Session 1 Introduction to project management (Ch1) A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to accomplish a unique purpose Programme management involves developing a coordinated approach to delivery (that) enables groups of projects that impact similar areas of the business‚ have critical dependencies‚ or are focused on developing a specific capability‚ to be coordinated and managed in an integrated way” - Williams‚ D. & Parr‚ T. (2004) Management: Activities undertaken to plan and control
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is to compare and contrast two projects in terms of Project Management‚ Quantitative Analysis and Economics while illustrating the effects of prudent vice imprudent management. The two case studies reveal different management styles within the organizations and ultimately within the projects. This paper examines the successes and failures of the St. Lucie Unit 2 Nuclear Power Plant and the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System projects. These two drastically different projects are located in very different
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MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT Between SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT This Memorandum of Agreement has been entered into at New Delhi on this …day of _____________ Between Paithan Mega Food Park Private Limited‚ a company incorporated in India under the Companies Act‚ 1956 and having its registered
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OF PROJECT COMPLETION USING STOCHASTIC PROJECT SCHEDULING SIMULATION (SPSS) Dong-Eun Lee1 ABSTRACT This paper introduces a software‚ Stochastic Project Scheduling Simulation (SPSS)‚ developed to measure the probability to complete a project in a certain time specified by the user. To deliver a project by a completion date committed to in a contract‚ a number of activities need to be carried out. The time that an entire project takes to complete and the activities that determine total project duration
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT International Journal of Project Management 25 (2007) 21–32 www.elsevier.com/locate/ijproman Matching the project manager’s leadership style to project type Ralf Muller ¨ b a‚1 ‚ J. Rodney Turner b‚* a ˚ ˚ Umea School of Business‚ Umea University‚ Sweden Groupe ESC Lille‚ Avenue WillyBrandt‚ F59777 Euralille‚ France Received 21 March 2006; accepted 21 April 2006 Abstract We look into the interaction of the project manager’s leadership
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_______ PROJECT SCOPE MANAGEMENT: A PIVOTAL TOOL FOR PROJECT’S SUCCESS Arupjyoti Nath* Mohammed Mukit Momin** ABSTRACT: This paper presents the importance of Scope Management in relation to the overall success of a project. It also talks about the whole scope management process and all the phases involved in it: initiation‚ planning‚ scope definition‚ verification and then control. An efficacious scope management of a project certifies the successful management of other strategic project management
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| A Journey from Project Selection‚ through Implementation‚ till Project Winding-Up Selection of a Project: Project Selection is a process to assess each project idea and select the project with the highest viability and highest priority. Often there will be a number of suggested projects but not enough resources‚ money or time to undertake all of the projects. Choosing a project using the right method is therefore of utmost importance. By following the Project Selection Stage one follows
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT: PROJECT FAILURES Sydney Opera House CONTENTS Introduction p.3 History p.3 – 4 Stakeholders p.4 – 7 Stakeholder classification p.5 Stakeholder Power/Interest Grid p.7 Causes for project failure p.8-10 Lack of risk management p.9 Unrealistic timescale and Cost escalation p.10 Recommendations p.10 – 14 Risk Management p.11 Forecasting p.11 – 12 Stakeholder Engagement p.12 – 14 Conclusion p.14 References
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Assignment 3: “Politics‚ Institutions‚ and Project Finance: The Dabhol Power Project.” Patricia Peele Dr. Hammad Elbedour Project Risk Management BUS 519 November 18‚ 2012 “Politics‚ Institutions‚ and Project Finance: The Dabhol Power Project.” Risk Breakdown Structure Prepare a risk Breakdown Structure assessing the main categories of risks. The risk breakdown structure is a hierarchical framework presenting possible sources of risk‚ used to structure risk identification and qualitative
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Project Management Institute A Guide to the Project MAnAGeMent Body of KnowledGe (PMBOK® Guide)—Fourth Edition An American National Standard ANSI/PMI 99-001-2008 ISBN: 978-1-933890-51-7 Published by: Project Management Institute‚ Inc. 14 Campus Boulevard Newtown Square‚ Pennsylvania 19073-3299 USA. Phone: +610-356-4600 Fax: +610-356-4647 E-mail: customercare@pmi.org Internet: www.PMI.org/Marketplace ©2008 Project Management Institute‚ Inc. All rights reserved. “PMI”‚ the PMI logo‚ “PMP”‚ the
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