...integrate the existing variety of tools in use into a single integrated application. I have received a request from Hugh McCauley to develop an approach to replace the current HRIS. The current system was created in 1992 ("HRIS", 2013). With a new and improved system, Riordan will be able to become much more efficient, save time, and most importantly, save money. An advanced human resource management system can improve the company. According to the Service Request SR-rm-022, Riordan plans to put into place many of the existing HR tools into one integrated application so the company is able to benefit from a more refined information system within the Human Resource Department. Key factors that will help ensure that the information required for this project is gathered successfully will be identified in the following paper, and a detailed project plan will be created. This plan will provide a list off all tasks, resources, and a schedule and budget required to complete the project. Current System The company’s HRIS system was installed in 1992. It is a part...
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...When trying to figure out what information system is right for your company you must know what steps to take first when doing so. Our organization needs to bring all executives to the table to ensure every work item is addressed for each department as appropriate and clear strategic goals are identified. Now we can come up with a plan that involves a lot of brainstorming that focuses on what our organization needs. Once that is done, all departments and stakeholders, due diligence must be performed to identify any problems areas that need to be resolved before a new system selection is implemented. The last step in this process is simply coming up with an appropriate plan for issue management that can help you resolve any problems that may arise and to help us stay on our feet making targeted progress toward goals for our organization. According to the website http://www.healthcareitnews.com/blog/plan-healthy-system-selection-process, Communication should start day 1. IT staff may advocate for a system that is easiest to manage from a technical standpoint (one that reduces risk of technical error, requires fewer end user staff, or needs less maintenance). Clinical staff may be purely focused on a system that has an interface that is easier to navigate though and is less time consuming compared to the user interfaces of other potential vendors. It is important to identify each department’s agendas and needs prior to beginning the system selection process so that they can be discussed...
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...Project Plan Statement of Scope and Goals: Scope: The scope of this project is to provide Kudler Fine Foods with the ability to track individual customer purchases. These purchases are to be monitored as Loyalty Points for later redemption by the customer. The purpose of this project is to develop a system that tracks customer purchases through a Frequent Shopper Program thereby increasing revenue. Stakeholders: • The Customer: The entire process begins with someone who would like to purchase from KFF a product of service offered • The Employee: The employees make it possible for Kudler Fine Foods to meet the demands of their customers • Financial Institution: The financial institutions help by providing financial assistance as needed • Suppliers: The suppliers provide the wares that KFF sales to their customers • Distribution: The distribution team work together to get the products that customers have purchased to where they need to go Functions included in the project: • Finance and Accounting: Keeps track of the ledgers, vendor codes, retail sales, accounts, asset management, and information security for the business. • Sales and Marketing: Handles advertising, accounting, inventory management, and merchandise selection and pricing. • Frequent Shopper Program: Tracks and maintains records of individual shoppers for the purposes of rewarding those that increase their purchasing with loyalty points. The goal for this program is to provide the loyal customer...
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...Defense, automotive parts manufacturers, aircraft manufacturers, and appliance manufacturers to name a few. The system we will be analyzing is their first Human Resources Information System (HRIS), which was implemented in 1992. It is integrated into the company's financial system, use for keeping record of employee's data. That data includes: - Personal Information - Hire date - Pay Rate - Vacation Hours - Tax information - Date of Seniority - Organizational Information They plan on updating the current system with a newer, more efficient HR system. The HR integration project has already been approved, and they are awaiting a detailed project plan. this plan is to include the following: budget, tasks, resources, and schedule. There has been a six month deadline set in place for project completion. This will allow the company to begin using the new system, no later than the second quarter of the year. KEY STAKEHOLDERS In gathering information for the project, the following stakeholders have been identified as excellent resources. These individuals would also provide stability and control to any meetings that would take place. They include higher ups in the company, as well as the individuals who will be using the new system hands on. They are as follows: - CEO Dr. Michael Riordan - Executive Assistant Jan McCall - COO Hugh McCauley - SVP - RD Kenneth Collins - Chief Financial Officer Dale Edgel...
