Djenane Jeanty Project Management Context Professor C. Lennon Module V 11.17.12 Abstract Project managers carefully manage slack on sensitive resource-limited projects (Larson and Gray‚ p.295). If possible‚ they will add slack at the end of the project by committing to a completion date that goes beyond the scheduled date. Eliyahu Goldratt (1997) advocates an alternative approach to managing slack. He championed the “theory of constraints” and has coined the term “critical-chain” recognizing
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Requirements are also linked to other requirements (Kerton‚ 2011). Requirements traceability benefits an organization by allowing it to improve scope management‚ improve test coverage and test costs‚ and improve impact assessment (Kerton‚ 2011‚ p. 2-3). A properly completed requirements traceability matrix allows an organization to clearly identify risks within the improved business process‚ as well as any opportunities and threats. The proposed business process improvement involves updating the journal
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#3 1. If I were in Lauren’s shoes‚ I would make sure it’s clear to the strategic management group that my estimate – a more detail/micro estimate – came in well over their initial macro estimate. That being said‚ I would also provide upper management with the ideas (outsourcing‚ change scope‚ cancel project..) developed with stakeholders in the brainstorming meeting. Simply moving forward with the project after finding such a large gap in estimates would be a terrible idea that would most likely
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Assignment #3 – Project Management xxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) - HRM 520 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Assignment #3 – Project Management Construct a Cost-Benefit Analysis matrix for an organization that is considering replacing its internal payroll system with a payroll outsourcing service. Include direct and indirect revenue enhancements and direct and indirect cost reductions. Construct a Cost-Benefit Analysis matrix for an organization that
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of activities and the total float4 The project duration and the critical path..................................................................................................................................................................5 The earliest date the project can be completed given the starting date - Monday 7th May 2012..........................................................................5 The effect on the duration of the whole project if:.....................................
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are the project manager for the project you selected and identified in the prior assignments. Using your Microsoft Project software‚ sketch out your action plan. Use the action plan to develop the work breakdown schedule (WBS) as follows: • Create a list of between 5–10 major deliverables that need to be undertaken and completed‚ in the general order of how they would occur. This is Level 1 of the action plan. • Next‚ break out each of the Level 1 deliverables into 5–10 activities. This is Level
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Project ManagementTop Down/Bottom Up methods Consensus methods Snr/middle managers’ guess total project time & cost Discussing/arguing to reach a decision on best guestimates Firms seeking greater precision: Delphi Method: Group decision process of chance of certain events occurring Exp. familiar with project use insight/exp. guessing project costs/times Ratio methods Macro methods use ratios to guess time & cost E.g. contractors using no. of sq. ft. to guess cost/time to build
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Ivailo.peev@abv.bg PM 401 – Project management Aris Zogopoulos Final Exam March 5‚ 2012 1. Determine bread-and-butter‚ pearls‚ oysters and white elephants projects. (15%) Developing project portfolio matrix is the most important part of creating a project. Fours quadrants determine the matrix - Bread-and-butter‚ pearls‚ oysters and white elephants. Bread-and-butters project means evolutionary improvements to current products and service and it is low risk project with law reward. Pearls
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‘Dakotas’ flying between Hong Kong‚ Shanghai and Macao. In 1948‚ Swire acquire a management stake in the airline. In 1959‚ Cathay Pacific was already flying to Japan‚ Taiwan and Australia; the airline acquired its first jet aircraft‚ the Convair 880M in 1962 and continued to build its regional route network. In 1970‚ the decision was taken to re-equip the fleet with Rolls-Royce powered Boeing aircraft‚ opening the way for long-haul flights and setting the airline on course for services to the Middle East
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Assignment 2 1. The 7 benefits in importance for reducing user resistance to IT-based change: 1. Cast a vision for shared project objectives that will attract‚ inspire‚ and motivate the project team – a PM that can inspire the project team‚ can help users understand the purpose and usefulness of IT-based changes 2. Communicate more effectively – a PM needs to be able to transmit the ideas clearly and effectively 3. Leverage emotional information to make better decisions – emotional information
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