...Project Management Institute A GUIDE TO THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT BODY OF KNOWLEDGE (PMBOK® Guide)—Fourth Edition 30, 0HPEHU &RS\ ² 1RW IRU 5HSURGXFWLRQ RU 'LVWULEXWLRQ An American National Standard ANSI/PMI 99-001-2008 ISBN: 978-1-933890-51-7 Published by: Project Management Institute, Inc. 14 Campus Boulevard Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073-3299 USA. Phone: +610-356-4600 Fax: +610-356-4647 E-mail: customercare@pmi.org Internet: www.pmi.org ©2008 Project Management Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. “PMI”, the PMI logo, “PMP”, the PMP logo, “PMBOK”, “PgMP”, “Project Management Journal”, “PM Network”, and the PMI Today logo are registered marks of Project Management Institute, Inc. The Quarter Globe Design is a trademark of the Project Management Institute, Inc. For a comprehensive list of PMI marks, contact the PMI Legal Department. PMI Publications welcomes corrections and comments on its books. Please feel free to send comments on typographical, formatting, or other errors. Simply make a copy of the relevant page of the book, mark the error, and send it to: Book Editor, PMI Publications, 14 Campus Boulevard, Newtown Square, PA 19073-3299 USA. To inquire about discounts for resale or educational purposes, please contact the PMI Book Service Center. PMI Book Service Center P.O. Box 932683, Atlanta, GA 31193-2683 USA Phone: 1-866-276-4764 (within the U.S. or Canada) or +1-770-280-4129 (globally) Fax: +1-770-280-4113 E-mail: book.orders@pmi.org Printed in the...
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...Assignment 11.3 Project Manager Communication Bellevue University MACQ 620 The article Effective Communication: A Challenge to Project Managers by Mei Yuen Foong was written to provide project managers the basics that they need to become more effective communicators with specific groups. The author suggests that 40% of projects fail because of ineffective communications efforts, making the essence of this article, effective communications and how this is a challenge to project managers. A good definition of project communication management can be “Project Communications Management includes the process required to ensure timely and appropriate generation, collection, dissemination, storage, and ultimate disposition of project information” (Project management institute standards committee, 1996). When reading this article, it is easy to tell that its author is a seasoned project manager as she discusses three challenges that a project manager my encounter. She initially she speaks on stakeholders and the communication issues you might encounter with them. When dealing with your stakeholders you need to establish an understanding of what their desired level of communication is because the level of depth varies stakeholder to stakeholder. The project manager should find out if the level of communication is sufficient enough for the stakeholder’s needs. Some stakeholders need greater detail while other stakeholders may need summary information, or may request notification...
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...Activity 9.5 MGMT 391 Introduction to Project Management Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University To whom it may concern, In order to understand what your organization has just gone through, I will explain the Berkeley’s project management maturity model. It was developed by several organizations based on the Capability Maturity Model, an earlier version of Capability Maturity Model Integration. It started just as organizations realized the need to improve their own software development processes and systems and to develop their project management processes and systems for all kinds of projects. The Berkeley’s project management process maturity model is comprised of five levels. In the ad-hoc stage, there are no recognized procedures or plans to implement the project (Schwalbe, 2013). The activities of the project are inadequately defined and cost assessments are mediocre. Associated data collection and analysis are not directed in the process maturity. These processes are absolutely erratic and poorly controlled without any formal steps or guidelines to warrant process maturity methods and practices. The utilization of process maturity tools and practices is unreliable and only applied infrequently, if at all. At the planned stage, project management processes, problem areas, and data are casually defined, identified, and collected (Schwalbe, 2013). Select process maturity problems are acknowledged, but these glitches are not documented or remedied. These associated data...
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...DeVry University | My BBQ Business Adventure | MGMT 404 Project Management | Renita Allgood 6/24/2014 | Table of Contents 1. Cover Page 2. Table of Contents 3. Project Charter 4. Scope Statement 5. Work Breakdown Structure 6. Network Diagram 7. Risk Management Plan 8. Resource Management Plan 9. Communication Management Plan Project Charter Project Name: My BBQ Restaurant Business Adventure Project Number: 1 Project Manager: Renita Allgood Owner(s) Renita Allgood and Terence Allgood Start Date: 5/5/2014 Scheduled Completion Date: 6/26/2014 Mission/ Purpose: Accomplish entrepreneur opportunity to invest in a personal business venture of a specific interest being a unique food service operation providing barbeque to the community while gaining the public recognition of success. Deliverables: Utilize research capabilities to find a location, get permits and licensing, and open. Provide a unique food service with authentic taste. Become a small business owner. Objectives: The objective of this project is to earn profit and personal income, convenience of location to target audience, and to keep cost at minimum with all actions being entrepreneurship driven. Business Need: Unique project backed by personal interest and drive with attainable goals and personal funds. Project Manager and Stakeholders: Project Manager: Renita Allgood Operation Manager: Terence Allgood will be the joint...
