Chapter 1: 1. Define a project. What are five characteristics that help differentiate projects from other functions carried out in the daily operations of the organization? A project is a complex‚ no routine‚ off-time effort limited by time‚ budget‚ resources‚ and performance specifications designed to meet customer needs • An established objective • A defined life span with a beginning and an end • Involvement of several departments • Doing something unique • Time‚ cost ‚ and performance
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Manage Projects Assignment 1: Part 1: Question 1: Introduction to project management: * Welcome * Introduce self A project is: * A set of planned and managed activities carried out for a specific length of time * has a defined start and end date * Achieves a specific objective within the specified quality and performance criteria * Products and services that is agreed with the project clients and the stakeholders * Funded and directed by the primary sponsor and/or
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Brown PROJ586 Huntsville Project November Term Week Three Question #1 Estimated Completion Time of Project According to the requirements that we have set for this project we will not be able to complete it by the expected date of November 2013. With the amount of resources that we need to complete the project our new projected end date is January 30‚ 2014. There are a few options that we can take to reduce the amount of time needed to complete this project by the proposed date of November
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CHAPTER 1 What Is a Project? Things are not always what they seem. — Phaedrus‚ Roman writer and fabulist CHAPTER LEARNING OBJECTIVES After reading this chapter‚ you will be able to: N Define a project N List a project’s characteristics N Distinguish a project from a program‚ activity‚ and task N Understand the three parameters that constrain a project N Know the importance of defining and using a project classification rule N Understand the issues around scope creep‚ hope creep‚ effort creep
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Project plan for opening an upscale fashion boutique General introduction and description of project This is a project for opening an upscale fashion boutique‚ the duration of the project is 2012/4/15—2012/6/30. The boutique is located on Orchard road‚ the decorations of the boutique is important as it aims at the ladies from middle-class‚ it sells the the informal dress from Italy‚ and two female staffs are needed. The boutique must be equipped with a television to play the fashion shows from
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Project management essay Introduction Project management can be understood only when the term project is clear. A project is basically a something that can be defined‚ which has a certain time limit‚ resources allocated and a purpose to be created. It includes a number of steps namely planning‚ organizing‚ scheduling and controlling a large number of tasks that are to be done with great care for the organization. The main intention to have a successful organizational structure is that which can
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Pharmasim Project 1. Executive Summary The over-the-counter (OTC) cold and allergy remedy market was highly competitive. There were already 10 brands targeting in different segments at the beginning of the simulation. OTC cold medicine is effective to cure 3 major types of illness - cold‚ cough and allergy which associate with different symptoms like aches‚ nasal congestion‚ chest congestion‚ runny nose‚ coughing and allergy. Consumers can be segmented by young adult‚ young family‚ mature
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finance the development of the Orinoco Basin? Can you define project finance? Is Petrozuata a project? What are the costs and benefits of using project finance instead of the traditional (debt) finance – as Mr. Bustillos said‚ PDVSA could have finance the debt internally (p.7 of the case)? Project finance is a kind of Financing that has a priority does not depend on the creditworthiness of the sponsors proposing the business idea to launch the project. Approval does not even depend on the value
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Project Management Topic: Springal Food Restaurant Submitted to: Respected Sir Yasir Aftab Farooqi Submitted by: Shaf Mughal (11022720-070) Binish Aziz (11022720-071) Sohail Yousaf (11022720-074) Fatima Azam (11022720-123) University of Gujrat Hafiz Hayat Campus Springal Food Restaurant Project Management Page 1 Springal Food Restaurant Project detail: Our head office is located in Town Gujranwala opposite Boy’s Comprehensive Government School. As our business is a professional
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PROBLEM 1 Project? 1. Unique purpose 2. Life span 3. Uncertainty 4. Primary customer 5. Resources 6. Developed using progressive elaboration Project Life Cycle [pic] Key Project Constraints 1. Scope – objective of project 2. Time - Deadline 3. Cost - Budget 4. Quality – Extent of satisfaction Project Stakeholders Individuals or groups in the organization who have an interest in‚ or will be affected by‚ the project result. E.g. Organiser
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