Common Issues in Project Management

January 22, 2021

You have been asked by your supervisor to develop an upcoming training on the following topics: ethics, international factors, and cross-cultural considerations in project management in which you discuss the following as it relates to successful project management:
• A summary of each topic as it relates to project management.
• Challenges (common pitfalls) and opportunities for growth and/or improvement.
• Solutions for dealing with challenges common in project management.
• Include one scenario applicable to each concept in which your coworkers will have to determine an appropriate response to handling the issue presented in the scenario and faced by a project management team.
Solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Only Word documents can be submitted to LopesWrite.I am thinking between 3 to 7 short credible sources and articles that can easily be located within my school’s online library or on google will be sufficient enough.

Read chapters 2, 10, 14, and 15 of Project Management: The Managerial Process. Larson, E. W., & Gray, C. F. (2018). Project management: The managerial process (7th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill/Irwin. ISBN-13: 9781259924484
Mortaji, S. T. H., Bagherpour, M., & Noori, S. (2013). Fuzzy earned value management using L-R fuzzy numbers. Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, 24(2), 323–332. https://doi-org.lopes.idm.oclc.org/10.3233/ifs-2012-0556

Grading Rubric

Your Common Issues in Project Management essay will be graded based on the following rubric:

Category	Unacceptable (0-1)	Needs Improvement (2-3)	Good (4)	Excellent (5)	Total Possible Points

Organization (x3)	There is no apparent organization to the essay. It shows some coherence but ideas lack unity.	There is some level of organization though digressions, ambiguities, irrelevance are too many. Transition evident but not used throughout essay.	Essay is coherent and logically organized with transitions used between ideas and paragraphs to create coherence. Overall unity of ideas is present.	Essay shows high degree of attention to logic and reasoning of points. Unity clearly leads the reader to the conclusion and stirs thought regarding the topic.	15
Content (x3)	Essay lacks evidence of critical thinking. Uses superficial, simplistic, or irrelevant reasons and unjustifiable claims. Makes illogical, inconsistent inference.	Essay is primarily opinion without valid support. Little critical thinking is evident. Follows existing evidence to obtain conclusions.	Ideas are logical and reasoned, but demonstrate lesser degree of originality. Follows evidence and reason lead to obtain justifiable, logical conclusion.	Writer develops logical and reasoned independent ideas that go beyond predictable outcomes or the conclusions of researched materials. Follows where evidence and reason lead in order to obtain defensible, thoughtful, logical conclusions or solutions.	15
Grammar & Mechanics(x2)	Sentences are unclear and many grammatical errors in structure make essay virtually unreadable. Spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and vocabulary usage contain major flaws that impede readability.	Most spelling, punctuation, and grammar correct allowing reader to progress through essay. Some errors remain.	Essay has few spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors allowing reader to follow ideas clearly. Very few fragments or run-ons.	Essay is free of distracting spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors; absent of fragments, comma splices, and run-ons.	5