...Lifecycle of A Project As early as 300 BCE men have understood the importance of effective project planning and execution. The great Greek philosopher Aristotle understood this as well, and defined success in this way, “All men seek one goal: success or happiness. The only way to achieve true success is to express yourself completely in service to society. First, have a definite, clear, practical ideal-a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary means to achieve your ends-wisdom, money, materials and methods. Third, adjust all your means to that end” (qtd in Forbes.com). The thoughts of Aristotle, although simplistic provide a sound basis for modern project management processes. The modern definition of planning has not changed significantly throughout time. Author Timothy J. Kloppenborg describes planning as a process that “Defines and refines objectives and plans and actions to achieve objectives. The importance of establishing a solid plan cannot be understated. In an article titled 100 Years of Project Planning authors illustrates the benefit of good planning when the state that “Planning allows us to make all kinds of mistakes or errors before we spend the money, time or effort to do something” (Muther, Richard, and Gerald Nadler 42). A well-defined plan is one that minimizes rework, scope change, schedule inefficiencies. Furthermore a well laid plan will have well defined measures to monitor and control the project. A key consideration when developing a...
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...Anna Marie Crawford Week 3, Deliverable 2 Project Life Cycle Project Life Cycle In my last paper, I stated that I will be doing my final project on building a dream home. In this assignment, I will break down each phase. This will help me during the project life cycle and help me to understand each phase correctly. In my initiation phase, the scope of the project in question will define the approach that will be taken. This will give the correct delivery and the desired outputs need for the project. The project manager, which will be I, will appoint tasks to her hired team and in turn will select contractors based on their skills and years of experience in the field. The tools that will be used in this stage will be the Business Plan/ Case, Project Charter, Job description and the first Milestone for the project. For example, for this project I will explain in Milestone review to each person in the team, what is to happen in this phase and the dates that are important to stay on track so the project to be successful. In my next phase, which is the planning phase, I will include a detailed identification and assignment of each and every task until the closure of the project in question. This will include the risk analysis and detailed criteria for successful completion of each task and deliverable during this project. Also during this project, the stakeholder will be defined as well as the cost and budget. The most common tools that will be used will be the financial...
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...Lifecycle Project Management Approach Successful projects and campaigns result from quality stakeholder engagement, research, insight, careful planning, implementation, and constant adjustments based on feedback. We approach all projects from a project lifecycle perspective, with most projects following a series of interdependent stages. Typically, these stages include understanding, planning, designing, implementing, and concluding. There is a time and place for each product and service. Within each stage, projects may require any combination of management, research, creativity, training, and technical services. When we approach each project, we assess which project lifecycle stages will be required, and then we combine the best combination of services, products, and people for that stage. Recognizing there are no “one size fits all” solutions, we tailor each project to suit our clients’ individual needs and unique operating environments. Since all our products and services are aligned with the lifecycle stages, we offer the right support, at the right time, focused on the right goals. Project lifecycle stages 1. Understanding Solid projects and campaigns begin with quality research and insight. This can include audience, product, competitor, and stakeholder research. The insights gleaned at this stage are used for the strategic planning, design, and implementation stages. Moreover, any baseline data may be used for pre/post comparisons within the final evaluation. ...
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...abandon the examination of the system has been made, the feasibility study is finished. This could be a system to keep track of all the students' names, addresses, telephone numbers and grades, or it could be a new system for an online bank to let customers open a new account. No matter what the system might be, if the organization doesn't conduct a systems analysis (often known as the system life cycle); they are likely to find that their new system disappoints them and doesn't solve the original problem. 1 Stages of systems life cycle The SLC consists of the following stages: 1. Investigation and analysis 2. Design 3. Development and testing 4. Implementation 5. Documentation 6. Evaluation The system lifecycle is a view of a system or proposed system that addresses all phases of its existence to include system conception, design and development, production and construction,...
