Chapter 1: 1. Define a project. What are five characteristics that help differentiate projects from other functions carried out in the daily operations of the organization? A project is a complex‚ no routine‚ off-time effort limited by time‚ budget‚ resources‚ and performance specifications designed to meet customer needs • An established objective • A defined life span with a beginning and an end • Involvement of several departments • Doing something unique • Time‚ cost ‚ and performance
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1. Make a table for the software project‚ technical infrastructure project‚ and the combined projects. To better interpret the results of the EVA‚ you may choose to graph the cumulative spending over time for the software project‚ technical infrastructure project‚ and the combined projects. 3. Answer The questions below: 3.1. Which of the two components are underperforming according to the plan? How do you know this? 3.2. Are the components of the project within budget? How do you know?
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Project Charter refers to a statement of objectives in a project. This statement also sets out detailed project goals‚ roles and responsibilities‚ identifies the main stakeholders‚ and the level of authority of a project manager. It acts as a guideline for future projects as well as an important material in the organization’s knowledge management system. The project charter is a short document that would consist of new offering request or a request for proposal. This document is a part of the project
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Project Management Project management is a way of managing change‚ on everything from planning a wedding‚ the Olympics‚ educational goals‚ or improving business practices. It describes the activities that meet specific objectives to introduce a specified task or improve new or existing products and services. Effective projects have effective leaders and workers. And‚ effective project management requires a skilled project manager‚ and a vision‚ along with the resources‚ money‚ and time
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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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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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1-Why are successful projects so important to Hewlett-Packard? Successful projects have increased odds for continued and better success. The success repeals teams use a system that can improve communication within a company. This systematic process can be repeated and improved and others can learn the process then train to develop "a learning organization". 2. How far should an evaluation team go in trying to quantify project contributions to the firm’s mission or goals? What is the role
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Resource 11. TRAINING MODULE IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT (Created by the Institute for Development Management‚ Botswana for the NGO Institute‚ STF. (Some materials in this module have been extracted from “A Guide to Project Management Body of Knowledge‚ 3rd. edition‚ 2004) What is a project? “A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service.” The Three P’s [pic] Working definition of project management Project management is the application of knowledge
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Title Page Project Name 1 Project Background 1 Business Case 1 Project Objectives 1 Major Deliverables 2 Project Stakeholders 2 Related Products and Deliverables & Proposed Resource List 3 Projected Customers 3 Customer Requirements 4 Project Manager and Authority Level 4 Preliminary Schedule (Milestone Chart) 4 Preliminary Schedule (Milestone Chart) con’t 5 Approval 6 Bibliography 7 Project Overview Project Name Wedding Proposal for Mark and Mary-Jo Project Background I have been
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Restaurant for Fried Ice Cream Table of Contents * Project Overview * Risk Management *Project and reasons for considering it a project * Equipment & labor needed * Statement of Work *Activity objectives *Work Breakdown Structure * Sequence CPM * Management & Resource Management *GANTT diagram * Revenues & Expenses Budget *Network Diagram *RAM Diagram * Conclusion & Recommendations Reasons for considering it a project: *It has a specific Start and End date (from June
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