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...your total budget for this project? The total budget for this project will be met with the original figure of $2,750,000 that was presented in the project scope and charter. Yes, the project budget that was set forth by the board of directors will remain the same. The budget for the Planning Phase is as follows: General Contractor $2800.00; Building Design $32,000.00; Site Cost $216,000.00; Permit $3,200.00; Architect $2,600.00; Personnel Director $4,000.00; Real Estate Consultant $2,200.00; Accounting Director $1760.00 this planning phase budget totals to $264,560.00. The duration of the planning phase will be no longer than 4 -6 weeks. What is the budget for Preparation Phase? The preparation phase budget is the following: Building Cost $1,200,000.00 and Landscaping $26,000.00 which the total was $1,226,000.00. The duration of this will be 40 weeks that is including the landscaping. The Landscaping will be last of the preparation once the building is up the landscaping will be done. As your project launches, what are some of the key performances indicators that you will monitor and control? As the project continues to move forward I would continue to be proactive throughout the duration of the project. Weekly meeting are essential to have with team members to update the project status. Bi-weekly meeting are also essential with stakeholders and project teams in the project to update them on the status of the project. MS project is a key tool to utilize to...
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...Feasibility Study for Martial arts academy school management system E-solutions Date: 12-2-2016 * The initial investigation points to the question whether the project is feasible. A feasibility is conducted to identify the best system that meets the all the requirements. This includes an identification description, an evaluation of the proposed systems and selection of the best system for the job. The requirements of the system are specified with a set of constraints such as system objectives and the description of the out puts. It is then duty of the analyst to evaluate the feasibility of the proposed system to generate the above results. Three key factors are to be considered during the feasibility study. 1. OPERATION FEASIBILITY An estimate should be made to determine how much effort and care will go into the developing of the system including the training to be given to the user. Usually, people are reluctant to changes that come in their progression. The computer initialization will certainly affected the turn over, transfer and employee job status. Hence an additional effort is to be made to train and educate the users on the new way of the system. 2. TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY The main consideration is to be given to the study of available resources of the organization where the software is to be implemented. Here the system analyst evaluates the technical merits of the system giving emphasis on the performance, Reliability, maintainability...
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...Challenges of an Organization Adapting to Change By Deborah Simmonds 2296 Waters Run Decatur GA. 30035 678-887-9547 kaydra-hayden@hotmail.com MGMT 591 – Leadership and Organizational Behavior August 20, 2012 Prof. Joseph Plumley Project Outline Introduction Problem Statement Literature Review Analysis Solutions Reflection References I. Introduction A. Identify the organization 1. Brief overview of the organization The organization that will be the topic of discussion in my final project is Piedmont Heart Institute. Building on more than a century of experience, they employ more than 85 prominent cardiovascular physicians therefore forming one of the premier cardiac centers in the region by bringing together three of the largest cardiology practices in the region. Piedmont Heart Institute was formed so that they could provide patients with a new and innovative place for care. Like many healthcare facilities, Piedmont Heart Institute went through a big lay off in 2010 and not only was locations shut down but it caused the layoff of quite a lot of employees. They went from being a stand-alone company to now being a part of a larger entity Piedmont Hospital. With the layoff’s, Piedmont Heart Institute lost a lot of employees that were highly valuable and cannot be replaced which means jobs are getting dropped by the way side. As an entity operating under the umbrella of Piedmont Hospital, Piedmont Heart Institute has pledge to become...
