...HRM Project Performance Appraisal System in Accenture A critique of the performance appraisal system in Accenture 2011 Santanu Chowdhury (PGP14/297), Abhijeet Yadav (PGP14/256), Kulbhushan Baghel (PGP14/278), Gaurav Patil (PGP14/272), Udit Kapoor (PGP14/309, Pranay Khera (PGP14/320) Section E Group 5 3/14/2011 Contents Acknowledgment 3 Introduction 3 Importance of the issue 3 Performance Appraisal System in Accenture 4 Interview and Survey 6 1. Set the performance objectives and standards 6 2. Communicate the objectives, standards and expectation to the employees 7 3. Measuring the performance 9 A. Self Input of performance by the employee 10 B. Supervisor input on employee performance 11 C. Supervisor’s Qualitative Assessment 13 4. Feedback by supervisor 15 5. Feedback is stored in the system 16 Recommendation 18 Appendix 18 Acknowledgment We, gratefully acknowledge the guidance, help and valuable suggestions received from Prof. T N Krishnan. We would like to thank him for his valuable advice and guidance. We would also like to thank the employees and ex-employees of Accenture India who has given us interview and have taken part in our survey of Accenture performance appraisal system thereby aiding us in the successful completion of the project. Introduction Accenture is a global management consulting, technology consulting and outsourcing firm with a workforce of 177000 employees around the world. In India, Accenture...
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...Unit 10: Human Resource Management Final Project BUS3040 – Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 12.18.2014 John Devillier Capella University Introduction Over the last thirty years or so, there has been a steady movement towards an economy based on services. Because of this, it has become increasingly important for companies to deploy strategies that make effective use of their resources. In the following paper, I will show that HR can no longer be viewed as just another department in the organization, but instead a vital piece that links organizational goals with HR strategy to ensure that there is alignment of the people policies with that of the management objectives. Recruiting and selection Recruiting is the activity carried out by organization with the primary purpose of identifying and attracting potential employees. (Raymond) This will be achieved through the development of local and national recruiting plans, employing traditional sourcing strategies and resources as well as developing new, creative recruiting ideas. The Corporate Human Resources Recruiter will play a critical role in ensuring we are hiring the best possible talent. (Saez) Recruiting staff is a very costly exercise. It is also an essential part of any business and it pays to do it properly. An organization may have all of the latest technology and the best physical resources, but if it does not have the right people it will struggle to achieve the results it desires. For that reason, the recruitment...
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...Developing A Questionnaire Charles R. Zardus Kaplan University Marketing Research MT 355 Professor Richard Caldarola May 30, 2016 Introduction This paper will show a research problem for online grocery shopping case study. We will also provide a brief explanation of the questions that were developed for the survey to assist the research project in developing a marketing plan to develop a software program that is user friendly to the shopper. With this software one may be able to gain that compatible edge. Research Problem For this project the research problem would be “What makes an online shoppers experience satisfying?” Trying to determine what makes a shopper want to return to a service is a key part of the success to a business. You have to understand and know your customers wants and needs to be able to provide them with the service they desire. In this case making a software program that is easy to navigate and have the customer feel as though they are interacting may be beneficial, however we first need to understand what the customer likes or dislikes about the service. Not all customers wants are the same. We will need to create a questionnaire that will help us get to know our customer base and their needs. The questionnaire needs to cover some basic information, however we do not want it to be to complex or long as we may chase off possible responders. That leads us to the questionnaire. Questionnaire Link https://www...
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...Global Finance Risk Assessment Introduction What is project management? What are the roles of a project manager? What are the various industries that employ project managers? Are there some industries that experience more success with project management than others? These are some of the questions that will be explored in this essay. Project Management as a Discipline and Its Role What is project management? Before examining project management, it is important to understand a project. The Project Management Institute defines a project as “a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service or result.” This means that its start and end date is defined with a scope and resources (PMI, 2015). The Institute goes on to further state that a project is “unique” and “not a routine operation” but one that is created for a specific goal. Individuals for this team are often from many different fields of employment and can be from different physical locations. There are numerous tasks that are projects. For example, the involvement of the Red Cross following Hurricane Katrina, the update of Microsoft Office, and the building of the Eiffel Tower are all examples of projects. With a clear understanding of a project, one can examine project management. The idea of project management has been in existence for thousands of years but has only recently been recognized as a specific profession in the 20th century (PMI, 2015). This concept is very similar to a quarterback on...
