COMM 225: Production & Operations Management TOPIC: PROJECT MANAGEMENT – QUESTIONS (To be solved in class) Q1 (Ref: Q. 17-7‚ p658 of textbook): Three recent university graduates have formed a partnership and have opened an advertising firm. Their first project consists of activities listed in the following table. (a) Draw the precedence network. (b) What is the probability that the project can be completed in 24 days or less? In 21 days or less? (c) Suppose that now is the end of the seventh day
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What is project management‚ and what are its main objectives? What is the relationship between tasks and events‚ or milestones? What is a work breakdown structure? How do you create one? What are task patterns‚ and how can you recognize them? Compare the advantages and disadvantages of Gantt and PERT/CPM charts. Define the following terms: best-case estimate‚ probable-case estimate‚ and worst- case estimate‚ and describe how project managers use these concepts. How does a project manager calculate
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Content Page 1. Executive Summary Page 2 2 Background of our company Page 3 3. Scope of the Project Page 4 4. Objective of the project Page 5 5. Project management‚ planning and cycle Page 6 5.1.1. Business Aspect – Study Period Page 7 5.1.2. Business Aspect – Implementation Period Page 8 5.1.3. Business Aspect – Operation Period Page 9 5.2.1. Budget Aspect – Study Period Page 9 5.2.2. Budget Aspect – Implementation Period
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Table of Contents Page 1. Executive Summary (207 words) 2. Introduction (280 words) 3. Project Definition Phase (949 words) 3.1 Problems Encountered during the Project 4. The Project Manager (790 words) 4.1 Assessment of Kris Hodgkins 5. Risk Management (938 words) 5.1 Evaluating Risk Management 6. Miller’s Dilemma (821 words) 7. Final Discussion (398 words) 8. Conclusion (142 words) 9. Appendix 10. References 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Being a successful
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INDIVIDUAL LEARNING PROJECT 2: CONTEMPORARY MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUE RESEARCH PAPER INSTRUCTIONS Based on your evaluation of an organization or a segment in the Individual Learning Project 1‚ select one contemporary management technique (listed in the Blocher text) not currently being implemented in the organization/segment that could aid the organization/segment in achieving its CSFs. Using the electronic data bases provided by the Liberty University Library and other sources‚ search for journal
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simulation project experience‚ discuss lessons learned and key take ways from the project. The project simulation was designed to challenge project managers in a life like simulation of project management. It challenges a Project Manager to take over and manage an existing project within a global company. The simulation ran the project manager through the full life cycle of a project. It began with identifying all project stakeholders and project requirements in which the project manager must
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The Project Management Institute (PMI) defines a project as any work that happens only once‚ has a clear beginning and end‚ and is intended to create a unique product or knowledge (Mango‚ 2008). A project may be as simple as organizing a one-day event or as complex as constructing a nuclear reactor. It may; involve only one person‚ or thousands; last several days‚ or many years; be undertaken by a single organization‚ or by an alliance of several stakeholders. Schwartz (2008) identifies four characteristics
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9-308-049 OCTOBER 11‚ 2007 F. WARREN MCFARLAN MARK KEIL JOHN HUPP The AtekPC Project Management Office A rain had started in the early evening of March 3‚ 2007‚ and the streets of Metropolis were cold and grey where the AtekPC headquarters were located. As John Strider‚ CIO for AtekPC‚ packed up his briefcase at the end of the day‚ his thoughts returned to the new Project Management Office (PMO) that he had approved several months ago. During his tenure of over twenty years at AtekPC‚ Strider had
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Silabus Topik: Training Project Management Durasi: 3 (tiga) hari In struktur : Ir. Afrizal Nursin MT Ir. Pito Sumarno MT. PMP Pengantar Sebuah proyek mempunyai dimensi yang sangat kompleks dan dinamis‚ diantaranya adalah waktu‚ mutu dan biaya. Kesalahan dalam mengantisipasi perubahan dan kendala yang muncul dilapangan akan menimbulkan adanya resiko bagi perusahaan. Agar berhasil dalam mengelola proyek secara efektif‚ diperlukan kemampuan dan pengetahuan yang cukup bagi
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Examination Paper of Project Management4IIBM Institute of Business ManagementExamination Paper MM.100Project Management in Information Technology Section A: Objective Type & Short Questions (30 marks) This section consists of Multiple Choice & Short Note type questions. Answer all the questions. Part One carries 1 mark each and Part two carries 5 marks each. Part One:Multiple forms:1. „Enterprise project management software (EPMS)‟ integrates information from a single project toshow the status
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