...AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT "On February 11-13, 2001, at The Lodge at Snowbird ski resort in the Wasatch mountains of Utah, seventeen people met to talk, ski, relax, and try to find common ground... What emerged was the Agile Software Development Manifesto." (www.agilemanifesto.org) The precursor to Agile project management was the brainchild of Dr. Winston Royce. Introduced in his 1970 treatise, “Managing the Development of Large Software Systems,”1 Dr. Royce presented a 5-point rebuttal of the sequential development Waterfall Model, which had been the status quo for project managment. The waterfall model views a process as a series of steps cascading downwards as shown in the illustration below: Fig. 1: The Waterfall Model Originating in industries concerned with complex physical structures such as skyscrapers, vehicles, and machines, the waterfall model suited these type of projects. The underslying assumption was that late-stage modifications were constrained by the high costs and difficulties inherent in physically modifying a large, complex structure after construction or assembly had begun. The first sequential project management protocol is attributed to Walther Shewhart at Bell Labs, who coined the phrase "Plan-Do-Study-Act"2 in the 1930s. His ideas were advanced in the following decade by the so-called "father of the post-war Japanese industrial renaissance",3 William Edwards Demings, Bell and...
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...Acknowledgement This report is entirely prepared in the form as required by the Faculty of Management (FOM), T.U. (Tribhuvan University) for the partial fulfillment of the BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration). This project is assigned to us as a part of our practical examination under Management Information System by Tribhuvan University, aimed at giving knowledge of practical working environment. Apart from the University Examination, this project is almost like on the job training. So the knowledge we had gained during this fieldwork study is very important for us. We are very thankful to many people who have helped us during our fieldwork. We would like to extend our heartily appreciation to Mr. Shailendra Khadka Yadav, Head of Department, for guiding and exposing some of the core ideas put forth in the project. We are very much thankful to him. We would also like to thank our principal, Mr. Ramesh Pandey, who helped us during the project. We owe our depth thanks to all the other persons who directly and indirectly helped us in completion of this report. Chapter I: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Introduction to Hotel Mount View This 95 room hotel is perfectly located in the center of the main tourist area and surrounded by shops, local markets and good restaurants. The hotel is regularly used by trekking companies thanks to its close proximity to many famous climb sites as well as base camp at the foot of Mount Everest. The guest rooms are spacious and...
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...Consolidation Paper Malaika Messi CIS 514 February 6, 2014 Chapters one to eight in the book relate to professional and personal situations. There are a lot of different theories or concepts that remind me of some professional situations I have had, or just caught my attention. I particularly like Porter’s competitive force models because it describes exactly how competitive it is for businesses nowadays. For instance, new market entrants is a big thing for companies, it is so easy with all the technology and access to different resources for new companies to enter a market. I see every day on TV or in the news, new celebrities starting their cosmetic lines, or clothes lines and I always ask myself how competitive is the fashion industry now that it is not reserved exclusively for designers anymore but any celebrity with the slightest notoriety is starting their own lines. This is not the only market submerged by excessive new entrants; almost all markets are facing huge competition from new beginners. From this force model comes the substitute products and services, with so many businesses competing for the same consumers, decreasing the price is not enough anymore. Not only the price of the services or products must be affordable for customers, but the products/services must be good as well. I worked at an African store a while back in Columbus. A couple of years ago they were the only African store in that area but...
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...MEDGAR EVERS COLLEGE DEPARTEMNET OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION SYLLABUS BUS 103 -- INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS Tuesday 12:30 PM – 2:55 PM TEXT BOOK: BUSINESS ESSENTIALS by RONALD EBERT AND RICKY GRIFFIN PRENTICE HALL, 2005 INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Simon Best Contact: sbest@mec.cuny.edu COURSE DECSRIPTION This online course has been designed to serve as an introductory and general survey business to acquaint students with the importance of business as a field of study. It involves general outlines of various aspects of business including management, marketing, finance, accounting, business law, human resources management and information systems. Topics to be covered include understanding of business environment, entrepreneurship, global aspects, managing operations, functions of management, basic principles of marketing, managing information, principles of accounting, money and banking and business law. This course will prepare students to take higher level courses in these various related fields. COURSE OBJECTIVES --- To prepare students with basic tools and knowledge required to understand business growth and development with respect to SMEs, entrepreneurship, supply chains and disruptive innovation --- To set the foundations for development of knowledge and information necessary for the success of business ventures. --- To relate the various processes of accounting, finance, marketing, management, information systems and business law to the total system and to...
