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Hi Pamela, Excellent summary of the project charter and I really like the analogy of this being like protection! Dr. Eric Goodman

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Tina, Good point about knowing what problem you are attempting to address. Would you consider that a phase of the project management process? Dr. Eric Goodman

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Timothy, Thanks for your willingness to share the approach. Taking the time to really assess and develop an individual learning plan is an impressive approach. It is great to know that there are institutions training faculty to understand the learning modalities and how to adjust. As you mention it is a planning intensive approach but your students will reap the benefits! Dr. Eric Goodman

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Timothy, Excellent point about the definition and execution phases. I also appreciate you selecting one and going with execution. The trick as you suggest is to make sure you are executing against the appropriate plan because otherwise it won't have the impact you anticipate! So, I'm curious about your comment about what's needed to make students successful...care to share what you've learned? Dr. Eric Goodman

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Thomas, I appreciate that you've recognized the importance of the various phases of a project over the years. I'd invite you to think about in what way you might be as captivated by the initiation of a project as you would with the sense of challenge and opportunities in how the project is actually executed? I'm curious how you begin to get a sense of the broad vision...are there certain approaches that you find helpful? Dr. Eric Goodman

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Sabina, Thanks for the reply and I appreciate your honesty. It sounds like a great approach and I wouldn't call that cheating...very smart approach to become a recruiter! Also, it appears like you must be a matchmaker too...I don't know that is a bad thing. Keep up the great work! Dr. Eric Goodman

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Sabina, Excellent point about the project being destined to fail. You raise some great questions and as you suggest there are many more to ask. I'm wondering, in your experience, how do you ensure that the people you have chosen can work together? Dr. Eric Goodman

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Robert, Excellent point Robert, so where do you begin? With organizing or the objectives? Dr. Eric Goodman

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Noreen, Excellent point about the importance of defining and organizing. What type of process do you use as a project lead to define the roles? Dr. Eric Goodman

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Hi Karen, Thanks for the feedback and I'm pleased to hear that you enjoyed this class the most and took away some great exercises that you'll be able to use. Some of the texts can be a tough read and I'm wondering if you'd mind sharing what you're using so I can get a sense of what may be more appropriate for your student demographic? Happy to make some suggestions once I know a little more. I assume, you'd also want a variety of books covering general IT project management, risk, QA, etc.? Also, are you introducing the students to… >>>