from the actual fabrication of the product to its marketing and sales. (Kerzner‚ 2009‚ pp128) The company in the case study is already experienced in manufacturing motorcycle cruisers. The issue here is to move from the medium size engines to larger ones. The project is supposed to be completed within
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STUDY GUIDE EMPM5103 Principles of Project Management CENTRE FOR GRADUTE STUDIES STUDY GUIDE EMPM5103 Principles of Project Management First Edition (September 2011) Writer: Dr David Goh Publisher: Centre for Instructional Design & Technology Open University Malaysia First Published: September 2011 Copyright © Open University Malaysia (OUM) All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the written permission of
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differences between them. Functional Structure In a functional arrangement‚ power or status is defined by a vertical hierarchy. This structure clearly defines the roles and responsibilities of its members and the chain of command is plainly outlined. (Kerzner‚ 2003). Functional structure is seen in large organizations such as the central government‚ polices forces and the armed forces. Large businesses have continuous rolling programs of similar repetitive or semi-repetitive work and this structure is
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Bibliography: 1. Clements‚ JP. and Gido‚ J. 2011. Effective Project Management. 5th Edition. 2. Hanges‚ RJ. 2004. Culture‚ Leadership and Organization. 3. Kerzner‚ HR. 1998. Project Management - A systems Approach to Planning‚ Scheduling‚ and Controlling. 6th edition. 4. Senge‚ PM. 2006. The fifth discipline. Random House Australia (PTY) limited‚ Random house limited books. 5. Steyn‚ P. & Van Dyk‚ P. 2014
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Do What You Are Amber Hatton Psychology 101 Dr. Robert Dunkle July 26‚ 2011 Introduction I decided to do a report on a book entitled Do What You Are: Discover the Perfect Career for you through the Secrets of Personality Type by Paul D. Tieger and Barbara Barron. This book is basically a guide to help everyday people find out who they are through their personality and taking that information and finding a career field that works for them and their personality. In this book‚ you will
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Abstract Next to first-hand experience‚ case studies are one of the best ways to learn project management skills. In The Crosby Manufacturing Corporation case study‚ Harold Kerzner reports on the executive-level exchange between the company president and other department heads regarding a new Management Cost and Control System (Kerzner‚ 2009). This paper will give a synopsis of the case‚ analyze the case study communications issues and risks‚ and evaluate Livingston’s selection of a project manager.
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As noted in the Kerzner textbook‚ many people have been responsible for the quality movement with the leading contributors W. Edwards Deming‚ Joseph M. Juran‚ and Philip B. Crosby. Compare and Contrast the three primary quality gurus and select one of these leaders and describe why you feel his work has definitely contributed to project quality management. Build on the items presented in the textbook in terms of their contributions and the comparison of the expert ’s work. Discuss the highlights
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Non-numeric models do not exercise values or numbers at inputs; they rather rely on other relative data. On the other hand‚ numeric models use numbers either objectively or subjectively as inputs for the processes entailed in project selection (Kerzner‚ 2001). The advantages of numeric models are: they are easy to understand and use‚ all determine cash flows from known accounting data‚ some models account for project risk‚ model output is on an absolute profitability scale‚ model output is
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Project Planning Project Management MGT/437 Team Selection Much detail and focus is essential to the construction of renovating of an entire hospital cafeteria. It is quite uncommon for such attention to be given to a functional structure‚ leaving the pure project and matrix structures as alternate methods. A possible choice or alternative would be the matrix. The reason this would serve as the best alternative is due to the mixture of the functional structure and pure project. A downside
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authority do project managers exactly have? Firstly‚ let us about the job of project managers and their authority. Being a project manager is a difficult task‚ because the responsibility of them is heavy‚ but they are just given small authority. Kerzner said that in typical organizations‚ it is a common phenomenon that project managers request permissions to control company resources from top management. Additionally‚ the relationship between project manager and line manager is more like a copartner
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