Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology Volume 10‚ 2013 Project Management Principles Applied in Academic Research Projects Pollyana Notargiacomo Mustaro & Rogério Rossi Mackenzie Presbyterian University‚ São Paulo‚ SP‚ Brazil pollyana.mustaro@mackenzie.br rossirogerio@hotmail.com Abstract The achievement of academic research involves a series of steps and activities that must be managed in order to avoid delays‚ development problems (due to unforeseen risks) and even
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The Role of the Project Manager A project manager is the person who has the overall responsibility for the successful initiation‚ planning‚ design‚ execution‚ monitoring‚ controlling and closure of a project. The job title is used in construction‚ petrochemical‚ architecture‚ information technology and many different industries that produce products and services. The project manager must have a combination of skills including an ability to ask penetrating questions‚ detect unstated assumptions
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The case Project Context: AtekPC founded in 1984‚ has grown to become a mid-sized U.S PC maker‚ with 2100 employees‚ $1.9m revenues in 2006. With the transition of PC industry from a growth market to that of a maturing market‚ AtekPC was experiencing tremendous cost pressure and changing management urgency. In order to positioning the organization for the future‚ John Strider‚ CIO for AtekPC‚ had strong convictions that the PMO-light model1was the way to go. PMO issues involved at AtekPC
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1 MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLE‚ MANAGEMENT THEORY‚ AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES MGMT310 American Military University Monique Outerbridge 2 Every organization utilizes different types of management techniques‚ practices‚ theories and principles. Each organization utilizes their own practices as it correlates to their organizations’ mission‚ goals and culture. What works for one organization may not work for the next. In my opinion‚ I believe that multiple management practices can work for an organization
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Project Management in High-Tech Organizations: A Field Study 1. Title: Project Management in High-Tech Organizations: A Field Study 1. Investigators (co-investigators) Clay Spinuzzi‚ University of Texas at Austin 1. Hypothesis‚ Research Questions‚ or Goals of the Project I seek to answer the following research questions: * How do people in high-tech knowledge work organizations manage projects? What tools and texts do they use? * How‚ and to what extent‚ do they collaborate
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Case 1: Introduction of the Case: Abstract: Carrefour was the second largest retailer of consumer goods and groceries worldwide‚after Wal-mart. The company pioneered the concept of hypermarket in their homecountry‚ France‚ as early as 1960’s.However‚ towards late 1990’s; Carrefour saw a de-cline in their French hypermarkets owing to certain unfavorable government regula-tions and competition from hard discount stores. Carrefour introduced a series of strategic initiatives in an effort to revamp
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Disaster Management Guidelines Role of NGOs in Disaster Management National Disaster Management Guidelines: Role of NGOs in Disaster Management A publication of: National Disaster Management Authority Government of India NDMA Bhawan A-1‚ Safdarjung Enclave New Delhi - 110 029 ISBN: 978-93-80440-10-1 No. of Copies: 3000 September (2010) When citing this report‚ the following citation should be used: National Disaster Management Guidelines: Role of NGOs in Disaster Management. A publication
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Project Risk and Procurement ------------------------------------------------- Risk Management ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Dr. Kevin Kane ------------------------------------------------- Assignment 2 Hanson Ifeatu Nnadi @00345526 Submission: 8th March 2013 ------------------------------------------------- Total number of pages: 12 Word count without references: 2664 ABSTRACT The aim of this paper
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and rise in the concept of the importance of International Project Management has increased many folds. Project management is a discipline that applies various tools‚ concepts‚ principles‚ practices‚ activities that help in improving the profitability of organization and results in overall growth. It helps organizations working in various parts of the world in integrating there operations and achieving goals. The project management concepts are based on principles of rationality in human behavior
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Contamination Cleanup Project: Lessons Learned Project Management‚ APS 1001H Fall 2011 University of Toronto Fall 2011 Table of Contents Executive Summary iii Introduction‚ Background on the Rocky Flats Site Cleanup 1 Project Management Lessons Learned 3 Time‚ Cost and Performance Management 3 Risk Management & Planning 5 Quality Management 8 Knowledge Management 9 Communications Management 10 Human Resources Management 11 Regulation Management 13 Conclusions
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