...Charter, Project Plan, & Costing Learning Team D Barbara Fulton, Israel Salinas, Jessica Thomas, Jesse Moody, Solomon Kebede CMGT/410 September 30, 2013 Kara McFall, EdD, PMP General Information |Project Title: |Racing games for Smartphone’s | |Brief Project |Video game production company that makes video games for the popular consoles and now wants to make a version of | |Description: |one of their racing games for Smartphone’s hosting the android operating system. | |Prepared By: |Team “D” | |Date: |9/30/2013 |Version: |Three | Background Information VG Production Company is a company that specializes in video games for popular gaming consoles. Founded in 1994, VG has been one of the most successful video game production companies in the United States. Recently, the demand in video game applications for smart phones on the Android market has been growing exponentially. As a result, VG Production Company has decided to extend its video games from consoles to smart phones, starting with its most popular racing game, Extreme Burner’s. Goals and Objectives The goal of the project is to...
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...Project: Access Control Proposal * Phase I: Risk mitigation plan to identify critical IT assets * Phase II: Policies and procedures for protecting the IT assets Contents I. Introduction 2 II. Diagram of the proposed solution 3 III. Phase I:Access Control Risk Mitigation 3 1. Identified Treats and vulnerabilities 3 2. IT assets 4 3. Treats and vulnerabilities per IT Domain 4 4. The System Security Team 5 5. Access Control Plan 5 IV. Phase II: Policies and procedures for protecting the IT assets 6 1) General Security Practices for VPN Remote Access 6 2. Protecting Cyber Assets: Secure Interactive Remote Access Concepts 7 2. How Employee Accesses the Corporate Network 9 3. How external Partners (Vendor) Access the Corporate Network 9 V. Conclusion 13 I. Introduction Access control mechanisms operate at a number of levels in a system, from applications down through the operating system to the hardware. Higher-level mechanisms can be more expressive, but also tend to be more vulnerable to attack, for a variety of reasons ranging from intrinsic complexity to implementer skill levels. Most attacks involve the opportunistic exploitation of bugs; and software that is very large, very widely used, or both (as with operating systems) is particularly likely to have security bugs found and publicized. Operating systems are also vulnerable to environmental changes that undermine the assumptions used in their design. The main function of access...
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...Many failed projects today can be attributed to poor or total neglect of quality standards through lack of Quality control. Quality control, when implemented in a project, helps in yielding profit because the output is usually of great standard whereas when omitted, unavoidable losses are incurred. A project is said to be complete when the output not only conforms to pre-defined requirements but also to quality standards of the category it falls in. e.g. Standard for Quality Management Systems ISO 9001:2000 Automotive: ISO/TS 16949:2002 Energy: PC 242-ISO 50001 Food Safety: ISO 22000:2005 Medical Devices: ISO 13485:2003 Risk: ISO 31000 According to the ISO 8402-94 standards, “QUALITY” could be defined as “The set of characteristics of an entity that gives that entity the ability to satisfy, express an implicit needs“. It further states that “The purpose of quality is therefore to provide a client with a suitable offer with controlled processes while ensuring that this improvement does not translate into additional cost.1 Quality can be defined as a state of excellence whereby a product (due to our context) is free from defects, errors and produced according to standards defined by certain standards organizations. An example is the “ISO 9001” quality management standard. Quality Control in Project Management according to “PMBOK” (2007) “includes all activities of the overall management functions that determine the quality policy, objectives and responsibilities. ...
