CHAPTER 1 What Is a Project? Things are not always what they seem. — Phaedrus‚ Roman writer and fabulist CHAPTER LEARNING OBJECTIVES After reading this chapter‚ you will be able to: N Define a project N List a project’s characteristics N Distinguish a project from a program‚ activity‚ and task N Understand the three parameters that constrain a project N Know the importance of defining and using a project classification rule N Understand the issues around scope creep‚ hope creep‚ effort creep
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wheelchair uses ingenious mechanism to climb by making two arms move along a trajectory similar to that of a foot. This includes complex mechanism driven by motor. This mechanism is simplified by Supratim Naskar in his B. Tech. project at IIST in 2011. The aim of our project is to make a detailed design of this simplified mechanism of staircase climbing wheelchair and fabrication of its parts. This includes fabrication of different parts of mechanism which would be done in
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| PROJECT CHARTERHMIS Development Project Author: MBA MIS Group 2 Creation Date: 13/03/13 Last Revised: 13/03/13 Version: 1.0 | | | | | | | | * Table of Contents 2 Initiation 2 3 Project Charter Purpose 2 4 Synopsis 2 4.1 Content of the Project 3 5 Purpose / Business Need 3 6 Scope and Acceptance 4 6.1 Goals and Objectives 4 6.2 Project Deliverables 5 6.3 Project Estimated
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that I am able to complete this project. I want to express my gratitude to all those who had accompanied & supported me. I want to express my sincere and humble gratitude to Prof. Jamal A Khan‚ Chairman of Department of WildLifeSciences‚ AMU‚ ALIGARH for giving me opportunity to work here and to carry out my dissertation work in this university. I am extremely thankful to Dr.Satish Kumar and Dr. Afifullah Khan for their invaluable guidance in carrying out my project succesfully. It is due to their
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…………………………………………….... 4 Justification …………………………………………… 4 Scope …………………………………………… 5 Risks and Mitigation ……………………………………………… 5 Budget ……………………………………………… 5 Expected Duration …………………………………………… 6 References ……………………………………………… 6 Project Name: Online Railway Reservations Background Information The railway corporation has its headquarters at the county’s capital and has a number of branches in strategic cities all over the country. For this reason‚ the main centre accountable for matters
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children must be active while they learn. They must experience first hand and in very real ways how things work‚ how spoken words can be written‚ and how reading helps them function in the world. Structured learning activities such as paper and pencil tasks‚ workbook pages‚ drill‚ and sitting and listening for long periods of time do not work for young children. The National Association for the Education of Young Children represents the early childhood profession. Their book on developmentally appropriate
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ODESSA MOBILE TECHNOLOGY PROJECT Project Plan Odessa Mobile Technology Project Author: Debbie Whitson Creation Date: 7/10/03 Last Revised: 7/10/03 Version: 1.0 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 2 PURPOSE OF PLAN 2 BACKGROUND INFORMATION/AVAILABLE ALTERNATIVES 2 PROJECT APPROACH 3 PHASE X: SECURE EQUIPMENT 3 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES 4 BUSINESS GOALS AND OBJECTIVES 4 PROJECT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES 4 SCOPE 5 SCOPE DEFINITION 5 ITEMS BEYOND SCOPE 6 PROJECTED BUDGET 6 RISK
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FINAL RESEARCH PROJECT “CUSTOMER PERCEPTION AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS RETAIL COFFEE CHAINS – A STUDY IN DELHI‚ W.R.T BARISTA‚ CCD‚ NESCAFE” SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF PGDBM (2006-08) Submitted to: XXXXXXXX Submitted by XXXXXXXX ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I would not have completed this project without the help‚ guidance and support of certain people who acted as guides and friends along the way. I would like to express my deepest and sincere thanks to my faculty guide NAME‚ for her invaluable guidance
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The Project Charter Project Name: Ellis Household Home Improvement Project Project Manager: Project Tracking Number: EHHI 001 Date: April 2‚ 2013 Project Justification: This project will address the severe design flaws and the renovation needed to make the Ellis Household a more comfortable living place. The severe lack of quality materials has shown through in our first couple months here and we need to change that. The house needs to be renovated‚ but to save money we will only
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Manage Projects Assignment 1: Part 1: Question 1: Introduction to project management: * Welcome * Introduce self A project is: * A set of planned and managed activities carried out for a specific length of time * has a defined start and end date * Achieves a specific objective within the specified quality and performance criteria * Products and services that is agreed with the project clients and the stakeholders * Funded and directed by the primary sponsor and/or
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