CHAPTER 1 What Is a Project? Things are not always what they seem. — Phaedrus‚ Roman writer and fabulist CHAPTER LEARNING OBJECTIVES After reading this chapter‚ you will be able to: N Define a project N List a project’s characteristics N Distinguish a project from a program‚ activity‚ and task N Understand the three parameters that constrain a project N Know the importance of defining and using a project classification rule N Understand the issues around scope creep‚ hope creep‚ effort creep
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Question: Consider the broad shifts in marketing. Can they be related to the major societal forces? Which force has contributed to which shift? Answer: According to Kotler and Keller (2011)‚ marketing is the ability of an organization to be able to meet the needs of its markets profitably. In the bid to profitably meet the needs of customers‚ organizations are considered to be continuously undergoing series of cycles in resonance with globalization‚ by ensuring that they are able to meet the
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Projects and Project ManagementOrganizational leaders are facing complex challenges through a rapid rate of change in both the technology and government which has then created pressure in new and existing organizations. As a result‚ the traditional structure for managing is giving way to a new form of management (Kerzner‚ 2003). This form is project management. How can this be? Projects have been around since the building of the pyramids (Dobson‚ 2003). In 2650 B.C.‚ the step pyramid was built
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Briefly describe the difference between intrapersonal and interpersonal approaches. What are the advantages and disadvantages of both? The difference is that interpersonal refers to relationships or actions that take place between two or more people while intrapersonal refers to things that go on exclusively within one person. Inter is a prefix meaning between. Similarly‚ we have interpersonal relations that are between two or more people. Intra is a prefix meaning within. In schools‚ we sometimes
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Technology Projects Global Technology Solutions 1 Introduction 2 How This Book Is Organized 3 The Software Crisis 4 Why IT Projects Fail 4 Improving the Likelihood of Success 6 A Socio-Technical Approach 6 A Project-Management Approach 7 A Knowledge-Management Approach 8 The Context of Project Management 9 What Is a Project? 9 Attributes of a Project 9 The Project Life Cycle and IT Development Define Project Goal 12 Plan Project 13 Execute Project Plan 13 Close Project 14 Evaluate Project 14 The
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Paper – 3.2 PROJECT MANAGEMENT Project Management Unit – 1 Concepts of Project Management: Project – Meaning – Nature – Types of project and project life cycle – Project management – Nature and scope of project management – Project management as a profession – Role of project manager. Unit – 2 Project Identification and Formation: Project environment – Identification of investment opportunities – Project screening – preferability study – Project selection – Project formulation
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AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MODULE CODE: IMM002 MODULE TITLE: PROJECT MANAGEMENT Assignment 1: Project Definition Report Project Title: Designing a Biogas Cogeneration Plant for the Nembe Community | | | | | | | | | | | Stamford College‚ Malaysia - University of East London‚ United Kingdom Group Project – Msc Technology Management TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 CONTEXT OF THE PROJECT 1 1.1 BENEFITS OF THE PROJECT TO THE NEMBE COMMUNITY GROUP 1 1.1.1 Environmental Benefits:
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Chapter 1 Questions of Review 1. How has the global village contributed to the need for diversity awareness in our organizations? By the execution of most modern technologies‚ the world has curved into the global village. Such rejuvenation in communication has permitted numerous organizations to stretch their businesses in diverse parts of the globe. It is in actuality very affirmative stride according to the diverse facets of life. When transnational organizations initiate its manoeuvres in new-fangled
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Q1. Definition of project management Answer: A project can be considered to any series of activities or task that have a specific objective to be completed within certain period of time ‚ have definite starting and ending dates‚ have financial limitation‚ and have lack of some sorts of resources i.e. efficient personnel‚ equipment and technological support‚ as well as money. Project management is the discipline of planning‚ organizing‚ and managing resources to bring about the successful
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ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY‚ ISLAMABAD (Department of Business Administration) PROJECT MANAGEMENT (5539) CHECKLIST SEMESTER: SPRING‚ 2011 This packet comprises the following material: 1. Text Books (Two) 2. Course Outlines 3. Assignment No. 1‚ 2 4. Assignment Forms ( 2 sets ) In this packet‚ if you find anything missing out of the above mentioned material‚ please contact at the address given below: Mailing Officer Services Block No
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