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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INSTRUCTOR’S RESOURCE MANUAL CHAPTER FIVE Scope Management To Accompany PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Achieving Competitive Advantage By Jeffrey K. Pinto CHAPTER FIVE PROJECT PROFILE — Airbus A380: Plane of the Future or Enormous White Elephant? Introduction 5.1 CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT The Statement of Work 5.2 THE SCOPE STATEMENT The Work Breakdown Structure
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Technology Projects Global Technology Solutions 1 Introduction 2 How This Book Is Organized 3 The Software Crisis 4 Why IT Projects Fail 4 Improving the Likelihood of Success 6 A Socio-Technical Approach 6 A Project-Management Approach 7 A Knowledge-Management Approach 8 The Context of Project Management 9 What Is a Project? 9 Attributes of a Project 9 The Project Life Cycle and IT Development Define Project Goal 12 Plan Project 13 Execute Project Plan 13 Close Project 14 Evaluate Project 14 The
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Sources A and E do not. Source B supports the hypothesis. It states the two reasons why Japan went to war and is reliable because it is a report of the Japanese government conference held in 1941. Source B states that Japan will “seek to establish a solid basis for security and preservation of the nation”and “advance south”. This shows that Japan wanted to protect its territories like China and sought to establish its military so that it could conquer
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Chapter 1 Projects in Contemporary Organizations Copyright 2012 John Wiley & Sons‚ Inc. Introduction Rapid growth in project management In the past‚ most projects were external – – – Building a new skyscraper New ad campaign Launching a rocket Developing a new product Opening a new branch Improving the services provided 1-2 Growth lately is in internal projects – – – 1 8/30/2012 How Project Management Developed Credit for the development of project management
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Scope Statement • Project Objective – To plan a high-quality wedding within 12 months at a cost not to exceed $30‚000. Scope Statement (cont’d) Deliverables • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Budget Receive money from contributors Guest list Bridesmaid luncheon Bachelorette party venue and date Bachelor party venue and date Ceremony and reception site Wedding date Save the date announcements Wedding gown Caterers Ceremony officiate Bridal party Wedding décor and theme Flowers Music
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Project Name Huntsville‚ Alabama Plant Construction Project Number 1 Project Manager Prioritization Owner(s) Seitz Corporation Start Date: April 17‚ 2011 Scheduled Completion Date: June 30‚ 2012 Mission: The Seitz Corporation has identified strategic objectives that include doubling sales in the next decade‚ developing new products‚ expanding market share‚ and increasing productivity. This project has been authorized to construct a new production plant in Huntsville Alabama
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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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The aim of this assignment is to explore challenging behaviour in the person with dementia. As it is outside the scope of this assignment to explore all the potential reasons for challenging behaviour‚ the focus of this assignment will be on challenging behaviour in the context of the communication of pain‚ using a case study to illustrate this. This assignment will describe challenging behaviours‚ the behaviours associated with pain‚ and the management strategies employed by nursing staff‚ using
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gross domestic product on projects every year. Ans: 25% Because a project requires resources‚ often from various areas‚ many projects cross ____ or other boundaries to achieve their unique purposes. Ans: departmental The limitations of scope‚ time‚ and cost goals are sometimes referred to as the ____. Ans: triple constraint In the example of the project of building a house‚ the project sponsors would be the potential ____. Ans: new homeowners Project ____ management involves defining and
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