Assignment 1: Creating a Methodology

Read the Case titled "Creating a Methodology." Write a one to two (1-2) page paper in which you:

Discuss factors about the corporate culture that were at play, and suggest central reasons why the executive staff waited as long as they had to consider the development of an enterprise project management methodology (EPM).

Recommend to both the senior executives (i.e., the company) and John Compton (i.e., the president) whether the project management office (PMO) should report to the chief information officer (CIO) or to someone else. Justify the response.

Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources.