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  • Essay / Project Management Discussion Paper - 1503

    We then established priorities since certain deliverables required information from previous deliverables. My mission at this point was to build an accountability matrix. The way I approached this was to look at the list of tasks we would use to complete the kitchen remodel, and I divided it into categories. I used the planning stages, as well as the financial aspect, and then finally all the different business deliverables like electrical, plumbing, and painting (Gray and Larson, 2014). Since Clayton was the owner of the house in the storyline, the finances and planning were largely his responsibility, given that it would be his money and his kitchen. Most of the business activities were going to be accomplished by a contractor, so I designated the contractor as the lead while having a representative from the group as support to act as a liaison to the contractor. Having different members of the group deal with separate contractors would reduce confusion and prevent one member from having to deal with too many contractors. After completing the required mid-term deliverables, we began work to complete the remainder of the project. For the second half of the project, my responsibilities were to establish the resource-constrained schedule and closeout checklist. I used the same to-do list that helped me do the