CHAPTER 1 What Is a Project? Things are not always what they seem. — Phaedrus‚ Roman writer and fabulist CHAPTER LEARNING OBJECTIVES After reading this chapter‚ you will be able to: N Define a project N List a project’s characteristics N Distinguish a project from a program‚ activity‚ and task N Understand the three parameters that constrain a project N Know the importance of defining and using a project classification rule N Understand the issues around scope creep‚ hope creep‚ effort creep
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Managing Mega Projects - The Experiences Of KLIA By Tan Sri Dato’ Prof. Ir. Jamilus Hussein and Prof. Dr. Shafie Karimin Editor’s note: This article was published in The Ingenieur Sept-Nov 2006 issue and is reproduced courtesy of the Board of Engineers‚ Malaysia. N o one‚ especially in the a viation fraternit y‚ would have thought and believed that a small group of Malaysian professionals w ould have been able to deliver successfully The KL International Airport ( KLIA) project to the Government
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| PROJECT CHARTERHMIS Development Project Author: MBA MIS Group 2 Creation Date: 13/03/13 Last Revised: 13/03/13 Version: 1.0 | | | | | | | | * Table of Contents 2 Initiation 2 3 Project Charter Purpose 2 4 Synopsis 2 4.1 Content of the Project 3 5 Purpose / Business Need 3 6 Scope and Acceptance 4 6.1 Goals and Objectives 4 6.2 Project Deliverables 5 6.3 Project Estimated
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The Super Project Flows: 1) Test Market Expenses: Do not Include it is a sunk cost and cannot be recovered if the project were not to become operational. 2) Overhead cost: The Super project will initially not require incremental overhead costs. However‚ if and when the project grows‚ incremental overhead expenses will be incurred specific to the project. This has to be captured in capital budgeting to accurately assess the project. Here we assume that the project will not require considerable
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Memane SUBJECT : Project Management LECTURER : Mr. C Marnewick PROJECT MANAGEMENT ASSIGNMENT 3 Table of Contents Project Scope statement………………………………………………….2 Work Break down Structure ……………………………………………3 Gantt.............................................................................................................3 Scope verification and change control……………………………………4 1. Project Scope Statement Project Title: Recreation and Wellness Intranet Project Date: 30 March
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Huntsville Plant Project [PM586 Project Management Systems – Project –I] 06/02/2010 Keller Graduate School of Management Table of Contents Contents Table of Contents 2 Essay 1 Project Communication Plan 3 Essay 2 Risk Management Plan 5 Appendix 8 Project charter 8 Mission 8 Scope 8 Objectives 9 Assumptions 9 Constraints 9 Time/Decision Points 10 Cost/Financial Assumptions 10 User Acceptance Criteria/Quality 11 Project Scope Statement
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Project management is the discipline of planning‚ organizing‚ motivating‚ and controlling resources to achieve specific goals. A project is a temporary endeavor with a defined beginning and end (usually time-constrained‚ and often constrained by funding or deliverables)‚[1] undertaken to meet unique goals and objectives‚[2] typically to bring about beneficial change or added value. The temporary nature of projects stands in contrast with business as usual (or operations)‚[3] which are repetitive
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT Foreword Project is designed to produce a result of giving birth of a products‚ a service or an improvement with a definite beginning and ending and given the clear goal and objectives. I order to successfully implement a project‚ planning‚ organizing‚ motivating‚ controlling resources‚ procedure are the process and activity designed to meet a specific goals. There are 2 challenges of project management process: its constraints including scope‚ time‚ quantity and budget and the
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Project Charter Colorado Spring Welcome Home Parade QI CHEN Project Management January 24‚ 2015 Abstract This project charter is planned to help O’Donnell & O’Donnell LLP who will lead the project management team take place the parade smoothly. This parade for welcoming home troops will be organized in Colorado Spring which has a long history of military. This project charter’s goal is making sure project management team and sponsors understand
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The Super Project Introduction General Foods (GF) expects Super‚ a new powdered dessert‚ to capture 10% share of the total dessert market (2% coming from the erosion of Jell-O sales). The company’s Financial Analyst has issued a memo comparing three alternative techniques for project evaluations‚ illustrating the problems and limitations inherent in using ROFE (return on funds employed) and payback as evaluation methods. The disparate ROFE results obtained with these methods are due to differences
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