PROJECT MANAGEMENT 641 - ASSIGNMENT No. 2 (Value 40%) PROJECT CHARTER‚ SCOPE MANAGEMENT‚ PROJECT PLANNING Aim of Assignment: Create a Project Charter‚ Requirements Document & Work Break Down Structure Apply scope change management processes Demonstrate understanding of project planning through the analysis of a case study [Note: Topic Notes 4(Initiation)‚ 5 (Project Planning) and 6 (Scope Management) provide the background to complete this assignment) PART I (68 marks) PROJECT
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Running Header: Project Management and Scenario Planning Comparing Project Management and Scenario Planning Business Management and Leadership IP2 January 17‚ 2010 Managers are the driving forces of an organization they have five functions organizing‚ planning‚ staffing‚ directing and controlling. A manager role is to achieve effective utilization of resources in an organization. Managers have a major role in the decision making process‚ he has to know how to communicate in bring changes
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Project Plan Forecast "A project monitoring system involves determining what data to collect; how‚ when‚ and who will collect the data; analysis of the data; and reporting current progress. Gray and Larson (2006)." A communications plan. addressing how progress will be reported to the various project sponsors and executives "When giving a status report to superiors‚ project managers must present the most positive image possible without stretching the truth. They should adapt their communication
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Below is a project WBS with cost apportioned by percents. If the total project cost is estimated to be $600‚000‚ what are the estimated costs for the following deliverables? a. Design? $240‚000 = 40% * $600‚000 b. Programming? $120‚000 = 20% * $600‚000 c. In-house testing? $240‚000 = 40% * $600‚000 What weaknesses are inherent in this estimating approach? a. If total cost estimate is off‚ all other costs will be off. b. The breakdown of the project in terms of its
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computerised for achieving most of their operations using Information Technology (IT) systems. The implementation of the systems requires a management program for the IS applications development. Susan Brock (2003) supports that as the data into valuable corporate information has become more viable through information technologies‚ the application of IT based projects has risen too (Susan Brock‚ 2003). The organisations use Information System Projects for either updating‚ or either upgrading or changing
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Solutions to Accompany Information Technology Project Management‚ Sixth Edition ISBN-10: 0324786921 ISBN-13: 9780324786927 Course Technology MIS Series Companion Web Site: www.cengage.com/mis/schwalbe Kathy Schwalbe‚ Ph.D.‚ PMP Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 5 CHAPTER 6 CHAPTER 7 CHAPTER 8 CHAPTER 9 CHAPTER 10 CHAPTER 11 CHAPTER 12 APPENDIX A APPENDIX B APPENDIX C List of solution files available and referenced in this document‚ in alphabetical order:
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Projects and Project ManagementOrganizational leaders are facing complex challenges through a rapid rate of change in both the technology and government which has then created pressure in new and existing organizations. As a result‚ the traditional structure for managing is giving way to a new form of management (Kerzner‚ 2003). This form is project management. How can this be? Projects have been around since the building of the pyramids (Dobson‚ 2003). In 2650 B.C.‚ the step pyramid was built
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Managing Information Technology Projects‚ Sixth Edition Schwalbe Note: See the text itself for full citations. Understand the growing need for better project management‚ especially for information technology projects Explain what a project is‚ provide examples of information technology projects‚ list various attributes of projects‚ and describe the triple constraint of projects Describe project management and discuss key elements of the project management framework
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Software Configuration Management is the ability to control and manage change in a software project. Change is inherent and ongoing in any software project. The ability to track control such changes in a proper manner form the basis of a good software project. Software Configuration Management tries to bridge this gap by defining a process for change control. Change Management defines processes to prevent unauthorized changes‚ procedures to follow when making changes‚ required information‚ possibly
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THE STEPS IN THE PLANNING PROCESS Once I am appointed as Manager of Operation‚ I will of course have to ensure that the goals are achieved. In this case the first thing I will do is to refer the steps in the planning process as Cronje‚ et all (2007) thought. The first think to do will be to raise Opportunity awareness that will mean to identify the opportunity in the light of the organization’s current capability. Secondly will have to Establish Goals‚ establish goals in order to provide direction
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