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...Explain how the benefits of virtualization would impact the city of Seabreeze. There are many benefits to migration of a datacenter to a virtual environment. The most understated benefit is true power savings. The reduction of the overall hardware footprint literally means the organization doesn’t have as many servers or desktops to power on a daily basis. These saving which have to be measured over time will contribute to a sizeable decrease in power consumption. As a result of a reduced footprint, less space will be required to house required hardware since multiple servers can be housed on a single hardware host. After virtualization the amount of time to provision a new server is reduced from sometimes weeks to minutes. There is no new hardware to purchase. Only an operating systems license is required if the chosen OS is not free. Server uptime is also increased because of High Availability and Disaster recovery features that are built-in to the product. Explain how to offset potential negative implications of the adoption of virtualization for the city of Seabreeze. The biggest concern for most pre-virtualization users is fear. The fear of cost and application compatibility were some of the largest obstacles for early adopters. Over the years this has changed tremendously. One of the biggest opposing companies to virtualization was Oracle. They refused to support or adopt any form of virtualization for their products. A company the size of Oracle steered away from the...
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...LYT2 Task 3 City of Seabreeze Virtualization Adoption Plan! Given the City of Seabreeze’s declining revenue stream and resultant financial situation, as well as simple good government, it is critical that the city find ways of reducing expenses while continuing to provide the services needed by the citizens of Seabreeze. This includes the city’s use of information technology. Technology investments cannot simply be eliminated, as they are a critical component of the city’s infrastructure on which key city services rely upon. Therefore it is necessary to identify technologies which can produce a greater return on investment (ROI) through reductions in the total cost of ownership (TCO) of the city’s technology assets. One approach that would meet this need that has been identified is the adoption of server, storage and desktop virtualization technology. These technologies not only represent a significant opportunity for the City of Seabreeze to reduce costs, but it will also enable the city to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, raise IT staff efficiency, and improve disaster recovery capabilities. 1. Virtualization benefits The term “virtualization” refers to technology that enables a single physical device, such as a server with a large pool of resources (CPU, memory, disk, etc.), to be logically segregated into smaller separate “virtual machines”, or “VMs” that are each given their own subset of resources based on their actual utilization requirements. According...
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...Running Head: LYT2 TASK 3! 1 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! LYT2 Task 3 City of Seabreeze Virtualization Adoption Plan! Kristopher Rosenberg! Western Governors University! ! ! ! ! ! LYT2 TASK 3! 2 LYT2 Task 3 City of Seabreeze Virtualization Adoption Plan! Given the City of Seabreeze’s declining revenue stream and resultant financial situation, as well as simple good government, it is critical that the city find ways of reducing expenses while continuing to provide the services needed by the citizens of Seabreeze. This includes the city’s use of information technology. Technology investments cannot simply be eliminated, as they are a critical component of the city’s infrastructure on which key city services rely upon. Therefore it is necessary to identify technologies which can produce a greater return on investment (ROI) through reductions in the total cost of ownership (TCO) of the city’s technology assets. One approach that would meet this need that has been identified is the adoption of server, storage and desktop virtualization technology. These technologies not only represent a significant opportunity for the City of Seabreeze to reduce costs, but it will also enable the city to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, raise IT staff efficiency, and improve disaster recovery capabilities.! 1. Virtualization benefits The term “virtualization” refers to technology that enables a single physical device, such as a server with a large pool of resources...
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...Boeing, the $55 billion Chicago-based aerospace company, has been a major player in the global economy for almost a century. But now the company is undertaking a far-reaching transformation as it uses cutting-edge materials and electronics and high-level technology for the design and assembly process of its new passenger plane –the Boeing 787. The new plane, nicknamed the “Dreamliner,” is Boeing’s bid for market leadership in competition with Airbus. The new midsize passenger jet will have an outer shell and about half of its parts made of carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic, which will make it lighter and give it better fuel economy. In January 2006, the company had 291 firm orders and 88 commitments from 27 airlines for the new 787, which will seat from 250 to 330 passengers in varying configurations. The list price is about $150 million per plane. The previous state of the art in aviation manufacturing was to have global partners work from a common blueprint to produce parts-actually, whole sections of the airplane-that were then physically shipped to a Boeing assembly plant near Seattle to see if they fit together. Prior to the 787, wood mock-ups of planes would be constructed to see if parts built by partners around the world would really fit together. When the process failed, the cost in time and production was extreme. Boeing’s shift goes beyond making planes faster and cheaper. The new business model takes Boeing from manufacturing to a high-end technology systems integrator...
