PROJECT MANAGEMENT WHAT IS PROJECT MANAGEMENT: The word project comes from the Latin word projectum from the Latin verb proicere‚ "to throw something forwards" which in turn comes from pro-‚ which denotes something that precedes the action of the next part of the word in time (paralleling the Greek πρό) and iacere‚ "to throw". The word "project" thus actually originally meant "something that comes before anything else happens". When the English language initially adopted the word‚ it referred
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Chapter 1 – Introduction to Operations Management After completing this chapter‚ you should be able to: 1. Define the term operations management. 2. Identify the three major functional areas of organizations and describe how they interrelate. 3. Identify similarities and differences between production and service operations. 4. Describe the operations function and the nature of the operations manager’s job. 5. Summarize the two major aspects of process management. 6. Explain the key aspects of operations
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Chapter 2: Product‚ Process‚ & Schedule Design Dr. Rosario Rosas-Vega IE 4355 : Facilities Design Texas State University Schedule Design Schedule design decisions provide answers to questions involving how much to produce and when to produce. Production quantity decisions are referred to as lot size decisions. Determining when to produce is referred to as production scheduling. How low production will continue? Impact of Schedule Design 1. Machine selection 2. Number of machines 3
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Managerial Decision Modeling w/ Spreadsheets‚ 3e (Balakrishnan/Render/Stair) Chapter 7 Project Management 7.1 Chapter Questions Use this information to answer the following questions. Consider the following Activity-On-Node (AON) project (activity completion times are in days). 1) Refer to the figure. What is the critical path? A) ABDF B) ABEF C) ACDF D) ACEF E) none of the above Answer: D Page Ref: 280 Topic: Determining the Project Schedule Difficulty: Easy 2) Refer to the figure
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Master of Business Administration - MBA Semester 2 MB0049 – Project Management (4 credits) (Book ID: B1138) ASSIGNMENT- Set 1 Q1. What is meant by project management ? Discuss the need for project management. Answer: Project Management is all about a mindset. The major characteristics of project mindset: a) Time: It is an important parameter in framing the right mindset. It is possible to improve the pace of the project by reducing the time
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Project Management Plan Project Title: Shed Construction at Lot 90 38-42 Wharf Road Project Description: Development of single storey shed workshop. Project Manager’s: A Person Project Agency: Fred’s Sheds Prepared For Audience Project/Organization Role Mr Jones Owner Occupier Prepared By Document Owner(s) Project/Organization Role A Person C & A Constructions / Project Manager Project Version Control Version Date Author Change Description 1.0.0 12/05/2011 A Person Document created
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1. A ________________ is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product‚ service‚ or result. a) b) c) d) Program Process Project Portfolio 2. Which of the following is not a potential advantage of using good project management? a) b) c) d) Shorter development times Higher worker morale Lower cost of capital Higher profit margins 3. Which of the following is not an attribute of a project? a) b) c) d) Projects are unique Projects are developed using progressive elaboration Projects have
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values 5 Set Current Date 5 Set the Calendar 5 Set the Working Time 6 Set the Project Calendar 7 Set the Gantt chart bar display 8 Enter tasks in the schedule 8 Durations and Milestones 10 Set Milestones 10 Set Durations 10 Designating tasks and sub-tasks 11 Setting milestones 15 Formatting the Deliverable 16 Deliverable #1: Initial Gantt Chart 17 Deliverable #2: Report 19 Create a resource list 20 Practical example of resource application 22 Task constraints
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DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION School of Business and Management‚ Xavier University (Ateneo de Cagayan) Corrales Avenue‚ Cagayan de Oro City‚ Philippines COURSE OUTLINE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION SCHOOL YEAR 2013-2014 Course No. : BA 10 (Credit units = 3 Number of hours per sem. = 54) Course Title : Total Quality Management/Production Management Course Description This course tackles the nature‚ scope‚ functions‚ and importance
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EVOLUTION OF MANAGEMENT THOUGHTS & DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO MANAGEMENT: Management in all business areas and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives efficiently and effectively. Management comprises planning‚ organizing‚ staffing‚ leading or directing and controlling an organization (a group of one or more people or entities) or efforts for the purpose of accomplishing a goal. Resourcing encompasses the deployment and manipulation
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