Resource 11. TRAINING MODULE IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT (Created by the Institute for Development Management‚ Botswana for the NGO Institute‚ STF. (Some materials in this module have been extracted from “A Guide to Project Management Body of Knowledge‚ 3rd. edition‚ 2004) What is a project? “A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service.” The Three P’s [pic] Working definition of project management Project management is the application of knowledge
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Characteristic of Project 1) Importance It is of utmost importance that all the parties associated with project must understand the importance of project. Often top level management fails to understand the importance of project and such projects often tend to fail in achieving its goals. If the project is not considered important by management and teams working on it‚ it has tendency to get sidelined when prioritizing projects comes in action. 2) Scope End results for project should be clearly defined
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Project Management Institute Case Studies in Project Management The Chunnel Project By: Frank T. Anbari‚ PhD‚ PMP‚ Paul Giammalvo‚ MSPM‚ CCE‚ PMP‚ Paul Jaffe‚ MSPM‚ PMP‚ Craig Letavec‚ MSPM‚ PMP‚ Rizwan Merchant‚ MSPM Edited by: Frank T. Anbari‚ PhD‚ PMP The George Washington University This case study
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Project Management Project management is the discipline of planning‚ organizing‚ securing and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives. Some Facts! One fifth (1/5) of the world’s GDP (U.S. $12 trillion) is being spent on Projects. With projects being mandated on such large scales – a shortage of 6 million skilled project professionals is expected by 2013. It’s the only profession where the income levels continued to rise despite the
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What is a Project Manager? 1.What skills does he/she require to become a good project manager? A project manager is an inventive problem-solver‚ team-builder and steady leader in the organization. Project Manager should have technical as well as management skills. Project Manager is responsible for the administration of the contract within the agreed terms and conditions. He has overall responsibility for completion within time and budget. A single point of contact for formal communication between
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“PROJECT CONVEYOR BELT” ______________________________ “PROJECT CONVEYOR BELT” ____________________________________________________________ ____ The following documents are detailed reports on our project proposal entitle “Project Conveyor Belt”. If you have any questions regarding “Project Conveyor Belt” please do not hesitate to contact Jasmi Bin Md Aris (GP00456) Attachments:Part 1 - Attachment #1: WBS Outline. Part 2 - Attachment #1: Gantt Chart Part 2 - Attachment #2: Network Diagram
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CPM model was developed for making risk free Projects. CPM approach is deterministic. In CPM analysis we work with single time estimates. The main focus on VPM analysis is on variations in activity times as consequences of changes in resource assignments. The major focus of CPM analysis is on time cost relationships and it seeks a project schedule that minimizes total cost. Assumptions under lying CPM Analysis- 1. The costs associated with a project can be divided into two components. Direct costs
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What does it mean to take a systems view of a project? How does taking a systems view of a project apply to project management? Through a systems perspective‚ you will view a particular project in terms of how the project will fit with the system and also how one can better the project for the particular system. Explain the four frames of organizations. How can they help project managers understand the organizational context for their projects? Structural Focuses on roles and responsibilities
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Project Charter Document Project Name: Basement Finish Product/Process: Living Area PROJECT CHARTER PURPOSE This project will convert 1508 square feet of unfinished space in the basement of the Smith Residence‚ located in Maryland into a livable space. This space will be occupied on a full-time basis by the additional member of the household PROJECT JUSTIFICATION: With the addition of an additional family member into the household‚ it has become apparent that more living space is
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1 project is defined as a collaborative enterprise‚ involving research or design‚ that is carefully planned to achieve a particular aim.[1] Projects can be further defined as temporary rather than permanent social systems or work systems that are constituted by teams within or across organizations to accomplish particular tasksunder time constraints. 2 1. Administrative: Administrative projects involve intellectual workers. The scope may change as the project proceeds. 2. Construction:
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