development of project management‚ project success has been defined clearly. A definition of project success from Lock is that if the project finish on time‚ within budget and in good quality‚ the project is considered as a successful project (Lock‚ 2007). However‚ our understanding about the role of project manager is unclear. Different people hold various viewpoints about it. According to Lewis‚ people have a vague understanding of what is the role of project manager‚ because a majority of project managers
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13_26_ch02.fm Page 13 Friday‚ September 8‚ 2000 2:43 PM Chapter 2 Basic Skills for Project Managers Be not afraid of greatness; some are born great; some achieve greatness—others have greatness thrust upon them. William Shakespeare Twelfth Night Introduction Before now‚ we had discussed project management in the broad sense‚ that is‚ from the perspective that any type of project—industrial assembly line‚ new construction‚ or technology implementation— operated by the same sets of rules
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NICMAR ASSIGNMENT ON “ROLE OF PROJECT MANAGERS” SUBMITTED BY: JHA PRAVIN KUMAR JOSHI SOURABH MALANI GOVIND 221071 221074 221094 GUIDED BY: Prof. T.K.GANGULI ACM 22-SECTION 2 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH‚ PUNE ROLE OF PROJECT MANAGERS Page 1 NICMAR INDEX Contents 1. Introduction 2. Role of Project Manager 2.1 Planning 2.2 Organizing 2.3 Controlling 2.4 Leading 2.5 Communicating 2.6 Cognitive functions 2.7 Self management functions 2.8 Motivational and personal
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Superior Performers in this Job PROJECT MANAGER JOB COMPETENCY MODEL In a High Technology Organization Developed by Workitect‚ Inc. For XYZ* Company *This is an actual project for a real company whose name‚ represented throughout this document by a blank line ( ________ )‚ is confidential. Sections I. Overview of the Competencies by Cluster II. Competencies with Definitions and Behaviors III. Overview of Most Important Responsibilities of Project Managers IV. Description of Most Important
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How did you get into project management? - I was in a relatively small company; it didn’t have formal project management but had the need to undertake a major‚ industry wide initiative. The rest was history. 2. If you had to rate the job of project manager on a scale of 1-10‚ with 10 being the highest‚ how would you rate it? - I would rate it a 9 3. Briefly explain the reason for your rating. What do you enjoy most and what do you like least about being a project manager? - I gave it a 9 because
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A Day in the Life - A Case Study In this assignment‚ you will read a case study‚ answer questions and write a story with a partner and then write a story by yourself and create a powerpoint. This is designed to take three class periods. All written portions are to be completed in Microsoft word unless otherwise noted and will be turned in. You will present portions of this project to your classmates. 1949 Jimmy was awakened by his mother calling up the stairs‚ "Jimmy‚ you’re going to be
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selection and ship the finished product directly from the manufacturing facility to the customer. The customer expectation was they would get the designed computer they selected at the price point and Dell would ship the custom configured computer within days to their desired location. The direct supply chain model operating at Dell provides a large variety of computer configurations while keeping low levels of component inventory (Chopra‚ 2012‚ Pg. 6). Dell structured the direct model supply chain
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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A FUNCTIONAL MANAGER AND A PROJECT MANAGER FUNCTIONAL MANAGER 1. He is in-charge of a firm’s functional depts. Such as marketing‚ engg.‚ or finance. 2. They are more skilled at analysis. Such heads are specialists in certain areas only. 3. They are analytical in approach (breaking the system into smaller and smaller elements) and they know something abt. the operation for which they are responsible. 4. In case of any difficulty‚ they know how to analyze
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* Summary of the case This case shows a daily working life of Rachel‚ the project manager of a large information systems project‚ to mainly discuss whether she allocates her time appropriately or not. When we take a closer look at her works on that certain day‚ then we can classify those works into three parts: project related‚ non- project related‚ and routine works. After analyzing those works each by each‚ therefore we are able to get the concept easily of whether Rachel has been playing a good
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As a case manager you must prepare and plan for the meetings that will be presented and discussed to a group. “Before the meeting‚ review the details of the case. Bring the intake and assessment material with you‚ and refer to it if you do not know the answer to a question. In general‚ however‚ you should be able to answer most questions without reference to the material.”(Summers‚ N. p. 355‚ 2012) Some important elements when presenting to a group about the client to address would be. Why
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