pm4dev‚ 2013 –management for development series © Introduction to Project Management PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS Introduction to Project Management PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS A methodology to manage development projects for international humanitarian assistance and relief organizations © PM4DEV 2013 Our eBook is provided free of charge on the condition that it is not copied‚ modified‚ published‚ sold‚ re-branded‚ hired out or otherwise
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evolution of management thought and it’s relation to project management organisational structures. Author: Jarrod Belle Executive Summary Contents 1.0 – Introduction 2.0 – Part A – Management functions and evolution 3.1 – Preclassical period 3.2 – Classical viewpoint 3.3.1 – Scientific management 3.3.2 – Bureaucratic management 3.3.3 – Administrative management 3.0 – Part B – Project Management and organisational structures 4.3 – Project management
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The Role of the Project Manager A project manager is the person who has the overall responsibility for the successful initiation‚ planning‚ design‚ execution‚ monitoring‚ controlling and closure of a project. The job title is used in construction‚ petrochemical‚ architecture‚ information technology and many different industries that produce products and services. The project manager must have a combination of skills including an ability to ask penetrating questions‚ detect unstated assumptions
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT NOTES 1. Define ‘Project’. What are the main characteristics that identify and differentiate projects? Do you think that the specialized project management techniques can be applied effectively to non-engineering areas of organizational functions? Explain your answer with suitable examples. Project is a temporary endeavour undertaken to create unique product or service. Project is also defined as a unique set of coordinated and inter-related and inter-related activities
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Why did Americans pass the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act? During the late 1800s‚ The Gilden Age was in full effect. After the Decade of Crisis‚ when thousands of settlers came to the West in search of gold‚ reconstruction began. While many of these temporary settlers left when the Gold Rush was over‚ some stayed like the Chinese. They worked on the Transcontinental Railroad‚ more commonly as replacements for fellow Irishmen‚ Germans‚ Englishmen‚ or Italians who were unreliable for miscellaneous reasons
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Summary of tools and techniques It helps to organize tools and techniques into a systematic summary if possible. A useful list that organizes quality tools is on the website www.pmiwestchester.org. Collecting Understanding Understanding Analyzing Solving Data Data Processes Processes Problems ________ ___________ ___________ ________ ___________
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i. ii. What kind of liability are the clauses trying to exclude. Definition of Exclusion Clause An exclusion clause is a term in a contract that seeks to restrict the rights of the parties to the contract. One can almost expect that in every standard contract‚ exclusion clauses are intentionally included to exempt the party who drew up the standard contract from certain liabilities. The clauses trying to exclude that the coupon is valid for 14 days from 1st February until 14th February
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Project Management 1. Define a) Project b) Project Management c) Process d) Resources e) Project Cost . Project Clear and accurate definition of a project is one of the most important actions you can take to ensure the project ’s success. The clearer the target the more likely you are to hit it. Defining a project is a process of selection and reduction of the ideas and perspectives of those involved into a set of clearly defined objectives‚ key success criteria and evaluated risks. This
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ocial exclusion (also referred to as marginalisation (British/International)‚ or marginalization (U.S.)) is a concept used in many parts of the world to characterise contemporary forms of social disadvantage and relegation to the fringe of society. It is a term used widely in the United Kingdom and Europe‚ and was first utilized in France.[1] It is used across disciplines including education‚ sociology‚ psychology‚ politics and economics. Social exclusion refers to processes in which individuals
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Topic : Urban Exclusion in India with Focus on Inequalities in Urban Areas Urbanisation is the physical growth of urban areas as a result of global change. Urbanisation is also defined as the movement of people from rural to urban areas with population growth equating to urban migration. Urbanisation is closely linked to modernisation and industrialisation. Urban growth takes place as more and more people leave villages and farms to live in cities. Urbanisation is a welcome phenomenon of change
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