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...Worldwide Experience, World-Class Expertise, Independent Counsel and Consultancy Loveryx Galaxy Associates(LGA) is a veteran army of thoroughly independent project handling professionals who are avidly dedicated to the support of capital projects management and development world over. They are always at the nerve center of the grandest industrial concerns across the globe. They tackle vital utilities and heavy industrial technicalities. LGA are masters in capital estimate consulting counsel and are superb project controllers. They lead while others follow. They stand out from the clutter; a clear cut above the rest. Our principal areas of consultation are wide and varied. In the area of project consultancy services, we are matchless and unbeaten. You can rely on us to get the best and the most helpful project execution plan. While noting that many projects conceived by great minds never see the light of the day, you can count on LGA to pull you out of your jinxed stagnation. We simply shape out your dreams to tangible reality. Further, we are doyens in drafting and implementing contracting strategies for various industries of global renown. We draft outstanding technology plans that are going to help your firm into actualizing the much-needed and timely trans formative shift from analog to digital systems and operations. We officiate and preside over great procurement strategies for firms and one can comfortably rely on us for the most technical corporate acquisitions. When...
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...statement (PE Figure 5-1). If you were an employee at Petrie’s Electronics, would you want to work on this project? Why or why not? ANS:Yes, because the project seems great . It will benefit the company and be fun and easy. There is a great team to support it as well. 2. If you were part of the management team at Petrie’s Electronics, would you approve the project outlined in the scope statement in PE Figure 5-1? What changes, if any, need to be made to the document? ANS:Yes. It has great information about the project and everyone backing it up. It shows what the purpose of the project is and it would benefit the company. There would be a good return on investment if the project works out. 3.ANS: Tangible costs :We think there would be hardware costs, labor costs, and operational costs. There will be employee training and building renovation costs too. Intangible costs: loss of customer goodwill, employee morale, and operational inefficiency. intangible benefits: There might be promotion of organizational learning and understanding, because they were in the project to learn. There might be improved processing efficiency, because they know the procedures more better. 4.ANS: We think it might be a high-risk project since the project size and structure are pretty large, and the user group don't seem very familiar with the development process. Since larger projects and little familiarity cause higher risks, We justify our answer. If we were a part of Jim's team, we might...
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...As a consultant you have been asked by the Universal Retail Corporation (URC) to develop an implementable project plan for a point of sale and stock control system for a proposed chain of retail outlets across Australia. You have been supplied the following information, information not available maybe assumed, this will be a competitive bid targeting the dual goals of quick implementation and low cost. Universal Retail Corporation (URC) is an aggressive player in the growing electronic gadgets market with a plan to open a chain of retail outlets to further their growth in the market and to combat the growing competitive threat from online purchases. Outlets will be located in major cities in seven states. The larger cities will have more than one store. Critical to sales is monitoring sales and stock turn to ensure adequate stock is available when demanded. Each store will be responsible for day-to-day operations, however, there is a strong central management structure at the national level. The services provided by the organization include volume buying to gain discounts, pricing,merchandising strategies, and consolidation of performance reporting for the corporate management.The Information Systems Department at URC's corporate office has been given the assignment to develop a transaction processing system that will apply modern RFID (Radio frequency identification) code scanning, starting at the warehouse and linking to points of sale, to provide automatic inventory control...
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...Case Study: Pontrelli Recycling, Inc. Teri Ashworth FIN 575 March 28, 2016 Larry Gonzales Case Study: Pontrelli Recycling, Inc. For this assignment, instructions were given to review Case Study: Pontrelli Recycling, Inc. in Project Management Accounting, Ch. 7. Within this review, specific elements of the case study are to be discussed. Particulars such as: ❖ Prepare an outline of a project plan based on the case study. ❖ Describe the seven primary planning activities. ❖ Evaluate project execution, efficiency, and alignment with the company’s financial strategy. ❖ Illustrate how project control can help mitigate risks for Pontrelli. The Pontrelli Recycling, Inc. is a recycling company whose mission is twofold: 1. Increase the efficiency of recycling usable materials in order to create a better environment for all. 2. Create value and a fair return on investments for the shareholders. Review Case Study: Pontrelli Recycling, Inc. in Project Management Accounting, Ch. 7. Prepare an outline of a project plan based on the case study. Describe the Seven Primary Planning Activities In staying within the Company’s Mission and financial goals and strategies, Pontrelli has identified seven primary activities. Pontrelli seven primary planning activities are: 1. Develop the Company’s mission statement. A mission statement should provide the core reason for the organization's...
