INSTRUCTOR’S RESOURCE MANUAL CHAPTER ONE Introduction: Why Project Management? To Accompany PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Achieving Competitive Advantage By Jeffrey K. Pinto CHAPTER ONE PROJECT PROFILE – Disney’s Expedition Everest INTRODUCTION 1. WHAT IS A PROJECT? General Project Characteristics 2. WHY ARE PROJECTS IMPORTANT? PROJECT PROFILE – Dubai – Land of Mega-Projects 3. PROJECT LIFE CYCLES PROJECT MANAGERS IN PRACTICE – Christy Rutkowski‚ Regency Construction Services
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Executive summary The Ford Ka cannot be marketed to a specific demographic segment‚ as defined by traditional variables such as income‚ age‚ or marital status. Willingness to purchase the Ka was for the most part not dependent on membership in these traditional segments. Alternatively‚ we propose Ford develop a campaign toward a certain segment defined by attitudinal and psychographic variables. We plan to target this segment with tailored advertising campaigns addressing their unique worldview‚
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(2010‐14)? What effect will these changes have on competition and profitability in the industry? More auto industry each day are creating low-energy vehicle that would say consumer hundreds of dollars in fuel cost. Ford introduced its hybrid vehicle earlier this decade. Before the hybrid many automobiles company was categorized by uncertainty over design and technology. Today‚ technology and design have been the main focus of competition of this industry. The progress
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Ford Motor Company was faced with several tough choices in order to save the company. They needed to find a way to not just make the company profitable but save the company from going out of business. Not only did Ford need to improve its car line‚ but they also needed improve the company and the way the conducted business. The car building industry is a true form of an open system. While they design and develop the cars they get the parts or raw materials to build the cars from outside suppliers
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According to Kerzner‚ “Stakeholders are individuals or organizations that can be favorably or unfavorably impacted by the project” (Kerzner). Stakeholders can be internal like employees or they can be external like suppliers. Some best practices include identifying all stakeholders‚ determining their level of interest & importance levels‚ paying attention to cultural influences and listen to all opinions and apprehensions‚ list all stakeholder expectations clearly‚ identifying tasks and who
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Shareholder and Stakeholder Over the last decade‚ with the rapid development of business management‚ the Shareholders who are the effective owners of the company invest money into the business and want as much profit as possible as a return for their investment. Shareholders will engage manager to help them to run the business and make various decisions in different aspects in order to maximize potential wealth. There seems to be no doubt that a manager has a legal responsibility to shareholders
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The Stakeholder Theory Charles Fontaine Antoine Haarman Stefan Schmid - December 2006 - Stakeholder Theory of the MNC Index 1. Introduction ........................................................................................3 2. Basic idea of the Stakeholder Theory and Definition ....................3 2.1. 2.2. 2.3. 2.4. 2.5. The stakeholder concept – popular and trendy..........................................................................4 Different definitions of Stakeholder
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Stakeholder Identification and Analysis What’s in this section? 14 15 16 18 19 20 22 23 24 26 Identify those stakeholders directly and indirectly affected by the project Identify those whose “interests” determine them as stakeholders Be strategic and prioritize Refer to past stakeholder information and consultation Develop socio-economic fact sheets with a focus on vulnerable groups Verify stakeholder representatives Engage with stakeholders in their own communities Remember that government
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What is Stakeholder Analysis? Stakeholder Analysis (SA) is a methodology used to facilitate institutional and policy reform processes by accounting for and often incorporating the needs of those who have a ‘stake’ or an interest in the reforms under consideration. With information on stakeholders‚ their interests‚ and their capacity to oppose reform‚ reform advocates can choose how to best accommodate them‚ thus assuring policies adopted are politically realistic and sustainable. Although Stakeholder
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An Integrated Distance Learning System Capable of Supporting Interactions for Asynchronous Distance Learning Shimon Sakai‚ Tsunenobu Narahara‚ Naoaki Mashita‚ Hiroshi Shigeno‚ Ken-ichi Okada School of Science for OPEN and Environmental Systems‚ Graduate School of Science and Technology‚ Keio University 3-14-1 Hiyoshi‚ Kohoku-ku‚ Yokohama‚ 223-8522 Japan shimon@mos.ics.keio.ac.jp Yutaka Matsushita Telecommunications Advancement Organization of Japan Banzai-Biru‚ 2-31-19‚ Shiba‚ Kohoku-ku‚
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