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Michael Robledo
Bus Adm 748
Hw 2
As mentioned by Schwalbe, the five process groups are initiating, planning, executing,
monitoring/control, and closing processes. Typical problems that may arise in a project team for a given
process are as follows, along with how each of these issues relate to the “What Went Wrong” case in the
book:
Initiating process-
The initiation process relies heavily on communication with everyone involved with
the project to clearly define everyone’s role and how the rest of the project will be laid out. A common
issue may be due to lack of communication or direction.
What Went Wrong
- Case seemed to insinuate that certain roles were not defined or relayed properly.
Project manager did not take on the role, nor delegated the job of communicating with the stakeholders
to ensure the project was on task.
Planning process-
Schwalbe emphasizes that the planning process may single-handedly be the most
important and cost effective procedure to a given project. A typical problem that may occur is a lack of
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