the Champion certification level. However‚ Green Belt certification examinations are cumulative in that they cover the material required for both Champion and Green Belt certification.) QUESTION: Provide a non-technical definition for “Six Sigma” management. Answer: It is an organizational initiative designed to create breakthrough improvements in manufacturing‚ service and administrative processes. For example‚ Motorola established a goal to reduce defects 10-fold with a 50% reduction in cycle time
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PROJECT SCOPE DEFINITION & WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE 1.1 Project Scope: Project scope is defined as "The bounded set of verifiable end products‚ deliverables‚ or outputs that the project team undertakes to provide to the stakeholders of the project" Success of a project is highly dependant on achieving the right results i.e. scope objective. Meeting the scope objective is also the primary test of effective performance by project management. It may be noted that unless the project is completed as
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fabrication and body installation into another‚ inspection and shipping into a fourth‚ and warehousing into yet another. Like many other growing companies. Wheeled Coach was not able to design its facility from scratch. And although management realizes that material handling costs are a little higher than an ideal layout would provide‚ Collins is pleased with the way the facility has evolved and employees have adapted. The aluminum cutting work cell lies adjacent to body fabrication‚
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ODESSA MOBILE TECHNOLOGY PROJECT Project Plan Odessa Mobile Technology Project Author: Debbie Whitson Creation Date: 7/10/03 Last Revised: 7/10/03 Version: 1.0 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 2 PURPOSE OF PLAN 2 BACKGROUND INFORMATION/AVAILABLE ALTERNATIVES 2 PROJECT APPROACH 3 PHASE X: SECURE EQUIPMENT 3 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES 4 BUSINESS GOALS AND OBJECTIVES 4 PROJECT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES 4 SCOPE 5 SCOPE DEFINITION 5 ITEMS BEYOND SCOPE 6 PROJECTED BUDGET 6 RISK
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Introduction A Strategic Business Unit (SBU) is when a unit comprises one or more products having a common market base whose manager has complete responsibility for integrating all function in to a strategy against an identifiable competitor. An SBU is composed of a product or product lines having identifiable independence from other products or product lines in term of competition‚ prices‚ substitutability of product‚ style/quality‚ and impact of product withdrawal. (Kendrick‚ 2009) Sometimes
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Project Management Project management is the discipline of planning‚ organizing‚ securing and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives. Some Facts! One fifth (1/5) of the world’s GDP (U.S. $12 trillion) is being spent on Projects. With projects being mandated on such large scales – a shortage of 6 million skilled project professionals is expected by 2013. It’s the only profession where the income levels continued to rise despite the
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A Assignment 1: Strategic Management and Strategic Competitiveness The Home Depot is a favorite store of mine. I frequently visit the same location for tools‚ cleaning supplies‚ and just to see the latest products available. The Home Depot was incorporated in 1978 and the first two locations were opened up in Atlanta‚ Georgia. “The Home Depot is the world’s largest home improvement retailer based on net sales for the fiscal year ending January 29‚ 2012” (Securities Exchange Commission‚ 2012)
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element of strategic management? Answer | a. | formulating cross-functional decisions | | b. | implementing cross-functional decisions | | c. | evaluating cross-functional decisions | | d. | eliminating cross-functional decisions | Which statement about organization for project management is best? Answer | a. | The overall structure of the organization specifies how project team members should communicate with the project manager. | | b. | The internal project team structure
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CT050-3 Project Management In-course Assignment Case Study Company : Green International (GI) Project : Global Sales Information System (GSIS) I. Assignment Learning Outcomes 1. Decide the aims and objectives‚ deliverables and scope of a typical IT project within the wider context of IT management‚ create appropriate standards and procedures and communicate the outline of the project effectively to a variety of stakeholders‚ discuss and critically evaluate the process. 2. Organize
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SYSTEMS IM 3045: PROJECT MANAGEMENT INDIVIDUAL TASK 1 APPLICATION OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM Project management principle determines its transferability across different industries. This study compared construction‚ information systems‚ and human resources‚ and accounting utilities industries with respect to typical project size‚ project management uncertainties‚ and qualifications of project managers. Results from the study found 80% of project management tasks being general
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