please consider the following questions:

Provide some feedback for your colleagues about the description they prepared for their project charter.
What did you learn from your classmate’s posting?
What additional questions do you have after reading the posting?
What clarification do you need regarding the posting?
What differences or similarities do you see between your posting and other classmates’ postings?

For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.