Project ManagementTop Down/Bottom Up methods Consensus methods Snr/middle managers’ guess total project time & cost Discussing/arguing to reach a decision on best guestimates Firms seeking greater precision: Delphi Method: Group decision process of chance of certain events occurring Exp. familiar with project use insight/exp. guessing project costs/times Ratio methods Macro methods use ratios to guess time & cost E.g. contractors using no. of sq. ft. to guess cost/time to build
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(EST) Early start Time is the earliest time the activity can begin. (LST) Late start Time is the latest time the activity can begin and still allow the project to be completed on time. (EFT) Early finish Time is the earliest time the activity can end. (LFT) Late finish Time is the latest time the activity can end and still allow the project to be completed on time Diagram A: Activity-on-the-node diagram Timing of activities in the network diagram is determined by the following calculations
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Project Management: A project is temporary in that it has a defined beginning and end in time‚ and therefore defined scope and resources.And a project is unique in that it is not a routine operation‚ but a specific set of operations designed to accomplish a singular goal. So a project team often includes people who don’t usually work togee4ee4ee`ther – sometimes from different organizations and across multiple geographies. Project management‚ then‚ is the application of knowledge‚ skills and techniques
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Stryker Corporation Deciding whether to keep outsourcing or in-source PCBs Stryker Corporation has 3 different options regarding the supply of needed PCBs. Option 1: contemplates the fact of keeping the same suppliers but with significant changes in order to assure continuous supply of PCBs and quality. No investment is needed. Option 2: establishing a partner with a single supplier. This way there would be a sole supplier for Stryker established in a new facility near them‚ this would give
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of the likely cost of the resources that will be required to complete all of the work of the project High level formulas are good for selecting a project but not for managing one. First step on budgeting: cost estimate is allocated to packages Second Step: budget of every package is distributed over the duration of the work project TBC: Total Budgeted Cost Analogous estimate: uses previous projects to predict the cost Parametric estimate: model is built using parameters to predict costs CBC:
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researchandmarkets.com/reports/2212819/ Project Management. Case Studies. 4th Edition Description: A new edition of the most popular book of project management case studies‚ expanded to include more than 100 cases plus a "super case" on the Iridium Project Case studies are an important part of project management education and training. This Fourth Edition of Harold Kerzner’s Project Management Case Studies features a number of new cases covering value measurement in project management. Also included is the well-received
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Case 1 Atlantic Corporation Maastricht University School of Business and Economics Corporate Governance and Restructuring 1. Is the acquisition of Royal’s linerboard mill and box plants a sound strategic move? Consider the short- as well as long-term outlook for linerboard prices and the profitability of the linerboard industry. Furthermore‚ what basis‚ if any‚ is there for expecting AtlanticRoyal’s combined linerboard and box mill operations to do better/worse than the industry overall?
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Marriott Corporation: The Cost of Capital (Abridged) 1. How does Marriott use its estimate of cost of capital? Does this make sense? Marriot use cost of capital as the hurdle rate (minimum rate of return required to accept the project) to discount future cash flows for the investment projects of the three lines of business (Lodging‚ Contract Services and Restaurants). They use this rate to calculate NPV and net present value over cost to decide for the profit rate. Since cost of the project stays
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