Initiation is often described as the most critical process group and planning as the most complex.

• The triple project constraints are time, cost, and schedule and quality sits in the middle of these constraints. What are the roles of quality in relation to the triple constraints, especially in an organization that does their projects in-house?
• How does stakeholders’ satisfaction affect the triple constraint?
• What would you do to prevent changing project requirements that might lead to scope creep?

Instructions:

• The text of your paper (not including bibliography) must be approximately 2000 words – absolutely no less than 1800words.
• You must include a bibliography. Use either MLA or APA format. o MLA: http://www.library.cornell.edu/resrch/citmanage/mla o APA: http://www.library.cornell.edu/resrch/citmanage/apa
• You must include at least two refereed journal articles within your citations.
• You must use third-person format. (No “I” or “you”)
• No title page, no table of contents
• Abstract optional (if you choose to include an abstract, it should be no longer than 150 words)
• Times New Roman, size 12 font (title can be larger)
• Standard margins
• Double-spaced

Rubric:

Content	70 points
Length (at least 1800 words)	10 points
Use of two refereed journals, cited within text and bibliography	10 points
Proper MLA or APA citations used within text and bibliography	5 points
Correct formatting (See “Sample Format for Research Paper)	5 points

I will take off 10 points for each day the paper is past due.

I will be using Turnitin. If I detect any hint of plagiarism, you will receive a 0%.