Chapter 7 – Discussion Questions – 1‚4‚6‚7 page 284 1. Discuss why many information technology professionals may overlook project cost management and how this might affect completing projects within budget. Information technology professionals do not understand basic accounting and finance principles to be able to do a net present value analysis return on investment and payback analysis. It should also be considered that new technologies or software development expenses are very inaccurate
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recent economic environment nowadays‚ the concept of project management and strategic objectives have been regarded as two of the most influential factors on organizational performance from the perspective of strategic planning. The influence of strategic objective on project performance has received high recognition from the public. The majority of literature on project management stresses the importance of strategic objectives in achieving project objectives (Munns & Bjeirmi‚ 1996). Furthermore‚ it
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Role of Project Manager A Project manager is one of the most important role for effective Project management‚ described as “[to] take responsibility for planning‚ implementing and completing the project” (Meredith & Mantel‚ 2000: 85) getting the right person on the right job with careful section which this person must be able to collaborate resources for the project and to able to deliver a clear message and direction on the job‚ coordination and integration to the whole project team‚ it is also
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Blue Spider Case 1) If you were Gary Anderson would you have accepted this project after the director stated that it would be his baby all the way? Despite Henry Gable’s very apparent shadiness I would probably have taken the project too due to the backing that the project has. Even though the project had issues‚ based on all we have learned in project management‚ it is rare that a project has the amount of attention and backing from top executives‚ as well as‚ strong resources from the functional
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Restaurant for Fried Ice Cream Table of Contents * Project Overview * Risk Management *Project and reasons for considering it a project * Equipment & labor needed * Statement of Work *Activity objectives *Work Breakdown Structure * Sequence CPM * Management & Resource Management *GANTT diagram * Revenues & Expenses Budget *Network Diagram *RAM Diagram * Conclusion & Recommendations Reasons for considering it a project: *It has a specific Start and End date (from June
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Supply Chain Management: An International Journal Emerald Article: Relative effects of design‚ integration and information sharing on supply chain performance Bülent Sezen Article information: To cite this document: Bülent Sezen‚ (2008)‚"Relative effects of design‚ integration and information sharing on supply chain performance"‚ Supply Chain Management: An International Journal‚ Vol. 13 Iss: 3 pp. 233 - 240 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/13598540810871271 Downloaded
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Question Paper: Define a project. What are the characteristics which help differentiate projects from other functions carried out in the daily operations of the organization? What is the role of the Project Manager? 3. Why is the implementation of projects important to strategic planning and the project manager? Strategic plans are implemented primarily through projectse.g.‚ a new product‚ a new information system‚ a new plant for a new product. The project manager is the key person
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UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND EXTERNAL STUDIES FACULTY OF EXTERNAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT OF EXTRA-MURAL STUDIES MASTERS IN PROJECT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT COURSE CODE: LDP 604 PROJECT PLANNING‚ DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION QUESTIONS: Section A Section B - This question is compulsory - Chose any two questions (10 marks) (5 marks each) – Total 20 marks Section A Twiga & Sons Ltd. started out as a trading company specializing in the sourcing‚ sale and service of
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PROJECT SCOPE DEFINITION & WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE 1.1 Project Scope: Project scope is defined as "The bounded set of verifiable end products‚ deliverables‚ or outputs that the project team undertakes to provide to the stakeholders of the project" Success of a project is highly dependant on achieving the right results i.e. scope objective. Meeting the scope objective is also the primary test of effective performance by project management. It may be noted that unless the project is completed as
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CURRICULUM AREA ENGINEERING BTEC HIGHER NATIONAL IN ENGINEERING UNIT CODE J601/0302 LEVEL 4 CREDITS 15 UNIT NUMBER / TITLE 37 Management of Projects OUTCOME: 1 ASSESSMENT TITLE: Assignment 1 – Phases of a Wind Farm Project STUDENT NAME ___________________________________________ Submission Date 9/4/13 Date Handed In Date Given Out 5/3/13 I certify that the work submitted for this assignment is my own. I am aware of the anti-plagiarism and submission policies of the college. Student Signature
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