...Project schedule control involves making sure that the scheduled work is completed on time and within budget (Morris and Pinto, 2007). sollo 1:18:45 AM project Scope management process includes process such as executing, monitoring and controlling the project process (Morris and Pinto, 2007). you can discuss how monitoring, controlling or executing enable the company to achieve project success The project scope includes a number of processes such as plan scope management, collecting requirements, defining scope, creation of work-based structure, validation of scope, as well as control of scope. This is shown in figure 4 below. In other words, it involves planning, monitoring, and controlling activities that are within the project scope and those that are not within the scope (Morris and Pinto, 2007). Process Project Group/team Key Deliverables Plan Scope Management Planning Collect Requirements Planning Requirements document Define Scope planning project scope statement Create WBS planning WBS, WBS dictionary Validate Scope Monitoring and Controlling Acceptance deliverables Control Scope Monitoring and Controlling Change Requests sollo 1:22:28 AM Turner (2012) indicates that project planning is critical in project management. It involves developing a work breakdown structure in order to know all the resource needed for the project and this would ease the flow of events. To ensure good project planning, the company and the project manager select qualified...
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...Broeders 111052 Ivo Bruijnaers 123352 Mirjam te Brinke 121001 Preface Table of Content Preface 2 Introduction 4 Deliverable 1 Research Questions 5 Deliverable 2 Plan of Approach 6 Deliverable 3 Context Analysis 10 Deliverable 4 Building Analysis 14 Deliverable 5 Industry Analysis 16 Deliverable 6 Optimization / Transformation 20 Deliverable 7 Company Profile & Program of Requirements 21 Bibliography 26 Introduction Deliverable 1 Research Questions 1.1 Main question How can this building generate future profit for the owner of the building? 1.2 Sub-questions 1. In what way does the context/surroundings influence the attractiveness of the building? (deliverable ‘context analysis’) 2. In what way does the exterior of the building influence the attractiveness? (deliverable ‘building analysis’) 3. In what way does the interior of the building influence the attractiveness? (deliverable ‘building analysis’) 4. What kind of service contracts is used with this building? 5. What are the rental/service prices? 6. What are the possible target groups for the building? 7. What is the final target group for the building? (also include company profile) 8. Should the building be optimized or transformed for this target group? (deliverable ‘optimization/transformation’) Deliverable 2 Plan of Approach In the Plan of Approach we will discuss what we have to do in our assignment and a time schedule is made with...
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...CASE: CORWIN CORPORATION Table of Contents 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2 2. INTRODUCTION 4 3. PROBLEM STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION OF PROBLEMS 5 3.2 DISCUSSION OF PROBLEMS 5 3.2.1. POOR PROJECT SELECTION PROCESS 5 3.2.2. NO DETAILED SCOPE SPECIFICATIONS 6 3.2.3. LACK OF TOP OR SENIOR MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 6 3.2.4. LATE INVOLVEMET OF MIDDLE OR FUNCTIONAL MANAGEMENT 7 3.2.5. POOR CHANGE MANAGEMENT PROCESS 8 4. PROPOSED SOLUTIONS AND DISCUSSIONS OF SOLUTIONS 9 4.1. PROPOSED SOLUTIONS 9 4.2. DISCUSSION OF SOLUTIONS 9 4.2.1. EFFECTIVE PROJECT SELECTION PROCESS 9 4.2.2. DETAILED SCOPE SPECIFICATIONS 10 4.2.3. TOP OR SENIOR MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 11 4.2.4. EARLY INVOLVEMENT OF MIDDLE OR FUNCTIONAL MANAGEMENT 13 4.2.5. EFFICIENT CHANGE MANAGEMENT PROCESS 13 5. CONCLUSIONS 15 6. RECOMMENDATIONS 16 6.1. EFFECTIVE PROJECT SELECTION PROCESS 16 6.2. DETAILED SCOPE SPECIFICATIONS 16 6.3. TOP OR SENIOR MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 17 Top management support should always be there in an organisation to provide sufficient executive level support and make management decision. Tough the other members on the management level are not available; the business should be able to continue without showing any gap. Therefore, Corwin needs to do the following: 17 6.4. EARLY INVOLVEMENT OF MIDDLE OR FUNCTIONAL MANAGEMENT 18 6.5. EFFICIENT CHANGE MANAGEMENT PROCESS 18 Corwin Corporation must put in place an efficient change management process that will address all the scope changes. 18 PMBOK (2008:93), the Perform Integrated...
