Ideally‚ the project manager should conduct the sponsor interview(s) prior to beginning the project. The interview provides an opportunity for the project manager and sponsor to clarify and document how the sponsor will determine project success. What are the business objectives of the project? Who are the key project stakeholders? How will the sponsors measure the success of the project? Prepare for the sponsor interview by reviewing the Initial Sponsor Interview form in detail and by reviewing
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PART I: INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 - MANAGERS AND MANAGEMENT LEARNING OUTCOMES After reading this chapter students will be able to: 1. Tell who managers are and where they work. 2. Define management. 3. Describe what managers do. 4. Explain why it‘s important to study management. 5. Describe the factors that are reshaping and redefining management. Opening Vignette – The Man Behind an African Megabrand SUMMARY Herman Mashaba‚ along with two business partners‚ founded the South African Black Like Me
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Citibank : Performance Evaluation “Performance management is about creating relationships and ensuring i l i hi d i effective communication Its about focusing on what organisations‚ managers and team members need to dt b dt succeed” - Robert Bacal Performance Management Why do even best of great strategies fail? A study of 275 professional portfolio managers reported that the ability to execute strategy was more important than the quality of the strategy itself (“Measures That Matter‚”
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What are some examples in the performance evaluation document that are based on judgment and not evidence? There are several examples throughout the performance evaluation that indicates the results were based on judgement and not evidence. The following statements in each criteria reflects JanTomlinson’s judgment for Tyler Cahill’s performance evaluation to be based on judgement: Communications : “although his Southern accent is somewhat off-putting and leaves people with the impression that
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NICMAR ASSIGNMENT ON “ROLE OF PROJECT MANAGERS” SUBMITTED BY: JHA PRAVIN KUMAR JOSHI SOURABH MALANI GOVIND 221071 221074 221094 GUIDED BY: Prof. T.K.GANGULI ACM 22-SECTION 2 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH‚ PUNE ROLE OF PROJECT MANAGERS Page 1 NICMAR INDEX Contents 1. Introduction 2. Role of Project Manager 2.1 Planning 2.2 Organizing 2.3 Controlling 2.4 Leading 2.5 Communicating 2.6 Cognitive functions 2.7 Self management functions 2.8 Motivational and personal
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ISSN 1940-204X Northlake Bookstore: Benchmarking for Performance Evaluation Hugh Grove University of Denver Tristy Hillestad University of Denver Lisa M. Victoravich University of Denver IntroductIon In September 2004‚ Wendy Wiley‚ the Northlake Bookstore manager‚ was considering the implications of a shocking development. For the first time in her seven years as the Bookstore manager‚ textbook sales for this fall had decreased from the prior fall sales. The sales decrease was approximately
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13_26_ch02.fm Page 13 Friday‚ September 8‚ 2000 2:43 PM Chapter 2 Basic Skills for Project Managers Be not afraid of greatness; some are born great; some achieve greatness—others have greatness thrust upon them. William Shakespeare Twelfth Night Introduction Before now‚ we had discussed project management in the broad sense‚ that is‚ from the perspective that any type of project—industrial assembly line‚ new construction‚ or technology implementation— operated by the same sets of rules
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THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PROCESS A. SUPERVISORS SHOULD: 1. Translate organizational goals into individual job objectives and requirements. 2. Communicate their expectations regarding staff performance. 3. Provide feedback to staff. 4. Coach the staff on how to achieve job objectives and requirements. 5. Diagnose the staff’s relative strengths and weaknesses. 6. Determine a development plan for improving job performance and
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Performance Management Introduction: Performance management is the process through which supervisors and those they lead gain a shared understanding of work expectations and goals‚ exchange performance feedback‚ identify learning and development opportunities‚ and evaluate performance results. Importance: It is through this process that organizations are able to create and sustain a workplace environment that: Values continuous improvement Adapts well to change Strives to attain ambitious goals
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effective resource management strategies c) making them aware that they contribute toward the big picture goal achievement of the organisation d) enabling awareness of the goal setting and planning procedures required for success e) providing a means for communicating targets and objectives — employees cannot be expected to meet resource management targets if they do not know what they are (this includes targets relating to cost management‚ budget applications and waste management) f) providing
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