Project Management: Case Study in Managing a Complex Shipyard Project in Singapore Background of Complex Shipyard Construction Project Company background Project Overview and Objective Work Process of Building Construction Issue Analysis in Ship Continue Reading...
Medisys Case The team at Medisys is not performing particularly well. The team members do not communicate effectively, do not share a common vision for the product, and the project is now faced with significant delays. There is the real risk that th Continue Reading...
Based on the facts of the case and any additional research you perform answer the following questions: 1. Analyze the efforts of the project manager(s). Where do you think they performed well, performed bad (To say they didn\\\'t isn\\\'t acceptable? Continue Reading...
Project Management Project Libra: To Terminate or Not to Terminate Visit www.itweek.co.uk/News/11329438 to see the string of news stories related to Project Libra. Identify some of the sources of the problems the project faces. Project Libra exemp Continue Reading...
Project Management Your company planning construct a nuclear power plant Oregon. What is a project life cycle, and how does it support project success? Ensure you define the basic stages of a project life cycle and the primary activities that take Continue Reading...
Change management is very critical in project management and must be covered in this set of three articles. #2: The rest of the students are not interested in academic careers, however, you feel it is important that they receive a theoretical knowl Continue Reading...
Project Management Emerging markets continue to be a promising area for many of America's most beloved companies such as Coca-Cola, Apple and more. This bodes well for project managers in the digital age as the expand operations overseas. However, a Continue Reading...
Project Management Supporting Activity Project Characteristics • What are some of the characteristics that differentiate projects from other functions carried out in the daily operations of an organization? List some examples of work considere Continue Reading...
Project Management Major Facts from the Case Study This case study demonstrates how a project manager spends a busy day in her office by overseeing the routine activities and discussing the ongoing project with her fellow managers and lower-end sta Continue Reading...
Project Management If you were Palmer at the end of the case, how would you respond? Olds having decided to work full time in Consulting for Crosby meant that Palmer had no alternative, but to accept his decision. Palmer should accept this decision Continue Reading...
Project Management IT Project Management Questions Outsourcing -- Big Savings, Big Risks Social Software for Project Management Social Software can provide a number of opportunities for managing projects. What are some challenges or issues that s Continue Reading...
Project Management Elements of Business: Project Management Postings to the Discussion Board The Critical Path of PERT charts Successful realization of business goals of any organization, there has to be an efficient project management in control Continue Reading...
Project Management How well the client's value was understood. Normally the client's values are not understood well or possibly at all. This often results in many delays or modifications because if the values are not understood then the quality is Continue Reading...
Project Management Project Information, History, Intent, and Life Cycle Gray and Larson, (2008) define project as "a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result." (p 5). Essential feature of a project is that it has Continue Reading...
" There are several benefits that a global consumer electronic firm could derive from inter-project learning. First, inter-project learning allows firm to enhance project completeness. Prencipe, & Tell (2001) argue that inter-project learning a Continue Reading...
All sheets must be accounted for and either closed off or re-scheduled before the new 'work to' list is formed. The maintenance superintendent checks all sheets to ensure quality of the system. Defects are entered into the system by the operations p Continue Reading...
Project Management Concepts Question 1; the Triple Constraint The term triple constraint refers to three interdependent factors which will act as constraints on the way projects are completed. The triple constraints, which may also be called the 'p Continue Reading...
Project Management Integrated project management involves the practice of ensuring that the various elements of the project are effectively and efficiently coordinated. This involves making trade-offs amongst competing objectives and alternatives wi Continue Reading...
Project Management Maturity Key Best Practices: According to the text by Kerzner (2006), one of the most critical paths to refining key best practices is the establishment of a positive and effective company culture. It is the orientation of the or Continue Reading...
Project Management: Discussion Questions Project portfolio management is designed as a way to minimize the 'ad hoc' nature of the way in which most portfolios are constructed. "As its name implies, project portfolio management groups projects so the Continue Reading...
Therefore, it is recommended to thoroughly evaluate the company's culture in order to determine how the company in case usually influences the project management culture. Based on this evaluation, project managers can develop successful strategies ( Continue Reading...
Project Management Accreditation Project Management A project is a temporary group endeavor, with an agreed beginning and duration time frame, organized to produce a unique product, service or result. (PMI 2011) A distinguishing characteristic of a Continue Reading...
The use of Gantt charts for enabling interprocess integration and knowledge management in the A&D industry is a best practice for also managing process-intensive projects (Singh, Keil, Kasi, 2009). These include the development of new computer s Continue Reading...
Project Management Although desirable, it is quite difficult to start with a dictionary definition of project management, mainly because of the complexity involved in the process, a complexity impossible to cover with a simple two-line definition. H Continue Reading...
It is essential to determine the critical path and shortest and long paths based on the allocated time. The network diagram for the wedding planning project also provides an understanding about the activities in the sequence they are required to be Continue Reading...
This activity helps managers better establish the scope of the project. This is useful in determining the objectives that must be reached by the project in case. This leads to increased efficiency of the project team. In addition to this, earned val Continue Reading...
It did not however help to alleviate the confusion of software development. The order from AlphaTech had a much more galvanizing effect on the software aspects of the project, which still was significantly miscalculated as the company reverted to 80 Continue Reading...
Therefore, benchmarking is a critical step for firms wanting to compete globally. Because each marketplace environment differs, companies need to research competitor firms in their industry that are already firmly entrenched in the desired environm Continue Reading...
Project Management Project Initiation" Please respond to the following: One of the most important aspects of managing risk for a project is to accurately define the size of the project. Determine the criteria that must be considered to perform the Continue Reading...
Project Management The 'lesson learnt' section is highly informative and exceptionally convenient in improving the skills of an experienced project manager. In this section, one becomes aware that although proper planning is paramount for any projec Continue Reading...
Project Management Knowledge (2010) has it that bottom -- up estimating each task is broken down into smaller components and then individual estimates are developed in order to determine what is actually needed to meet the requirements of each of th Continue Reading...
I am hoping you will attend the meeting and briefly describe the achievements in your area. I will start the meeting by describing the overall project, the progress so far, and the expected outcomes. I will then describe your role in the project, i Continue Reading...
Project Management Scope Management Small LAN's Inc. installed a Local Area Network at the new Spring Academy Childcare Center. The project came in a few weeks late becaue of a failure in the planning procees and the overall partner's communication Continue Reading...
The more planning that is done in the beginning the less re work there will be to do later. 4. The author focuses on the importance of being "close to the customer." What is meant by this phrase and how is it accomplished? The customer is in the e Continue Reading...
Project Management Email Response Choosing a Project In order to determine which of the three projects is best, it is important to conduct a feasibility study. That is done to take a careful look at each one of the projects offered and examine what Continue Reading...
Project Management In order to define project management, one must first define what is a project. A project is a temporary activity performed by a group in order to develop a unique service, product, or result. A project is labeled a temporary acti Continue Reading...
In this line of thoughts then, it can be argued that organizational culture is essential to the success of project management. Returning to the point of Mullaly, the researcher points to the study conducted on 65 firms, which has lead to the identi Continue Reading...
The project manager must effectively utilize all of the communication methods available to them. They must choose the most appropriate method of communication for the workers and for the managers. The more workers and managers hear the messages, in Continue Reading...
5 The pathway a-D takes 21 weeks; C-E takes 20 weeks; B. takes 8 weeks. To crash by one week, reduce F. To 5 weeks at a cost of $30 direct costs. To crash by two weeks, reduce F. To 5 weeks @ $30; reduce D. By 1 week @ $50. To crash by three week Continue Reading...
