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    T-4 Failure to identify and document cost estimating standards and provide written policies and procedures to persons responsible for preparing‚ supporting and reviewing cost estimates. T-10 Excessive reliance on individual personal judgement where historical experience or cost estimating standards are available. THREATS NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES DEPARTMENT: T-6 Inadequate staff training in the preparation‚ review and approval of cost estimates. T-5 Inadequate staff training in the preparation

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    Project Estimating Techniques Project Estimating Techniques One of the most important factors to the success of a project is how well the project is estimated‚ as well as how overall costs are managed during the execution phase by the project manager. Project costs and estimates are vital to the success of any organization to remain competitive in the market. Cost estimating for organizations rely heavily on resources that can sometimes be difficult to obtain. Forecasting and utilizing

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    TECHNIQUES FOR ESTIMATING TASK DURATIONS IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT As part of planning a project‚ tasks are assigned to project team members. Durations for task completion are also specified. Task duration estimation is necessary since it helps in cost and resource estimation. Iranmanesh and Mokhtari (2008)‚ further affirmed the importance of project duration estimation by saying that‚ estimation of time and cost to complete work in a project and follow up them during implementation are major contributors

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    in? Do project managers use effective communication management…an exploratory analysis. STATEMENT OF AUTHORSHIP “The work contained in this project report has not been previously submitted at any other tertiary educational institute. To the best of my knowledge‚ this report does not contain materials previously published or compiled by another person‚ excepting where specific references are given.” Signed: Alison Cox Date: 24 October 2012 BEN910 Integrated Research Project Faculty of

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    "In the name of Allah The All Merciful The most Merciful" Useful Science for the Sake of God Course: Negotiation Skills for Project Managers مهارات التفاوض لمديري المشاريع Instructor: |Dr. Attia Hussien Gomaa | |Industrial Engineering Consultant | |Engineering Service - American University In Cairo

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    Dell has been using for many years to sell customized PC’s to customers via the internet has been very successful. Dell designed and structured the supply chain to provide customized computers in a quick manner and with a reasonable price. Customers can visit the Dell website and configure the PC they desired and see the cost options they selected. Once the order was finalized‚ Dell would then start the building of that customized computer to meet the customer’s selection and ship the finished product

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    DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A FUNCTIONAL MANAGER AND A PROJECT MANAGER FUNCTIONAL MANAGER 1. He is in-charge of a firm’s functional depts. Such as marketing‚ engg.‚ or finance. 2. They are more skilled at analysis. Such heads are specialists in certain areas only. 3. They are analytical in approach (breaking the system into smaller and smaller elements) and they know something abt. the operation for which they are responsible. 4. In case of any difficulty‚ they know how to analyze

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    PROJECT MANAGEMENT GROUP ASSIGNMENT Table of Content 1. Business ethics of project manager 4 1.1. Motivation theory 4 1.1.1. Maslow’s hierarchy of need 4 1.1.2. Theory X and Theory Y 4 1.1.3. Reinforcement Theory 5 1.2. Business ethics 5 1.2.1. What is business ethics 5 1.2.2. Utilitarianism theory 6 1.2.3. Equity theory 7 1.3. Standard for international project managers 7 1.4. Social responsibilities 10 2. Impact of environments 11 2.1. Macro-environments 11 2.1.1. Cultural society Environment

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    Effective Project Manager? Instructions 1. Define the scope of the project clearly. Make sure to know when you are finished. This may mean breaking a project into smaller phases if it is a large-scale project. Get the team to agree to the scope at the beginning and document what success looks like. Have a clear discussion of what the project is and more importantly‚ what it is not. This will flush out assumptions people may have that differ from reality. 2. Know the team and what they are expected

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    essential concern for project management is performing the project successfully. This concern can be measured with how success is evaluated‚ and what factor plays important roles in the project performance. Closely associated with this is the concern for the competence and the skills of the project manager. Acquiring certain managerial skills is considered to have the most impact on successful project outcomes. The following headlines are to highlight three of the project manager fundamental skills

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