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...huge vision for a project, but had little capital to invest into the vision? Or have you worked with a client who gasped when you revealed how much it would cost to complete their desired scope of work? Or have you been fortunate and had a customer who accepted the costs for the project at face value, made certain the funds were available, and sent you on your way to complete the work? As a general rule, management and customers are always concerned with how much a project is going to cost in relation to how much a project is going to earn. Most likely there is more negotiating, questioning, and evaluating for larger projects than for smaller ones. The relation between the project cost and the project scope should be direct: you get what you pay for. Think it’s possible to buy a mansion at ranch home prices? Not likely. Think it’s possible to run a worldwide marketing campaign at the cost of a postcard mailer? Not likely. A realistic expectation of what a project will cost will give great weight to the project’s scope. As the business need undergoes analysis, progressive elaboration and estimates are completed based on varying levels of detail, and eventually the cost of project will emerge. Often, however, the predicted costs and the actual costs vary. Poor planning, skewed assumptions, and overly optimistic estimates all contribute to this. A successful project manager must be able to plan, predict, budget, and control the costs of a project. Costs associated...
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...[pic] Project Human Resource Plan Template This Project Human Resource Plan Template is free for you to copy and use on your project and within your organization. We hope that you find this template useful and welcome your comments. Public distribution of this document is only permitted from the Project Management Docs official website at: www.ProjectManagementDocs.com Human Resource Plan Company Name Street Address City, State Zip Code Date Table of Contents Introduction 2 Roles and Responsibilities 2 Project Organizational Charts 3 Staffing Management 4 Introduction This section explains the purpose and importance of having a human resources management plan. It should provide a general description of what the plan includes and explain how the project manager and project team can use the plan to help them manage the project effectively. Human resources management is an important part of the Software Upgrade Project. The human resources management plan is a tool which will aid in the management of this project’s human resource activities throughout the project until closure. The human resources management plan includes: • Roles and responsibilities of team members throughout the project • Project organization charts • Staffing management plan to include: a. How resources will be acquired b. Timeline for resources/skill sets c. Training required to develop skills ...
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...Overview on Project Time Management Processes Posted on September 3, 2008 by Babou Srinivasan 2 Votes In Project Management, Time Management comes in first place with the project definition. If you see the definition of the project - A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result. [1] “Temporary” is the key word used to show the importance of Time Management in Project Management. Developing & managing schedule is always challenging for a Project Manager. All activities should be completed within stipulated time to come up with unique result or service. This is what PMBOK says - “Project Time Management includes the processes required to accomplish timely completion of the project” Let us review the Time Management processes briefly: Project Time Management consists of 6 major processes. 5 of them are under Planning Process Group & 1 process comes under Monitoring & Control Process Group. Activity Definition: Identifying & Defining all specific activities that is needed to produce project deliverables (Planning Process Group) Activity Sequencing: Identifying dependencies between project activities and documenting the sequence in which they need to be executed to achieve the project output in time (Planning Process Group) Activity Resource Estimating: Resources are men, materials and machines that are required to execute different project activities. Determining what different type of resource required,...
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...State College, MBA Program Course 651644: Tools and Processes in Project Management Summer 2013 term Instructor: Dr. Adams Assignment #1: X-philes Data Management Corporation: RFP Matters By Jose M Collazo What is the basis for the problem? There are two primary problems with how X-philes Data Management Corporation handled the request for proposal. The first one was the lack of communication by the managers who selected the same vendor for two different projects. This problem led to the creation of the second problem which is proper resource allocation. When dealing with multiple projects with the same vendor, the company runs the risk of creating multiple interdependencies. Any resource allocation decisions made in one project by the vendor are likely to have ramifications in the other projects. According to Pinto, Some of the better known problems include inefficient use of resources, resource bottlenecks, ripple effects, and the heightened pressure on personnel to multitask (Pinto 2013). The personnel issue in particular, was a main cause of schedule slippage as employees quit at the contractor and they were unable to maintain sufficient staffing levels to keep the projects on track. While bottleneck’s restricts a vendor's ability to make money, they realize that the best way to maximize income is to fully exploit the bottleneck resource (Chakravorty & Atwater§, 2006). Who is at fault? ...
