Project Management Project management is the discipline of planning‚ organizing‚ securing and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives. Some Facts! One fifth (1/5) of the world’s GDP (U.S. $12 trillion) is being spent on Projects. With projects being mandated on such large scales – a shortage of 6 million skilled project professionals is expected by 2013. It’s the only profession where the income levels continued to rise despite the
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or renewed interest in the field of project management? IT is growing at a rapid rate and with that growth demands people to manage this growth. People I think are more trained to be project managers and also there is new software that helps tremendously with the management part of the tasks. So demand is up‚ skilled workers are up‚ and the cost benefit is there for this renewed interest. 2. What is a project‚ and what are its main attributes? How is a project different from what most people do
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IEE04 : Project management Feb 2013 A. Explain the following four major components of cost of project…………. aug12‚feb12 1. Material Cost 2. Utilities cost 3. Labor cost 4.Factory overhead cost Ans: 1. Material Cost: the most important element of cost‚ the material cost comprises of the cost f raw material‚ chemical‚ components and consumable stores required for production. It is a function of the quantities in which these materials are required and the prices payable for them. While estimating the
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Unit /Module | Project Management | Assessment | Individual Assignment | Lecturer | Bandujeewa Samaranayake | Student Name | | ID | Date Handed Over | | Date Due | | Initial Submission Date | 15/03/2012 | Re-Submission Date | | Students to tick if attempted | Grading Opportunities | Criteria Met ? | Assessor Feedback | | | Initially | On Re- Submission | | | P1 | | | | | P2 | | | | | P3 | | | | | P4 | | | | | M1 | | | | | M2 | | | |
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Strayer University IT Project Management Assessment CIS 517 1. Summarizes how the project manager or team exhibited exceptional and ethical project management practices. Often‚ the project manager (PM) is faced with an issue that is not easily resolved by theory or the knowledge acquired from formal training. These types of problems are usually not of a technical nature and more often tend to be ethical or human resource issues (Stare‚ 2011). The satisfactory answer is often
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Project Termination 1 Project Termination Types of terminations How and why projects terminate Typical termination activities Need for a project history 2 All Things Come to an End ... Termination – impact on technical success – Impact on other areas – Plan and execute termination with care 3 When Do Projects Terminate? Upon successful completion‚ – or . . . When the organization is no longer willing to invest 4 Most Common Reasons Projects Terminate
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Assignment 2 1. The 7 benefits in importance for reducing user resistance to IT-based change: 1. Cast a vision for shared project objectives that will attract‚ inspire‚ and motivate the project team – a PM that can inspire the project team‚ can help users understand the purpose and usefulness of IT-based changes 2. Communicate more effectively – a PM needs to be able to transmit the ideas clearly and effectively 3. Leverage emotional information to make better decisions – emotional information
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Project Management Carlos F. Amaral 01-07-2013 1. Discuss the primary function of a project plan. According to the Project Management Book of Knowledge‚ the project plan is "...a formal‚ approved document used to guide both project execution and project control. The primary uses of the project plan are to document planning assumptions and decisions‚ facilitate communication among stakeholders‚ and document approved scope‚ cost‚ and schedule baselines
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The Project Plan Project Name Constructing a school Managers Name Aleysha Smith‚ Valeria Leonova Project start date 20/10/2013 Project close date 20/02/2014 Table of Content Topics Page no Project Summary The project summary should address the following questions‚ in the following order: Project description
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CLOTHING STORE PROJECT PLAN R.E.A.L. Girlz Clothing Store Project Plan Nikita S. Carter DeVry University Professor Jorge Tenoria November 2012 Table of Contents Pages 1. Executive Summary 3 2. Scope Statement 4 a. Goal Definition……………………………………………………………………..4 b. Goals that address the mission……………………………………………………..4 c. Goals that address self-sustainment………………………………………………...5 d. Objective definition………………………………………………………………...5 e. Project Objectives…………………………………………………………………
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