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• What do you believe are critical functions the project office should perform? • Discuss the following considerations in the selection of a project manager, and why failing to evaluate these considerations may result in the selection of the wrong project manager: o Maturity o Use of tactics o Availability o Technical expertise o Customer orientation o Exposure within and outside of the company • Describe approaches and techniques for developing and training project managers. • What ethical issues are common during the selection of project personnel? • Which project organizational forms best encourage peer-to-peer communications and problem solving? Why? • Describe the key information required to monitor a project, and how each piece of information would be analyzed (that is: what action would you take based on what the data told you?). Is different information required at different stages in the project’s life? • How important is team morale to your project, and how can it be measured? How would you use team morale information? • What is Earned Value Management, what is it used for and what are its strengths and weaknesses? • Develop a communication matrix that describes the information that your project stakeholders will receive, the format in which they will receive the information and how often they will receive the information. • Describe why project managers are so concerned with resource availability and allocation.