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...* All assigned chapter readings are covered. * All TCOs are covered. * The Final Exam is 230 points total broken out as follows: 5 Short Answer (10 pts each), 4 Essays (45 pts each). * You have 3.5 hours to complete the exam. * SAVE frequently, because when the time limit is reached you will automatically be exited from the exam. * There are 2 pages for the exam. They do not need to be completed in order. * Help Desk phone number: 800-594-2402. * See Syllabus/"Due Dates for Assignments & Exams" for due date information. Week 8 : Final Exam and Looking Ahead - Final Exam ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Time Remaining: | | Page: 1 2 | Page 1 Question 1.1. (TCO A, B) How is job dissatisfaction reflected in an organization? (Points : 10) Job satisfaction is the collection of feelings and beliefs people have about their jobs. Job satisfaction is a positive feeling about your job resulting from an evaluation of its characteristics as we studied in the last weeks job dissatisfaction is reflected within any organization or company through the attitudes , actions and performance of that dissatisfied employees within that organization, we all agreed in our weekly Discussion that when employees are dissatisfied they are less likely to perform their job effectively and efficiently, show no enthusiasm to go the extra for the company or fellow employees, and tend to be absent a lot, if...
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...1. 1. Approximately what percentage of the wortd's gross domestic product is spent on projects? a. 10 percent b. 25 percent c. 50 percent d. 75 percent b. 25 percent 2. 2. Which ofthe following is a I'IOt a potential advantage of using good projectmanagement?a. Shorter developmenttimesb. Higher workermoralec. Lower cost of capitald. Higher profitmargins c. Lower cost of capital 3. 3. A ___ is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result. a . program b process c. project d . portfolio c. project 4. 4. Which of the following is not an attribute of a project? a. projects are unique b. projects are developed using progressive elaboration c. projects have a primary customer or sponsor d. projects involve little uncertainty d. projects involve little uncertainty 5. 5. Which of the following is not part of the triple constraint of project management? a. meeting scope goals b. meeting time goals c. meeting corrmunications goals d. meeting cost goals c. meeting corrmunications goals 6. 6 . ___ is the application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements. a. Project management b. Program management c. Project portfolio management d. Requirements management a. Project management 7. 7. Project portfolio management addresses ___ goals of an organization, while project management addresses ___ goa • . a. strategic, tactical b. tactical, strategic c....
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...1. 1. Approximately what percentage of the wortd's gross domestic product is spent on projects? a. 10 percent b. 25 percent c. 50 percent d. 75 percent b. 25 percent 2. 2. Which ofthe following is a I'IOt a potential advantage of using good projectmanagement?a. Shorter developmenttimesb. Higher workermoralec. Lower cost of capitald. Higher profitmargins c. Lower cost of capital 3. 3. A ___ is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result. a . program b process c. project d . portfolio c. project 4. 4. Which of the following is not an attribute of a project? a. projects are unique b. projects are developed using progressive elaboration c. projects have a primary customer or sponsor d. projects involve little uncertainty d. projects involve little uncertainty 5. 5. Which of the following is not part of the triple constraint of project management? a. meeting scope goals b. meeting time goals c. meeting corrmunications goals d. meeting cost goals c. meeting corrmunications goals 6. 6 . ___ is the application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements. a. Project management b. Program management c. Project portfolio management d. Requirements management a. Project management 7. 7. Project portfolio management addresses ___ goals of an organization, while project management addresses ___ goa • . a. strategic, tactical b. tactical, strategic c....
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...Principles of Information security textbook problems Chapter 1 & 2 … Study this se t o nline at: http://www.cram.co m/cards/136 20 58 What is the dif f erence between a threat and a threat agent? A threat is a constant danger to an asset, whereas a threat agent is the facilitator of an attack. What is the dif f erence between vulnerability and exposure? Vu l n e r a b i l i ty i s a fa u l t wi ti n th e s ys te m , s u ch a s s o ftwa r e p a cka g e fl a ws , u n l o cke d d o o r s o r a n u n p r o te cte d s ys te m p o r t. It l e a ve s th i n g s o p e n to a n a tta ck o r d a m a g e . Exp o s u r e i s a s i n g l e i n s ta n ce wh e n a s ys te m i s o p e n to d a m a g e . Vu l n e r a b i l i ti e s ca n i n tu r n b e th e ca u s e o f e xp o s u r e . Who has the def inition of hack evolved over the last 30 years? In te e a r l y d a ys o f co m p u ti n g , e n th u s i a s ts we r e ca l l e d h a cks o r h a cke r s , b e ca u s e th e y co u l d te a r a p a r t th e i n s tr u cti o n co d e o r e ve n th e co m p tu e r i ts e l f to m a n i p u l a te i ts o u tp u t. Th e te r m h a cke r a t o n e ti m e e xp r e s s e d r e s p e ct fo r a n o th e r s a b i l i ty. In r e ce n t ye a r s th e a s s o ci a ti o n wi th a n i l l i g a l a cti vi ty h a s n e g a ti vl y ti n g e d th e te r m . What type of security was dominant in the early years of computing? Early security was entirely physical security. C o n fi d e n ti...
