1. What are the reasons the author advances the project management to be considered an "accidental profession?" The twelve guidelines are presented in no particular order. Order them by level of importance and explain your reasoning 2. Where would you place yourself in Figure 2? 3. A few of the guidelines are related to the need to understand the reason for the project in the first place. Which guidelines would you place in this category? Why is this so crucial? 4. Why
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Project Management What is a project “Operations Management” is concerned with the transformation of inputs and resources into outputs. The transformation system to be used is dictated by the charateristics of the required inputs and the desired outputs. For instance‚ for mass manufacturing (where outputs and inputs are standardized‚ and products facing high demands are produced in very large quantities)‚ the transformation system may take the form of an “assembly line” (as in automotive
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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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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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ch17-Project Management 1. Good project management is especially important with virtual teams. TRUE Virtual teams face challenges that make project management especially important. 2. One way that project management differs from management of more traditional activities is because of the limited lifetime of projects. TRUE Projects have lifetimes that are typically shorter than other business endeavors. 3. Once a project is approved and underway‚ project managers are only responsible for
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File: ch03‚ Chapter 3: The Project Manager Multiple Choice 1. Identify the attribute that is NOT normally associated with the job of functional manager. a) The functional manager is usually a generalist in the area being managed. b) The functional manager is responsible for deciding what resources will be devoted to accomplishing the task. c) The functional manager is administratively responsible for deciding how something will be done. d) The functional manager is responsible for
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Any project must be well planned especially if a number of people and activities will be involved. It is the task of the project management to ensure that various tasks required in the project are completed in time. Operational researchers developed a method of scheduling complex projects shortly after the Second World War. This scheduling is called network analysis and is usually known as Critical Path Analysis (CPA). While Program Evaluation Review Technique (PERT) will analyze the involved
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