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Added on  2021-06-16

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Individual Case Study Assignment 2Project Management (PM) LeadershipIn the case, both Jim and Bob demonstrated leadership skill in the case given. Bob More had been an exceptional proficient organizer in a large commercial construction for 25 years as mentioned inthe case study. Bob demonstrated good leadership in his work and clients always wanted him to supervise their construction. Bob was also in charge of the $34 million dollar university classroom project and he ensured the project went smoothly before the spring and winter months brought a lot of rain. Jim Rains who was a newly hired demonstrated good leadership and he was learning and taking responsibilities in management as the project proceeded. Jim also was faced with a tough decision whenBob approached him on the issue of billing carpenters' working hours on the project. He demonstrated good leadership by talking to Bob and advised to stop billing hours carpenters worked in Bob's house on the project telling him it is unethical. As a good leader, one must follow protocol and he demonstrated this by talking to Bob instead of going directly to the project manager.Project Management (PM) Execution The execution of the project was going well and only the rain disrupted the smooth running of the project. The project was proceeding well and Jim was learning a lot of management skills every day. Bob also tried to keep the project going even during the rainy season by assigning carpenters other taskssuch sweeping floors that were already on roof. The Carpenters were also had to work for 3 days in a week sometimes but Jim need not like to send them home for the fear of losing workers for the project. The alternative to the current process going on is to halt the project during the rainy season but this would negatively impact the project especially regarding the expected date of completion. The other alternative would be to pay the workers for the hours they have worked but this would really discouragethe workers and they would not show up on the next workday. Project Management (PM) Risk Analysis Risk analysis is very important in project management since it helps project managers be aware of potential challenges in the project execution and alternative solutions to mitigate the risks. The project plan should have identified risk scheduling risks in the project. Natural factors such as rain are expected during the winter and spring season, therefore, the plan should have considered this and comeup with a solution prior to the commencing of the project [1]. The project mitigation plan to this risk of bad weather could be scheduling the project to take place during the season with low rain probability.Ethics AssessmentThe case brings up ethical concerns that are going against the law and the PMI code of conduct as well as Professional conduct. Bob was sending carpenters to work in his house on some of the rainy
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