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...AACSB Table 10-1: Summary of Faculty Qualifications, Development Activities, and Professional Responsibilities Date Range: January 1, 2007 - August 1, 2012 Accounting: Professor | | | | | | | Five-Year Summary of Development Activities Supporting AQ or PQ Status | | Name | Highest Earned Degree & Year | Date of First Appointment to the School | Percent of Time Dedicated to the School's Mission | Acad Qual | Prof Qual | Other | Intell. Contrib. | Prof. Exper. | Consult. | Prof. Develop. | Other Prof. Activities | NormalProfessionalResponsibilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Som Bhattacharya | Ph D, 1994 | | 100.0 | YES | | | 12 (5) | Service: 0Work: 0 | 0 | 0 | Editor/Review: 6Other:13 | UG, GR, RES, SER and ADM | Intellectual Contributions (12) Hopwood, W., Bhattacharya, S., Premuroso, R. (2011). Tasteless Tea Company: A Comprehensive Revenue Transaction Cycle Case Study. Issues in Accounting Education, 26(1), 163-179. Cao, J., Nicolaou, A., Bhattacharya, S. (2010). A Longitudinal Study of market and Firm Level Factors Influencing ERP Systems’ Adoption and Post-Implementation System Enhancement Options. 7th Annual International Conference on Enterprise Systems, Accounting, and Logistics. Rhodos: ICESAL. Behara, R., Bhattacharya, S. (2008). DNA of a successful BPO. Journal of Service Science, 1(1), 111-118. Premuroso, R., Bhattacharya, S. (2008). Do Early Members of XBRL International Signal Superior Corporate Governance and Future...
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...MANAGING CHANGE WITH AN INTERCULTURAL TEAM Master’s (one year) thesis in Informatics (15 credits) Lee Wennerström 2012MAGI11 I Title: Managing change with an intercultural team Publishing year: 2013 Author: Lee Wennerström Supervisor: Anders Hjalmarsson Abstract: The study explores the subjects of organizational change and management of intercultural teams. The goal of the study is to spread knowledge about how an intercultural team should be managed in order to assure the best possible success of an organizational change initiative. It has long been recognized that organizations constantly need to change in order to stay competitive. At the same time it has also been recognized that organizations today operate on the global arena with operations spread to many different parts of the world. It is thus important to understand how an intercultural team should be managed in order to assure the success of an organizational change initiative. The aim of this study has been to provide information and guidelines that may be used by academia as well as professionals to better understand how to manage an intercultural team that conducts an organizational change. A total of six different guidelines have been presented in this research - each one important in assuring an effective teamwork and a successful organizational change. The study has been conducted using a qualitative research approach and the method used for gathering data has been interviews as well as literature studies...
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...%,%/,2*5$3+< Abila, R. O., and E. G. Jansen. 1997. From local to global markets: The fish exporting and fishmeal industries of Lake Victoria: Structure, strategies and socioeconomic impacts in Kenya. Socioeconomics of the Lake Victoria Fisheries No. 2. Nairobi: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), Eastern Africa Programme. Aerni, P. 2001. Aquatic resources and technology: Evolutionary, environmental, legal, and developmental aspects. Science, Technology and Innovation Discussion Paper No. 13. Cambridge, Mass., U.S.A.: Center for International Development. Ahmed, M. 1997. Fish for the poor under a rising global demand and changing fishery regime. Naga—The ICLARM Quarterly (supplement). July–December: 4–7. Ahmed, M., and M. H. Lorica. 2002. Improving developing country food security through aquaculture development—lessons from Asia. Food Policy 27: 125–141. Ahmed, M., C. L. Delgado, S. Sverdrup-Jensen, and R. A. V. Santos, ed. 1999. Fisheries policy research in developing countries: Issues, priorities and needs. Manila: International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management and International Food Policy Research Institute. Allan, G. 1998. Potential for pulses. International Aquafeeds 2: 17–20. Alston, J. M., G. W. Norton, and P. G. Pardey. 1995. Science Under Scarcity: Principles and practice for agricultural research evaluation and priority setting. Ithaca, N.Y., U.S.A.: Cornell University Press. Anderson, J. L. 1985. Private aquaculture...