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...Management Studies, University of Delhi, Delhi, India, and 294 Anuradha R. Chetiya Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Ramjas College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India Abstract Purpose – The success of Six Sigma implementation is known to depend on a number of critical factors. The purpose of this paper is to explore and analyse Six Sigma critical success factors (CSFs) in the context of Indian manufacturing organizations. Design/methodology/approach – Although Six Sigma success factors have been amply researched in the global context, in this paper, a maiden attempt is made to identify, through an extensive literature review, the CSFs for Six Sigma implementation followed by their validation and prioritization using primary data collection from Indian companies. A total of 22 CSFs have thus been compiled through an extensive literature review. These CSFs are then validated through an empirical research of select Indian manufacturing companies at various stages of implementation of the Six Sigma process improvement methodology. Findings – A factor analysis was used to finally reduce the 22 factors to seven groups of underlying CSFs, the top factors being use of right tools, measurement assurance, innovation and supplier collaboration. Based on the factors extracted, a Six Sigma adoption model has been proposed in the Asian context. Research limitations/implications – The factor analysis of CSFs of the Indian manufacturing organizations selected in this study demonstrates...
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...are preparing for a transition period towards intensive use of LNG. There is a strong need in industry for the development of the building blocks needed to develop their business cases. We develop these building blocks, some business cases, as well as methods for planning and control of the logistics in LNG synchromodal transportation networks. Activities / work packages I. LNG supply chains and synchromodal transport networks: providing an identification of markets and demand to serve, economic and sensitivity analyses, definition of logistical requirements and options for synchromodal transportation. II. Multi-modal inventory-routing problems: deriving tools to enable an efficient and effective supply to distribution points in the network through synchromodal operations. III. Direct delivery multi-modal transportation problems: deriving decision tools to enable efficient direct ship-to-ship refuelling at sea. Expected results: The main objective is to derive solution approaches to design LNG synchromodal transportation networks and tools for planning of transportation and replenishment operations to enable accessibility and efficient usage of this type of fuel for all modes of transport. Market identification, demand forecasts, economic analyses and business cases are intended outcomes of this study. The developed knowledge base on LNG-specific aspects in logistics can strengthen the development efforts of the sector in The Netherlands and can aid to position Dutch companies...
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...MANAGEMENT MODULE M 1 GROUP ASSIGNMENT CASE: Multi Project Inc. (Multi projects strategic objective realisation through organisational structure, culture, and succession planning.) DATE: 07/06/2013 Please include the following declaration: “I/We hereby declare that this assignment is entirely our own work, and that it has not previously been submitted to any other Higher Education Institution. I/We also declare that all published and unpublished sources have been fully acknowledged and properly referenced. This includes figures, tables and exhibits. Where modified by us, this has also been indicated.” Print Name | Signature | ID Number | Deon Bouwer | | 7212015526084 | Janus Esterhuizen | | 8612185194085 | Johannes Kohn | | 8208255075088 | Martin van der Schyff | | 6107085047089 | Nicholas Hardman | | 8608195131083 | Vishnu Govender | | 7506285141080 | Riaan Botha | | 7301155045086 | Table of Contents Executive Summary: 1 Introduction: 1 Case Evaluation 4 Case Analysis Framework 5 External and internal organisational pressures: 6 Matrix organisational structure: 7 Resource allocation and information systems: 9 Organisational behaviour: 11 Addressing Professional Resource requirements through short term and long term planning as part of the Operational Strategy 13 Replacement planning: 13 Succession Planning 15 Talent Management 16 Conclusion: 16 Bibliography: 17 Figure 1: Swot analysis results from the Multi Projects Inc case evaluation 5 Figure 2: The basic...
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...1001704 Date Submitted - 10/26/2015 PROJECT CHARTER AND ITS STRUCTURE INTRODUCTION Projects have been a part of the human life for hundreds of years. They can exist for a significant amount of time, can cost a lot of money and may involve people from all departments and offices under an organization. When projects can be very complicated, small mismanagement practises might cost a lot of time and money. This requires that projects are properly managed right from the starting or even before starting the project. This requirement calls for the creation of a project charter. Although the project charter is a very important deliverable at initialization of the project, it can be defined basically as a document which officially starts or authorizes a project. It acts as a reference for the future. Any charter should roughly define the business case, scope, objectives, stakeholders and risk and responsibilities. With project management practices getting more organized and more defined, the importance of the project is now well known but, there seem to be some disputes over the structure of a project charter, when it should be created and who should be creating the project charter. This paper aims at finding these answers with the help of information available. Various proposals given by different experts are considered and each proposal is analyzed to determine what would a perfect project charter look like and when it should be created and by whom. This research paper is...
