Essays on Project Management

For example Elizabeth L. Angeli, Department of Psychology, State University.

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Angeli, Department of English, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 55555
Project Management
Definition and Introduction. A project is a one-off task as compared to an “ongoing task”. Project management focuses on completing one-off tasks on time and on budget. One of the dark side of project management is that a project objective may fail to be met. The project manager has the following responsibilities.
- All stakeholders agree to granular detail on the expected outcome Continue reading...

Introduction to Project Management

Introduction to Project Management
Monitoring and evaluation tools are very important for the proper management of projects. In information technology projects, not producing outputs on time is almost synonymous to saying that the project will be a failure. Most of the information technology projects are time-bound that if scheduled deliverables are not delivered on time, the project may not me applicable anymore because of the fast-paced technological innovations.
The three most common tools used in the scheduling, monitoring and evaluation of IT projects are PERT, CPM and the Gantt Chart. PERT is short for Program Evaluation and Review Technique. Continue reading...

Physical Security can be described as “the measures taken to protect systems, buildings, and the related supporting infrastructure against threats that are associated with the physical environment” (Krutz & Vines, 2004). Over the past few decades, the significance, magnitude and consequence of security and risk management have been brought before the world over and again in a number of conditions related to health, terrorist activities, and natural disasters.
When one turns the pages of history, it is rather obvious that a lack of planning and absence of resources due to unpreparedness makes it difficult for the concerned authorities to manage Continue reading...

Business- Development Strategies and the role of a Business Strategist

Q1: In order to understand the performance of an organization for which a computer based system is being designed, an analyst must • Look at only current business and document flow in the group • Converse with the top level and middle level executives only • Interview clerks, line managers and top and middle level managers who will enter data and make use of the system • Only clerical and middle level staff who carry a rich experience in the business and will be users of the system 
Q2: Information requirements of an organization can be determined by • Interviewing managers and users and Continue reading...

- Individuals are important at NASA because they are the driving force. They are an important recourse because they design, build, modify, test, maintain spacecrafts and fly the spacecrafts.
- Lessons learned program involves the use of information and knowledge gained from previous projects to prevent making the same mistakes again. Also involves considering great aspects that can be used for future projects. It promotes better project management because it helps mitigate risks and also increase efficiency.
- Individual accountability in managing risks is important at NASA because it allows individuals to do their best at the part or Continue reading...

Operations management is very crucial a process in the control of activities and decisions involved in the production, maintenance and delivery of goods and services. In encompasses all the activities and responsibilities that are employed in managing resources in production, maintenance and delivery of products and/or services. In at least every organization, there exists an operations arm that is mandated with such tasks of decision making and responsibility taking in trying to manage a company’s resources. This arm of management is usually headed by an operations manager who is responsible for supervisory work in managing these resources that Continue reading...

The project management approach in solving construction issues involves stakeholders such as leaders and end-users. Therefore, a project manager is a vital player in making the most of the potentials in the construction projects (Hills and Fox, 2009, PP.5). It is the role of Hodgkins to ensure that the project objectives and requirements are accomplished on time and within the budget of the Regency Hotel Group. Hodgkins has the role to discuss the project with regard to planning and delivering project-related tasks within a particular time frame and budget (Meredith and Mantel, 2009, PP.90). This is so because she Continue reading...

Annotated outline for the next steps (Stage 5)

Now that Myra has approved the proposal to develop the system that has been presented, it is time to get the project manager who will manage the entire project. There is also a need to have resources assigned that will help undertake the project. There are steps which have been outlined in the presentations but they are not detailed and guiding enough. This paper will focus on the steps that will be undertaken in the project in order to go on with the development of the project to completion.

The next step for customer relationship management system

- PROPOSED TECHNOLOGY SOLUTION
- Develop a computer kiosk that Continue reading...

The video titled “How to Network” is an illustration of essential networking tools. The video explores some of the methods, and tools of creating beneficial networks with different people including, employers, employees, colleagues, friends and even family. The building of essential networks is critical in project management as it allows the employees and managers to get to each other better by allowing the building of personal profiles which both parties can access. Organizations often use project management as a way of bringing individuals together so as to achieve a specific goal as indicated in “The Role of Project Leadership Continue reading...

1. Write a short summary of a Professional Code of Ethics
Ethics refers to our moral standards that guide us in every activity we undertake. It is a rational manner in which we conduct ourselves in the middle of others and our expectations of how other people should treat us.

Project management Institute (PMI) Code of ethics and professional conduct

This code of conduct was revised by the Ethics Standard Development Committee (ESDC) and approved in October 2006 by the board of directors. Before approval ESDC engaged in consultations with several stakeholders including PMI members, volunteers, practitioners and 24 renowned non- profit organizations .This was to enhance transparency as Continue reading...

