CPMGT/300 May 13‚ 2013 Hair Spa Website Project: Breaking Down the Work How WBS contributes to the success of the project management process. According to Kerzner‚ achieving contract objectives “requires a plan that defines all effort to be expended‚ assigns responsibility to a specially identified organizational element‚ and establishes schedules and budgets for the accomplishment of the work‚” (2009). A work breakdown structure (WBS) is important because it is the foundation upon which a project
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complex challenges through a rapid rate of change in both the technology and government which has then created pressure in new and existing organizations. As a result‚ the traditional structure for managing is giving way to a new form of management (Kerzner‚ 2003). This form is project management. How can this be? Projects have been around since the building of the pyramids (Dobson‚ 2003). In 2650 B.C.‚ the step pyramid was built by Imhotep for the pharaoh Zoser in Egypt. The building of Stonehenge
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References: Kerzner‚ H. (2013). Project management: a systems approach to planning‚ scheduling‚ and controlling. Wiley. Martini‚ A.‚ Corso‚ M.‚ & Pellegrini‚ L. (2009). An empirical roadmap for intranet evolution. International Journal of Information Management‚ 29(4)
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Leading & Collaborating in a Competitive World by Thomas S Bateman & Scott A Snell 7th Edition 2007 VII. Project Management by Rory Burke 4th Edition 2003 VIII. Project Management – A systems approach to Planning‚ Scheduling‚ and Controlling by Harold Kerzner PH.D. 6th Edition 1998 IX. Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki X. The Cranefield study guide
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portfolio managers must decide if a project is worthwhile and if it contributes to the goals of corporate strategies‚ and make the more difficult decision of which projects are more valuable to the organization in terms of achieving strategic goals (H. Kerzner‚ 2009). A large part of this process involves balancing short term projects with long term projects‚ assessing risk factors‚ and resource allocation. If a project is approved‚ then a project manager is assigned to oversee the project. The project
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Jones and Shephard Accountants (Chapter 3‚ pp 138 - 140) This week ’s assignment consists of a case study from the text. Read the case study and prepare answers to the essay questions listed here. If the question is asking your opinion‚ you must provide a rationale or evidence from the case to justify your position. When you are ready‚ Click the Begin Checkpoint button below‚ where you will enter your answers. Please make sure to prepare your answers before you enter the Checkpoint assignment
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was becoming more and more frustrated with the employees and their work habits. Finally he went to see Davies and discuss his problems with him. Chapter Four of our text discusses the ten skills that are necessary for effective program management. (Kerzner‚ 2009‚ pg. 149) Of those skills‚ I felt that there were three that were lacking in the case study. The problems that he discussed with Davies involved mainly team building‚ leadership‚ and administrative - time management skills. The case study
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Description of the Project q This business plan will outline the opening of a new Dairy Queen franchise on Euclid Avenue in Cleveland‚ Ohio. Dairy Queen is a thriving national franchise with great name recognition. This project plan will discuss the construction requirements‚ franchise fees and timeline needed before operation can begin. The Euclid Corridor is a section of Euclid Avenue on the eastern side of Cleveland. Currently a streetscape project is taking place to beautify the corridor
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References: Kerzner‚ H. (2005). Using the Project Management Maturity Model: Strategic planning for project management (2nd ed.). Hoboken‚ NJ: John Wiley and Sons‚ Inc. ISBN: 9780471691617. Dessler‚ (2011). Framework for Human Resource Management‚ sixth edition Sheid
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necessary to purchase or acquire the products‚ services‚ or results needed from outside the project team” (p.355). Kerzner (2009) defines procurement as “the acquisition of good or services” (p.840); these are the services or products that cannot be
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