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...together provide a total Enterprise project management system. The Science of Project Management: Project Controls Systems Integration by Frederick Cramer, Susanne Keller, Christopher Law, Thomas Shih, and Britton Wolf G The concepts in this article were applied to the ECP-1 Facility, Overall Winner of the 2010 Facility of the Year Awards. For further information on this project, see “Case Study: Genentech’s ECP-1 Bacterial Manufacturing Facility, Overall Winner, 2010 Facility of the Year Awards” in the March/April 2011 issue of Pharmaceutical Engineering. Project Controls Systems Integration Background enentech is among the world’s leading biotech companies with multiple products on the market and a drive to discover, develop, manufacture, and commercialize new medicines to treat patients with serious or life-threatening medical conditions. In 2005, Genentech was ramping-up a build program due to increased demand for existing and new medicines about to come to market. By that time, Genentech had grown from a small biotech company with less than 3,000 employees in 1995 to more than 9,000 employees. It quickly became apparent that an ad hoc approach to project management of capital construction projects would no longer be sufficient. To keep pace with growth, an intensive effort was launched to investigate and then implement a set of integrated tools and approaches to facilitate project planning and execution. Investing...
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...Construction Project Controls: Cost, Schedule, and Change Management UP-201 September 2004 CURT Owner Member Companies Abbott Laboratories Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. Ameren American Electric Power Baxter Healthcare Corporation Boeing Company Caterpillar Inc. Citigroup ConocoPhillips DTE Energy The Dow Chemical Company E.I. Dupont De Nemours & Company Eastman Kodak Company Ernst & Young ExxonMobil Chemical Company FMC Corporation FirstEnergy Corporation General Electric Company General Mills, Inc. General Motors Corporation HCA Healthcare Corporation Hercules, Inc. Honda of America Mfg., Inc. IBM Intel Corporation Johnson & Johnson Kansas City Power & Light Company The McGraw-Hill Companies MeadWestvaco Corporation Merck & Company, Inc. Owens Corning PSEG Power, LLC Pfizer, Inc. The Procter & Gamble Company Rohm and Haas Shell Global Solutions (U.S.), Inc. Southern Companies Sunoco, Inc. TECO Tampa Electric Company Toyota Motor Mfg. North America Tyco International U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers U.S. General Services Administration The University Of Cincinnati Associate Member Companies Alberici Group, Inc. BE&K Bechtel Egizii Electric, Inc. Fluor Corporation Hunt Construction Group Jacobs Engineering Group Rudolph/Libbe Companies The Shaw Group, Inc. Tetra Tech FW Inc. Turner Construction Company Zachry Construction Corporation Association Associate Members Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) Mechanical Contractors...
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...CMGT410 Project Controls MEMO TO: All Management FROM: Human Resources DATE: August 26, 2013 SUBJECT: Project Control Concerns From time to time there are concerns on how we handle and manage project control issues. There are some concerns that have been brought to my attention and this is to clear them up and erase any doubt you may have. Our Project is going as planned and is scheduled for completion on August 19th. All goals and milestones have been met leaving us at a 75% completion at this moment. As we continue to finish our final step for starting and finishing the training, we will provide you with a detailed timeline and spot on expenses. All travel plans are made and paid for, leaving us with just $45.00 under budget. All materials are complete and ready for training. The quality of the project is rated at a 99% overall superb quality as all is going according to plans. This leaves us with the final stage of execution which will leave us with 100% completion at the end of the 2nd day of training. No reported changes in schedule or budget. If any changes come to light within the last 24 hours of training, all parties will be notified the moment a problem is recognized and again when a solution is drawn. All changes are subject to approval and will be approved by a senior official before implemented. As of end of day Monday, there are no changes and no concerns. If you have any questions feel free to reach me at ext 4444. Project Management...
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...Management control systems provide information that is intended to be useful to managers in performing their jobs and to assist organizations in developing and maintaining viable patterns of behaviour. Any assessment of the role of such information therefore requires consideration of how managers make use of the information being provided to them. management control describes a feedback process of planning, objective setting, monitoring, feedback and corrective action to ensure that outcomes are in accordance with plans. Two attempts have been made in the past to link this framework with strategy. The first is Anthony’s ( 1965, 1988) - strategies are taken as given and management control systems motivate, monitor and report on their implementation. Another attempt to couple strategy and management control can be seen in the concept of strategic control. Strategic control has been described as a system to assess the relevance of the organization’s strategy to its goals, and when discrepancies exist, to highlight areas needing attention. My research indicates that management control systems are not only important for strategy implementation, but also for strategy formation. I define management control systems, therefore, to recognize that these systems are more than devices of constraint and monitoring: management control systems are the formalized procedures and systems that use information to maintain or alter patterns in organizational activity. Using this definition, these...
