Project Management Methods Management Essay Research

PM001: Project Management Methods
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Sample Prompt:
Choose a definition of organizational culture, and explain whether you agree or disagree with the definition. Use examples from your own professional experience to support your response.
Response:
Whitehurst (2016) explained, “Organizational culture is defined by how people in an organization interact with each other” (para. 2). While I agree that this is one aspect of organizational culture, the definition does not capture the complex factors that contribute to organizational culture. When I started my first job after finishing my undergraduate degree in business, I worked for an organization whose main headquarters were in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. When I traveled to Dubai for the first time, I realized that the culture of the Dubai office was largely influenced by the society’s culture in Dubai. I found that the organization lacked one cohesive culture and that, depending on regional locations, each office had its own culture. International organizations often face many challenges in maintaining a cohesive organizational culture (Watkins, 2013). I found this observation to be true in my experience. For example, the Dubai office seemed to endow their employees with more allowance for self-direction when compared with our domestic offices. Although people’s interactions with one another contributed to the organization’s culture, there were other factors like location, management style, and societal norms that impacted a business culture as well.
References
Watkins, M. D. (2013, May 15). What is organizational culture? And why should we care? Harvard Business Review. Retrieved from https://hbr.org/2013/05/what-is-organizational-culture
Whitehurst, J. (2016, October 13). Leaders can shape company culture through their behaviors. Harvard Business Review. Retrieved from https://hbr.org/2016/10/leaders-can-shape-company-culture-through-their-behaviors
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Item 1
The Project Management Institute (PMI) defines a project as “a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service” (PMI, 2017, p. 4). In other words, projects are characterized by singleness of purpose and having well-defined deliverables and/or expected outcomes. While there may be similarities, no two projects are exactly alike. Project management is a discipline that requires the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities in order to meet or exceed stakeholder expectations. More and more of today’s businesses are implementing project management methods and employing professional project managers to perform business function...