ITEC 640 Fall 2019 Points will be deducted for exam responses received after the due date and time (since grades are due quickly please submit on time to make sure you receive credit). A few comments about the questions and your response – this is a graduate level course. These questions are intended to provoke in-depth thinking about project management. To receive full credit, you need to do more than just quote the textbooks and/or other sources – you need to discuss each topic to some depth. As a graduate student, you should be able to expand on the definitions provided in the text and supplement with examples, commentary, etc. – in other words to demonstrate integrative and critical thinking. Also please submit as ONE WORD FILE only. Please do not post image, pdf files, Microsoft Project, or two Word files. It is very confusing when grading to figure out what is what with multiple files posted. Requests for clarifications may be posted to the Final Exam section of the Questions and Answers. Questions and Answers will be public so that no class member has an unfair advantage. Post your response in your assignments folder. Instructions: There are no formal page requirements. However, as a general rule of thumb, I would expect to see, on average, at least two pages double spaced for question one and 3/4 page for each for numbers three and four. More than that may be necessary but an eight to ten page exam is the absolute maximum (not title page). On the other hand, be concise and do not incorporate irrelevant material nor expand unnecessarily into the answers unless the content directly builds your arguments. Develop the depth of critical thinking and support answers with reasons and evidence but be logical and concise. Answers should present arguments using the class materials, outside references, formulation and declarations of position statements, and distillation of the primary and fundamental issues, discussing the various possible solutions to the issues raised. Use of citations from a number of sources to support points with matching references in APA format will increase your score. Remember that to list a reference, it must be used in the text as a citation to avoid an APA violation and questions of academic integrity that arise when it is unclear how references were used. In other words, use evidence and logic to build arguments in answers which are well organized and structured to fully answer questions per above. 1. Why is trust important in a project? How can lack of trust affect the project, team, and stakeholders? How can a project manager establish trust among the project team and stakeholders? Illustrate with an example (either hypothetical or real). (20 points) 2. Why is alignment important? How can the project manager ensure alignment, and what can go wrong if alignment is not established? Illustrate with examples. (20 points)

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