COVENTRY UNIVERSITY Faculty of Engineering & Computing M28 EKM Project Management Introduction 1 Module Tutors Dr Anthony Olomolaiye – Module Leader • E-mail: a.olomolaiye@coventry.ac.uk Mr Andrew Bell – Associate HoD • E-mail: a.bell@coventry.ac.uk Dr Miles – Senior Lecturer • E-mail: e.read@coventry.ac.uk 2 Introduction Rules of Engagement You are expected to behave in a very professional manner Lectures start promptly The door will probably be locked 10
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Understanding Project Management Learning Objectives By the end of this chapter‚ you should be able to: • • focus • • Identify the differences between functional and project management. Explain why project management is necessary in business today. Name the major organizational structures and explain the advantages and disadvantages of each. Identify the requirements of an effective project management system. Many people become project managers by accident. Someone assigns them to manage a project because
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Project Proposal Our initial Statement of Need showed the City of Lompoc having many neighborhoods without parks. There were no neighborhood parks where the children of the community could congregate and have picnics and barbeques. The Lompoc city Council decided to budget for the landscaping and construction of two community parks. One would be located on the North East and one located on the South East side of the city. Providing the additional city parks would enable communities from both
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1: Project Management Instructor: Jeannie Winchester July 9‚ 2013 Brown Bag The presentations will primarily address the nine Project Management Knowledge Areas and the five Project Management Process Groups. This will identifies each area of knowledge in its group. It will also incorporate and elaborate on their relationships‚ functions and applications. The Nine Project Management Knowledge Areas * Project Integration Management and it relationships with the Process Management Process
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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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10 Marks: Q:- Discuss the project termination strategies Ans: Project Termination Project termination is one of the most serious decisions a project management team and its control board have to take. It causes frustration for those stakeholders who sincerely believed - and in most cases still believe – that the project could produce the results they expected‚ or still expect. The project manager and his or her team members‚ very important stakeholders of the project as well‚ will feel that they
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MODULE: Project Management: Leading‚ Creating‚ Implementing and Improving (M1) CASE: Multi Projects Inc. DUE DATE: 17 June 2014 Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary This submission identifies the various challenges portrayed in the case study. It presents an evaluation of these challenges and seeks to identify the causes which led to the challenges. Multi Projects Inc. is an organization that operates in a Matrix-type Organization but does not effectively and efficiently utilize
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Restaurant for Fried Ice Cream Table of Contents * Project Overview * Risk Management *Project and reasons for considering it a project * Equipment & labor needed * Statement of Work *Activity objectives *Work Breakdown Structure * Sequence CPM * Management & Resource Management *GANTT diagram * Revenues & Expenses Budget *Network Diagram *RAM Diagram * Conclusion & Recommendations Reasons for considering it a project: *It has a specific Start and End date (from June
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CHECKLIST COMPLETED (yes or no)? __no____ Specialisation Track: General _______ Finance _______ Marketing_______ (Please check as appropriate) Other (please specify)_MANAGEMENT__________________ DATE: 27th of February‚ 2014 MANAGEMENT DISSERTATION PROPOSAL PROFORMA 1. Aim‚ objectives and feasibility of the dissertation BACKGROUND 1.1 CULTURE Culture according to Piddington is the total sum of both material and intellectual knowledge whereby they are able to live
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Project Management The Project Manager has some tasks that have to be carried out‚ he/she is responsible for the full project. The Project Manager has to make the best use of all the resources so the project can be completed successfully. The project Manager sets the boundaries for the project‚ such as schedules and what is done and when it has to be completed. There are various tasks the project manager is responsible for such as: 1) Time and resource allocation and management 2) Setting up
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