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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SELECTED EXERCISES 2 Exercise 11 Project Tracking 2 Exercise 12 Risk Assessment 7 Exercise 13 Refining your project plan (using software) 9 Exercise 14 Initiating 11 Exercise 15 Planning 16 Exercise 16 Executing 18 Exercise 17 Controlling 21 QUESTION 2: THE NORTHWEST AIRLINES CASE STUDY 25 1.. 25 2.. 27 3. 29 REFERENCE 38 APPENDIX - FLYDRAGON PROJECT PERT CHART 39 Figure List Figure 1 Calendars of Project FlyDragon 4 Figure 2 Tracking Gantt Chart of Project FlyDragon 6 Figure 4 ResNet
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Chapter 1: 1. Define a project. What are five characteristics that help differentiate projects from other functions carried out in the daily operations of the organization? A project is a complex‚ no routine‚ off-time effort limited by time‚ budget‚ resources‚ and performance specifications designed to meet customer needs • An established objective • A defined life span with a beginning and an end • Involvement of several departments • Doing something unique • Time‚ cost ‚ and performance
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1. What are the reasons the author advances the project management to be considered an "accidental profession?" The twelve guidelines are presented in no particular order. Order them by level of importance and explain your reasoning 2. Where would you place yourself in Figure 2? 3. A few of the guidelines are related to the need to understand the reason for the project in the first place. Which guidelines would you place in this category? Why is this so crucial? 4. Why
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The Project Plan Project Name Constructing a school Managers Name Aleysha Smith‚ Valeria Leonova Project start date 20/10/2013 Project close date 20/02/2014 Table of Content Topics Page no Project Summary The project summary should address the following questions‚ in the following order: Project description
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of Project Management Looking for a way to stay ahead of the pack in today’s competitive and chaotic global economy‚ companies are turning to project management to consistently deliver business results. Disciplined project management starts at the portfolio level‚ where the strategic vision drives initial investments and where value measures are established. A fully aligned project‚ program and portfolio management strategy encompasses the entire organization‚ dictating project execution
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Managing Mega Projects - The Experiences Of KLIA By Tan Sri Dato’ Prof. Ir. Jamilus Hussein and Prof. Dr. Shafie Karimin Editor’s note: This article was published in The Ingenieur Sept-Nov 2006 issue and is reproduced courtesy of the Board of Engineers‚ Malaysia. N o one‚ especially in the a viation fraternit y‚ would have thought and believed that a small group of Malaysian professionals w ould have been able to deliver successfully The KL International Airport ( KLIA) project to the Government
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Project Management Project management is a way of managing change‚ on everything from planning a wedding‚ the Olympics‚ educational goals‚ or improving business practices. It describes the activities that meet specific objectives to introduce a specified task or improve new or existing products and services. Effective projects have effective leaders and workers. And‚ effective project management requires a skilled project manager‚ and a vision‚ along with the resources‚ money‚ and time
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PROBLEM 1 Project? 1. Unique purpose 2. Life span 3. Uncertainty 4. Primary customer 5. Resources 6. Developed using progressive elaboration Project Life Cycle [pic] Key Project Constraints 1. Scope – objective of project 2. Time - Deadline 3. Cost - Budget 4. Quality – Extent of satisfaction Project Stakeholders Individuals or groups in the organization who have an interest in‚ or will be affected by‚ the project result. E.g. Organiser
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Project Management Paper MGT/437 November 3‚ 2010 Project Management Paper A project can be a wide variety of activities. According to Kerzner‚ 2006‚ a project can be considered to be any series of activities and tasks that have a specific objective to be completed within certain specifications‚ has defined start and end dates‚ has funding limits (if applicable)‚ consume human and nonhuman resources (i.e.‚ money‚ people‚ equipment)‚ and are multifunctional (i.e.‚ cut across several
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