Chapter 1 : Introduction to Project Management Disscussion Question 1. Briefly describe some key events in the history of project management. What role does the Project Management Institute and other professional societies play in helping the profession? Key events: ▪ Manhattan Project which the U.S. military led to develop the atomic bomb. Costs almost $2 billion in 1946. ▪ New Los Alamos laboratory 1946‚project management was recognized as a distinct
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PERT‚ CPM‚ and Agile Project Management. Robert C. Martin 5 October 2003 Some time in the late 60’s my father brought home a book that he thought I’d be interested in. The title was Introduction to Operations Research by Frederick S. Hillier and Gerald J. Lieberman‚ Holden-Day‚ 1967. I was probably 15 or 16 years old. The book languished on my shelves for perhaps ten years. Then‚ as a young software professional‚ I pulled the book down and ‚thumbing through its pages‚ I noticed a chapter on PERT
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Agile Methodology What Is Agile? Agile methodology is an approach to project management‚ typically used in software development. It helps teams respond to the unpredictability of building software through incremental‚ iterative work cadences‚ known as sprints. But before discussing agile methodologies further‚ it’s best to first turn to the methodology that inspired it: waterfall‚ or traditional sequential development. Where Did Agile Come From? In 1970‚ Dr. Winston Royce presented a paper entitled
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QMDS400-002 Project and Quality Management Term Project Due Date: 29th November‚ 2012 Group Member: LIN ZHEN BANG‚ BA904092 HUANG YU YAO‚ BA902212 BEI ER‚ BA702713 Project Requirements 1. Establish the project objective‚ and make a list of your assumptions about the project. Project objectives The project aims to transform the previous annual report done by the research center into a more eye-catching‚ organized report that can used to effectively promote the ‘not-for-profit’
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1.0 The pros of risk management Maintaining competitiveness Adverse changes in interest and exchange rates may reduce the competitive position of a company against those with lower levels of gearing or smaller exchange rate exposures‚ or compared with companies that have taken the precaution of hedging against rate changes. Reduction of bankruptcy risk Adverse movements in interest and exchange rates may jeopardize the continued operation of a company. A classic example is that of a
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1.1.1 Waterfall The waterfall model is also referred to as a linear-sequential life cycle model (istqbexamcertification‚ 2014). It a simple methodology to understand and use. Each stage in the waterfall process must be completed before you can progress to the following stage (tutorialspoint.com‚ 2014). The model follows a series of objective within each stage and is subsequently reviewed before progressing to the next stage; the review will determine if the project is going according to plan or
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT 641 - ASSIGNMENT No. 2 (Value 40%) PROJECT CHARTER‚ SCOPE MANAGEMENT‚ PROJECT PLANNING Aim of Assignment: Create a Project Charter‚ Requirements Document & Work Break Down Structure Apply scope change management processes Demonstrate understanding of project planning through the analysis of a case study [Note: Topic Notes 4(Initiation)‚ 5 (Project Planning) and 6 (Scope Management) provide the background to complete this assignment) PART I (68 marks) PROJECT
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com/locate/infsof Empirical studies of agile software development: A systematic review ˚ Tore Dyba *‚ Torgeir Dingsøyr SINTEF ICT‚ S.P. Andersensv. 15B‚ NO-7465 Trondheim‚ Norway Received 22 October 2007; received in revised form 22 January 2008; accepted 24 January 2008 Abstract Agile software development represents a major departure from traditional‚ plan-based approaches to software engineering. A systematic review of empirical studies of agile software development up to and including 2005
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meters‚ causing such a thunderous roar. This beautiful waterfall sits at the end of a winding river‚ and is encompassed by thick sturdy tress whose luscious canopy offers shade for any who despises the warm rays of sunlight. Along with the lush green foliage sporting different hues of green‚ the whole scene seemed right out of a postcard from paradise. Never in my life have I seen such a scene as breath-taking as this‚ the imposing waterfall caused such a roar that all but blocks the cacophony of
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Industrial Engineering Department Business Planning 2012 Term Project Report Date : 29th November 2012 Volkswagen AG 1. Market Segmentation 1.1 Main parameters A market is simply a group of users with similar needs. It follows from this that a market consists of subgroups‚ or segments containing users with slightly different needs to those of other segments. So market segmentation “is about dividing a mass market into identifiable and distinct groups or segments‚ each one
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