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...Proceedings of the 33rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences - 2000 Investigation of Factors Affecting Healthcare Organization’s Adoption of Telemedicine Technology Paul Jen-Hwa Hu University of South Florida Patrick Y.K. Chau University of Hong Kong Olivia R. Liu Sheng University of Arizona Abstract Recent advances in information and biomedicine technology have significantly increased the technical feasibility, clinical viability and economic affordability of telemedicine-assisted service collaboration and delivery. The ultimate success of telemedicine in an adopting organization requires the organization’s proper addressing both technological and managerial challenges. Based on Tornatzky and Fleischer’s framework, we developed and empirically evaluated a research model for healthcare organizations’ adoption of telemedicine technology, using a survey study that involved public healthcare organizations in Hong Kong. Results of our exploratory study suggested that the research model exhibited reasonable significance and classification accuracy and that collective attitude of medical staff and perceived service risks were the two most significant factors in organizational adoption of telemedicine technology. Furthermore, several implications for telemedicine management emerged from our study and are discussed as well 1. Introduction Telemedicine is essentially about use of information and biomedicine technology to support, facilitate or improve collaboration...
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...INFORMATION LIFECYCLE: The information lifecycle is the “change in the value of information” over time. When data is first created, it often has the highest value and is used frequently. As data ages, it is accessed less frequently and is of less value to the organization. Understanding the information lifecycle helps to deploy appropriate storage infrastructure, according to the changing value of information. For example, in a sales order application, the value of the information changes from the time the order is placed until the time that the warranty becomes void (see Figure 1-7). The value of the information is highest when a company receives a new sales order and processes it to deliver the product. After order fulfillment, the customer or order data need not be available for real-time access. The company can transfer this data to less expensive secondary storage with lower accessibility and availability requirements unless or until a warranty claim or another event triggers its need. After the warranty becomes void, the company can archive or dispose of data to create space for other high-value information. Information Lifecycle Management Today’s business requires data to be protected and available 24 × 7. Data centers can accomplish this with the optimal and appropriate use of storage infrastructure. An effective information management policy is required to support this infrastructure and leverage its benefits. Information lifecycle management...
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...5 ways of improving competitiveness of Indian industry 1. Innovation - Research and development R & D expenditures in India are inadequate. India as a whole spends only 0.85 % GDP on research and development. Focus should be on development of indigenous technology, efficiency and adaptation of imported technologies. Also government has to come up with industrial and trade policies which will promote research and development. The industries should make alliances with educational systems for providing solutions to practical problems face by them. The alliances in business and education should focus on identifying creative, flexible partnership models between governments, industry, and the academic community. Industries should also provide necessary funding and infrastructure to set up laboratory in educational institutes. They should promote students for doing extensive R & D and acquiring patents. The renewable energy and sustainable resources track highlighted opportunities in the renewable and alternative energy sector that are keys to creating greater energy security and economic competitiveness. 2. Information Technology (IT) systems Information technology (IT) is playing & will play a crucial role in Indian industries. It has transformed the whole world into a global village with a global economy, which is increasingly dependant on the creative management and distribution of information. IT provides the communication and analytical power that industries need...