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...Course Project Part 3 Project592 CP - 3 2/22/2015 Dexter O. Shambley THIS PAGE WAS INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary Schedule 0 Schedule 1 Performance Analysis Estimate at Completion Cost and Schedule Control Plan Revised Estimate at completion Schedule 2 Conclusion Executive Summary The new indoor theme park project is initially planned for duration of 180 Days with a start date of Apr 14, 2008. The actual initial planned cost was $4,846,920. The theme park attraction includes Ferris wheel, Bowling alley, Climbing wall, Carousel, Go Cart and mini golf. The project is broken into 3 levels and has various tasks. The final walk through is scheduled on Dec 18, 2008 with a grand opening on Dec 19th. The report is prepared to analyze the schedule and cost of the Indoor theme park project. The provided project information/data was used to create the project schedule which represents the project at a specific point during implementation. The Microsoft Project is used to serve as the tool to perform the project monitoring and control. The MS Project was also used to calculate the Earned Value Analysis. The output of the analysis, combined with a control plan, will be used to support the continuation of the project. The indoor theme park project is almost 5 months since inception and only 40% of the tasks are complete. The Actual cost is not provided so we can assume that costs are in control so we are not...
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...Monitor and Control Work For a Project Manager Name Institution Date Monitor and Control Work For a Project Manager Project managers find it difficult to have an access to each member if they fail to keep a good monitor and control of the work. But with them realizing the deliverables and what the root cause of the deliverables are with time management for all the projects then they find it easier. By holding effective meetings, the managers are able to reach to all the members and give all the necessary information that they need. The effective meetings are integral to achieving team goals and completing their tasks successfully. Team meetings are important tools in managing of tasks and ensuring productivity, and does not matter how they are conducted either in person, asynchronously or real-time, or via remote conference. In these effective meetings, they are open to conversations, which draw upon each member’s skills, knowledge and perspectives to solving of problems and supporting each other in achieving the collective goals of the team. The project managers organize status meeting by prior notice to all members and give them the agenda of the meeting to avoid any inconveniences that may arise, and prevent wasting their time. Regular and frequent holding of meetings and check-ins keeps everyone informed and on the same page toward best practices: general...
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...Abstract Enhanced quality control methods are increasingly critical for IT projects, often plagued with failure as performance objectives do not align with traditional measures. This study provides theoretical and practical implications for information technology (IT) project quality control, particularly within the domains of project management and performance measurement. The data provided qualitatively and quantitatively demonstrates the criticality of enhanced project quality control in the IT industry. Analysis of alternative methods provides alternatives to the traditional method. Alternative methods have been applied and well-accepted at large organizations who realized the criticality of these measures as new products, services, and results showed significant overall improvement. Overall this study demonstrates that improving quality control methods for IT projects leads to a strong project design—a key component of project success. This study provides theoretical and practical implications for information technology (IT) project quality control, particularly within the domains of project management and performance measurement. There is “a growing disenchantment with the traditional methodology” that measures project success by approaches such as time conformance and budget adherence, prompting stakeholders and project managers to seek methods that will provide a clear analysis of project performance (Barclay & Osei-Bryson, 2008, p. 139). While...
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...Business MGT/437 Version 4 Project Management | Copyright © 2009, 2006, 2004 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course examines project management roles and environments, the project life cycle, and various techniques of work planning, control, and evaluation for project success. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality. Course Materials Kerzner, H. (2006). Project management: A systems approach to planning, scheduling, and controlling (9th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. Meredith, J. R. & Mantel, S. J. (2006). Project management: A managerial approach (6th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. All electronic materials are available on the student website. Software Microsoft® Project® 2007 (Virtual Desktop) Week One: Project Definition | | Details | Due | Points | Objectives | 1.1 Determine the importance of project management in the current...
