What issue/topic is the article addressing?
This article looks at a conceptual life-cycle model that examines the phases involved in non-profit international development projects (Khang & Moe, 2008). It primarily addresses issues or challenges that project managers go through in the developing world.
For instance, the article describes the problems that emerge when project managers fail to cooperate in projects within the developing nations. It tries to explain the need for the conceptual life-cycle model in evaluating the status of projects. It also explains its role in forecasting results progressively throughout the phases of the project life cycle.
Who is potentially affected by the issue/topic?
In reference to the article, the potentially affected people are the key project stakeholders and the project management teams. Accomplishing developments of projects is not a simple task. In reference to the authors of this article, projects require intensive research, adequate attention by the key stakeholders and project management teams, and availability of project development resources. The article examines each phase of project development in the developing nations.
For instance, it looks at the success factors in all phases, thereby providing project team management teams and key stakeholders with relevant information concerning project development. This article looks at a study that surveys the project management teams and stakeholders of two different projects in Vietnam and Myanmar (Southeast Asian countries). These projects include the Official Development Assistance (ADO) and the International Non-governmental Organizations (INGO) (Khang & Moe, 2008).
Therefore, the article confirms the need for a conceptual life-cycle model in ensuring success of projects in the developing nations. According to the authors of the article, there are challenges or issues that project management teams and key stakeholders go through while developing projects. In other words, the target audiences for the information provided in the article are the project management teams and the key project stakeholders.
In your opinion, was the article well written? Why, or why not?
The article was well written. The authors have used a simple and clear language, which every project management team and key stakeholder can understand. The thesis statement and introduction of the article correlate with the information in the body. There are no out-of-topic cases because the information in the article closely relates to the article’s title/heading.
The article provides an in depth description of all phases of the project life cycle, the success factors, and the efficiency of a conceptual life-cycle model. The structure of the article is also well arranged, and hence gives readers easy time to tell what it intends to put across. For instance, the article starts with an abstract, which summarizes the whole context. The introduction is attractive and captures the attention of readers. It contains reliable information about project life cycle in developing nations.
This influences readers, particularly the project management teams, and key project stakeholders to keep on reading it to learn project development in the developing world. The body of the article has sub-topics, which make it appealing and easy to comprehend. The authors have provided real life examples in development of projects. These convince the target audience to feel like the information is specifically meant for them.
For instance, they narrate about the surveys of the project management teams and stakeholders of two different projects in Vietnam and Myanmar (Khang & Moe, 2008). The conclusion is also clear and reminds the target audience about what they are supposed to consider in making their projects successful.
Reference
Khang, D. B. & Moe, T. L. (2008). Success criteria and factors for international development projects: A life‐cycle‐based framework. Project Management Journal, 39(1), 72-84.