...[pic] FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY JANUARY / 2013 EBTM3101 PROJECT MANAGEMENT MATRICULATION NO : 860827526386001 IDENTITY CARD NO. : 860827-52-6386 TELEPHONE NO. : 014 – 684 7338 E-MAIL : jessica_juing@OUM.edu.my LEARNING CENTRE : PPT Miri, Sarawak TABLE OF CONTENT 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 THE COMPANY PROFILE 2.0 NATURE OF PROJECT IN TEAMS 2.1 QUALITIES OF LEADERSHIP & TOOLS USED 2.2 MOTIVATION to manage project teams 2.3 demonstration of the project management 3.0 CONCLUSION 4.0 REFERENCES 1.0 INTRODUCTION MARIAM Precision Bearing Manufacturing Co., Ltd Mariam Precision Bearing Manufacturing Co.Ltd. Is a manufacturer of high-grade bearing parts (green rings) as well as a wide range of ball and roller bearing products. Through technology-sharing and production linkages with the world's leading bearing manufacturers, as well as progressive cooperation with partners in the domestic arena, Mariam has consistently elevated its manufacturing capability and is now recognized as one of the leading producers of high-grade finished bearings and components. To date, the company has 5 production facilities and affiliated plants, with a combined yearly output of almost 120million bearing units and auxiliary bearing parts. Under the Mariam Precision Bearing brand, Mariam has made headway...
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...PMO? Based on your assigned readings and research do these appear to be appropriate reasons for developing a PMO? Why or why not? 2. What are the changes that will be necessary in order for AtekPC to effectively implement a PMO? Consider among other factors the program management performance domains from your Week 1 readings found in Chapter 2 of The Program Management Standard which include: (1) Program Life Cycle Management; (2) Program Benefits Management; (3) Program Stakeholder Engagement; (4) Program Governance; and, (5) Program Strategy Alignment. 3. It is clear that AtekPC never really had a Charter to guide them in developing its PMO. Draft a Program Charter for AtekPC (no longer than 3 pages) that incorporates the basic elements of a program charter discussed in your lecture materials for Week 2. Remember, the Charter is a high level document so it does not require the detail of your project scope and specifications and other project documents. Please note that there are important differences between project charters that focus on the iron triangle (scope, cost, schedule) and program charters that focus on the Program Management Domains and Program Benefit Delivery. The Project Management Office was introduced to AtekPC because of the continuous changes and stresses that were on the personal computer industry. The industry was in transition with falling profit margins. “The PC Industry was experiencing tremendous cost pressure and was undergoing a period of...
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...Project Management Summary Strategic Portfolio Management allows “executives to look holistically across the group of projects to get the pulse of the portfolio’s return on investment (ROI) and strategic alignment….By looking across the entire portfolio, organizations can oversee and balance risk among projects and programs that may have different objectives but as a group contribute to the company’s overall strategic plan.” (Project Management Institute, 2013) Organizations use portfolio management to help in decision making to select the best projects, at the most appropriate time to aid the company in achieving organizational goals. It is not just about selecting a project to work on but to assess the “value of the project as it moves forward” (Project Management Institute, 2013) As changes arise to the project, it is not just important to focus on the end state of the project and how those changes affect that, but rather if the new direction of the project still aligns with the company goals and vision. “A project can be considered to be any series of activities and tasks that: 1. Have a specific objective to be completed within certain specifications, 2. Have defined start and end dates, 3. Have funding limits (if applicable), 4. Consume human and nonhuman resources (i.e., money, people, equipment), and 5. Are multifunctional (i.e., cut across several functional lines).” (Kerzner, 2013) Project management focuses on five process groups to successfully complete a project:...
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...L50/79905/2015 PROJECT PLANNING AND DESIGN CASE STUDY ASSIGNMENT DATE: 31/07/2015 a. Where will the greatest resistance for excellence in project management come from? For excellence in project management to be achieved at Macon, inter-departmental coordination is needed. Macon's Line authority used by management also contributes to its failures in project management. The greatest resistance will be from the departments. The strong departmental autonomy at the company will greatly hinder project management excellence. Departmental strong autonomy is backed up with the managers’ line command that gives them the right to make decisions and to give order concerning the production. The problem of superiority is as a result of the strong autonomy. Most of the problems the company is facing is as a result of departmental autonomy that also causes internal competition where Line managers were frequently competing with one another rather than focusing on the best interest of Macon. Each would hope the oilier would be the cause for project delays instead of working together to avoid project delay's altogether. Once dates slipped, fingers were pointed and the problem would worsen over time. Members of the production team have a very poor working relationship with their fellows from the two technical departments and as a result project delay and failure. The organization would require rigorous change management to successfully bring excellence in project management. Greatest resistance...
