Understanding Project Management Learning Objectives By the end of this chapter‚ you should be able to: • • focus • • Identify the differences between functional and project management. Explain why project management is necessary in business today. Name the major organizational structures and explain the advantages and disadvantages of each. Identify the requirements of an effective project management system. Many people become project managers by accident. Someone assigns them to manage a project because
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INF755 Project Management Archives Management Software Development Project Student Name: Deedo Tan Student ID: 2011002173 Lecturer: Paul Lamb Due Date: 31th Jan‚ 2012 Project Charter Document Project Name: Archives Management Software Development Project Product/Process: Software development Prepared by: Deedo Tan‚ 0211116927‚ DeedoTan921@gmail.com Project Executive Summary Project goals —To develop a full-featured archives management software in one month with high labour-intensity
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Introduction Project management has come a long way from its humble beginnings; it has change drastically to something that is useful and important in today’s business environment. From its quality‚ delivery and cost control are taking precedence in businesses‚ government organizations to nonprofit organizations. Project management allows managers an extra hand in planning‚ creating and executing strategic initiatives that will result in generating new revenues and at the same time find new clients
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Project Management Carlos F. Amaral 01-07-2013 1. Discuss the primary function of a project plan. According to the Project Management Book of Knowledge‚ the project plan is "...a formal‚ approved document used to guide both project execution and project control. The primary uses of the project plan are to document planning assumptions and decisions‚ facilitate communication among stakeholders‚ and document approved scope‚ cost‚ and schedule baselines
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Table of Contents 1.0. Executive Summary 2.0. Company Background 3.0. Setting the Stage 4.0. Project/Case Description 5.0. Current Status of the Project 6.0. Project Successes and Failures 7.0. Epilogue and Lessons Learned 8.0. Conclusions and Recommendations 1.0. Executive Summary 2.0. Company Background PilTel‚ also known as Pilipino Telephone Corporation at the 90’s or known today as the PLDT Communications and Energy Ventures‚ Inc. (PSE:PCEV) is
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Project Termination 1 Project Termination Types of terminations How and why projects terminate Typical termination activities Need for a project history 2 All Things Come to an End ... Termination – impact on technical success – Impact on other areas – Plan and execute termination with care 3 When Do Projects Terminate? Upon successful completion‚ – or . . . When the organization is no longer willing to invest 4 Most Common Reasons Projects Terminate
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The Process for the Software Project Management Plan CEC500: Software Project Management Mr. Frank Gutcher Team 5: Junzhen Shao Yuze Jiang Ren Zhang Table of ContentsTitle PageTable of ContentsChange historyOver viewReference1 Managerial Process Plan 1.1 Start-up Plan 1.1.1 Pre-task plan 1.1.2 Estimation Plan 1.1.3 Staffing Plan 1.1.4 Staff Training Plan 1.2 Work Plan 1.2.1Schedule Allocation Plan 1.2.2Resource Allocation plan
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Chapter 1 Review Question 1. Define a project. What are five characteristics that help differentiate projects from other function carried out in the daily operations of the organization? A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product‚ service‚ or result. Five characteristics: 1. An established objective. 2. A defined life span with a beginning and an end. 3. Usually‚ the involvement of several department and professionals. 4. Typically‚ doing something that has never
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Project management has quickly become something that is used by most organizations when the organization wants to finish a project in a timely manner and within budget. Project management helps companies to meet their strategic mission in a planned and organized way. This paper will explain what project management is and the importance of it to the business world‚ the project life-cycle management and the benefits that project management has to an organization and the concept that goes into
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Ivailo.peev@abv.bg PM 401 – Project management Aris Zogopoulos Final Exam March 5‚ 2012 1. Determine bread-and-butter‚ pearls‚ oysters and white elephants projects. (15%) Developing project portfolio matrix is the most important part of creating a project. Fours quadrants determine the matrix - Bread-and-butter‚ pearls‚ oysters and white elephants. Bread-and-butters project means evolutionary improvements to current products and service and it is low risk project with law reward. Pearls
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