PMP Project Management Professional Study Guide by Joseph Phillips ISBN:0072230622 McGraw-Hill © 2004 (588 pages) This book shows you not only what‚ but how to study for the PMP exam. With 100% complete coverage of all exam objectives and simulated questions‚ this guide covers project initiation‚ scope management‚ quality assurance‚ and more. CD Content Table of Contents PMP Project Management Professional Study Guide Introduction Part I - Project Initiation Ch apt - Introducing Project Management
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Project Management: Project management Project management is the discipline of planning‚ organizing‚ motivating‚ and controlling resources to achieve specific goals. A project is a temporary endeavor with a defined beginning and end (usually time-constrained‚ and often constrained by funding or deliverables) undertaken to meet unique goals and objectives‚ typically to bring about beneficial change or added value. The primary challenge of project management is to achieve all of the project goals
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Assignment #3: Project Management Dr. Zelphia Brown August 12‚ 2012 HRM 520 Information Systems Construct a Cost-Benefit Analysis matrix for an organization that is considering replacing its internal payroll system with a payroll outsourcing service. Include direct and indirect revenue enhancements and direct and indirect cost reductions. For an organization which is considering replacing its internal payroll system with a payroll outsourcing service‚ the direct revenue enhancements and cost reductions
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Guideline for MGT 210 Group Project Section 15 & 16‚ FALL 2012 Faculty: TqM Project Theme: Analyzing an organization from the management perspective. The organization must be an established and operational organization and not any fictitious one. The analysis should be carried out by conducting an interview with a manager of the organization. Chapter 1 1. Organization’s background (when established‚ mission‚ vision‚ goal‚ functions‚ etc.). Universal Foods Ltd. was established in 1990
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Ivailo.peev@abv.bg PM 401 – Project management Aris Zogopoulos Final Exam March 5‚ 2012 1. Determine bread-and-butter‚ pearls‚ oysters and white elephants projects. (15%) Developing project portfolio matrix is the most important part of creating a project. Fours quadrants determine the matrix - Bread-and-butter‚ pearls‚ oysters and white elephants. Bread-and-butters project means evolutionary improvements to current products and service and it is low risk project with law reward. Pearls
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Technology Projects‚ Sixth Edition Schwalbe Note: See the text itself for full citations. Understand the growing need for better project management‚ especially for information technology projects Explain what a project is‚ provide examples of information technology projects‚ list various attributes of projects‚ and describe the triple constraint of projects Describe project management and discuss key elements of the project management framework‚ including project stakeholders
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1. What are the reasons the author advances the project management to be considered an "accidental profession?" The twelve guidelines are presented in no particular order. Order them by level of importance and explain your reasoning 2. Where would you place yourself in Figure 2? 3. A few of the guidelines are related to the need to understand the reason for the project in the first place. Which guidelines would you place in this category? Why is this so crucial? 4. Why
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Journal of Project Management 27 (2009) 435–446 www.elsevier.com/locate/ijproman Analyzing project management research: Perspectives from top management journals Young Hoon Kwak *‚ Frank T. Anbari 1 Department of Decision Sciences‚ Funger Hall 411‚ School of Business‚ The George Washington University‚ 2201 G Street‚ NW‚ Washington‚ DC 20052‚ USA Received 7 June 2008; received in revised form 10 August 2008; accepted 14 August 2008 Abstract This paper examines project management research
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a) What are some of the items contained in the Project Charter? b) What phase is the Project Scope produced? What are some of the items contained in this document? c) What phase is the WBS produced? A; a) The project charter is the planning team’s concise statement of core goals‚ values‚ and intent in order to provide the ultimate policy direction for everything that comes next. Items contained in project charter are; 1. Project title should be concise and create a vision for the end result
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Project Management Project management is a way of managing change‚ on everything from planning a wedding‚ the Olympics‚ educational goals‚ or improving business practices. It describes the activities that meet specific objectives to introduce a specified task or improve new or existing products and services. Effective projects have effective leaders and workers. And‚ effective project management requires a skilled project manager‚ and a vision‚ along with the resources‚ money‚ and time
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