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...The Integration of AskHR MGMT404 Project Management April 25, 2013 Table of Contents Executive Summary Scope Statement Work Breakdown Structure Network Diagram Risk Management Plan Resource Management Plan Communication Management Plan Executive Summary Several years ago we signed a contract with an outside vendor to handle our HR calls; this company was mostly there to assist during open enrollment and to answer the questions of colleagues as it pertained to their Benefits through our corporation. We set high expectations, however, shortly after the launch we started experiencing longer than usual hold times, and the miscommunication of accurate information began to increase. We received tons of unsatisfactory emails and calls from disgruntle colleagues pleading for an alternative to calling the “solution center.” While we really wanted the experience to be pleasurable, it was extremely difficult to change the already tarnished reputation the vendor had established with our colleagues. After a year and a half of negative feedback we decided to sever ties with the vendor, and the search for alternatives began. After several meetings with the Senior Leadership Team it was determined that providing the type of relatable service that expressed care and concern could only be provided by colleagues of our corporation who understood how Benefits are administered. It was later decided that we would bring our service center in-house and staff the...
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...What are the main challenges and obstacles in implementing a project management office (PMO)? At AtekPC, in early 2007 IT projects were mostly of operational and maintenance nature and IT department handles these project on the specific request of concerned business unit or functional area. Most of them are small to medium in terms of both length of project execution and size and they were handled informally without any standard practice. As per the Director of applications, they do have lot of operations project but very less number of enterprise applications. As per him, when they began to take a look at what they needed to do in the future, they realized that they had to really hone our skills to be able to move more aggressively and sure-footedly...
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...first phase or the starting up of a new project in the life cycle of project management is the initiation phase. This is where the new project has definition…definition of its objectives, scope, purpose and deliverables to be produced. This is the most crucial phase because of the scope and hiring of a project team because only with a clearly defined scope and a suitably skilled team, can you ensure successful project. This is also the point of hiring the project team, setting up the project office and reviewing the project to gain approval so the next phase can begin (Project initiation phase, 2003). This paper will outline categories of project leadership tasks and present examples of actions/considerations for each category that needs to be performed and explanations of why the action is critical to initiating the project. In addition, this paper will apply the Ned Herrmann Model of thinking styles and describe the type of thinking style that would best fit with the delegated individual. Outline the categories of project leadership tasks and provide an example of actions and considerations for each category that would need to be performed. For each example, explain why the action is critical to initiating the project. The Initiation phase is the conceptualization point in the project or the project’s reason for being (Project management guideline, 2006). There are seven categories of project leader responsibilities…Align project with parent organization, Perform risk...
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...people, and was supporting multiple internal projects and also some external projects based on its capabilities and extra capacity. However there are multiple problems in the way the ISD was organized and operated that was leading to ineffectiveness, inefficiency, organizational conflicts and leading to not attainment of business goals and strategy. Some of the issues included not having a proper project management structure and dedicated personnel, personal power conflicts and non cooperation from operations managers, lack of clarity and direction for employees. The current ISD director is planned to be replaced by a new director who is expected to change the structure, processes and culture of the organization, while managing expectations and relationships to help ISD and the company achieve goals and strategic objectives. 2. Highlight three enterprise management causes/considerations and three project management causes/considerations for the situation. Include what seemed to be missing. Answer – Enterprise management causes and considerations include having an alignment between organizational and IT strategy, existing organizational structure that is not well defined and lack of skills and knowledge on how to effectively manage and run IT projects. Project management causes and considerations in this case include not having defined roles and responsibilities for people in projects, ad hoc manner of selecting and implementing projects, there not being systems and...
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...Introduction A Project is any undertaking that has definite, final objectives representing specified values to be used in the satisfaction of some service or need. The reason why companies undertake projects is because they come up with strategic intent, achieve better results and increase its competitive advantage. Project Success In the past projects success was measured using the “triple constraint”, delivering the project on time, within budget and to specification. Contemporary management of projects has shifted to being measured strategically. Consequently, the evaluation of the success of projects has also changed to incorporate parameters beyond the “triple constraint”. This led to project success being measured in four dimensions according to Shenhar 1. Dimension 1- Efficiency; measure of whether the project was completed on time and within budget. 2. Dimension 2- Impact on the customer; ensuring that the specifications were met and required service/production is delivered while adhering to good quality. 3. Dimension 3-Impact on business; an analysis of return on investment, return on equity, increase in profits and other revenues to the business after project implementation. 4. Dimension 4- Building for the future; what new developments or positive opportunities were brought about by the project e.g. new market line or infrastructure. Using these four dimensions there are 2 types of projects. 1. External customer projects aimed to create products and services...
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... In this chapter, you will learn about: • Identifying the value of electronic commerce initiatives • Aligning implementation plans with strategies • Deciding which electronic commerce project elements to outsource • Selecting Web hosting services • Using incubators and fast venturing techniques to launch Internet business initiatives • Using project and portfolio management techniques to plan and control electronic commerce activities • Staffing electronic commerce activities Lecture Notes Planning the Electronic Commerce Initiative A successful business plan for an electronic commerce initiative should include activities that will identify the initiative’s specific objectives and link those objectives to business strategies. In setting objectives for an electronic commerce initiative, manages should consider the strategic role of the project, its intended scope, and the resources available for executing it. Linking objectives to business strategies Benefit objectives might include building brand awareness or enhancing existing marketing and promotional programs. Some companies plan to sell products, services, and advertising, whereas others establish online auctions or create virtual communities and Web portals. Other common organizational objectives are related to purchasing functions and supply chain management, as well as improving after-sale support services. No matter which set of strategic objectives an organization...
