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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The AtekPC Project Management Office: Situation: John Strider the CEO of AtekPC is faced with pressure that is facing the PC industry as a result of the industry transition. Strider had in the past thought of a Project Management Office which if implemented would of great benefit to AtekPC in the long run. He however did not want to implement this idea in a rush because he had concerns of the effect it would have if they tried to push hard with the idea. There were questions on how PMO Program
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT SUCCESS FACTORS FOR SUSTAINABLE HOUSING: A FRAMEWORK Abu Hassan Abu Bakar1‚ Arman Abd Razak‚ Shardy Abdullah and Aidah Awang2 School of Housing‚Building and Planning‚ Universiti Sains Malaysia‚ Pulau Pinang‚ Malaysia 1 abhassan@usm.my and 2aidah0622@yahoo.com ABSTRACT Housing is the critical issue in global urbanization which have a tremendous impact on the environment – both during construction and through out their. As the key element in urban development‚ housing
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Examination Paper of Project Management4IIBM Institute of Business ManagementExamination Paper MM.100Project Management in Information Technology Section A: Objective Type & Short Questions (30 marks) This section consists of Multiple Choice & Short Note type questions. Answer all the questions. Part One carries 1 mark each and Part two carries 5 marks each. Part One:Multiple forms:1. „Enterprise project management software (EPMS)‟ integrates information from a single project toshow the status
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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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RESEARCH REPORT VARIOUS WAYS I.T PROJECTS ARE MONITORED AND CONTROLLED INTRODUCTION Over the years‚ Information Technology (I.T) projects has been known to fail‚ that is‚ they are either completed with over budget or not completed within time and budget. Information Technology projects are often complex and detailed in nature and require cognitive knowledge and skills for its accomplishment. I.T projects are often difficult to estimate and manage as some projects are either cancelled or reduced
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Prioritizing IT Project Management Portfolio Prioritizing IT Project Management Portfolio The realities of shrinking IT budgets and increasing dependence on IT in organizations in recent years has resulted in a situation in which there is an intense competition for resources needed to execute and complete IT projects. According to Ross (2007)‚ the shrinking IT budget in the face of increasing demand has brought new pressures to the IT function. To gain approval and funding for projects‚ IT departments
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The triple constraint of project management is represented by a triangle‚ where three sides or inputs‚ scope‚ cost and time‚ regulate the ability to deliver a project. The triangle represents the individual constraints that exist with each function and their relationships. “The triangle illustrates the relationship between three primary forces in a project” (Jenkins‚ “n.d.”). The triple constraint is a critical factor in determining a projects quality and success. These three constraints require
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[pic] Project Quality Metrics Template This Project Quality Metrics Template is free for you to copy and use on your project and within your organization. We hope that you find this template useful and welcome your comments. Public distribution of this document is only permitted from the Project Management Docs official website at: www.ProjectManagementDocs.com Quality Metrics Company Name Street Address City‚ State Zip Code Date Table of Contents Introduction
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UNIT 303 Project Management Chifley Business Schol - Australia Course assignment “Etisalat Egypt Project” Student Name: Mohammad Nasrallah Student ID: 860149 Jan 4th‚ 2013 Table of contents 1. Introduction………………………………………………………………………………..…..…3 1.1 The Value of Project Management in organizations………………………...3 1.2 Project life cycle………………………………………………………………….…………….….4 2. Etisalat Egypt Project management ……………………………………..….….5 2.1 Definition………………………………………………………………………………………..…...5
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