Question

Read the "Creating a Methodology" and then answer one (1) of the questions 

1. What can you determine about the corporate culture from the fact that they waited this long to consider the development of an EPM system? 

2. Can a PMO accelerate the implementation process? 

3. Is it acceptable for the PMO to report to the chief information officer or to someone else? 

4. Why is it best to have six or less life-cycle phases in an EPM system? 

Answer 1

ANSWER:

1.
It is the business civilization where no one wants to take to initiatives.
Everyone is in their comfort region and let the procedure to go in front as it has been occurrence in the past.
Thus, top executive have industrial a comfort zone and they don’t desire to come out of it.
It is reflecting in their fear to lose control and power due to change.
Besides, present is a weak directorial culture where rule book is more significant than the inventive approach as optional in the case.
2.
The PMO will speed up the completion process since of the following reasons:
1. Clarity on roles and responsibilities of people involved in the PMO
2. Higher share of power and authority is owned by the PMO
3. An active interest shown by the president of the company

3.
Yes, it is connected to the Hierarchy and association arrangement of the organization.
Either it is flat or vertical association system, if the chief in sequence officer is located ahead of PMO, they PMO has to report to the CIO.
4.
Having six or less than six life series phase will save time and project team will devote more on project management work rather getting busy in planning of official procedure of a clerical nature.
Not doing so, will cause under operation of the capability of project manager and project will suffer.
Each life cycle phase involve official procedure to here the work.
It consume lot of time.
Thus, having 6 or less than 6 life cycles will be good as decided in the case.