#1: Name and briefly describe the societal forces that have contributed to the need for project management. #2: Why is the project manager often called a super-manager? In an organization‚ if there is a project manager that is known to execute projects within the scheduled time frame and whose estimates are exact‚ he probably acquired a substantive amount of knowledge and experience over the years on project management. This “Super” project manager possesses therefore some valuable skills that
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Chapter 13 Project Management © 2008 Prentice-Hall‚ Inc. Introduction Most realistic projects are large and complex Tens of thousands of steps and millions of dollars may be involved Managing large-scale‚ complicated projects effectively is a difficult problem and the stakes are high The first step in planning and scheduling a project is to develop the work breakdown structure Time‚ cost‚ resource requirements‚ predecessors‚ and people required are identified for each
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Project Management Paper MGT/437 November 3‚ 2010 Project Management Paper A project can be a wide variety of activities. According to Kerzner‚ 2006‚ a project can be considered to be any series of activities and tasks that have a specific objective to be completed within certain specifications‚ has defined start and end dates‚ has funding limits (if applicable)‚ consume human and nonhuman resources (i.e.‚ money‚ people‚ equipment)‚ and are multifunctional (i.e.‚ cut across several
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provided as a project. PRODUCT SCOPE: The features and functions that characterize a product‚ service or result. PROJECT SCOPE: The work that must be performed to deliver a product‚ service or result with the specified features and functions. page 100 1 5- PROJECT SCOPE MANAGEMENT Project Scope Management includes the processes required to ensure that the project includes all the work required‚ and only the work required‚ to complete the project successfully slide # 101 PROJECT SCOPE MANAGEMENT
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activities sheet for this section 3.4 Evaluate how the vision and strategic direction of the team influences team practice A vision and strategic direction can influence team practice by ensuring that there is a purpose for their hard work as well as a purpose to help and support the needs of the residents and the organisation. The vision can be influenced by the following: Mission statement: A mission statement enables the organisation to set a vision for the staff and others. It aims are to give a guideline
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| U02A1 Dell Supply Chain | James DeHaven | BUS3022 Fundamentals of Supply ChainCapella University | Why has Dell’s Direct Supply Chain been so Successful? The direct supply chain model that Dell has been using for many years to sell customized PC’s to customers via the internet has been very successful. Dell designed and structured the supply chain to provide customized computers in a quick manner and with a reasonable price. Customers can visit the Dell website and configure the PC
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Unit 1: Brown Bag Assignment Jacob Barac Kaplan University IT301- 1: Project Management Instructor: Jeannie Winchester July 9‚ 2013 Brown Bag The presentations will primarily address the nine Project Management Knowledge Areas and the five Project Management Process Groups. This will identifies each area of knowledge in its group. It will also incorporate and elaborate on their relationships‚ functions and applications. The Nine Project Management Knowledge Areas * Project Integration
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principles of project management2 Viability of Project’s Success/Failure Criteria4 Additional standard for the project’s success/failure6 Calvert Social Index success/failure criteria7 Principles behind project management systems and procedures7 Human and material resources to achieve successful projects8 Information Security Audit System and Procedures 9 Key elements involved in terminating projects and conducting post-project appraisals 9 key elements involved in terminating projects 10
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Project ManagementTop Down/Bottom Up methods Consensus methods Snr/middle managers’ guess total project time & cost Discussing/arguing to reach a decision on best guestimates Firms seeking greater precision: Delphi Method: Group decision process of chance of certain events occurring Exp. familiar with project use insight/exp. guessing project costs/times Ratio methods Macro methods use ratios to guess time & cost E.g. contractors using no. of sq. ft. to guess cost/time to build
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ENVIRONMENT & STRATEGIC ANALYSIS VISION AND MISSION STATEMENTS- TOOLS FOR BETTER WORKING ENVIRONMENT ABSTRACT Vision and Mission statements are popular management tools. They are prominently displayed on the walls of the corporate office‚ web sites and in annual reports. A vision is a statement about what your organization wants to become. It should resonate with all members of the organization and help them feel proud‚ excited‚ and part of something much bigger than themselves. A vision should stretch
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