[pic] Topic 1: Define project What is a project? A project is the defined set of planned and managed activities carried out for a period of time — with a defined start and end date. A project is designed to yield a set of products or services as agreed with the project clients and stakeholders. It has a lifecycle which is the process by which the project is undertaken. Five features that differentiate projects from ordinary work are that they:
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CAPM certification and I wish to make it available to those studying for other PMI related courses. I used resources from all over the web‚ Project Management Body of Knowledge – PMBOK and other various sources. Also note‚ I have done my best not to plagiarize any work without first mentioning the person or organizations name and that I have tried to only use information that has been made freely available. If I have inadvertently used information found in another’s document‚ publication‚ etc
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slides Review – Estimate & Schedule Four primary steps Define work to be done (WBS) Estimate size Estimate effort Build schedule Review - WBS Types: Process‚ product‚ hybrid Formats: Outline or graphical org chart Shows hierarchical task relationships High-level version does not show dependencies or durations What hurts most is what’s missing Becomes input to many things‚ esp. schedule Approaches to building WBS Review – Estimation Size Estimation Techniques Bottom-up vs. Top-down Analogy
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Chap 2 • Project results in unique product‚ temporary in nature‚ has a begin & end date‚ & is progressively elaborated • Progressive elaboration uses incremental steps to better understand objectives • Both project & operational work are performed by people‚ constrained by resources‚ planned‚ executed & controlled. Project results in unique product & temporary while ongoing work is repetitive & ongoing • Project management is the application of knowledge‚ skills‚ tools & technique of the
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These activities and resources are developed through a WBS (work breakdown structure) and a RBS (resource work breakdown structure) which allows the teams to identify all the needs and requirements to be included in the cost estimation document for the project. During the drawing up of these break down schedules‚ the project team will continuously make use of the project objectives‚ scope statement and statement of works as reference. After the WBS and RBS are complete a risk assessment is done to identify
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this project it will be fulfilling a dream for the couple as well as honing project management skills for the new project manager. Overview of Deliverables: A detailed breakdown of the deliverables can be found in the work break down structure (WBS) in Appendix A of this document. All of the deliverables will be done by the completion date and include. 1.0 Pre-Vowel renewal Planning 2.0 Vowel renewal Ceremony 3.0 Reception 4.0 Pre-honeymoon Planning 5.0 Honeymoon 6.0 Project
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1) Choose a project. Define scope. Project Name: Balanced Score Card inception. Introduction/ Overview of the Project: The management introduced various new HR policies to be implemented across the entire plant‚ corporate and Business offices. Balanced Score Card inception into the Performance Management System of the higher level employees‚ including AGM and above (Level E13- E18)‚ was one among such new renovated policies. A total of 195 employees were covered under the project. By redesigning
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suffer no downtime. Whitmore advises Brian to come back to the Executive Committee on February 15‚ with a presentation on the scope of the project that includes costs‚ “first-cut” timeline‚ and proposed project team members. Brian had some preliminary discussions with some of AET’s managers and directors from each of the functional departments and then arranged for a full-day scope meeting on February 4 with a few of the managers and technical
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Project Cost Estimating Work Breakdown Paul Hewitt‚ International Project Estimating Limited Introduction Construction Cost Estimating Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) The term WBS has become a common term in all fields related to Cost Engineering including Construction Cost Estimating‚ Scheduling and Project Cost Control. A well defined WBS is the backbone of good Construction Estimating Software and can take several forms including the breakdown of items within an estimate‚ the layout of groups within
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TCM305/05 – CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT January Semester 2014 Tutor-Marked Assignment 1 Submission Date: 27 April 2014 (Before 2400hrs) Name: Muhammad Fauzi Bin Ahmad Zaki Student ID: 071130199 Mobile Number: 019 2143859 Email: fauzi3378@yahoo.com.my Tutor’s Name: Miss Dora Yeap Chu Im Class Code: 7CPM1 Question 1 1 (a) Pinto (2010) has come out with a project control cycle that comprises four stages. Describe these four stages in detail (8 Marks) According to Pinto (2010)‚ project
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