Project Management Dr. James A. Bednar jbednar@inf.ed.ac.uk http://homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/jbednar SAPM Spring 2006: Project Management 1 Project Management A project is ‘a temporary endeavour to produce a unique product‚ service‚ or result’ (PMI 2004). Project management (PM) techniques were originally developed for waterfall-type projects like building construction. PM focuses on planning‚ scheduling‚ monitoring‚ and controlling the complex interdependencies among subtasks. PM
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Chapter 2: MANAGING THE INFORMATION SYSTEMS PROJECT [pic] Introduction: Project: A planned undertaking of related activities to reach an objective that has a beginning and an end. Project management: • Project management is the ongoing process of directing and coordinating all the steps in the development of an information system. • The main objective of project management is to ensure a successful completion of a project. A project will be considered as successful only if it
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considering replacing its internal payroll system with a payroll outsourcing service. It will demonstrate certain risks are associated with the change and how to minimize them. The writer will also Compare the advantages and disadvantages of using a Gantt chart versus using the Performance evaluation and review technique (PERT) and critical path method (CPM) when managing projects. Lastly‚ receiving feedback from potential users of the new system and how to deal with those who may be against the change
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1800’s that was based on a number of principles that analyzed the activities of individuals‚ which in turn‚ optimized efficiency and productivity. In this essay I will discuss the major advances that were pioneered by Frederick Winslow Taylor‚ Henry Gantt and Frank and Lillian Gilbreth. Frederick Winslow Taylor was thought of as the most influential business guru of the twentieth century. (154) Taylor was a well -educated man that started his work as a laborer and quickly moved up to a chief engineer
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Resource Allocation & Cost estimation is easier & unique to Project 2007. With knowledge of further VB Scripting or Macro creation – we can create these functions in all 3 application --Data is stored in Table Views; We have the capability for Charts; Time / Resource Allocation & Calculation; Database functionality (ODBC Connection); Calendar functionality; Graphs for Resources; Resource Usage; Formatting/Editing Options; Menu Options are similar in all 3 Applications; Can insert objects; Create
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Engineer Technical Writer Network Specialist/Administrator VAR Chapter 10 Exception Report Summary Report Ad Hoc Report Transaction Processing Decision Support System Batch Processing vs. OLTP Expert System Neural Network PERT WBS Gantt Chart SDLC/Phases of the SDLC order of phases main purpose/activities in each phase main deliverable from each phase Centralized vs Distributed Processing Unit Testing Integration Testing System Testing Chapter 11 Database Database Models
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Obtaining informed consent is important because program planners want to ensure the safety of participants. The participants need to understand what the program is all about before they agreed to participate. If informed consent is not obtained then program planners could be easily sued. If they are negligent‚ they can be found liable. Although obtaining informed consent does not protect program planners from being sued‚ but it does make potential participants aware of or concerns. This form of
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Introduction Strategic staffing is important for any company. CanGo has several projects already started‚ with new ones being developed; a good staffing strategy is going to be a key element for the near future. The staff that CanGo has is unproductive‚ the staff they need is non-existent. The ASRS systems are a good idea‚ it would free up staff for other areas‚ but it would also take staff away from already important projects. The financial characteristics of the staffing issues are a problem
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which has developed rapidly of late (Thompson‚ 2007). CanGo is one of the few companies known to have made a fortune in this sector. As a reputed seller of online books‚ games‚ CDS and DVDs‚ amongst other cutting-edge services and products‚ CanGo remains a real fun place on the Web. The company is reputable for offering the best online products and games as well as maintaining excellent service in terms of support and delivery of products. CanGo is a target for those customers‚ especially the Gen
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advantages/disadvantages of displaying the schedule as a network versus a Gantt chart. A network shows dependancies/predecessors very well compared to a Gantt chart (which‚ traditionally‚ does not show dependancies at all). Also‚ being essentially a flow chat‚ it is useful as a communication skill - information is very clearly laid out and simple. However‚ a network does not give an accurate indication of time - as opposed to a Gantt chart‚ which has a clearly defined time
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