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...Improving organizational culture in Art Plast Company. Tamasha Pussurmanova Tamasha02.04@gmail.com 415 316-3808 Leadership & Organizational Behavior- MGMT591 DeVry University, Keller Graduate School of Management June20, 2014 Abstract The company’s main problem is the shortage of effective, communication between departments and the public resulting in, accordingly a loss of customers and declining sales. Improving organizational functioning and changing organizational culture would help alleviate the company’s problems and improve manufacturing efficiency and sales. I believe that the improving organizational functioning will not only take the enterprise to a new level, but also will help restore company growth by broadening its consumer base and bring cohesive team-work. This will allow the company to be more agile in responding to rapidly changing markets. Creating a new way to communicate with consumers, building an effective strategy to achieve organizational goals can bring the company future success. Introduction Art Plast Company, Ltd. is located in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The company produces plastic packaging and polyethylene films. The Art Plast Company was founded in 2006 with six shareholders and in 2011 was bought by Askar Pussurmanov. In 2012 revenue of the company was 200 million tenge (1,100 000 US dollars) and in 2013 decreased to 130 million tenge (710,000 US dollar). It is a small size company, has only thirty five employees. There are twenty-five...
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...MGMT 591: Leadership and Organizational Behavior Course Project The Impact of the Lack of Generational Diversity within a Small Company 1.0 Introduction & Overview Edge Solutions, LLC is a majority woman-owned IT solutions provider delivering superior customer service and support for impactful IT solutions that meet our customers’ business challenges across the mid-Atlantic and Southeast. Edge’s corporate headquarters office is located at 7 Old Roswell Street, Alpharetta, Georgia. This company was founded in 2008 at the kitchen table of Julie & Michael Haley. Julie’s professional background is corporate and legislative law and Michael served as Vice President and General Manager for a Fortune 500 hardware distribution company. Within a very short time, Edge started receiving notary in IT industry and business awards and professional accreditations for its business growth, level of service and expertise. In June 2012, Edge was named the 3rd fasting growing company in the nation by Inc. 500/5000. And the URL for the online site is http://www.inc.com/inc5000/profile/edge-solutions. At Edge, our team is dedicated to delivering the right solution with specific expertise in data center management, server and storage virtualization, storage management, data protection information management, eCommerce procurement solutions as well as asset and services contract management to small and midsize businesses. I am Edge Solutions’ rising Chief Information Officer (managing...
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...Leadership in the Tennessee Army National Guard MGMT 591: Leadership and Organizational Behavior Course Project Instructor: Barbara Vallera October 20, 2013 Introduction The Army National Guard is a military government agency that primarily under the command of the governor of the state. The Militia Act of 1903 organized state militias into what is not the National Guard. The National Guard Bureau, located in Washington, DC, has regulatory authority over National Guard units that are not under orders from the United States Army. The State Head Quarters is located in Nashville, TN. Units of the Army National Guard are dispersed throughout the state. I am currently a Battery Commander with the Army National Guard. I have been a Battery Commander since July, 2013. Prior to becoming the Battery Commander I served on the Command Staff of the Field Artillery. While serving on the Command Staff I was in a position the developed training plans for the entire Battalion of the Field Artillery, a battalion is made up of three firing batteries. I have served as an Executive Officer and a Platoon Leader in a Battery. I was enlisted for over ten years and achieved the rank of Sargent, a Non-Commissioned Officer. I then decided to become an officer and applied for and was accepted to the Officer Candidate program. There were 124 fellow service members that were in my class of Officer Candidates. Of this number there were 19 that graduated and became officers. I...
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...Final Project Peter S. McCarthy psm62477@yahoo.com MGMT 591 – Organizational Behavior Dr. Anthony Campos October 15, 2013 Organization Overview The organization that I have chosen for my final project is Envelopes.com. Envelopes.com is an online retailer is an envelope and printing business that prides itself on having the largest selection of in-stock items in a large variety of colors, sizes, and styles. The combination of a large selection, the ability to quickly print and ship, and superior customer service, puts Envelopes.com at the forefront of internet retailers. While the main focus is on envelopes and custom print jobs, Envelopes.com also carries a variety of colors, sizes and styles of paper, cardstock, and mailing supplies. The company is about forty two years old and has had their fair share of ups and downs. I am currently the acting operations manager within this organization. The company is valued at about $20 million, is located in Amityville, NY, and has been growing at about 10% per year in the last three years. As the current operational manager I have noticed some items that need to be addressed on their way to becoming a high performance organization. While this organization is doing well financially, there are definitely some areas that need to be improved on their way to becoming a high performance organization. Some of the issues I have noticed in the last few months as the operations manager are as follows. While I am aware that each...