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...comprehensive plan that carefully identifies what quality means and how it will be managed. The linkage between the quality definition, the management strategy and the project is a strong point. Although quality strategy is clearly identifed, it is not well argued using the literature. Arguments do not draw from repected quality writers and issues are not based on documented problems. To make your plan stand up to criticism and to justify resources needed for implementation, your ideas need to be backed up. One of the best ways to do this is by using the literature show why procurement is important; show why document control is important - there is lots of good literature on this. Good ideas are not enough - you need to back them up. Dispite the weakness in rationale, I felt the report was of an excellent standard. The effort put into the quality definitiion really paid off. Well done. Submitted 1 day late. I've deducted 2 marks for being late. In a project situation missing a deadline without notice can be catastrophic - especially when you are tendering. Make sure you hit your deadlines! /40 Comment 1 Good summary. Dont forget to include your recommendations. Define your acronyms when you introduce them. PAGE 5 PAGE 6 Comment 2 Good diagram. Comment 2 PAGE 7 PAGE 8 Comment 3 PAGE 9 Key issue for the quality plan. Comment 4 Excellent context section. PAGE 10 PAGE 11 Comment 5 PAGE 12 PAGE 13 PAGE 14 PAGE 15 Good. Important that quality plan recognises...
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...I will provide the Scope Management Plan for VisionTec’s new Vision System project. This plan will document the scope management approach; roles and responsibilities as they pertain to project scope; scope definition; verification and control measures; scope change control; and the project’s work breakdown structure. This project will be to organize the product development process for your new product. This new technology uses a high resolution camera to inspect drug labels to insure they contain the proper information that is required by government standards.I will develop a Work Breakdown Structure for this new product. The will identify all the deliverables of the project programming, and testing a new camera which will be used to track the company’s finances and improve various financial processes. This includes design of the software, all programming and coding, and testing/validation of the software. No external resources or outsourcing are anticipated for this project. INTRODUCTION Scope Management is the collection of processes which ensure that the project includes all the work required to complete it while excluding all work which is not necessary to complete it. The Scope Management Plan details how the project scope will be defined, developed, and verified. It clearly defines who is responsible for managing the projects’ scope and acts as a guide for managing and controlling the scope. Project Scope Management follows a five step process; Collect Requirements...
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...One of the responsibilities for a Project Manager is to refine the WBS into further detail developing the baseline schedule and define the Schedule Management Plan. The initial WBS, developed during the Concept Development Phase, will define specific work activities; activities sequence, estimate resources, and estimate duration that will need to complete the project. The refined WBS will be used to develop an initial, baseline schedule. The Schedule Management Plan establishes the specific procedures for how the project schedule will be managed and controlled and is as detailed as necessary to control the schedule through the life cycle based on the size, risk profile, and complexity of the project. The Project Manager should consider the six schedule management processes described below in the development of the schedule baseline and the Schedule Management Plan. The development of the schedule baseline will involve activity definition, activity sequencing, activity resource estimation, and activity duration estimation. The Schedule Management Plan should be focused on the methods for controlling the schedule. Define Activities – identification of the specific work activities that need to be performed to complete the project. Although preliminary activity definition begins in the Concept Development Phase, this definition is further refined during the Planning Phase to ensure that all activities are defined in detail. The Planning Team creates a more detailed WBS, develops...