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...organization is setup and how teams operate within the organization - I’d want to know how the organization is setup and how teams operate so I could get the CEO and board of directors an idea of what it would take to implement PPM within their organization. 3) A breakdown of the current projects in the portfolio – I’d want to know what their current portfolio consists of so I could align it against their current and projected strategy and show which projects make sense to the organization and which don’t. 4) A breakdown of past projects which were successful and a breakdown of the projects that were not– I’d want a breakdown of project success and project failure so I could us PPM to break down how each project might have been more successful and how each failure might have been a success or why it wouldn’t have been allowed to be selected in the first place. 5) A breakdown of the criteria for how projects are chosen for their current portfolio – I’d want these criteria if any because it is very telling of how the organization is run. Is there an office in place to choose projects and rate them on strategic importance? Or is each project chosen by stakeholders based on how they view the projects importance to the organization? How will you sell PPM at this meeting? To sell PPM at this...
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...|MBA (PROJECT MANAGEMENT) | | | | | | | | | Project Management Techniques Prepared by: Ikechukwu Ihemelandu Date: April 25th, 2011 | | Word Count - 4258 Question 1. Project Background The MTN Nigeria Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) Network is an important initiative in MTN Nigeria network today. It was built to deliver multimedia voice, video and data in prioritized QoS classes. Currently the capacity in place today in all the switch sites is 1G from the Provider edge routers (PE) to the Provider core (P) router...
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...and the Project Manager For: Dr. Sleeda Grantum By: Don C. Johnson Walden University Organizational Leadership (6110-1) Spring-Session B January 27, 2012 Abstract The Project Manager is at the centre of everything relating to the project; controlling the contributions of stakeholders, clients, and project team members is just as important as managing the work of the team (Stadtmiller, 2004). The project manager's skills are essential from the beginning of the project; because the project manager provides direction and pulls together each aspect of the project. A project manager must understand human factors as well as the scope and components of a project itself. Biases, cultural assumptions, and more can impede the effectiveness of project management if the members of a team feel disconnected from a project for cultural reasons. As a project manager, you should be aware of the underlying cultural assumptions that pervade your team, as well as your own perspective. Emotional intelligence promotes positive relationships as well as interpersonal skills to assist the PM in making strategic decisions for the organization. Utilizing personal assessments and previous work related experiences, I will identify the bases of effective project management and leadership. My definition of a project manager (PM) is: that the PM provides direction and pulls together all aspects and resources of the project; the...
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...PROJECT SELECTION/ PROPOSAL FORM Date: May 19, 2013 Project Title: Wellness Program for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Anytown, USA Responsible Manager: Project Manager: Week #2: Week #3: Lawinda Week #4: Lou Week #5: Steve Week #6: Bob Week #7: kim Week #8: Kim Yes ☒ No ☐ This project will take more than 500 labor hours? Yes ☐ No ☒ This project is a one-time effort (will not occur on a regular basis)? Project Type: ☐ Technology | ☒ General Support | ☐ Quality | ☐ Legal | ☐ Market Share | ☐ Process Change | ☐ Cost Reduction | ☐ Replacement | ☒ Customer | ☐ New Product | ☐ Capacity | ☒ Other | Project Definition: We are going to develop a Wellness Program for the children serviced at ten (10) local Boys and Girls Clubs in Anytown, USA. The concept of our project is to have the serious issue of Childhood Obesity addressed and to encourage children to make healthier decisions within their own lifestyle. Our mission will be to align our goals with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America’s goals. Those goals are: to provide children life enhancing programs and character development experiences, giving children a safe place to learn and grow, develop ongoing relationships with caring adult professionals, and to provide hope and opportunity. Goal Definition: Our goal is to implement a wellness program using the management of the Boys and Girls Clubs and to have the management roll this program out to the...
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...design. Each faucet had to be available in at least 25 different colors. The critical issues in the case can be summarized as follows: 1. The marketing department is pressured to introduce new product in the market within a very short span of time to rush for the next trade show. 2. The engineering department is loaded with too much work (375 current projects) and pressured from new product request with tight deadline from marketing department. 3. Time and resources are wasted for the unclear and changing specification or requirements from the marketing department. 4. New product development takes too long (4 to 6 months). 5. Uncooperative culture and unresolved conflict between departments. With the executive council mandating an immediate move to project management and with the interview result from the external consultant, senior management should do the following to change the culture within the organization: Our proposal would be to create change not just between Marketing and Engineering but throughout the organization. This can done by using or implementing Lewin’s Change Management Model. By using this model, we can understanding the source of the conflict and finding a middle ground for both departments to function cooperatively. Also, this model can be used in “softening the blow” of the management’s goal to do away with the conflict between Marketing and Engineering and introduce change amongst and within the ranks that can translate to...
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