Crux is the most important aspect that needs to be focused on in the project. This is the central aspect of the project that should be solved in order for the project to be solved effectively. For complete and effective solving of the project, it is important to understand the parameters of the project and isolate the most important things in the project. These isolated things in the project form the most important aspects of the project (Gido, & Clements, 2012).
It is important for project managers to determine the cruxes of the project. One reason for this is that Continue reading...

Organizations have been made to earn economic profit and increase the strategic belongings in particular. There are certain things which the organizations have to take care about to keep their operations on going . Organizations usually referred to a place where-in different department’s work together for the achievement of a single and pre-specified goal in particular .
Among a number of departments, the name of operational department is one of them, which is one of the most important departments from the viewpoint of an organization. Operations department is the department which is held responsible for doing the operations of the Continue reading...

Management is a base of successful company’s growth. There are different principles and rules which are used by managers to analyze or understand the severities that may arise due to the realization of the project. The one thing created for better managers’ work, especially in resource planning, is project management triangle or triangular management.
First of all I want to consider what the project management triangle is. It includes three sides: time, cost, scope and a core – quality. So, this triangular describes three main constraints of every project. Time is an uncountable factor which depends on the amount Continue reading...

Facilitator

Project management is a core practice in modern businesses. However, most managers do not understand the significance of this strategic business management practice. Project management is a helpful practice in business because it allows managers to plan for the project (Tria, 2003, p. 3; Dash, 2002, p.127; Ferdows, 2006, p. 8). Through planning, a manager allocates the available resources. Planning is necessary because of the scarcity of resources.
Project management enables an organization to execute a plan successfully without making grievous mistakes. A project that goes through all stages of project management can hardly fail (Thamhain, 2012, p. 10). Continue reading...

1. The video entitled “Repairing the Santa Monica Freeway after the 1994 Earthquake” shown online through YouTube illustrated the exemplary capacity and dedication of the project leader (the contractor), C.C. Myers, to complete the repair of the Santa Monica Freeway in 74 days ahead of schedule . Likewise, the video also proved that in government projects, the ability to cut through red tape had significantly assisted in completing the project ahead schedule of 140 days – which is significantly less than the initial assertion that the project would take 12 to 18 months for repair and rebuilding .
2. Therefore, this clearly Continue reading...

The Business Context

As per the earlier discussions by the Senior Management Executives of the company, it has been decided to launch an 1100cc touring bike (country not specified).
Touring bikes has its own characteristics. A brief, about a‘touring bike’ the company is going to manufacture, will very much help in project planning. A ‘focus group’ by the design and marketing team with the prospective customers indicates that there exists no relationship between fast straight line speed and rider skill. In pure and simple terms bigger bikes have higher top speeds. Because they have more horsepower. Straight line speed is the Continue reading...

Executive Summary

Achievers Company is an incorporated company certified by the national project and management contractors’ board to provide project management consultancy services in local and international markets. Our mission is to provide unprecedented services to our clients by assessing the shortest and cost-effective time to complete the project. Our vision is to be the world’s leading project managers and consultant in Telecommunication industry.

Company Description

Our core objective is to assist private companies and parastatals to upgrade their telecommunications systems with intent to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in data and communication system within e and beyond the company. We are credited Continue reading...

Communication and Performance Monitoring

Communication and Performance Monitoring
The project on relocation of the Coca-Cola Headquarters (HQ) from Atlanta, GA to Dallas, TX will involve several major milestones. First of all, the utility contract, negotiating the leasing and personnel relocation will fall under responsibility of the Chief Administration Officer (CAO). Competency gap closure will be done by Human Resource Manager (HRM) Director. Finally, technology and equipment transfer will be controlled by the Chief Information Officer (CIO). Communication is the actual project deliverable that builds on the critical project management soft skill. Taking into consideration that the project is time-bound to a four months Continue reading...

Life-cycle Project Diagram

Abu Dhabi Pharma
Executive Summary
Project Management’s relevance across industry is tested and tried. The Pharmaceutical industry has lately undergone rapid changes. It is demonstrated, however, that project management can add benefits when applied to the new product development in the pharmaceutical industry. The industry is specific for its rigorous regulatory compliance and product quality. Clinical research and drug development is not only key to managing newer infections but also staying ahead of the pack with newer and innovative molecules. Project management techniques can help the planning, scheduling, managing the project phases risks and ultimately assure quality and Continue reading...

Project management pertains to methods, processes, and best practices that are used in ensuring the successful completion and delivery of a project. The methods and processes act as roadmap of milestones and deliverables that guarantee all tasks and activities are done on schedule and with high quality output. The best practices ensure that teams are working smartly and efficiently according to norms practiced in the industry and are customizing their processes to fit their methodologies and requirements (Atkinson 338). Project teams without a standardized methodology results to inefficiency of processes and employees, including going overboard the budget, extension of Continue reading...

