Peak LAN Project Case Study Group Earth Kirk Baringer Meagan Beeman Allison Benton Yolanda Boyd Thomas Guess Southwestern College Joel Light‚ Ph. D. MGMT 505 Project Management Fundamentals February 05‚ 2012 Introduction Peak Systems is a small information systems consulting firm located in Meridian‚ Louisiana (Larson & Gray‚ 2011). Peak Systems latest client is the City of Meriden’s social welfare agency. The agency is in need of a local area network (LAN). The job will be completed
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usual business processes in spite of implementation taking off will continue. For this size of a conversion the newly hired Project Manager will not only need to have highly technical skills but also have strong communication and organizational skills as well. I imagine this is quite an undertaking‚ without knowledge of the number of users involved‚ this project could end even before it begins if the candidate’s communication and highly organized skills are not taken into account. I
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Project Proposal Our initial Statement of Need showed the City of Lompoc having many neighborhoods without parks. There were no neighborhood parks where the children of the community could congregate and have picnics and barbeques. The Lompoc city Council decided to budget for the landscaping and construction of two community parks. One would be located on the North East and one located on the South East side of the city. Providing the additional city parks would enable communities from both
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Overview: As Reichart had been an assistant project manager and thereby involved in the trophy project from its conception‚ he was made project manager for the project once the project was accepted by the company. From the very beginning Reichart faced issues that would be fatal to the project. The management functions of planning‚ organizing‚ staffing‚ controlling and directing personnel and resources were poorly executed by both senior and project level management. Trying to address the problem
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1. Which Projects would you recommend Handstar pursue based on the NPV approach and why? (15 marks) 2. Assume the founders weigh a project’s NPV twice as much as obtaining/retaining a leadership position and making use of the Internet. Use the weighted factor scoring method to rank these projects. Which projects would you recommend Handstar pursue? (10 marks) 3. In your opinion‚ is it justified to hire an additional software development engineer for 50% of time (part-time)? Discuss this on the
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Project Termination Just like every other phase‚ the project termination can also be summarized with the help of a few guidelines. The first one pertains to the ‘Project Audit’ which includes the status‚ forecasts‚ risk assessments and recommendations for the project. The next activity concerns the ‘Evaluation’ phase which deals with the scope accomplished‚ technical objectives met and projection of historical data. Other close-out items may consist of final measurements‚ final reports‚ client
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0965-9978/97/$17.00 Audio/visual information in construction project control Osama Abudayyeh Department of Construction Engineering‚ Material Engineering and Industrial Design‚ College of Engineering and Applied Sciences‚ Western Michigan University‚ Kalamazoo‚ MI 49008‚ USA (Received 11 July 1995; revised version received 24 July 1996; accepted 4 October 1996) The proper design of an information system in support of project management is crucial to the successful and effective management
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The Innocence Project Author: Naomi Douglas Date: 9th March 2012 Contents * The Innocence Project Organisation * Death Row * Two Cases * Niamh Gunn * YouTube‚ Books * References The Innocence Project Organisation: This Organisation is a non-profit Legal organisation dedicated to exonerating wrongfully convicted people through DNA testing and reforming the criminal justice system to prevent future injustices. The Innocence Project was established
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Proposal writing Project Proposal “A project proposal is a detailed description of a series of activities aimed at solving a certain problem.” The proposal should contain a detailed explanation of : • • • • Justification of the project; Activities and implementation timeline; Methodology; and Human‚ material and financial resources required. Elements of the Project Proposal • • • • • • Project title Goals and objectives of the project Description of project activities Description of
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Mike’s Yard Proposal Table of Content Table of Content page 1 Project charter Page 2 Scope statement Page 7 Work breakdown structure Page 9 Network diagram Page 12 Risk management plan Page 15 Resource management plan Page 16 Communication management plan Page 19 Business Memo Page 21 Project Name Remodel the front and back yard Project Number 126 Project Manager Matthew McHann Prioritization high Owner(s) Melody and Mike Start
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