Portfolio Management of Research Projects in the Public and Private Sectors Yolanda Yebra Aguado Project Management Submission date: June 2011 Supervisor: Tim Kristian Andreas Torvatn‚ IØT Norwegian University of Science and Technology Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management MSc in Project Management‚ Thesis Preface This thesis work is carried out at the department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management (IØT). It constitutes the final thesis for the Master of
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Heriot-Watt University School of Management and Languages Degree: MSc Strategic Project Management Course: Project Procurement and Contract Management C11CM Assignment: The Added Value of Procurement Lecturer: Prof. Tom Chadwick Student Reg. #: H00103391 Date: 13 Feb 2011 Word Count: 2732 (2535 excluding the reference list) Table of Contents 1. Introduction 3 2. Impact on Projects 4 2.1 Impact on IT Projects – Personal Experience 4 2.1.1 Old Situation
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Management is a concept which dates back to the 1950s when Peter Drucker introduced the concept of management by objectives and its principles. Local authorities have failed to adopt and implement the Result Based Management Concept due to various challenges which include amongst them inadequate finance and human resources‚ resistance to change‚ poor communication channels‚ unrealistic budgets‚ poor management system‚ location of ownership‚ negative attitude and resistance to technology. The mandate
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There are a few benefits of using public transportation. Public transportation is safer for all ages‚ from teenager to senior. In order to benefit the public‚ most major cities like New York‚ have a transportation system that operates smoothly and efficiently. Public transportation leads to be safer‚ affordable‚ more convenient and good for the environment. Public transportation is very convenient in many ways‚ good for the environment and good for your health. First of all‚ public transportation
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“Establishing a procurement strategy – New concert hall” Assignment Introduction This assignment has been designed to enable you to prepare a report style paper on two currently used UK construction procurement methods that would be applicable to the example scenario below. Upon presenting the two most suitable options you should then suggest which one would be most suitable for the scenario given. Your assignment is outlined below. Construction projects‚ establishing a procurement strategy Many clients
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SWOT ANALYSIS AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE NIGERIAN PUBLIC SERVICE BY IBRAHIM MOHAMMED LAWAL SWOT ANALYSIS AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE NIGERIAN PUBLIC SERVICE ABSTRACT The public service in Nigeria has suffered setbacks which are largely attributed to ineffective and inefficient management. The general poor service delivery of public service organizations can be attributable to the inability of these organizations to develop proper
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Name Professor Class Date Public Finance: Cost Benefit Analysis Question Two A government’s opportunity cost is the measure of a resource social margin costs incurred when they forgo an alternative. The opportunity cost of a government varies depending on the nature of the market. Government purchases occur when the government buys goods and services on behalf of the public. The opportunity costs of the government relate to its purchases of the public good and service. General government spending
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Ethics are vitally important‚ particularly in the contingency environment because of the cultural differences. The need to maintain high ethical standards and procurement integrity is always important for DoD contracting officers. However‚ this requirement can be even more challenging in a deployed environment where the expectations and business habits of the suppliers with whom you will be dealing may be affected by varying cultural‚ political‚ and economic conditions. The pressures to meet mission
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Challenges of Boko Haram Insurgence on Nigeria’s Educational Sector By Aloefuna Chinonso The activities of the Islamic radical sect‚ Boko Haram has adversely affected Nigeria’s educational sector. This fact is not hidden as the name of the sect alone signifies a total outcry against education (western education) and schooling. Boko means “book or western learning in Hausa language and Haram means forbidden or sinful in Arabic language‚ thus the group’s name alone is a campaign against western
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Public Sector Initiatives: Coping with the waves of New Public Management: While the whole world chose to switch over to the New Public Management paradigm from traditional public management‚ in order to ensure good governance‚ improved management‚ social cohesion‚ efficient service delivery and confidence in public entities‚ Bangladesh‚ with no exception‚ initiated reform efforts aligned with NPM model to transform the inefficient‚ wasteful and unresponsive bureaucracy into an dynamic one from all
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