- MOV - The project creating the new web ordering system will result in a 10% increase in customers within 1 year of system completion.
This is a complete MOV. This is because the MOV gives the statistical data that will be found if a new ordering system will be implemented in the stated period of time. This is a complete MOV as it contains all the information required. Perhaps what needs to be added to the MOV is the subsequent increase that will be realized in the years to come. This will help show whether the system will Continue reading...

Introduction

When it comes to organizations, then there are certain things and provisions always be convicted accordingly. Organizations always strive hard for the economic prosperity and no organization wants them to distract from their core mantra. Organization is termed as a place where-in people belong to different demographics and mindset works together merely for the achievement of a single and pre-specified goal.
There are certain issues that may interfere in the operations of the company, or it could be said that these issues may pamper them not to expand positively and effectively. The main perspective of this assignment is to Continue reading...

Analysis of Samsung

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Introduction

Marketing is a phenomenon through a product of a company that would have been used to market the products of the company in front of the consumers. It is advised that organizations always prefer those things that bring positive economic expansion and prosperity towards them, and for the same thing, effective decisions could have been taken. It is one of those departments of an organization which analyzes and assesses the financial and strategic position of an organization . The main perspective of this assignment is to analyze the strategic position of the organization through different viewpoints, like Continue reading...

Final Internship Report

Final Internship Report
I. General Information
a) Name of Student:
b) Type of Internship: Project Management
c) Name of place of internship: Rugmat Establishment
d) Name of Supervisor:
e) Basic duties as intern
- Contract administration
- Assist in management of design consultants, construction managers, and other consultants
- Assist in the management of construction contractors
- Interface with community groups and governmental agencies
II. Place of internship
I did my internship at Rugmat Establishment, Riyath Saudi Arabia. Rugmat Establishment is a firm that has specialized in construction management. It handles clients from both governmental agencies and community based Continue reading...

Introduction

Organizations always work hard for the economic prosperity and expansion, and there are certain aspects that are deemed to be important and vital for an organization. There are numerous departments, which usually work in an organization and the name of Human Resources (HR) department is one of them.
Apart from the Hiring and Firing of employees, HR department is also held responsible for managing the needs of their employees in a broad nutshell . HR department has the guts and ability from which they can manage their workforce accordingly, and can use them for the long term economic prosperity of Continue reading...

Project organization

The project organization type for development of this motorcycle must meet the required standards. The best type of project organization for developing this class of motorcycles is the functional organizational structure. This project will be managed under the current structure of the organization. It will suit the development of this motorcycle project since the components of the project will be executed by the functional units of this organization. After kicking off the project operations, each unit of the organization will be managed each the project component assigned (Hayman, 2011). In order to manufacture motorcycles of over 1100cc, this company Continue reading...

Executive summary

This paper discusses about on time delivery of projects in IT organization. The issue of delay in IT projects is discussed in the start of this paper in which the issue is elaborated comprehensively. The same section includes the root-cause analysis of the issue in which several root causes have been identified and briefly discussed. The last section of the paper includes recommendations. In this section several recommendations have been elaborated to address the root causes mentioned in the previous section. Few other recommendations that may address the problem are also given in order to ensure on time delivery Continue reading...

- INTRODUCTION
- Overview of the topic
Project management has become an integral part of organizations in today’s competitive world. Managing projects is important if the organization wants to achieve success (Lewis, 2006). Organizations that are not able to manage their projects effectively and efficiently are likely to fail in this competitive world (Munns, & Bjeirmi, 1996). Therefore this highlights the importance of managing projects. In order to manage projects effectively; businesses have started using the services of project managers. Project managers are the person responsible for managing the overall project. Project manager can solely focus on achieving the Continue reading...

A suitable project team should be selected after the project to be worked on has been selected. Having a capable team is as important as having a good and qualified manager in any project. Therefore, several factors should be considered when selecting a project team. The team members should have the technical competence necessary for the tasks in their various fields to be completed effectively. It would be absurd is a member of the project does not have any clue as to what is expected of him during the project. All the members of the team should be sensitive Continue reading...

Introduction

Project and process management is concerned with the acquisition of skills necessary in the initiation, planning and control of either a project or a process. The project can be described as a means of solving a problem, through the execution of a set of interrelated activities, planned and carried out under control to achieve the desired end. The process, on the other hand, is made up of a series of interrelated activities carried out towards the attainment of a desired outcome/goal. A process can be repetitive as is often occasioned in manufacturing plants where a certain process is applied Continue reading...

