Project Management Carlos F. Amaral 01-07-2013 1. Discuss the primary function of a project plan. According to the Project Management Book of Knowledge‚ the project plan is "...a formal‚ approved document used to guide both project execution and project control. The primary uses of the project plan are to document planning assumptions and decisions‚ facilitate communication among stakeholders‚ and document approved scope‚ cost‚ and schedule baselines
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linked to other requirements (Kerton‚ 2011). Requirements traceability benefits an organization by allowing it to improve scope management‚ improve test coverage and test costs‚ and improve impact assessment (Kerton‚ 2011‚ p. 2-3). A properly completed requirements traceability matrix allows an organization to clearly identify risks within the improved business process‚ as well as any opportunities and threats. The proposed business process improvement involves updating the journal voucher
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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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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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Running head: Case Study 3: The Chunnel Project Case Study 3: The Chunnel Project University of Maryland University College Project Procurement Management‚ Semester Fall 09‚ Section 9041 Professor Michael C. Hagerman November 08‚ 2009 The Inception Stage Rating Scale: 5—Excellent‚ 4—Very Good‚ 3—Good‚ 2—Poor‚ 1—Very Poor Project Management Area | Development Phase | Scope Management | 2 | Time Management | 4 | Cost Management | 2 | Quality Management | 3 | Human Resource Management | 5
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importance of initiating projects that add value to an organization 2. Discuss the background of ResNet at Northwest Airlines 3. Distinguish among the three major projects involved in ResNet 4. Appreciate the importance of top management support on ResNet 5. Discuss key decisions made early in the project by the project manager 6. Relate some of the early events in ResNet to concepts described in previous chapters 7. Discuss some of the major events early in the project that helped set the stage
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______________________________________________________________________________ Orange Creek‚ Inc. NSA Capstone Project Charter ______________________________________________________________________________ Prepared By: Noel Wilson Date of Publication: March 26‚ 2014 Revision History Version Date Author(s) Revision Notes 1.0 3/26/14 Noel Wilson No revisions Table of Contents Project Description 3 Project Objectives 3 Project Scope 3 In Scope: 3 Out of Scope: 3 Deliverables Produced: 3 Stakeholders:
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3004ENG PROJECT MANAThGEMENT PRINCIPLES THE CHUNNEL PROJECT Project Background * Objective is to create an underground tunnel connecting England and France * Create a fixed transportation link between England and France in an attempt to spur economic development‚ improve European trade‚ and provide an alternative high-speed transportation method. * Requires cooperation between two countries‚ numerous banks‚ contractors‚ etc to initiate‚ plan‚ executive and complete the project.
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Project Plan Forecast "A project monitoring system involves determining what data to collect; how‚ when‚ and who will collect the data; analysis of the data; and reporting current progress. Gray and Larson (2006)." A communications plan. addressing how progress will be reported to the various project sponsors and executives "When giving a status report to superiors‚ project managers must present the most positive image possible without stretching the truth. They should adapt their communication
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Andre Young ACCT 504 Case Study 2 1. Establishment of responsibilities. Only one person handles all the finances and the petty cash is open for just about any one to manage and handle cash. Need to be retuned to no one can handle petty cash but a public accountant. 2. Segregation of duties. Their has to be some one overseeing every one in the company. Their has to be some one over seeing the accountants‚ the checks being written and some one controlling the petty cash. People are usually
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