nd nd 2 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH (2 ICBER 2011) PROCEEDING WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A MANAGER: THE CASE OF MALAYSIAN FIVESTAR RESORT HOTELS Rozila Ahmad (rozila@uum.edu.my) Noor Azimin Zainol (azimin@uum.edu.my) Universiti Utara Malaysia Sintok‚ 06010 Kedah ABSTRACT This article investigates the requirement for managerial posts in five-star resort hotels in Malaysia. Despite the growth of hotel industry in Malaysia‚ academic literature especially qualitative
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1.0 Definition of Project Manager Project manager is the person‚ who is responsible for deliver the project deliverables within the budget and within the time frame‚ in accordance with technical specifications‚ and‚ when specified‚ in accomplishment of profit objectives. There is no one particular representation for a project manager. Different projects require different approaches. Project managers are more often either transformed functional managers or‚ specially trained professionals.
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Journal of Project Management 31 (2013) 889 – 902 www.elsevier.com/locate/ijproman Project managers and career models: An exploratory comparative study Karin Bredin a ‚ Jonas Söderlund b‚⁎ a Department of Management and Engineering‚ Linköping University‚ Sweden b BI Norwegian Business School‚ Norway Abstract Prior research has paid little attention to the careers and career models of project managers. This is troublesome for at least two reasons. First‚ project managers are becoming
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NICMAR ASSIGNMENT ON “ROLE OF PROJECT MANAGERS” SUBMITTED BY: JHA PRAVIN KUMAR JOSHI SOURABH MALANI GOVIND 221071 221074 221094 GUIDED BY: Prof. T.K.GANGULI ACM 22-SECTION 2 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH‚ PUNE ROLE OF PROJECT MANAGERS Page 1 NICMAR INDEX Contents 1. Introduction 2. Role of Project Manager 2.1 Planning 2.2 Organizing 2.3 Controlling 2.4 Leading 2.5 Communicating 2.6 Cognitive functions 2.7 Self management functions 2.8 Motivational and personal
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How did you get into project management? - I was in a relatively small company; it didn’t have formal project management but had the need to undertake a major‚ industry wide initiative. The rest was history. 2. If you had to rate the job of project manager on a scale of 1-10‚ with 10 being the highest‚ how would you rate it? - I would rate it a 9 3. Briefly explain the reason for your rating. What do you enjoy most and what do you like least about being a project manager? - I gave it a 9 because
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Superior Performers in this Job PROJECT MANAGER JOB COMPETENCY MODEL In a High Technology Organization Developed by Workitect‚ Inc. For XYZ* Company *This is an actual project for a real company whose name‚ represented throughout this document by a blank line ( ________ )‚ is confidential. Sections I. Overview of the Competencies by Cluster II. Competencies with Definitions and Behaviors III. Overview of Most Important Responsibilities of Project Managers IV. Description of Most Important
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development of project management‚ project success has been defined clearly. A definition of project success from Lock is that if the project finish on time‚ within budget and in good quality‚ the project is considered as a successful project (Lock‚ 2007). However‚ our understanding about the role of project manager is unclear. Different people hold various viewpoints about it. According to Lewis‚ people have a vague understanding of what is the role of project manager‚ because a majority of project managers
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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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MIND MAP PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL document issued by the project initiator or sponsor authorizes the existence of a project Project Charter provides the project manager with the authority to apply organizational resources to project activities the document that describes how the project will be executed monitored‚ and controlled any unique and verifiable product‚ result‚or capability to perform a service that is required to be produced to complete a process
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Seven Steps of Project Planning April Willochell Project Management Every project is an opportunity to produce something new‚ to make a real difference. You can introduce change‚ increase productivity‚ enhance capabilities of your company or of a client or build new relationships. Seven steps are essential to success in organizations that simultaneously manage multiple initiatives. Effectiveness begins with good pre-project planning plus an understanding of what a project is and what can be at
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