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...PROJECT MANAGEMENT MODERN PROJECT MANAGEMENT 1. Define a project 2. Identify the stages involved in s project life cycle 3. Determine the roles of a project manager 4. Explain the importance of project management ORGANIZATION STRATEGY AND PROJECT SELECTION 1. Understand the strategic management process and the four activities involved at such 2. Define and explain the need for an effective project portfolio management system 3. Identify the classifications of a project 4. Identify sources and solicitation of project proposals 5. Rank proposals and select projects 6. Explain how to effectively manage a portfolio system in terms of risks and types of projects ORGANIZATION: STRUCTURE AND CULTURE 1. Determine the different project management structures 2. Identify the different ways to organize projects 3. Explain the essence of right project management in terms of both organizational considerations and project considerations 4. Explain organizational culture and justify its implications to organizing projects DEFINING THE PROJECT 1. Identify the different steps involved in defining a project 2. Understand process breakdown structure 3. Explain the responsibility matrices 4. Understand project communication plan ESTIMATING PROJECT TIMES AND COSTS 1. Identify the factors influencing the quality of estimates 2. Understand estimating guidelines for times, costs and resources 3. Compare between top-down and bottom-up estimating 4. Determine the methods...
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............................................................................. 4 Main Body .............................................................................................................................................. 5 1.0 Project Charter ......................................................................................................................... 5 Project Vision .................................................................................................................................. 6 Project Objectives/Deliverables ....................................................................................................... 6 Assumptions .................................................................................................................................... 7 Risks and Dependencies................................................................................................................... 7 Actor Catalog .................................................................................................................................. 9 Business Process Flow ................................................................................................................... 10 Project Organization Chart ............................................................................................................. 11 Roles and Responsibility ......................................................................................
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...COLLEGE OF PROJECT AND PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT MODULE M 1 GROUP ASSIGNMENT CASE: Multi Project Inc. (Multi projects strategic objective realisation through organisational structure, culture, and succession planning.) DATE: 07/06/2013 Please include the following declaration: “I/We hereby declare that this assignment is entirely our own work, and that it has not previously been submitted to any other Higher Education Institution. I/We also declare that all published and unpublished sources have been fully acknowledged and properly referenced. This includes figures, tables and exhibits. Where modified by us, this has also been indicated.” Print Name | Signature | ID Number | Deon Bouwer | | 7212015526084 | Janus Esterhuizen | | 8612185194085 | Johannes Kohn | | 8208255075088 | Martin van der Schyff | | 6107085047089 | Nicholas Hardman | | 8608195131083 | Vishnu Govender | | 7506285141080 | Riaan Botha | | 7301155045086 | Table of Contents Executive Summary: 1 Introduction: 1 Case Evaluation 4 Case Analysis Framework 5 External and internal organisational pressures: 6 Matrix organisational structure: 7 Resource allocation and information systems: 9 Organisational behaviour: 11 Addressing Professional Resource requirements through short term and long term planning as part of the Operational Strategy 13 Replacement planning: 13 Succession Planning 15 Talent Management 16 Conclusion: 16 Bibliography: 17 Figure 1: Swot analysis results from the Multi Projects Inc case...
