Peak LAN Project Case Study Group Earth Kirk Baringer Meagan Beeman Allison Benton Yolanda Boyd Thomas Guess Southwestern College Joel Light‚ Ph. D. MGMT 505 Project Management Fundamentals February 05‚ 2012 Introduction Peak Systems is a small information systems consulting firm located in Meridian‚ Louisiana (Larson & Gray‚ 2011). Peak Systems latest client is the City of Meriden’s social welfare agency. The agency is in need of a local area network (LAN). The job will be completed
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Project Proposal Our initial Statement of Need showed the City of Lompoc having many neighborhoods without parks. There were no neighborhood parks where the children of the community could congregate and have picnics and barbeques. The Lompoc city Council decided to budget for the landscaping and construction of two community parks. One would be located on the North East and one located on the South East side of the city. Providing the additional city parks would enable communities from both
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Manhattan Project In 1938‚ German scientists discovered the process of nuclear fission‚ splitting atoms‚ by using neutrons to barrage uranium. Copying and enhancing the experiment‚ many scientists traveled to and from one another‚ trading theories and ideas about their research. Then everything changed when Fascism and Nazism took over and began corrupting many parts of Europe‚ thus‚ World War II began. Many of the nations that were even remotely involved began looking for ways to win the war whether
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Overview: As Reichart had been an assistant project manager and thereby involved in the trophy project from its conception‚ he was made project manager for the project once the project was accepted by the company. From the very beginning Reichart faced issues that would be fatal to the project. The management functions of planning‚ organizing‚ staffing‚ controlling and directing personnel and resources were poorly executed by both senior and project level management. Trying to address the problem
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1. Which Projects would you recommend Handstar pursue based on the NPV approach and why? (15 marks) 2. Assume the founders weigh a project’s NPV twice as much as obtaining/retaining a leadership position and making use of the Internet. Use the weighted factor scoring method to rank these projects. Which projects would you recommend Handstar pursue? (10 marks) 3. In your opinion‚ is it justified to hire an additional software development engineer for 50% of time (part-time)? Discuss this on the
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Project Termination Just like every other phase‚ the project termination can also be summarized with the help of a few guidelines. The first one pertains to the ‘Project Audit’ which includes the status‚ forecasts‚ risk assessments and recommendations for the project. The next activity concerns the ‘Evaluation’ phase which deals with the scope accomplished‚ technical objectives met and projection of historical data. Other close-out items may consist of final measurements‚ final reports‚ client
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The MOBOT Project: Longwood In modern engineering‚ a systematic approach is used in the design‚ operation‚ and construction of an object to reach a desired goal. The first step of the process employs what is commonly known as the scientific method. The next step involves forming an interdisciplinary team of specialists from not only the various engineering disciplines‚ but from other fields whose knowledge may be useful or even necessary to completing the project. This step doesn’t apply
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Proposal writing Project Proposal “A project proposal is a detailed description of a series of activities aimed at solving a certain problem.” The proposal should contain a detailed explanation of : • • • • Justification of the project; Activities and implementation timeline; Methodology; and Human‚ material and financial resources required. Elements of the Project Proposal • • • • • • Project title Goals and objectives of the project Description of project activities Description of
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Mike’s Yard Proposal Table of Content Table of Content page 1 Project charter Page 2 Scope statement Page 7 Work breakdown structure Page 9 Network diagram Page 12 Risk management plan Page 15 Resource management plan Page 16 Communication management plan Page 19 Business Memo Page 21 Project Name Remodel the front and back yard Project Number 126 Project Manager Matthew McHann Prioritization high Owner(s) Melody and Mike Start
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provided as a project. PRODUCT SCOPE: The features and functions that characterize a product‚ service or result. PROJECT SCOPE: The work that must be performed to deliver a product‚ service or result with the specified features and functions. page 100 1 5- PROJECT SCOPE MANAGEMENT Project Scope Management includes the processes required to ensure that the project includes all the work required‚ and only the work required‚ to complete the project successfully slide # 101 PROJECT SCOPE MANAGEMENT
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