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 - temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product‚ service‚ or result Program -group of related projects managed in a coordinated way Project management -the application of knowledge‚ skills‚ tools and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements Knowledge areas-key competencies project managers should develop Project portfolio management -involves organizing and managing projects and programs as a portfolio of investments Project management tools and techniques-assist
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Managing Mega Projects - The Experiences Of KLIA By Tan Sri Dato’ Prof. Ir. Jamilus Hussein and Prof. Dr. Shafie Karimin Editor’s note: This article was published in The Ingenieur Sept-Nov 2006 issue and is reproduced courtesy of the Board of Engineers‚ Malaysia. N o one‚ especially in the a viation fraternit y‚ would have thought and believed that a small group of Malaysian professionals w ould have been able to deliver successfully The KL International Airport ( KLIA) project to the Government
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Project Charter Colorado Spring Welcome Home Parade QI CHEN Project Management January 24‚ 2015 Abstract This project charter is planned to help O’Donnell & O’Donnell LLP who will lead the project management team take place the parade smoothly. This parade for welcoming home troops will be organized in Colorado Spring which has a long history of military. This project charter’s goal is making sure project management team and sponsors understand
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and Acme competed for a major photocopier manufacturer’s project. Photocopier firm gave 2 weeks time to manufacture 100 prototypes each. Based on the prototype photocopier manufacture will award the final order. The photocopier manufacturer has told both firms that speed was critical. Result Omega had delivery on time while Acme had delivery delay and Acme’s 10/100 units were found defective. Omega’s all prototypes were passed. In this case‚ it seems Omega was so much more effective than Acme. However
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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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1-Why are successful projects so important to Hewlett-Packard? Successful projects have increased odds for continued and better success. The success repeals teams use a system that can improve communication within a company. This systematic process can be repeated and improved and others can learn the process then train to develop "a learning organization". 2. How far should an evaluation team go in trying to quantify project contributions to the firm’s mission or goals? What is the role
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CT050-3 Project Management In-course Assignment Case Study Company : Green International (GI) Project : Global Sales Information System (GSIS) I. Assignment Learning Outcomes 1. Decide the aims and objectives‚ deliverables and scope of a typical IT project within the wider context of IT management‚ create appropriate standards and procedures and communicate the outline of the project effectively to a variety of stakeholders‚ discuss and critically evaluate the process. 2. Organize
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(www.projectinsight.net) Looking at Task 1 our project is to build sustainable school kitchen and restaurant. This project will be demonstrated gradually in this report. Introduction Sustainable school restaurant is not an easy job to achieve in short time‚ but is in longer time with help from government and support from local community. Government long Aim is to create by 2020 sustainable school in all country‚ especially city schools. Healthy food and drink should by produce in eco friendly
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The Regency Plaza Project under numerous theories of project management and the decisions‚ conclusions which can be arrived through the comprehensive analysis. A brief introduction about the project being analyzed is provided to identify the key aspects of the specific project in context. The plan of analyzing the Regency Plaza project is discussed in brief under three topics of project management with elements of theory and frameworks of the same used in analyzing the project. In the analysis section
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