PROJECT MANAGEMENT 641 - ASSIGNMENT No. 2 (Value 40%) PROJECT CHARTER‚ SCOPE MANAGEMENT‚ PROJECT PLANNING Aim of Assignment: Create a Project Charter‚ Requirements Document & Work Break Down Structure Apply scope change management processes Demonstrate understanding of project planning through the analysis of a case study [Note: Topic Notes 4(Initiation)‚ 5 (Project Planning) and 6 (Scope Management) provide the background to complete this assignment) PART I (68 marks) PROJECT
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Five Phases Project Management Strategy November 5‚ 2012 Five Phases of Project Management Life cycle management is a business management approach that can be used by all types of businesses (and other organizations) to improve their products and thus the sustainability‚ employing the principles of project life cycle – the five phases of project management‚ which consists of‚ initiation‚ planning‚ execution‚ monitoring‚ and closure. Iniation Phase The first phase of a project is the initiation
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Chapter 9: MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 21) From your reading of the Cannondale case study‚ the firm implemented new information systems in order to achieve which of the main six business objectives? A) customer and supplier intimacy B) survival C) competitive advantage D) operational excellence Answer: D Explanation: A) B) C) D) 22) Which of the following
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The Project Management Institute (PMI) defines a project as any work that happens only once‚ has a clear beginning and end‚ and is intended to create a unique product or knowledge (Mango‚ 2008). A project may be as simple as organizing a one-day event or as complex as constructing a nuclear reactor. It may; involve only one person‚ or thousands; last several days‚ or many years; be undertaken by a single organization‚ or by an alliance of several stakeholders. Schwartz (2008) identifies four characteristics
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT WHAT IS PROJECT MANAGEMENT: The word project comes from the Latin word projectum from the Latin verb proicere‚ "to throw something forwards" which in turn comes from pro-‚ which denotes something that precedes the action of the next part of the word in time (paralleling the Greek πρό) and iacere‚ "to throw". The word "project" thus actually originally meant "something that comes before anything else happens". When the English language initially adopted the word‚ it referred
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Project Communication Management Plan US SAP project-Phase 1 Infinity Oil & Gas 5440 n Homewood Blvd Baton Rouge‚ LA 70821 03/25/2012 Table of Contents Introduction 2 Communications Management Approach 2 Roles 2 Project Team Directory 4 Communications Matrix 5 Guidelines for Meetings 6 Glossary of Communication Terminology 6 Introduction The purpose of the Communications Management Plan is to define the communication requirements for the project
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of your understanding of the role of project management in today’s business environment. Project management is getting things done on time and under budget and also in scope; Project manager should know the scope very well and it is important to track the process as well. There are so many project management tools available for example Microsoft project server is the best example we can come up with. When the full project scope documented and finalized project managers should divide the scope into
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The AtekPC Project Management Office: Situation: John Strider the CEO of AtekPC is faced with pressure that is facing the PC industry as a result of the industry transition. Strider had in the past thought of a Project Management Office which if implemented would of great benefit to AtekPC in the long run. He however did not want to implement this idea in a rush because he had concerns of the effect it would have if they tried to push hard with the idea. There were questions on how PMO Program
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PROJECT INTEGRATION MANAGEMENT Project managers coordinate all of the other knowledge areas throughout projects life cycle. Many new project managers have trouble looking at the “big picture” and want to focus on too many details. Project integration management is not the same thing as software integration. PROJECT INTEGRATION MANAGEMENT PROCESSES Develop the project charter Develop the preliminary project scope statement Develop the project management plan Direct and manage project execution
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is an advantage of centralized contracting? 1. Gives easier access to contracting expertise 2. Increases company expertise in contracting 3. Gives more loyalty to the project 4. Allows a contracts person to work on a single project Answer B 2 Risks will be identified during which risk management process(es)? 1. Quantitative risk analysis and risk identification 2. Risk identification and risk monitoring and control 3. Qualitative risk analysis and risk monitoring
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