Critical factors for the success of a project Instructions Read Chapter 2, titled “Project Startup,” of the Manual for P

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Critical factors for the success of a project
Instructions
Read Chapter 2, titled “Project Startup,” of the Manual for Project
Managers: How to Manage Projects Successfully textbook, available
in the module's Required Resources.
After reading the assigned chapter, conduct research, using
academic references, on the following topic: Critical success
factors throughout the life cycle of a project. You can go to the
Virtual Library or, if you use Internet resources, you must ensure
that the source used is academic.
Note: If you wish, you can access the Project Management Institute
website at the following address: http://www.pmi.org/ (Links to an
external site.). On this site there are numerous articles in
English that can help you with this task; among them you can find
the following:
After entering the application (LOG IN), choose the Learning
tab.
Select Featured Topics.
Then, in the box that reads Looking for something else?, enter the
following title “Critical Success Factors Across the Project Life
Cycle” in the search field that says Search All Learning Content to
access the article.
Prepare an essay in which you discuss the critical success factors
of a project and describe at least five (5) success factors from
the literature reviewed. Compare them with those that appear in
chapter 2 of the required book. Identify which ones are similar,
additional, or different.
Keep in mind that you must write your work using the essay
structure and applying the skills to summarize, deduce, concretize
and interrelate concepts in order to transmit the pertinent
information in a logical and coherent manner. In your work you must
demonstrate the research carried out on the subject, apply your
critical judgment to deepen the knowledge acquired, highlight the
main elements, interrelate relevant secondary topics, present your
arguments and support them with the work of other authors, as well
as propose recommendations. Try to be original in your analysis and
establish the importance of the topic in the discipline of
study.
You can use the following guiding questions to guide your research
and writing, but remember that the work will be assessed as a
whole, with an emphasis on your critical analysis and your ability
to demonstrate mastery of the topic:
Define what is meant by success factors for a project.
Describe at least five success factors that you identify in the
consulted literature and compare them with those described in the
text. Identify which ones are similar, additional, or
different.
Resources required:
readings
Echeverria, D. & Rabbit, C.J. (2018). Manual for project
managers: How to manage projects successfully (3rd ed.). Madrid,
Spain: Wolters Kluwer Spain.
Available in the e-book database in the Virtual Library. (Links to
an external site.)
Chapter 2: Starting the project, p. 97-127