Cases in Applied Project Management Individual Assignment Identify the main purpose and mission of a PMO and what are the main challenges and obstacles in implementing a PMO? (HBS: The AtekPC Project Management Office) Submitted by: KMO Greene Introduction The AtekPC Company found in 1984 has grown in size and scope to become a mid-sized technology PC manufacturer. The company now boasts 2100 fulltime employees with an additional 200 part time workers and revenues of $1.9 billion
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Social Media March 18‚ 2014 Social media is a new marketing tool for businesses to interact with their customers in ways that deepen the communication that was not possible before. In addition‚ it is a relatively inexpensive platform for an organization to implement marketing campaigns. Based on this platform‚ businesses become more transparent and consumers have the control of the marketing message. Pros: 1. Lower hard cost compared to traditional marketing‚ such as direct sales
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PayPal Merchant Services: Harvard Case Services Marketing Submitted by Introduction PayPal • Founded in December 1998‚ PayPal is a leading global online payment company. • Purchased by eBay in October 2002. • Over 100 million registered accounts globally and available in 55 markets. • PayPal has a local presence in 13 countries outside the US‚ including UK‚ Canada‚ Australia‚ Austria‚ Belgium‚France‚ Germany‚ Italy‚ Spain‚ Ireland‚ Netherlands‚Switzerland and China. • Supports
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What is the overall weighted average cost of capital for Marriott Corporation? (Use a corporate tax rate of 34%). What type of investments would you value using Marriott’s WACC? Cost of debt：8.95%+1.3%=10.25% Cost of equity：8.95%+1.64*7.43%=21.14% 實際beta=1.11，根據exhibit 1，長期債務為24.99億美元，權益價值為35.64億美元(30元*118.8百萬股)，可以得出D/V=24.99/35.64=41%標的資本結構D/V=60%，所以必需做出調整。 V=D+E，D/V=41%，E/V=59% Beta of asset=(E/V)*beta of equity=0.59*1.11=0.655 Beta of equity=(V/E)*beta of asset=(1/0.4)*0.655=1.64 Risk free
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Marriott Corporation : The Cost of Capital( Abridged) (บริษัท Marriott : ต้นทุนของเงินทุน (สรุป) ในเดือนเมษายน 1988 Dan Cohrs รองประธานของโครงการการเงินที่บริษัท Marriott ได้มีการเตรียมตัวแนะนำรายปีสำหรับ Hurdle rates(อัตราส่วนลด)ของแต่ละแผนก 3 แผนก โครงการการลงทุนแต่ละจะถูกคัดเลือกโดยอัตราส่วนลดที่เหมาะสมของ แต่ละแผนก ในปี 1987 Marriott มียอดขายเติบโต 24 % ละ ROE มียอดขาย 22% และรายได้ต่อหุ้นเพิ่มขึ้น 2 เท่า จากเมื่อ4ปีก่อน และกลยุทธ์การดำเนินการมีเป้าหมายตามแนวโน้มนี้ต่อไป
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Construction Ver. 2.2 Level: Gold candidate Courtyard by Marriott‚ Chevy Chase is a 226room hotel located in the Friendship Heights neighborhood of Chevy Chase‚ MD. The hotel primarily serves the business travelers visiting various corporate headquarters and institutions in the area‚ including National Institutes of Health and GEICO Insurance. The project consisted of an extensive renovation and re-branding from a Holiday Inn to a Courtyard by Marriott while incorporating sustainable features to demonstrate
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Marriott International envisions itself to be the world’s lodging leader. Its mission is to provide the best possible lodging services experience to customers who vary in backgrounds‚ language‚ tradition‚ religion and cultures all around the world. Marriot is committed to environmental preservation through using environment-friendly technology and engages in social responsibility and community engagement. We value our shareholder’s so we will only take steps that will ensure
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conclude whether they should go ahead with their on going expansion strategy or not. To achieve this objective‚ historical financial statements will have to be analyzed and an assessment of the future financial health of the firm be made. Based on the case‚ it is evident that Krispy Krème Doughnuts opened to the public with a boom‚ with its share prices rising form $5.5 to $9.25 in just one day. The increments in the value of their shares are commendable. However‚ now the issue faced by the company is
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Background and Issues Fabtek the first company to provide titanium products for industrial use had create a competitive advantage on the process of welding‚ heat treat and thermal cutting of this metal on the Philadelphia and US titanium business market. At this moment the company is working hard to rebuild a good image in the market after some customers dissatisfaction with late job deliveries. To resolve it is important to increase the communication and cooperation between the engineer department
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the submission. Problem definition‚ objective statement‚ analytical rigour and innovative approach have also been taken into account during evaluation. 2. Maximum team size is limited to two members from the same participation group. 3. Entries (Case analysis including Annexures) should not exceed a limit of 1000 words (excluding cover page). This will be taken into consideration during evaluation. 4. Mention the Team No. in the header – eg. “Team No. 136” in the header‚ such that it appears
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