An Analysis and Comparison of Projects Management Within Government Organizations and Private Industries.

OM8004
Managing and Organizing People
March 14, 2008

Instructors:
Dr. Dean Samuel
  Dr. Samuel Natale

An Analysis and Comparison of Projects Management within Government Organizations and Private Industries.

By: Daniel Salifou

Table of Contents

    I. Definition of a Project
    II. Definition of Project Success
  III. Building and Succeeding in a Project
    IV. Team Building
    V. Communication
    VI. Diversity
  VII. Educational Background
  VIII. Organizational Culture
    IX. Project Management in the Federal Government
    X. Project Management in the Private Industries
    XI. Differences
  XII. Similarities
  XIII. Benefits to Organization
  XIV. References

  Definition of Project
  Project management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to a broad range of activities in order to meet the requirements. It is also the application of modern management techniques and systems to the execution of a project from start to finish, achieving predetermined objectives of scope, quality, time and cost, to the equal satisfaction of those involved.

  A project manager oversees the execution of entire project or publication, including hiring members of the production team, assigning tasks, organizing and scheduling the writing and production process, and participating to all administrative details.

  Definition of Success
  Project success relies on how much focus a project manager has on the actual project, the determination to find out what needs to be done, and good estimates as well as accuracy and consistency.
  Project success can be measured by the ability to create software, at a reasonable cost, that helps the end customer be more productive. If the project timeline changes and/or there are adjustments to the requirements, those changes should be evaluated against the standard of price impact and what the end-user wants/needs.
  A well-defined/well-managed project that produces... [continues]

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