PROJECT MANAGEMENT Project management is the discipline of planning‚ organizing‚ securing and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives. It is sometimes conflated with program management‚ however technically that is actually a higher level construction: a group of related and somehow interdependent projects. Project managers A project manager is a professional in the field of project management. Project managers can have the responsibility
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Introduction Project management has come a long way from its humble beginnings; it has change drastically to something that is useful and important in today’s business environment. From its quality‚ delivery and cost control are taking precedence in businesses‚ government organizations to nonprofit organizations. Project management allows managers an extra hand in planning‚ creating and executing strategic initiatives that will result in generating new revenues and at the same time find new clients
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The Regency Plaza Project under numerous theories of project management and the decisions‚ conclusions which can be arrived through the comprehensive analysis. A brief introduction about the project being analyzed is provided to identify the key aspects of the specific project in context. The plan of analyzing the Regency Plaza project is discussed in brief under three topics of project management with elements of theory and frameworks of the same used in analyzing the project. In the analysis section
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Project Scope/Deliverables: The objectives of this project are briefly described below. More detail of the objectives and deliverables of this project will be provided in the project SOW and WBS. This project will result in: • A short paper in Word that PMI MN can add to its web site that provides general information on local and virtual project management courses/programs. Hyperlinks to related sites/files will be included. For the purposes of this project‚ local is defied as within Minnesota
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When a project concludes theres a decision that has to be made in terms of project evaluation. This day is inevitable‚ and its called judgment day. This is when the project performance needs to be evaluated. Project managers have to remember that the purpose of every post project evaluation is to give input for future projects‚ to improve project management in the future. The project manager needs to review the project evaluation‚ with stakeholders‚ the project measures against the triple constraints
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SCOPE MANAGEMENT Planning is critical phase in a project life cycle. Although that is the case project control is pivotal and it goes through the project phase. Without proper project control in any project‚ failure possibilities are fairly high in such project. The intention of scope management is to define and outline the intention of any project. Scope management is defined by the PMBOK as; ‘..... the processes required to ensure that the project includes all the work required‚ and only the work
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SIM335 Managing Project essay SIM335 Managing Projects - Task 1 Question 1: Network diagram (activity on node) ‘The network diagram is defined as a graphical presentation of the project’s activities shows the planned sequence of work’ Burke (2003‚ p.131). It is also called as precedence diagramming method (PDM). ‘It is a method of constructing a project schedule network diagram that uses boxes or rectangles‚ which referred to as nodes‚ to represent activities and connects them with arrows that
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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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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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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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