Discussion 1

"The Eurotunnel Project" Please respond to the following:

From the e-Activity, assess the problems discussed in the chapter regarding the project partners.

Analyze the challenges the Eurotunnel project encountered and determine what recommendations you would suggest if you were the project manager.

Discussion 2

"Problem-Solving Process" Please respond to the following:

• Share a personal experience or an experience that you know about regarding the fair process. Complete the following tasks:

o Interpret the three principal parts.
o Identify at least three difficulties in implementing the fair process with possible solutions.
o Determine how the fair process relates to the trust building of the management of multiple project partners

Discussion 3

"Flying Car Project" Please respond to the following:

Using the stakeholder analysis template provided in the e-Activities as a guide, create a stakeholder analysis for the flying car project.

Discuss the results of your stakeholder analysis

Discussion 4

"Risk Balance of Project Portfolios" Please respond to the following:

• Consider an organization where you work or have worked. Discuss the risk balance or policy that senior management plays for a risky project. If you have not worked in such an environment, discuss a current project that has appeared in the news media.

• Using the example from the previous discussion, assess the senior management's developing organizational capabilities

Discussion 5

"What Did We Learn?" Please respond to the following:

• What are the four lessons learned from this course about risk management that you can share with your project team?
• As project manager, how would you apply these lessons to an upcoming project?

Discussion 6

"The 'Risk' Constraint" Please respond to the following:

• In project management, the triple constraint (scope, time, and cost) are commonly known. More recently, the triangle has changed to a project management diamond, with cost, time, scope, and quality with customer expectations as a central theme.

o How does risk and risk management become a factor in the equation?
o How can managing the unknowns offer a new way of looking at the problem in novel and unknown environments?