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...Request for Proposal for Supply and Delivery of Personal Computers for RMIT Higher Degree Research Students Submitted by: ACBMW Consulting Group Date: 05.05.2016 Table of Contents 1.0 Abstract 3 2.0 Introduction 4 3.0 Scope of Work 5 3.1 Project Objective 5 3.2 Deliverables 5 3.3 Technical Requirements 5 3.3.1 Laptop Specifications 5 3.3.2 Desktop (All in one) Specifications 5 3.4 Milestones 6 3.5 Limits and Exclusions 6 3.6 Review with the Client 6 3.7 Project Accomplishment Strategies 6 4.0 Deliverables description 7 5.0 Project Schedule 13 7.0 Time Phased Budget 17 8.0 Risk Management 21 8.1 Risk Identification 21 8.1.1 Planning and initiating 21 8.1.2 Products/Services 22 8.1.3 Procurement process 22 8.1.4 Suppliers 22 8.1.4 Contracting 22 8.1.5 Delivery 22 8.1.6 Management 22 8.2 Risk Analysis and Assessment 22 8.3 Risk Mitigation Plan 25 8.4 Contingency Plan 27 9.0 Conclusion 27 10.0 References 28 1.0 Abstract This Request for proposal (RFP) has been prepared for RMIT University procurement department to facilitate procurement activities within RMIT. The procurement department of RMIT received order from College of Business to procure and deliver fifty laptops and fifty desktops for the new hundred higher degree research students. RMIT procurement has invited potential project management companies to submit request for proposal to facilitate this project. As a project management company ACBMW Consulting Group has prepared this...
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...ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM BY name SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND DESIGN – CIS210 Professor Ntinglet-Davis, Ed. D. Case Study 1 30 October, 2012 The purpose of this paper is to discuss installing an access control system (ACS) in a dormitory. The ACS will automatically unlock the dormitory doors via an electronic proximity reader and integrate with an existing security camera system. The cameras are designed to face and rotate to record a person as they use their identification card to unlock the door. Project Title: Install Access Control System in Hall of TC CARRINGTON dormitory Project Justification: To increase the security and integrity of dormitory access at Southern Maryland Community College, one dormitory has been set up as a test site for the newly access control system (ACS). According to Germain (2011), an “access control system allows you to monitor when people enter and exit access control systems help to keep unauthorized people out, while providing flawless access to those who are authorized to be there” (para. 1). Project Scope: Install entry access system to dormitory using current security system. Project Deliverables: Scope Statement: The purpose of this project is to install an ACS in the Hall of TC CARRINGTON dormitory on the campus of Southern Maryland Community College located at 1010 Anywhere Ln, Waldorf MD, 20000. The ACS will automatically unlock the dormitory doors via an electronic proximity reader. The electronic proximity readers...
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...www.ccsenet.org/ies International Education Studies Vol. 5, No. 2; April 2012 Group Dynamics and Peer-Tutoring a Pedagogical Tool for Learning in Higher Education Muhammad Azeem Qureshi Associate Professor School of Business Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Oslo, Norway E-mail: muhammad-azeem.qureshi@hioa.no Even Stormyhr Senior Lecturer Department of Film and TV, School of Communication, WSoC University College of Communication, Oslo, Norway E-mail: even@westerdals.no Received: October 19, 2011 doi:10.5539/ies.v5n2p118 Accepted: November 3, 2011 Published: April 1, 2012 URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ies.v5n2p118 Abstract The increasing diversity in students’ enrolment in higher education in Norway offers an opportunity to use collaborative learning and teamwork as a learning vehicle to exploit the synergy in the community to have formal and informal agoras. Theoretical and empirical observation of the value of team processes provides the framework to personify our understanding of learning and present a model for teaching in higher education in Norway. We consider learning as a holistic process and one must appreciate its dynamics and be flexible and responsive to it. Moreover, such a view of the entire process necessitates an active communication with all stakeholders of the system and to make an integrative and coordinated effort to ensure availability of the required institutional resources, equitable distribution...
