1. (2) Name the categories of skills that should be considered in the selection of a project manager. Good planning and well organizing skills are the main requirement for a project manager (Meredith & Mantel‚ 105). Project managers often work in chaos where they have need to ability to sort out sources of issues‚ understanding clients’ needs‚ “translate” customers’ demands into workable ideas for each department‚ obtain sources for projects‚ ensure projects will be on-time‚ etc. There are simply
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Meredith and Mantel (2012) describe a project audit as a thorough examination of the management of a project‚ its methodology and procedures‚ its records‚ its properties‚ its budgets and expenditures‚ and its degree of completion (p. 525). I believe The Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD): Five Failures and Counting (B) case study was a project audit. None of the established milestones had been achieved on the THAAD program‚ so the project manager elected to have a project audit conducted
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1. If Norm chooses to go ahead with the microprocessor conversion on the machinery without passing it by the team‚ what are the potential conflicts that might arise? What are the advantages of such a move? - The biggest potential problem here is that the production team might feel slighted as their opinions were not considered in this major decision‚ and it may affect their current strong feeling of value hat they have with the company. Essentially if feeling of value is affected then productivity
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best method to manage a project team. In the functional project management organizational structure‚ "the project is assigned to the functional unit that has the most interest in ensuring its success or can be most helpful in implementing it" (Mantel & Meredith‚ 2006). This organizational structure has been considerably one of the oldest methods used however‚ remains one of the most successful. The functional method is best used when applied to routine work functions and to support the value of work
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Project Management Post-Graduate Diploma in Business Management (Year 2011-13) Dr. V K Gupta Institute of Management Technology Ghaziabad Course Background and Objectives: Project management has become crucial for operations in industries such as construction‚ information technology‚ IT‚ hospitality‚ and engineering and new product development. At one time project management was limited to civil and construction engineering programs where it was highly quantitative
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production time by 1 percent and reduce scrap from the current rate of 1 percent down to one-half percent (Meredith‚ 227) .The other advantage of implementing the change without the consent of the production team would be that it would get done at a faster pace. The current management structure was such that it took a lot of time and energy on the employees’ part to come to a decision (Meredith‚ pg 229). 2. If Norm decides to consult the team prior to implementing the change the number one issue
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Functional Areas of Business MGT/521 October 12‚ 2012 Functional Areas of Business The pursuit of the MBA focuses on developing leaders in the area of business administration. Business leader development includes the study on functional areas of business and roles that managers take to be effective leaders using this information. This paper will focus on two functional areas of business and also explain the role of the manager in our areas. Human Resources and Project Management The first
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References: Heerkens‚ G. (2002). Project management. New York: McGraw-Hill. Kerzner‚ H. (2001). Project management: A systems approach to planning‚ scheduling‚ and controlling. New York: John Wiley. Meredith‚ J & Mantel‚ S. (2003). Project Management: A managerial approach. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons. Pinto‚ J. (2010). Project Management: Achieving Competitive Advantage‚ Second Edition. New York: Prentice Hall.
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References: Burke‚ R. J. 1969‚ Methods of Resolving Interpersonal Conflict‚ PM Network‚ Personal Administration‚ July-August 1969‚ International Personnel Management Association. Meredith‚ J. and Mantel‚ S. 2009‚ Project Management: A Managerial Approach‚ (7th Edition)‚ John Wiley and Sons
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project team members recognize the different people who define and influence the work environment‚ understand their unique roles‚ and know how to work with these people to create the greatest chances for successfully completing projects” (Portny‚ Mantel‚ Meredith‚ “Shafer‚ Sutton‚ & Kramer‚ 2008‚ p. 60). Mohammadreza (2008) acknowledges “stakeholders as individuals and organizations that are actively involved in the works‚ or whose interests may be affected as a result of works execution or completion”
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