COMP 445 Software Process and Project Management Assignment 1 2012-2013‚ Term 1 Due date: Nov. 6 Total Mark: 50 Submit a hardcopy of your assignment in Class Question 1 (a) Identify 3 problems with estimating effort too early in the project. (3 marks) (b) Identify 3 ways that you can overcome these problems if you are asked to do early estimation? (6 marks) Question 2 The table below shows the dependency of activities in a project. Activity Duration Dependent on
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Project Management Lecture April 26‚ 2012 1 Overview Project planning V + Execution • Repetition • Monitoring • Control • Summary 2 Overview of the Project and Organization Structures Board of Management Department A Department B Department C • Pure project organization Projekt A Projekt B PM A PM B Board of Management • Influence project organization PM Staff Department A Department B Department C • Matrix project organization Project 1 Executive
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Chapter 10 Quick Quiz 1. What do many experts agree is the greatest threat to the success of any project? b. a failure to communicate 2. Which communication skill is most important for information technology professionals for career advancement? c. speaking 3. Which of the following is not a process in project communications management? a. information planning 4. What popular book illustrates the concept that people are not interchangeable parts and uses the analogy that
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Question 3 (35 marks) - Words: 2 – 2.5 Pages The R&D department is planning to bid on a large project for the development of a new communication system for commercial planes. The accompanying table shows the activities‚ time‚ and sequences required; Activity Immediate Predecessor Time (Weeks) A -- 3 B A 2 C A 4 D A 4 E B 6 F C‚D 6 G D‚F 2 H D 3 I E‚G‚H 3 a. Draw the network diagram. b. What is the critical path? c. Suppose you want to shorten the completion time as much as possible‚ and you have
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The Manager and Management Accounting BUSI 0028 Sem 2‚ 2012/13 Dr. Olivia Leung © 2012 Pearson Education. All rights reserved. Accounting Discipline Overview Managerial accounting—measures‚ analyzes‚ and reports financial and nonfinancial information to help managers make decisions to fulfill organizational goals. Managerial accounting need not be GAAP compliant. Financial accounting—focus on reporting to external users including investors‚ creditors‚ and governmental
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The Project Management Process Groups The Project Management Process is the application of knowledge‚ skills‚ tools‚ and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements. It is a set of interrelated action and activities performed to achieve a pre-specified product‚ result‚ or service. The Project Management Process is grouped into five categories which are: The Initiating Process Group involves the processes‚ activities‚ and skills needed to effectively define the beginning
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BUSINESS MANAGEMENT PROJECT: BASIC MANAGEMENT DECISION MAKING PROCESS TEACHER:ROBERT MACKENZIE Decision-making isanessentialaspectofmodernmanagement. This isafunction ofmanagement. Main task ofmanagementisareasonabledecision. Decision-making is a process of choosing a solution from available alternatives. The decision-makingisimportantbecauseitdeterminesbothmanagement actionandorganization. Adecisioncanbedefinedas"a choice made between alternative courses of action in a situation
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there are organizational issues and have hired a project team to identify additional gaps‚ develop an action plan and to implement those actions. Although it has been communicated that these changes will soon occur we have not received any formal information about the major changes that will happen nor has the timeframe for the changes been communicated. After completing the project manager course and understanding the purpose of project management skill set I now can identify some issues that challenges
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Misti Hubbard INF410: Project Management Saturday‚ January 24‚ 2015 The Importance of Project Management Project management has become an important aspect of business in many companies. Projects are integrated with the strategic views of the corporation to ensure maximum benefits are achieved. Project management is a vital method to the economic process of a company. The advantage of project management is that the capability of achieving improved productivity and provides a company with quality
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Interpersonal Managerial Role of a Project Manager Liberty University Abstract As project management is becoming more and more of an important to organizations‚ it is important for those taking the position to have the ability to handle the role. A project manager is in charge of managing and leading a team to successfully complete a project for the benefit of the company. For the team to be effective‚ the supervisor‚ or project manager‚ must have both technical and personal skills. A main factor
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