Activity 1.

QUESTIONING GRAPHIC ORGANIZER

TITLE OF THE ARTICLES.

1.The Importance of Planning in Project Management -Theoretical Approach by Katarzyna Szopik-
Depczyńska and Giuseppe Lanfranchi
1. Impact of Project Planning on Project Success with Mediating Role of Risk Management and Moderating
Role of Organizational Culture by Shahzad Naeem et al.
Insruction: Choose ONE from the articles given to you above then read carefully and understand . Using the
Questioning Graphic Organizer below, provide what is being asked.

QUESTIONING GRAPHIC ORGANIZER

TITLE: The Importance of Planning in Project Management -Theoretical Approach
AUTHOR: Katarzyna Szopik-Depczyńska and Giuseppe Lanfranchi
QUESTION ANSWER
1. What will this journal be 1. The Journal is about Planning. It involves in
about? What does the title foreseeing a better result in project managing.
mean to me? Why do I need The title shows how relevant it is to learn about
to understand the article? and know all the concept of planning as well as
BEFEORE becoming objective-oriented in making a
READING project. I need to understand this article in order
to become competent in managing projects and
become knowledgeable in planning for goals in
the project.

2.The article involves on planning for a project in

2. What do I already know
about the article? Are there any
expectations to the Journal?
What do I need to learn after
reading the journal and How
applicable it is in
implementation? Is it applicable
for me?
order for it to be manageable. In this article, I expect
that I could become more competent in planning as
well as project managing so that I can use this skill
in anything project involved. In this article, I need to
learn how planning can turn the table in project
managing and to understand the importance of
planning in any way. It applicable by its state in
which it is based on goals and objectives which are
roots of success. It is applicable to me because
anyone can learn the importance of planning.

1. Is planning in project 1. Yes, it is applicable to all ways of projects.

management applicable to
all? How can planning
change the progress of a
project? Does the concept of
DURING READING the Planning Horizon mean
Planning is universal, it is a way in which we
form a harmonic way of doing things. It can
change the progress by actual results. You can
see the effects of planning from the results that
you are seeing from the progress. The concept

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 the end of planning?
2. Are goals set in a certain
time? Are they set for a long
term or short-term planning?
How can planning affect the
state of the project?
1.What did I learn from the
Article?
AFTER READING
2. How can I apply this
article to myself and how
can I implement it to my
future projects.
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of planning horizon means the end of planning,
but by understanding deeply, you can assure
that a horizon is endless or infinite. Planning in
my understanding is infinite. If you have ended
planning and managing a project, you will have
to plan again for long term goals in order to
maintain equilibrium of the current state of a
project. That shows how important it is to plan.
2.Goals can be set in either short-term or long
term. It does not require a certain time to be
finished and as stated above, Planning is
infinite. Planning can affect the state of a
project greatly by actual results that are shown
in the project.
1.In the article, I learned that planning is one of
the key factors in project management and
without it, the project would turn out to be
chaotic. Planning is important because it set a
person mind to an organized fashion so that it
can greatly implement what needs to be done in
a project.
2.I can apply and implement this article by
knowing how crucial it is in managing
especially I’m in a medical course where we set
our goals for our patient through planning.
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