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...country-specific Cultural Dimensions by Hofstede need to be elaborated to reveal a basic approach for the understanding of a nation’s culture. Based on Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions and the history the effect on education and instructional strategies in China and the U.S. will be discussed. 1.3 Course of the Investigation To achieve the objectives the course of the investigation will be carried out in three steps. In the first step the conceptual background on the topic will be defined to provide a basis. Chapter 2 describes the theory and the five Dimensions of Hofstede’s Culture’s Consequences. In the second step the explanations focus on practical applications of the paper. First the elaboration of Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions to the education (Chapter 3.1) and the impact of the historical roots on the development of higher education in China and the United States (Chapter 3.2) will be discussed. Following, the outstanding differences in education will be presented (Chapter 3.3). In the third step and last section the...
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...Chapter One: text notes Amazon- “obsessed over customer” * creating genuine value for customer: every decision is made with an eye toward improving Amazon.com cutomer experience. * Analyst predict by 2015 Amazon will become the youngest company in history to hit $100 billion in revenue ( walmart:34years). Nation’s second largest retailer. * customer experience bar raiser: representing customer’s voice * Kindle: first original product-> no.1 selling product * First company to use “ collaborative filtering” which sifts through each customer’s past purchase to make personalized content * Customer feel compelled to stay for a while- leaning, looking, discovering What is marketing * marketing is managing profitable customer relationship * “ the aim of marketing is to make selling unnecessary” * marketing is the process by which companies create value for customer and build strong customer relationships in order to capture value from customers in return understand the needs and want | design a customer driven marketing strategy | marketing program that deliver superior value | build profitable relationship and create customer delight | capture value from customers in return | Understanding market place and customer needs 5 core concepts 1. needs, want, and demands- an American needs food but wants a big Mac ( shaped by one’s society), when backed by buying power wants become demands a. Alan Mulally, CEO of...
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...EMBA guideline complete solutions of National Bank Limited (NBL) Early banking system served mainly as depositors for funds, while the more modern system has considered the supplying of credit their main purpose. A Bank not only accepts money or deposits but also lends money and creates its own credit, Crow her has defined a bank as “a dealer in debts-his own and of other people”. Sawyer’s states, “We can define a bank as n institution whose debts (bank deposits) are widely accepted in settlement of other peoples debts to each other”. The class of financial institutions called commercial banks has one important characteristic that distinguishes it from all other kinds of financial institutions. This important distinction is that t alone can hold deposits to be drawn upon by check’ it has the power to create and destroy money, within limits, through the use of loans and demand deposits. Commercial banks lend money by creating demand deposits and retire loans by canceling demand deposits. The functions of modern commercial banks are numerous and overlap with those of such other financial institutions. They are most sharply differentiated form other financial institutions by the character of their principal liabilities. Only commercial banks hold demand deposits, which constitute the most important component of money supply, thus banks are unique among non governmental institutions as administrators of demand deposits and as money issuers. They influence not only size of the...
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...COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIA A REVIEW OF THE COMPETITION ISSUES IN THE REAL ESTATE SECTOR: AN ANALYSIS OF THE POSITION POST DLF CASE INTERNSHIP REPORT DECEMBER 2012 SUBMITTED BY: Kirti Dashora, IV Year, Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), Gandhinagar A REVIEW OF THE COMPETITION ISSUES IN THE REAL ESTATE SECTOR: AN ANALYSIS OF THE POSITION POST DLF CASE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The successful completion of this project could not have been completed without the valuable guidance and insights of many people. I would like to thank Mr. Yogender Chaudhary, Adviser (Law) for guiding me throughout my internship period. I would also like to thank Ms. Bhawna Gulati, Deputy Director (Law) for providing me helpful suggestions regarding the project. I also thank all the officers in the Commission who provided knowledge of the working of the Commission during the rotation exercise. The library staff also provided help whenever it was required. Page 2 A REVIEW OF THE COMPETITION ISSUES IN THE REAL ESTATE SECTOR: AN ANALYSIS OF THE POSITION POST DLF CASE TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT…………………………………………………………………………………5 OVERVIEW OF THE REAL ESTATE SECTOR IN INDIA…………………………..….6 Regulation of the Sector………………………………………………………..……7 The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill, 2011………………………....7 ABUSE OF DOMINANCE IN THE REAL ESTATE SECTOR……………………..……9 Relevant Market…………………………………………………………………..…9 Assessment of dominance………………………………………………………..….9 Abuse of dominance……………………………………………………………...
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