Fast Forward MBA in Project Management by Eric Verzuh and started reading the chapter “Solving Common Project Problems”. Respond to the following items coherently: i. Which of the “problems” do they have? ii. Using the facts and your inferences from the case‚ describe what specific techniques‚ methods‚ documents‚ strategies‚ etc. they should use for each of the project management problems they have. iii. Explain for each technique‚ method‚ etc. why it will benefit the project to build the second
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International Journal of Project Management 26 (2008) 80–86 www.elsevier.com/locate/ijproman Project management of unexpected events Anders So¨derholm * Umea° School of Business‚ Umea° University‚ SE-901 87 Umea° ‚ Sweden Abstract Unexpected events and environmental impact not planned for are common during project implementation. This article explores how unexpected events are dealt with in projects using qualitative case study data from four di erent cases. Results show four di erent approaches
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Contents Introduction 4 Overview 4 Outcomes 5 Project Outputs 5 Traits of system 6 Project Execution Plan 6 Management 6 Available resource 6 Skills and Resource Requirements 6 Responsibility Matrix Formats 7 Acquisition 7 Training 8 Configuration Management 8 Change Management 8 Change Reporting 8 Issue Management 9 Support 12 Perform quality assurance 13 Success criteria 13 Checklist 13 Information distribution 14 Status Reporting 14 Records 15 Record Keeping 15 Development
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The Project Management Institute (PMI) defines a project as any work that happens only once‚ has a clear beginning and end‚ and is intended to create a unique product or knowledge (Mango‚ 2008). A project may be as simple as organizing a one-day event or as complex as constructing a nuclear reactor. It may; involve only one person‚ or thousands; last several days‚ or many years; be undertaken by a single organization‚ or by an alliance of several stakeholders. Schwartz (2008) identifies four characteristics
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Key issues affecting projects and Project Management 1. Introduction Projects that have in their scope the exploitation of information and information technology as a mean of achieving development‚ have emerged in the past 50 years becoming one of the most frequent types of projects under development. But often‚ mistakenly‚ the developed software is thought to be the only product of such projects‚ and once they are completed‚ the project objectives are considered as fulfilled. But especially
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Project Management plays an important and strategic role for many companies to innovate and sustain the challenges in today’s economic demands and for their long term growth. Upper management need to recognize the importance of project management and its fundamentals to better engage the employees for mutual benefits. Project management is not limited to a particular industry‚ such as engineering or construction‚ it is indeed relevant to many other industries too. One aspect of project management
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Introduction of Best Practices A project is a temporary endeavour undertaken to create a unique product or service and must have a beginning and end. For any project to be successful‚ it is important to understand what the project is supposed to achieve and is gauged by two parameters‚ that the project be delivered on time‚ and within budget. Utilising project management best practices‚ tools and techniques I would recommend to the Information Technology Manager the following guidelines for implementing
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MOTIVATION Dear Sir or Madam: I am truly interested in applying for the master’s program ABC starting in winter 2014 intake in order to enhance my career prospects in the field of construction. I have graduated from Hochiminh city University of Technology with Bachelor degree in Industrial electrical engineering. I have known the ABC from both Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst in Vietnam and my sister who has been studying in the Logistic master course at Westfälische Hochschule University in Essen
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The Adoption of Technology in Project Management Introduction/ Thesis Statement: 1.0 “In the past decade‚ firms have turned to IT to achieve improvements in project performance” (Bardhan‚ et al 2007). 1.1 Organizations have adopted technologies to greatly influence efficiencies in project management by introducing more collaborative and software tools. 1.1.1 The advancement of technologies have developed computer-based information and communication technologies (ICT’s)
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Project Management Life Cycle The Project Management Life Cycle (PMLC) addresses the project management needs for all systems development projects. It is applicable to new system development projects and to maintenance projects for existing systems. What is a Project Management Life Cycle? A system development project is a set of activities that starts and ends at identifiable points in time and that produces quantifiable and qualifiable deliverables. Projects are staffed by people using processes
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