Project Management 1

Interesting enough, project management is 2 words that are heard quite a bit in big organizations like Human Resources for example. Now, despite the fact that project management comes in handy in any and every organization, there are some definite pros and cons to project management. They are these:

Advantages

One of the advantages of project management is that the customer is always right, when you have effective project management, the client doing business with the company will always come back to that company when they need something done.
Another advantage in project management is that people will be able Continue reading...

Professional Studies Summary:

Medical Ultrasonics:
Ultrasound uses sound waves of high frequency to diagnose patients and image the body. Ultrasound waves are longitudinal in nature and they induce back and forth oscillation of particles thus producing a series of compressions and rarefactions. The velocity, wavelength and frequencies of these sound waves can be calculated using the formula,v=fλ where velocity (v) is the speed of the wave in meters per second (ms-1), frequency (f) is the number of oscillations in a second measured in Hertz (Hz), and wavelength (λ) is the distance between two rarefactions and compressions in meters (m).
Ultrasound uses sound Continue reading...

Introduction

In order to understand the meaning of project management, it is important to understand the meaning of the project. A project is something an event that does not take place as a routine. It has a specified beginning and end (Goodpasture, 2010 p. 36). The main aim of conducting the particular event or activity is to meet certain specified goals (Berkun, 2005 p. 10). The goals can improve sales, employee performance or the brand of a particular product.
The project should be coordinated (Kloppenborg, 2011 p. 80). It is where management is involved, and skills and knowledge are implied Continue reading...

Tactical Planning

Tactical Planning
3. Managerial process plans.
This sections entails the management priorities and objectives of team Foxtrot as well as the process management plans. There will be addition of more plans as the document evolves
3.1 management priorities and objectives.
The primary objectives of team Foxtrot is to make sure that the project is completed successfully. The following must be performed by the team for the project to be considered successful:
- Utilize good engineering techniques in product development by applying the methods learned in class, putting reflective learning in practice and experiencing a new way of doing things.
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In this article Douglas Ross talks about applying the principles of effective leadership as defined by Stephen Covey to the realm of project management. These principles focus on three main stages in the development of any successful leader. Independence, that is moving away from being dictated to by events and relationships and instead taking charge of them. Interdependence, which involves obtaining the maximum possible utility out of your team through ensuring their effective function and communication, and finally committing to a continuing emphasis on this improvement through training, mentorship, and a renewed focus on mental improvement.
One of the Continue reading...

- Introduction
Project management is practiced by organization to achieve to temporary goal associated with the completion of the underlying project (Meredith & Mantel, 2012). The concept can be further elaborated as project management refers to manage and complete an assigned task to achieve unique outcomes with given resources, (Lewis, 2002). The project is developed and undertaken to achieve the goal of expansion in the company’s product by producing larger touring motorcycles with larger motors to cater new markets abroad. Aligning with proposed strategies to the management for producing larger motorcycles, the paper presented below will solely consider the Continue reading...

IPv6 using VoIP

Introduction
IT project management is an issue of great concern for many organizations. It is of great significance to have in mind the whole process and have startegies that will assure the project is handled with the needed detail to ensure problem-free in the coming years. This paper will focus on project planning for an IPv6 migration project. It will focus on the need to have proper project management plans that will ensure an understanding and thorough knowledge of how the project will be done and put strategies to have a well-designed plan (Burke, 2013).

The project entails migrating Continue reading...

1: Define project and project management in your own words?

A project can be defined as a temporary activity undertaken with the aim of producing a unique product, result or service. It can also be said to be a temporary way of solving a problem that has a definite time of beginning, work, and ending.
Project management on the other hand means the process of planning, organizing, initiating, directing, and control of resources available in order to solve a certain problem or achieve a certain goal within specified time limit.

- Project Initiation
This stage involves the selection of the project, defining the benefits, selection of the project, documentation, Continue reading...

Introduction

The proposal is about a system that will be used in the management of human resource functions. This paper will focus on the development of a human resource information system that will be used in the management of human resource processes. The paper will develop a Project Interim Report (PIR). The project interim report will elaborate on the requirements of the report and establish ways in which the researcher will follow in implementing the project.

Structure of the project

The project will entail having a description of the problem that is being investigated. In this development, a background of the problem will be Continue reading...

Identify how the six stages process for identifying a research topic will be used for your Management Project.

According to Galinafric Ltd, (2007), the Project Management research process is a systematic way to find the information that helps to make business decision. The below figure shows the research process into six steps:
The Research Process, Source: Galinafric Ltd, (2007)

Step 1: Identify stakeholders

The first and most important part of project management research is to develop the relationship between stakeholders. Two main perspectives of stakeholder analysis are considered to clarify the different business choices. First perspective is to understand the importance of stakeholders and second is to develop the relationship between stakeholders.

Step 2: Describe the project

The most important step of Project Management processes is Continue reading...