1. The project stakeholders are usually the ones involved in completion of the project as well as those who are influenced by the project. In this case the project stakeholders are students, the faculty and the management of the institution. Learning is important to the students, impacting knowledge is essential for the faculty and overall administration of the institution is important to the organization. Consideration and initiating structure, in relation to the Ohio study and leadership refer to two different approaches of leadership. In case of consideration the leader adopts a people oriented approach and in case of initiating structure the leader adopts a task oriented approach and this is essential as well as important to all of the stakeholders.
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People The project participants include students, faculty and the management
Situations The situation is of a masters degree in project management and issue is imparting knowledge effectively
Issues and requirements The concern is to maximize effectiveness
Environmental conditions High levels of competition
Project simulation Forming the course with benchmarked guidelines
Simulation results An effective course content
Analysis and action plan It is essential to consider the usage of benchmarking
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4. The interpretation of the grid shows that it is quite essential that project management techniques be used in order to make the course effective. It is important that the objectives of the stakeholders be considered and then an attempt be made to prioritize them according to their scores. Organizational development refers to processes that help improve the skills and competencies as well as the efficiency and effectiveness in an organization. It helps in development of the organization as a whole. Three organizational developmental activities include training, technology improvement and up gradation and capital. All of these can be used effectively for achieving better course effectiveness which should be a prioritized objective in this case.
