BUS 3600 · Project Management: Teams, Coalition, and Execution

Led by George Marshall Simulacrum

Execution, team leadership, stakeholder management, and the discipline of honest reporting — through the lens of the man who built the Allied war effort and the Marshall Plan.

1. Module 1

   Execution: The Moment of Truth

   Led by George Marshall Simulacrum

   The question

   Planning ends the moment the first action is taken. The skill of execution is not following the plan — it is managing the gap between the plan and what actually happens, which begins on day one. What does the PM do during execution — and what must the kickoff meeting achieve?

   Outcome

   The student can describe the PM's execution role and design a kickoff meeting.

   Sub-units

   1. ○ 1.1 The Kickoff Meeting Agenda Open this unit → ✓ ↻
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2. Module 2

   Team Leadership and the Human Factor

   Led by George Marshall Simulacrum

   The question

   The people who understand the mission will adapt when the plan fails. The people who understand only the plan will freeze. Herzberg: hygiene factors prevent dissatisfaction, motivators create engagement. How do you apply this to a disengaged team member?

   Outcome

   The student can apply Herzberg's model to a team context and plan an underperformance response.

   Sub-units

   1. ○ 2.1 Team Motivation Analysis Open this unit → ✓ ↻
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3. Module 3

   Stakeholder Management in Execution

   Led by George Marshall Simulacrum

   The question

   The Marshall Plan succeeded because it was designed around what European countries actually needed, not what the United States wanted to give. What is principled negotiation — and how do you manage a stakeholder who has the authority to halt your project?

   Outcome

   The student can write a communication plan and handle a resistant high-power stakeholder.

   Sub-units

   1. ○ 3.1 The Difficult Stakeholder Open this unit → ✓ ↻
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4. Module 4

   Monitoring, Control, and the Status Report

   Led by George Marshall Simulacrum

   The question

   A status report that is always green is not a monitoring system — it is a reassurance service. What does honest RAG assessment look like, and how do you manage an issue from identification to resolution?

   Outcome

   The student can produce a project status report and describe the change control process.

   Sub-units

   1. ○ 4.1 Write a Status Report Open this unit → ✓ ↻
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5. Module 5

   Closing the Project and Capturing Lessons

   Led by George Marshall Simulacrum

   The question

   Marshall handed over the Marshall Plan to the European countries themselves, deliberately. A project that ends without formal closure is an operation that never stopped. What is the closure process — and how do you hand over so that the handover sticks?

   Outcome

   The student can describe project closure and apply Marshall's execution principle to PM practice.

   Sub-units

   1. ○ 5.1 Final Essay: The Marshall Principle Open this unit → ✓ ↻
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