PM 7010 – Project Management Techniques I Unit # 1 Individual Assignment # 2 Date: 09/11/2012 Number of Words: 299 Question: It has been argued that “the Project Manager is the most important person involved in a project”. I do not agree with the argument that the Project Manager is the most important person involved in a project. The most important person in a project is a stakeholder. A project is undertaken to create something unique with a beginning and an end‚ it could be a product
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of Business Administration - MBA Semester 2MB0049 – Project Management(4 credits)(Book ID: B1138)ASSIGNMENT-Set 1Marks 60 _________________________________________________________________________ Note: Each Question carries 10 marks. Answer all the questions.Q1. Define project management. Discuss the need for project management. Project Management is all about a mindset. The major characteristics of project mindset. Characteristics of project mindset a) Time: It is an important parameter in
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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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THE PROJECT The way a project team is structured can play a major role in how it functions. Different styles of team will have different characteristics. For example‚ do we wish to encourage discussion with the business representatives or to keep them at arm’s length so the developers can make good progress? Careful consideration of team composition and reporting relationships can make a big difference to the results. The various roles in the team will depend on the nature of the project. As
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In today’s job market‚ project management is becoming a major practice in today’s work force. In this paper‚ I will describe what a project is and its life cycle using examples of a project I am currently working on. Then‚ describe how this project assists our organizations to accomplish our company goals and the positive and negatives of the Oracle project at Diebold‚ Incorporated. Let’s start by looking at what is a project. A project is a complex‚ unique one-time effort that is limited by
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Part A: Project Management Leadership – Theory-Practice Gap Discussion Module: Project Management Date Due: 20th May at 12am No. of Words: 1976 (excluding references) Word Limit: 2000 Content 1. Introduction 1 2. Definition of leadership and project leadership 1 3. Project Management Best Practice 2 4. Leadership in practice (case-study) 3 5. Conclusion 6 References 7 1. Introduction Leadership
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Project Management in High-Tech Organizations: A Field Study 1. Title: Project Management in High-Tech Organizations: A Field Study 1. Investigators (co-investigators) Clay Spinuzzi‚ University of Texas at Austin 1. Hypothesis‚ Research Questions‚ or Goals of the Project I seek to answer the following research questions: * How do people in high-tech knowledge work organizations manage projects? What tools and texts do they use? * How‚ and to what extent‚ do they collaborate
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The case Project Context: AtekPC founded in 1984‚ has grown to become a mid-sized U.S PC maker‚ with 2100 employees‚ $1.9m revenues in 2006. With the transition of PC industry from a growth market to that of a maturing market‚ AtekPC was experiencing tremendous cost pressure and changing management urgency. In order to positioning the organization for the future‚ John Strider‚ CIO for AtekPC‚ had strong convictions that the PMO-light model1was the way to go. PMO issues involved at AtekPC
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PRO ARNAN P r o j e c t M a n a g e m e n t PROJECT MANAGEMENT P H I L O S O P H Y Project management‚ as a professional service must provide a greater degree of time and cost control through the application of more effective communication‚ co-ordination‚ administration and management. Pro Arnan encourages an integrated and motivated professional and construction team whose function it is to achieve timeous completion of a facility‚ without sacrificing good design‚ quality and a well-functioning
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Project Management E-Mail OPS/571 Recommendation for Piper Industries Corporation Project Management Dear Project Manager: After reviewing the information that was provided in a previous email regarding the three projects coded‚ Juniper‚ Palomino and Stargazer‚ I believe it will be more beneficial for the company to use the Palomino project. In my personal analysis‚ with the Juniper project‚ there is just too much low risk with completion on time‚ and with the Stargazer Project‚ although forecasted
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