Project Management Institute Case Studies in Project Management The Glasgow Science Centre Tower Project Edited by: Frank T. Anbari‚ PhD‚ PMP The George Washington University Frank T. Anbari‚ PhD‚ PMP Young Hoon Kwak‚ PhD Oksana Chernyaeva‚ MSPM Tina Spector‚ MSPM Albert H. Wu This case study was originally prepared as part of Project Management Applications‚ the capstone course of the Master of Science in Project Management at The George Washington University‚ by the graduating students listed
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to focus on retention management. This paper will examine the relationship between managerial performance and turnover‚ why managers leave‚ additional data that the organization should utilize‚ equal employment practices‚ and recommendations for strategic retention strategies for managerial positions. Relationship Between Managerial Performance and Turnover Tanglewood has a strong preference to hire internally for managerial positions because turnover rates for managerial positions pose a competitive
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Question 1 What different types of decision a manager has to take in strategic planning process? Strategic planning: The process of determining a company’s long-term goals and then identifying the best approach for achieving those goals. A manager’s primary challenge is to solve problems creatively. While drawing from a variety of academic disciplines‚ and to help managers respond to the challenge of creative problem solving‚ principles of management
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Case Study: S&S Air Inc. Founders of S&S Air‚ Inc. Mark Sexton and Todd Story recently hired Chris Guthrie to come on board as their financial planner. His job entailed gaining valuable information as to compare how their company was fairing with competing companies in the aircraft manufacturing industry. Through his research‚ Guthrie calculated many ratios through the careful examination of S&S Air’s balance sheet and income statement
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The film “How to Make Better Decisions” was quite interesting. The beginning of the film highlighted how based on science‚ it shows that the decisions we make are bad. We assume that we have a strong awareness of our choices and the reason why we do certain things. I agree with that because every time I make a decision‚ I always think that I know what the outcome would be‚ but really I am only making a decision based on my emotions and I am only assuming to think the outcome will be great. When
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I shared the outcome of usual error messages to my team. This is helpful in cases when the HCM‚ PM or CA does not understand the problem or unsure how to fix the issue. When working with a HCM/ PM who is not familiar with the decision support process‚ I provide them with Lumin articles that will help them gain a better understanding of our requirements and procedures. In some cases‚ I ask additional questions to gain a better understanding from the ADP team. It is helpful in situations where
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Polluter’s dilemma case Name Institution The stakeholders in the scenario are the fishes in the lake. Due to the increased and continuous toxic from the industries that drain in to the river and into the lake‚ the fish might be declared unsafe for human consumption. This is according to the report quoted in the newspaper from a scientist from the university and an environmental group is watching it. Another stakeholder affected in the proposed application of the new technology is the company
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Would you make if you were Jane Barrow? Why that one? If I were Jane Barrow‚ I would suggest shale gas as the best. Since the industrial‚ electric power and residential make a large contribution for the use of natural gas‚ the stakeholder in these parts are very important. After multiattribute risk analysis‚ the chart from Exhibit 10 shows they are care about using energy produced in their own jurisdiction. From the Exhibit 3‚ with the increasing need of natural gas to satisfy consumption‚ more
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believe that managing a project is something easy and that a project manager’s job is not that difficult. But what they do not know is that managing a project can be really difficult. In order to become a good project manager you need to have some characteristics such as a strong technical background‚ hard-nosed manager‚ mature individual‚ someone who is currently available‚ someone on good terms with senior executives‚ a person who can keep the project happy‚ one who has worked in several departments
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February 4‚ 2015 Who Makes the Apple iPhone 1. What are the benefits to Apple of outsourcing the assembly of the iPhone to foreign countries‚ and particularly China? What are the potential costs and risks to Apple? There are many benefits for Apple in outsourcing their assembly line to China. Although Apple claims that the decision wasn’t about the cheap labor‚ it all comes down to the money. The decision was rooted in the fact that it would save Apple a lot of money. It is understandable that
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