Peak LAN Project Case Study Group Earth Kirk Baringer Meagan Beeman Allison Benton Yolanda Boyd Thomas Guess Southwestern College Joel Light‚ Ph. D. MGMT 505 Project Management Fundamentals February 05‚ 2012 Introduction Peak Systems is a small information systems consulting firm located in Meridian‚ Louisiana (Larson & Gray‚ 2011). Peak Systems latest client is the City of Meriden’s social welfare agency. The agency is in need of a local area network (LAN). The job will be completed
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usual business processes in spite of implementation taking off will continue. For this size of a conversion the newly hired Project Manager will not only need to have highly technical skills but also have strong communication and organizational skills as well. I imagine this is quite an undertaking‚ without knowledge of the number of users involved‚ this project could end even before it begins if the candidate’s communication and highly organized skills are not taken into account. I
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Overview: As Reichart had been an assistant project manager and thereby involved in the trophy project from its conception‚ he was made project manager for the project once the project was accepted by the company. From the very beginning Reichart faced issues that would be fatal to the project. The management functions of planning‚ organizing‚ staffing‚ controlling and directing personnel and resources were poorly executed by both senior and project level management. Trying to address the problem
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Project Termination Just like every other phase‚ the project termination can also be summarized with the help of a few guidelines. The first one pertains to the ‘Project Audit’ which includes the status‚ forecasts‚ risk assessments and recommendations for the project. The next activity concerns the ‘Evaluation’ phase which deals with the scope accomplished‚ technical objectives met and projection of historical data. Other close-out items may consist of final measurements‚ final reports‚ client
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0965-9978/97/$17.00 Audio/visual information in construction project control Osama Abudayyeh Department of Construction Engineering‚ Material Engineering and Industrial Design‚ College of Engineering and Applied Sciences‚ Western Michigan University‚ Kalamazoo‚ MI 49008‚ USA (Received 11 July 1995; revised version received 24 July 1996; accepted 4 October 1996) The proper design of an information system in support of project management is crucial to the successful and effective management
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The Innocence Project Author: Naomi Douglas Date: 9th March 2012 Contents * The Innocence Project Organisation * Death Row * Two Cases * Niamh Gunn * YouTube‚ Books * References The Innocence Project Organisation: This Organisation is a non-profit Legal organisation dedicated to exonerating wrongfully convicted people through DNA testing and reforming the criminal justice system to prevent future injustices. The Innocence Project was established
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Proposal writing Project Proposal “A project proposal is a detailed description of a series of activities aimed at solving a certain problem.” The proposal should contain a detailed explanation of : • • • • Justification of the project; Activities and implementation timeline; Methodology; and Human‚ material and financial resources required. Elements of the Project Proposal • • • • • • Project title Goals and objectives of the project Description of project activities Description of
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Mike’s Yard Proposal Table of Content Table of Content page 1 Project charter Page 2 Scope statement Page 7 Work breakdown structure Page 9 Network diagram Page 12 Risk management plan Page 15 Resource management plan Page 16 Communication management plan Page 19 Business Memo Page 21 Project Name Remodel the front and back yard Project Number 126 Project Manager Matthew McHann Prioritization high Owner(s) Melody and Mike Start
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provided as a project. PRODUCT SCOPE: The features and functions that characterize a product‚ service or result. PROJECT SCOPE: The work that must be performed to deliver a product‚ service or result with the specified features and functions. page 100 1 5- PROJECT SCOPE MANAGEMENT Project Scope Management includes the processes required to ensure that the project includes all the work required‚ and only the work required‚ to complete the project successfully slide # 101 PROJECT SCOPE MANAGEMENT
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Role of Project Manager A Project manager is one of the most important role for effective Project management‚ described as “[to] take responsibility for planning‚ implementing and completing the project” (Meredith & Mantel‚ 2000: 85) getting the right person on the right job with careful section which this person must be able to collaborate resources for the project and to able to deliver a clear message and direction on the job‚ coordination and integration to the whole project team‚ it is also
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