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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Contents: * Introduction * Literature review: * The ‘four Vs’ of processes * Operations strategy * Operations performance objectives * Operations improvement * Findings * Discussion * Conclusion * Abbreviations * References | Introduction Operation management is changing‚ having increasing importance and central role in today’s businesses‚ effective operation management increases the potential to boost revenues‚ reduce costs and help in providing future competitive
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Postgraduate Program Subject Outline Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering http://my.uowdubai.ac.ae Subject Code: ENG951 Session: Autumn Subject Name: Project Management Year: 2012 Section: One LECTURE INFORMATION Day: Monday and Wednesday Time: 18:00 – 21:00 Location: Lecturer’s Name: DR KAMAL JAAFAR Building & Office No: Block 15 Office 126 E-mail Address: kamaljaafar@uowdubai.ac.ae Consultation Days and Times: MONDAY 16:00- 18:00 WEDNESDAY
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1: Project Management Instructor: Jeannie Winchester July 9‚ 2013 Brown Bag The presentations will primarily address the nine Project Management Knowledge Areas and the five Project Management Process Groups. This will identifies each area of knowledge in its group. It will also incorporate and elaborate on their relationships‚ functions and applications. The Nine Project Management Knowledge Areas * Project Integration Management and it relationships with the Process Management Process
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ABSTRACT This paper defines the four functions of management and the operations management theory. It then provides an analysis of how the functions of management the operations management. THE FOUR FUNCTIONS OF MANAGEMENT Planning: It is an act of formulating a program for a definitive course of action. The management defines a goal and puts forward its strategies to accomplish the objectives defined. Organizing: To divide the work force into specific groups and giving each group a specific
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Operations Management Overview This chapter provides a definition of operations management. The role and importance of operations in an organization are described‚ along with operations decisions that are made. The differences between manufacturing and services are described. The history and current trends of operations management are discussed‚ including the impact of information systems. Finally‚ the interaction between operations and other business functions
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Project Management: Project management Project management is the discipline of planning‚ organizing‚ motivating‚ and controlling resources to achieve specific goals. A project is a temporary endeavor with a defined beginning and end (usually time-constrained‚ and often constrained by funding or deliverables) undertaken to meet unique goals and objectives‚ typically to bring about beneficial change or added value. The primary challenge of project management is to achieve all of the project goals
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Introduction The service industry interacts with our lives on a daily basis. Services can be defined as deeds‚ processes and performances. When considering the differences between products and services‚ intangibility and the fact that a service cannot be touched‚ tasted‚ viewed or tried on are terms often used (McColl-Kennedy & Kiel 2000). Services differ from goods in essentially four ways: (1) intangibility; (2) inseparability; (3) heterogeneity; (4) perishability (Kotler‚ Brown‚ Adam‚ Burton
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preparation and present of any firm’s Operational activities‚ it is necessary to specify the objectives off the processes. This is the key element in the improvement in productivity in businesses around the world. Creating a competitive advantage through operation requires an understanding of
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into the planned outputs ( goods or services ) meeting laid down quality standards * Step-by-step conversion of one form of material into another form through chemical or mechanical process to enhance the utility of the product to the end users. * Value addition process at each stage * A process by which “goods and services are created” ………Edwood Buffa * Some examples: Chilly powder‚ Furniture‚ edible oils‚ Petrol Concept of Operation Operation : * Categorised into
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