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...results indicated that users were positively influenced by their acquaintances, commercials and related news about online ticket reservation positively. This study aims to find important system and social factors, which influence the performance of using online services. They did surveys and interviews. The results of descriptive statistics revealed that participants have habituation of booking online ticket and they find those systems satisfactory. On the other hand, booking an online ticket is a complex task for them. They looked at user habits when using online services. They looked at the adoption factors. They built their model based on technology accepteance model Article21 his paper presents two parts of a comprehensive research project undertaken: exploration of adoption factors in the USA and comparison of them with those found in Turkey in a prior study by the same research team. Ease of use got the highest weight of 34.5% of the interviewees’. Interviewees affirmed that they do not want to deal with complicated mobile services. According to the findings above, mobile services providers should focus on ease of use and usefulness with affordable cost. They looked at the mobile application use and adoption factors. They built their model based on technology acceptance model. They interviewed and they found that easy of use and usefulness is the most important both in the usa and turkey. Article 23 explore the effects of technical, organisational and personal...
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...1.0 Question 1 To : James Moody Date : 25th November 2015 From : Chew Sin Hong Title : i) The Changes in the Business Environment that have contributed to the growth and importance of Management Accounting. ii) Role of Management Accountant play in a company`s value chain function. Management accounting nowadays are growing and it is becoming more and more important in the current trend. Management accounting is a process of measurement, accumulation, identification, preparation, analysis, communication and also interpretation of all the information of finance used by the management to evaluate, control and plan an organization with addition to assure the correct use and responsibility for the resource that are available. Management accounting likewise contains the arrangement of money related reports for non-administration groups, for example, shareholders, regulatory agency, creditor and the authorities for the tax (Ed, 2008). There are few factors that lead to the importance and growth of the management accounting. First of all are the globalization. Globalization is important and also a big role for the organization to sustain and survive in the current trend. This globalization are one of the factor that cause management accounting to be important because of the increasing of the communication and also the advancement of the transportation which allow company to penetrate into the market that have more potential customer has been widely expand. Therefore company...
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...Seabreeze Virtualization Adoption Plan Bob Western Governors University Seabreeze Virtualization Adoption Plan The city of Seabreeze has had the misfortune of decreasing revenue for the past several years and is in desperate need of some cost saving initiatives. The solution must not impact services currently delivered to its citizens. Information technology (IT) is one of the services that must be maintained during the financial reductions. Because the city relies heavily on the use of IT to provide government services elimination of existing infrastructure is not an option. An alternate solution is essential in order to reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO) of the city’s IT equipment by providing newer technology that will have a higher return on investment (ROI). The option identified to fulfill this need is the adoption of virtualized servers, storage devices, and desktop computers. The conversion to virtualized environments will result in substantial cost savings as well as providing enhanced security, greatly improved disaster recovery, a more competent IT staff, and a smaller carbon footprint. 1. Benefits of Virtualization Virtualization is “the process of creating a virtual, rather than physical, version of something” (Virtualization, 2015). In the IT industry this refers to technology that utilizes software to imitate hardware and create virtual computer systems. One example of this is to use a single physical device such as a server and logically...
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...Automotive OEM Developing cars faster and selling them for less Product lifecycle management solutions speed vehicle design and enable lower prices M A R U T I U DYO G LT D. www.ugs.com Business challenges Ensure customer delight Increase shareholder value Reduce development time and offer cars at lower prices Working with pride in India Maruti Udyog Ltd., a subsidiary of Suzuki Motor Corporation of Japan, has been the leading Indian passenger car maker for about two decades. The company has a diverse portfolio that includes: the Maruti 800; the Omni; a premium small car, Zen; the international brands, Alto and WagonR; an off-roader, Gypsy; the mid-size Esteem; a luxury car, Baleno; an MPV, Versa; a premium subcompact car, Swift; and a luxury SUV, Grand Vitara XL7. The company’s 11 base platforms encompass 300 variants for 100 export destinations. According to Maruti’s vision statement, its goals include maintaining leadership in the Indian automobile industry, creating customer delight, increasing shareholder wealth and being “a pride of India.” Customers have shown their approval, ranking Maruti high in customer satisfaction for six years in a row according to the J.D. Power Asia Pacific 2005 India Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) Study. The company has also ranked highest in the India Sales Satisfaction Study. Keys to success Information management, process management and global collaboration supported by Teamcenter® software More efficient and innovative...
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