1.4‚ 1.5 1. What documentation could you expect to receive when you are asked to undertake a project? Apart from the written documentation‚ you might need to obtain additional information. What could this be? Why is it important to get all this information before you start your project? Your Answer: You could expect to receive a copy of the contract or agreement‚ the project brief and project plans. You will also need to know who your stakeholders are and what outcomes are expected‚ the reporting
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Project Integration Management S. Kenneth Merrill‚ PMP November 21‚ 2007 Project Management Tutorial Series Project Management Tutorial Series Scope Time Cost Quality Human Resource Communication Risk Procurement Project Success Knowledge Areas Initiating Planning Executing Monitor & Control Closeout Project Life Cycle Process Groups Eastern Idaho Chapter - PMI Project Management Tutorial Series Project Integration Management Discussion Outline: Introduction
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Technical Paper It Project Management Student name: Instructor Name: Date: Introduction There is an old adage which insists “time is money.” While simple‚ in concept‚ it has been proven true‚ in fact. In a global‚ technologically driven society‚ however‚ the very idea of time has changed. Having once implied a spanning space between the hours of “nine to five” relative to the person or organization from whose vantage money was viewed‚ time is
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of Sustainability and Project Management A.J.Gilbert Silvius and Jasper van den Brink HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht Corresponding author: gilbert.silvius@hu.nl Abstract Sustainability is one of the most important challenges of our time. How can we develop prosperity‚ without compromising the life of future generations? Companies are integrating ideas of sustainability in their marketing‚ corporate communications‚ annual reports and in their actions. Projects as instrument of change
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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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What does it mean to take a systems view of a project? How does taking a systems view of a project apply to project management? Through a systems perspective‚ you will view a particular project in terms of how the project will fit with the system and also how one can better the project for the particular system. Explain the four frames of organizations. How can they help project managers understand the organizational context for their projects? Structural Focuses on roles and responsibilities
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Project Management What is a project “Operations Management” is concerned with the transformation of inputs and resources into outputs. The transformation system to be used is dictated by the charateristics of the required inputs and the desired outputs. For instance‚ for mass manufacturing (where outputs and inputs are standardized‚ and products facing high demands are produced in very large quantities)‚ the transformation system may take the form of an “assembly line” (as in automotive
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1. Discuss the reasons why IT projects fail. Although there are many contributing factors to project failure‚ there are six common factors. 1. Undeveloped Project Goals: Poor project planning will almost always lead to failure. One main reason for this failure is the inability to agree on the missions‚ goals‚ or objectives that the project is attempting to undertake. It is necessary that specific plans and requirements for the project are instituted in the development phase. Failure to do this
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Djenane Jeanty Project Management Context Professor C. Lennon Module V 11.17.12 Abstract Project managers carefully manage slack on sensitive resource-limited projects (Larson and Gray‚ p.295). If possible‚ they will add slack at the end of the project by committing to a completion date that goes beyond the scheduled date. Eliyahu Goldratt (1997) advocates an alternative approach to managing slack. He championed the “theory of constraints” and has coined the term “critical-chain” recognizing
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Postgraduate Program Subject Outline Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering http://my.uowdubai.ac.ae Subject Code: ENG951 Session: Autumn Subject Name: Project Management Year: 2012 Section: One LECTURE INFORMATION Day: Monday and Wednesday Time: 18:00 – 21:00 Location: Lecturer’s Name: DR KAMAL JAAFAR Building & Office No: Block 15 Office 126 E-mail Address: kamaljaafar@uowdubai.ac.ae Consultation Days and Times: MONDAY 16:00- 18:00 WEDNESDAY
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