importance of initiating projects that add value to an organization 2. Discuss the background of ResNet at Northwest Airlines 3. Distinguish among the three major projects involved in ResNet 4. Appreciate the importance of top management support on ResNet 5. Discuss key decisions made early in the project by the project manager 6. Relate some of the early events in ResNet to concepts described in previous chapters 7. Discuss some of the major events early in the project that helped set the stage
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The Construction Project Manager ©Copyright 1996‚ 1999‚ 2007 By Robert J. Shaker Table Of Contents Defining Organizational Structure .................................................................................................. 2 Duties of the Project Manager ......................................................................................................... 3 The Objectives of the Project Manager ................................................................................
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A380 project is one of the most complex projects to ever happen. An aircraft of such large size and complexity would always have problems. Although problems are always anticipated during such a large project‚ the management involved with this project mismanaged many aspects. The project’s success can be examined using many project management aspects. This report will analyse in particular the areas of project scheduling‚ stakeholder management and project leadership within the A380 project. The project
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1. Discuss the implications for a project manager of not having any clear prioritisation of objectives in terms of time cost and quality. Explain the benefits and limitations of having clear prioritisation of objectives while project planning. A project has some factors such as unique goals‚ required outcomes‚ time‚ designated budget‚ specialist resources‚ client‚ stakeholders‚ and degree of complexity. The project management is the discipline of planning‚ organizing‚ motivating and controlling
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A project audit provides an opportunity to uncover the issues‚ concerns and challenges encountered in the execution of a project. It affords the project manager‚ project sponsor and project team an interim view of what has gone well and what needs to be improved with the project to successfully complete it. If done at the close of a project‚ a project audit can be used to develop success criteria for future projects by providing a forensic review. This review will provide an opportunity to learn
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Chapter 1 Review Question 1. Define a project. What are five characteristics that help differentiate projects from other function carried out in the daily operations of the organization? A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product‚ service‚ or result. Five characteristics: 1. An established objective. 2. A defined life span with a beginning and an end. 3. Usually‚ the involvement of several department and professionals. 4. Typically‚ doing something that has never
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The Project Charter Project Name: Ellis Household Home Improvement Project Project Manager: Project Tracking Number: EHHI 001 Date: April 2‚ 2013 Project Justification: This project will address the severe design flaws and the renovation needed to make the Ellis Household a more comfortable living place. The severe lack of quality materials has shown through in our first couple months here and we need to change that. The house needs to be renovated‚ but to save money we will only
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Airport (DIA) Automated Baggage Handling Project Project Charter Lisa Romero March 11‚ 2011 Version 2.0 Table of Contents 1.0 Revision History 2 2.0 Statement of Purpose 2 3.0 Project Information 3 4.0 Project Overview 3 4.1 Overview of the Organization 3 4.2 Current Situation and Problem/Opportunity Statement 3 4.3 Project Objectives 3 5.0 Roles and Responsibilities 4 6.0 Project Constraints 4 7.0 Assumptions 4
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You are the project manager for the project you selected and identified in the prior assignments. Using your Microsoft Project software‚ sketch out your action plan. Use the action plan to develop the work breakdown schedule (WBS) as follows: • Create a list of between 5–10 major deliverables that need to be undertaken and completed‚ in the general order of how they would occur. This is Level 1 of the action plan. • Next‚ break out each of the Level 1 deliverables into 5–10 activities. This is
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Project Plan Forecast "A project monitoring system involves determining what data to collect; how‚ when‚ and who will collect the data; analysis of the data; and reporting current progress. Gray and Larson (2006)." A communications plan. addressing how progress will be reported to the various project sponsors and executives "When giving a status report to superiors‚ project managers must present the most positive image possible without stretching the truth. They should adapt their communication
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