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...Effects of Communication within the DeVry Student Finance Department MGMT 591: Leadership and Organizational Behavior Instructor: Michael Mcgivern April 20, 2013 Course Project Introduction: The organization that I chose is DeVry Inc. Specifically, I chose DeVry’s online student finance department because I am currently employed in this department. I started here as a Student Finance Consultant in July of 2012 and this is my first full time job after college. In my role, we assist student’s enrolling in courses and help plan how to fund their education. This job can be very satisfying yet frustrating at the same time. I feel that it is a great learning environment and overall, employee satisfaction is high. I feel that my position plays an important role in a student’s life as well as a critical part of the business. DeVry University is an accredited institution that offers a variety of programs to students across the world to pursue an associate’s, bachelors and even master’s degree. DeVry has over 90 locations across the United States and Canada to service students in several areas. In addition, for students who may not live near a campus, DeVry offers an online classroom that gives students another flexible option. In this examination the focus will primarily be with the online division. The online division offers a non-traditional way for students to pursue a degree. It allows working adults, busy parents and a variety of others to attend class on their own...
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...Subject: Course Project Date: Friday, June 21, 2013 Title: Synergizing North American Energies Eric Hodge PO Box 20157, El Sobrante, Ca. 94820 Houseofcarpets11@cs.com 510.237.4447 Instructor: Michelle Branner About us: North American Energies founded in 2008 is headquarted in Richmond, California. NAE has 100 employees and 5 locations in the US and Canada, and is a privately held corporation. Overview of Organization North American Energies (nae) is a 5 year old company that supplies processed raw material in the form of charcoal and bio-fuels to public and private power generation companies. Currently hundreds of power plants (about 42% of all plants in the U.S. use coal) are running on coal which is an undesirable fuel because it gives off sulfur dioxide emissions, causes acid rain, and creates mercury pollution. Charcoaled hemp can be used to fuel and or be used alongside the coal. Since the hemp is a plant it only gives off CO2 and the new crop that is planted sucks up the CO2 that was previously emitted into the atmosphere. Thus the net CO2 emissions are zero. This makes it a clean burning fuel. Coal-Fired Power Plants are under mandate to begin shutdown. It is cheaper to change the fuel than to shutdown the plants and build new ones. The company has grown 50% a year for the last 4 years and is positioned to double in size the upcoming year. Nae contracts with farms in Canada and owns and operates factories in Canada and the US. They have capitalized...
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...Week Four Make-up. Define, comment upon, and give examples from your eBook Chapter 6 1. APA for agencies: requires agencies to follow certain uniform procedures in making rules. arbitrary and capricious – this is the standard for challenging and agency action, an abuse of discretion or in violation of some other law. It requires the agency to show evidence to support the proposed rule, without the evidence the rule can be called arbitrary and capricious. – this can be set aside ultra vires- beyond it’s power, one that goes beyond the authority given to the agency in its enabling act substantial evidence test – the rule requires that more convincing evidence exists in support of the regulation than against it unconstitutional- pg 199 public comments period. Pg 190 -One of the purposes for publishing proposed rules is to allow the public an opportunity to review and provide input on the proposed rules. The period during which the agency accepts comments on the rule standing equal protection violation of 24th Amendment unlawful poll tax violation of the 14th Amendment discrimination First Amendment. 2. Unauthorized appropriation is a privacy tort – using someone's name, likeness, or voice for commercial advantage without his or her permission. The Midler case specifically used the California law of appropriation to decide the case. In order to sue for palming off, the owners would need to show that the product would create consumer confusion. On...
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...Celash, Byrne & Moovon Company Acquisition Will Ralls CCIS 338 The purpose of this research paper is to identify which company Celash, Byrne & Moovon should acquire. We have narrowed our search down to just two companies, Google and Yahoo. In order to make the decision between the two on which one we should acquire, we need to take close looks at who each company is, what they do, and the financial data of each. Google is the world’s largest search engine. Although they started out simply as a search engine, they have branched out to many other markets. Gmail is a very popular email service. Their Android mobile phones are the most widely used of all cellphones. They also have a very popular web browser in Google Chrome. The Chromebook is gaining ground as a lightweight alternative to a traditional laptop computer. Other technology such as Google Maps, google drive, Google earth and others make Google a very innovative company that is not afraid to take on new challenges and expand into different markets. Yahoo is very similar to Google in that it has its beginnings as a search engine. Through a web portal, a person is able to enter anything into a search field and get back results. Yahoo also has an email service that is widely used. Although Yahoo and Google have similar beginnings, they have chosen different paths since then. Yahoo has evolved into one of the world’s leading media companies. They have a large following, and having leading sports...
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