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 every 2 years. QUESTION: Define a process. Draw a picture. Answer: A process is the vehicle for transforming inputs into
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Discuss the reasons why IT projects fail. Although there are many contributing factors to project failure‚ there are six common factors. 1. Undeveloped Project Goals: Poor project planning will almost always lead to failure. One main reason for this failure is the inability to agree on the missions‚ goals‚ or objectives that the project is attempting to undertake. It is necessary that specific plans and requirements for the project are instituted in the development phase. Failure to do this will
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AERO2407 Aviation Project Management NASA Autonomous Rotorcraft Project Project Management leads to industry leader in innovative aviation A. The Five Project Management Process Groups The five project management process groups begins with ’The scoping process group ’ which can also be referred to as the initiating process. The process includes all processes that relate to one question ’What is the task? ’ and ’What do you need to do? ’. Thus‚ NASA ’s vision is to constantly develop
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the R& D phase of the Advanced Tactical Missile Program (ATMP). The terms of the contract specified that Altex had to submit to the Army‚ within 60 days after contract award‚ a formal project plan for the two-year ATMP effort. Contracts at that time did not require that a risk management plan be developed. A meeting was held with the project manager of R& D to assess the risks in the ATMP effort. PM:“I’m in the process of developing the project plan. Should I also develop a risk management plan as
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INF755 Project Management Archives Management Software Development Project Student Name: Deedo Tan Student ID: 2011002173 Lecturer: Paul Lamb Due Date: 31th Jan‚ 2012 Project Charter Document Project Name: Archives Management Software Development Project Product/Process: Software development Prepared by: Deedo Tan‚ 0211116927‚ DeedoTan921@gmail.com Project Executive Summary Project goals —To develop a full-featured archives management software in one month with high labour-intensity
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Question Paper: Define a project. What are the characteristics which help differentiate projects from other functions carried out in the daily operations of the organization? What is the role of the Project Manager? 3. Why is the implementation of projects important to strategic planning and the project manager? Strategic plans are implemented primarily through projectse.g.‚ a new product‚ a new information system‚ a new plant for a new product. The project manager is the key person
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PROBLEM 1 Project? 1. Unique purpose 2. Life span 3. Uncertainty 4. Primary customer 5. Resources 6. Developed using progressive elaboration Project Life Cycle [pic] Key Project Constraints 1. Scope – objective of project 2. Time - Deadline 3. Cost - Budget 4. Quality – Extent of satisfaction Project Stakeholders Individuals or groups in the organization who have an interest in‚ or will be affected by‚ the project result. E.g. Organiser
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Project Management BN 3010 1.0 Introduction The project being examined is the construction of Arsenal Football Clubs stadium. The project was a mammoth undertaking. The relocation of the club to a new stadium meant that the site chosen for the new stadium had to be cleared. With any buildings that were in use being re-sited. The project would also convert the current Arsenal stadium into apartments. Due to the limitations of this report it will predominately focus on the construction of the new
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Chapter 1: 1. Define a project. What are five characteristics that help differentiate projects from other functions carried out in the daily operations of the organization? A project is a complex‚ no routine‚ off-time effort limited by time‚ budget‚ resources‚ and performance specifications designed to meet customer needs • An established objective • A defined life span with a beginning and an end • Involvement of several departments • Doing something unique • Time‚ cost ‚ and performance
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The Process for the Software Project Management Plan CEC500: Software Project Management Mr. Frank Gutcher Team 5: Junzhen Shao Yuze Jiang Ren Zhang Table of ContentsTitle PageTable of ContentsChange historyOver viewReference1 Managerial Process Plan 1.1 Start-up Plan 1.1.1 Pre-task plan 1.1.2 Estimation Plan 1.1.3 Staffing Plan 1.1.4 Staff Training Plan 1.2 Work Plan 1.2.1Schedule Allocation Plan 1.2.2Resource Allocation plan
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