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...115 9514026 Email: Christos.Braziotis@nottingham.ac.uk N14C31 – Managing Projects © Christos Braziotis, 2012-2013 – Nottingham University Business School Slide 2 Agenda • Introduction to the Module: – Aims – Resources – Assessment • Introduction to Project Management: – Aspects to consider in Project Management – Work Breakdown Structure N14C31 – Managing Projects © Christos Braziotis, 2012-2013 – Nottingham University Business School Slide 3 Introduction to Project Management N14C31 – Managing Projects © Christos Braziotis, 2012-2013 – Nottingham University Business School Slide 4 • The word “Project” is frequently used N14C31 – Managing Projects © Christos Braziotis, 2012-2013 – Nottingham University Business School Slide 5 • The word “Project” is frequently used N14C31 – Managing Projects © Christos Braziotis, 2012-2013 – Nottingham University Business School Slide 6 What is a Project? – Definitions • A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service (US Project Management Institute) • Unique process, consisting of a set of coordinated and controlled activities with start and finish dates, undertaken to achieve an objective conforming to specific requirements, including the constraints of time, cost and resource (BS 6079) N14C31 – Managing Projects © Christos Braziotis, 2012-2013 – Nottingham University Business School Slide 7 Projects – Huge variation in size and type • Construction...
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...MGT202 – Project Management Case Study Charlotte Reed Table of Contents Introduction 3 Case Study One: 3 Risks associated with this project 3 Top 10 steps to deliver this project 5 1. Define the scope 5 2. Determine available resources 5 3. Determine the cost of project 6 4. Assemble your project team 6 5. List the steps 7 6. Develop a plan 7 7. Request project adjustments 8 8. Monitor teams progress 8 9. Keep everyone informed 10 10. Risk management 10 Case Study Two: 12 Stakeholders in this project 12 Project Owner 12 Project Manager 13 The Private Companies 13 The Second Government Department 13 Interviewer 14 Liaison 14 Statistician 14 Managing the stakeholder interaction during design, inception, scope agreement, delivery, review and completion 15 Conclusion 17 References ...
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...URBAN AGRICULTURE BASELINE AND MARKET SURVEY PROPOSAL Prepared for Farm Africa By Charles Karani; Email: karani.char@gmail.com Table of Contents STATEMENT OF INTERPRETATION OF TERMS OF REFERENCE 3 PROPOSED METHODOLOGY 4 Survey approach 4 Data 4 Proposed sample size 5 Sampling methods 7 Data collection and proposed survey tools 8 Data analysis 8 WORK SCHEDULE 9 DETAILED PLAN OF ACTIVITIES 9 STATEMENT OF INTERPRETATION OF TERMS OF REFERENCE The project’s implementing organization (Farm Africa) seeks to ascertain the situation of urban agriculture in Dagoretti district, Nairobi City County as a basis of understanding its current contribution and potential in reduction of extreme poverty and food insecurity among households. In this respect, the survey is geared towards the development of an intervention model as an avenue for the integration of urban agriculture with other livelihood enhancing components such as healthcare, access to clean water, environment, protection and social education and creation of income generating activities. The data generated from survey will be a yardstick in informing entry points for interventions and subsequent assessments of the project as well as a basis of understanding the likely environmental impact resulting from the project implementation. The survey intends to map the players participating in the enhancement of urban agriculture including but not limited to households and schools, the market, state and non state actors. On...
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...overview of the parameters which assure quality in agile. ———————————————————— I. INTRODUCTION. For the successful software engineering, the delivery of high quality software is needed. Mainly the customer satisfaction level is considered as the quality attribute which defines high quality of any system. Traditionally waterfall approach is used for the software development in which system is developed by freezing the requirements. To achieve high quality Agile methods rather than waterfall approach for the software development are adapted by many organizations to compete in the volatile market where the customer requirements are changing at the internet speed, changing organizational infrastructure and need for the short time deliverables. Agile methods that are most popular in use are: Extreme Programming (XP), Scrum, Feature Driven Development and...
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...industries; this methodology also applies well to logistics companies since the focus is customer-oriented. Supply chain management is a key strategic factor for increasing organizational effectiveness and for better realization of goals such as enhanced competitiveness, better customer care and increased profitability (Gunasekaran, Patel, Tirtiroglu, 2001, p71). Therefore, Six Sigma as shown to be successful in delivering business benefits through variation reduction (Knowles, Whicker, Femat, 2005, p51). This paper discusses how Six Sigma apply to the logistics processes and an example case study of United Parcel Service (UPS) incorporating this technique to reposition itself in the world’s most improved logistics and supply chain provider. Page 1 of 15 1. Introduction Six Sigma is a comprehensive system to achieve, sustain and maximize business success of companies (Ranawat et al, 2007, p1). With this system, it is possible to understand customer needs, to use facts, data and statistical analysis more disciplined, and to manage, improve and reinvent business processes (Pande, Neuman, Cavanagh,...
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