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...UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI MASTERS IN ARTS-PROJECT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT PROJECT MANAGEMENT Course Code: LDP 604 Course Name: Project Design, Planning and Implementation Duration: October 2013-February 2014 Assignment: Group Presentation Topic: Strategic Issues in Project Management Date: 30th October, 2013 Group Members: 1. Winnie Munene 2. Philip Abong’o 3. Bernard Tarus 4. Noel Amoit 5. Brian Kenya 6. Sam Kiarie 7. Peter Kabutu Lecturer: Mr A. Bwibo Definition A strategy is a method or plan chosen to bring about a desired future, such as achievement of a goal or solution to a problem. It can also be defined as the art and science of planning and marshalling resources for their most efficient and effective use. An issue is something that has happened and either threatens or enhances the success of a project. Issue management is the process of recording and handling any event or problem. Some of the issues can be dealt with within the project; however strategic issues may require a change in order to keep the project viable. Therefore, the following are diverse definitions of strategic issues in project management:- A strategic issue in a project is a condition of pressure, either internal or external that will have a significant effect on one or more factors of the project such as its financing ,design, engineering, construction and operation.(MBA knowledge base). Cleland D. (1989)...
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...11/17/07 The Project Management Life Cycle By Jason Westland (A book review by R. Max Wideman) Introduction Editor's Note: We liked so much of this book that we asked for the author's permission to quote extensively from the whole of Jason Westland's Chapter 1. This is because it succinctly describes what follows in detail in the remainder of the book. However, in pursuing our regular book review structure, we placed his text under corresponding headings. Since the quotations are so extensive, we have not followed our normal practice of indenting quoted paragraphs. However, the references are identified in the footnotes. As Jason says: "Welcome to The Project Management Life Cycle. This book describes the Methodl23® Project Management Methodology (MPMM)1 and provides a practical approach to managing projects. Every phase, activity and task in the project life cycle is described here in detail to help you manage staff, customers and suppliers efficiently. By reading this book, you will gain the knowledge and confidence required to properly initiate a project, create detailed project plans, build high quality deliverables, monitor and control delivery and close projects effectively. "Not only will you learn how to successfully complete projects from end to end, but you will also be armed with a suite of tools and templates to allow you to create project deliverables quickly and easily. More than 150 charts, tables and diagrams are included in this book to help explain the steps...
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...Assignment #3 Ducks Unlimited Keystone Conference: Budget Issues Hesham A Aziz BUS 517 Project Management This document presents a discussion about the Ducks Unlimited Keystone Conference: Budget Issues. As a successful Project Manager for Ducks Unlimited (DU), there are always an unforeseen crisis which may arise unexpectedly - either trouble with getting enough money to cover for the project expenses, a time-driven crisis to meet the required target timeline because there may be insufficient fund and resources to achieve the goal for this project - at the right time and scope. All these elements are interrelated. Each must be managed effectively. All must be managed together and carefully integrated together in order to be a success. In this scenario, the new crisis emerged by having slashed almost ¾ of the original budget and reduced the initial plan budget from $1.2 million down to $280.000. In the light of this new information, the budget has created a tough road ahead to carry on this project, but as a successful manager, one has got to “make it work”. Resources – People, equipment and material required. The new plan will require the manager to move around the resources available and regroup people. Time – Task durations, dependencies, and critical path. A new lay out plan to project a new time schedule for a newly slashed budget. Money – Costs, contingencies, profit (if applicable). New budget has been reduced...
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...MGMT 4135 Project Management Chapter-3 Organization Structure & Culture 1 Chapter-3 Organization Structure and Culture How will approved projects be implemented? • Three different project management structures to choose from: 1. Functional organization 2. Projectized or dedicated teams 3. Matrix structure 2 Chapter-3 Organization Structure and Culture How will approved projects be implemented? • Functional Organization 1. Even though top management decides to implement the project, implementation and coordination is managed by functional management. 2. One functional area plays a dominate role or has a dominate interest in the success of the project 3. While several functional organizations may have a role in the project the overall project will be managed within the normal hierarchy. 4. The project will be part of the working agenda of top management. 3 Chapter-3 Organization Structure and Culture How will approved projects be implemented? • Functional Organization Advantages 1. No change. Projects are managed within the functional structure of the organization to administer and complete project. No radical change in the operations of the parent company; status quo. Flexibility: Specialists in different functional units can temporarily work on the project then return to their normal work. In-Depth Expertise: The functional unit is assigned primary responsibility and in-depth experts within the unit can concentrate on the most crucial aspects...
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