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...Projects grow out of problems or opportunities. This project grew out of an opportunity that allowed each individual involved to participate in project that required carefully planning by turning the opportunity into a new venture. The Upscale Ambiance project was successfully carried out by five individuals agreed on the same goal/objectives. It was imperative to the success of this project that it clearly was defined by three parameters by which the project was planned, controlled and established. Below are the necessary steps the team took to deliver an outcome that will be pleasing to clients. Project Proposal The project that Team B is committed to - is to build an elegant fragrance boutique. The store name will be entitled Upscale Ambiance. Several expected benefits took place to motivate Team B to have charge over this project. The number one benefit comes from knowing consumers will not have to travel as far to purchase his or her favorite fragrance or candle. Other benefits include having unique products in stock that will set us apart from any other fragrance boutique. The team will incorporate clever promotions, savvy merchandizing and exclusive offerings for consistent customers. Consumers do not want a cookie cutter approach when purchasing expensive items. Consumers are ever increasing their knowledge of purchasing power. The team will face the challenge of brand diversity. Our fragrances will address the needs of our diverse clientele. The project team will even...
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...Cost Control in Design Process of China’s Construction Project Abstract As the ruthless competition in China’s construction industry, construction project requires a win-win method to acquire the maximal benefit and simultaneously to maintain the quality for keeping the place with the market. One method commended, cost control, especially in the design process, plays a very important role in the project procedure and financial management. This article presents the main implements of cost control utilizes in different aspects of construction and certain skills to control cost in design processes of construction project. These implements and skills could be very helpful for China’s construction companies to optimize their design process and offer beneficial influence to the following steps, increases the percentage of successful project in all projects; thereby to promote the development of the company and the whole industry. Key words: Design Process; Construction project; Cost control 1. Introduction Nowadays in China, the competition within construction industry is continuously increasing, and the profit spaces are limiting. As all the investment always expect for the maximal benefit, if a company want to keep the profit and position in the market in such complicated environment, the best method for it is applying cost control to the project. Cost control in financial management is an important aspect of project management over the whole life of projects. Successfully...
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...sier!™ ing Everything Ea Ma k al Edition Informatica Speci Data tegration In Learn: • What data integration is and why you should care • How data integration can help your business become more agile • Common data integration challenges and benefits • What to consider when looking for data integration tools Compliments of Brian Underdahl These materials are © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Any dissemination, distribution, or unauthorized use is strictly prohibited. Data Integration Informatica Special Edition by Brian Underdahl These materials are © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Any dissemination, distribution, or unauthorized use is strictly prohibited. Data Integration For Dummies® Informatica Special Edition , Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River St. Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774 www.wiley.com Copyright © 2014 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without the prior written permission of the Publisher. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030, (201) 748-6011, fax (201) 748-6008, or online at http://www.wiley.com/go/permissions. Trademarks: Wiley, For Dummies...
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...Construction Company: Project Management Control Systems 1. What is Turner’s business strategy? Their greatest competitive advantage is providing accurate information to the owners, creating a partnership. Turner’s business strategy is to build on this partnership to ensure repeat business. They keep the customer informed on every milestone in the project and use the IOR to communicate financial updates and construction progress. They have proven time and time again that their expert management knowledge and delivery saves the developer time and money in the end. 2. What contingencies could invalidate the strategy? This strategy is compromised with how and when Turner decides to release capital. If Turner decides to release the contingency funds, they may never see them again. There is no guarantee those dollars will be committed back to the project. If Turner releases the savings to please the owner and an unforeseen problem arises; the construction company will have to use money from their earnings to cover any potential issues. This will damage the company’s profits and is in clear violation of their strategy. If Turner decides to hold onto the savings it runs the risk of upsetting the owner. This is in violation of their strategy to create a partnership with the owner. 3. Does the IOR system force managers to address contingencies? The report generates a “best-effort” prediction of the total expected cost and earning contributions of a completed project. We do not think...
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