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...Project Management-C101 Section A Part One: 1. C) Project 2. C) Lower cost of capital 3. D) Projects involve little uncertainty 4. C) Meeting communications goals 5. A) Proposal 6. A) Project Management 7. A) Strategic, tactical 8. B) Program 9. D) Technical skills 10. B) Process Part Two: Q1. Project management is a one-time carefully planned and organized effort to achieve a specific goal. Project management includes: Developing a project plan, which includes defining project goals and objectives, specifying tasks or how goals will be achieved, what resources are need, and associating budgets and timelines for completion Implementing the project plan, carefully to make sure the plan is being managed according to plan. The different phases of a project lifecycle are as below: Project Lifecycle 1. Project Initiation Project Initiation in simple terms is: starting up the project. We initiate a project by defining its reason, business goals, and scope. The reason for initiating it, and the propose solution to be implemented. We will also put together a project team, define early milestones, and early budget proposal. With the above information we can move on and perform an end of Phase study in order to get a GO No GO decision. 2. Project Planning Once we define the project and assemble the project team, we are ready to enter the in depth Project Planning phase. This involves creating the "PMP", Project Management Plan, in...
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...evaluate the project management of the case: The case, The PCNet Project (A): Project Risk Management in an IT integration Project. We had look into the project definition phase of the PCNet project and discuss some of the problems that emerged during the project in relation to project definition phase. We also evaluated the role of the PCNet project manager and discussed some of the core skillsets demanded by the job role. The risk management aspect of the PCNet project was also studied in our report. Lastly we made recommendations to address the dilemma faced by Jack Muller, the project manager for the PCNet project. INTRODUCTION The case, The PCNet Project (A): Project Risk Management in an IT integration Project, describes an extensive, large and complex IT integration project, after the merger and acquisition between two companies. The case thoroughly discussed the project and risk of the IT integration project. The challenges and issues faced by the project managers and leaders were also highlighted in the case. This report aims to examine and evaluate the project and risk management of the project discussed in the case. In particular, we will analysis the following aspect of the case: 1. Project definition phase of the PCNet project. We will evaluate the project definition phase of the PCNet project and discuss some of the problems that emerged during the project in relation to project definition phase. 2. Role of the PCNet project manager. We will...
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...Project Management Student Name Project Management MGT/437 Date Instructor Project Management According to "Project Management" (2004), Project Management is “a methodical approach to planning and guiding project processes from start to finish.” By following an established project management life-cycle businesses can ensure the established goals and objectives of the organization are realized in a consistent and uniform manner within a defined timeframe and within budget. A brief definition of a project with key characteristics is presented within this paper. Each phase of the project life-cycle, including the definition phase, planning phase, implementation phase, and closure phase are also identified and discussed. In addition, key reasons to underline why it is important for businesses to apply project management techniques to accomplish tasks required to achieve the established goals and objectives are provided. A project is set of related tasks executed to achieve a set of objectives and goals within an established timeline and an approved budget. Projects are temporary and can be short-term (a few days, few weeks, or a few months) or long-term (multiple months or years). Each project is unique in scope, schedule, and budget. Projects consist of a Definition Phase, a Planning Phase, an Implementation...
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...25: “What is a project’s scope?” Project scope is the first step of the process definition process and it sets the stage for developing a project plan. According to Gray and Larson (2008) “project scope is a definition of the end result or mission of the project which primarily purpose is to define the deliverable to the end user and to focus project plans.” Scope refers to all the work and processes involved in the creation of the project. And provides a view of what is expected to be delivered with the project. The experience of many project managers and researchers has demonstrated that a poor defined project scope represents an obstacle for the project success and it represent approximately 50% of the planning problems. (Gray & Larson, 2008) The scope of a project is the process of subdividing major deliverables manageable components of the project and helps improving the accuracy of estimates of cost and time. Also defines a baseline for measurement and control of the project. And provide a better allocation of roles and responsibilities. This means that the scope is the definition of the steps and guidelines to follow into the project and it is in order to satisfy all requirements in the project The project scope definition is a document to be prepared and published to be used by the project owner and participants to track project progress and determine success. (Gray & Larson, 2008) Project Scope Management Project scope management “include the processes...
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