...The younger generation of the company's leadership wanted to see Woody's enlarged so it could take a greater market share and respond to increases in demand. While these goals might have been creditable, the project suffered from a great deal of lack of foresight and planning, major communication issues among the various project leaders and designers, and an overall lack of control that led to many expenditures, a significant loss in productivity, and a near-total failure that had a negative impact on morale and company loyalty. No one acted with malicious intent or even laziness in order to lead to the outcome in the attempted expansion project, but a lack of expertise and over-ambition caused a failure nonetheless. The solution to this problem would be to start out with a better project plan, maintaining a more centralized project leadership team so that all elements remained coordinated and ensuring that adequate communication took place between all stakeholders as each phase of the project was planned and then implemented, as well as more client involvement. Leveraging a program such as Microsoft Project to track and report on the project would greatly improve the project’s success, allowing for a more detailed WBS structure and following project management methodologies. Weekly status meetings and project status reports to stakeholders would also be a great benefit in addition to: * Paying greater attention to documentation follow up * Updating the risk management...
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...Woody 2000 Project Critique Claire Marie Dr. Quake February 17, 2013 Abstract The case study, Woody 2000 Project, presents the Custom Woodworking Company that began doing business in 1954 and operated as a small furniture manufacturing business thanks to Owner and Chief Executive Officer CEO), Ron Carpenter (Expert Project Management, 2011). As years passed the company (also referred as Woody's) built up a credible reputations with their customer base in the manufacturing industry and eventually transformed into a small-to medium sized business located Someplace, BC (Expert Project Management, 2011). The company expanded their business line to include custom millwork and hardwood imports. When the mini-boom in commercial construction hit in 1989, Woody's decided to seek new market opportunities by surmising a plan to increase manufacturing plant space and improve production efficiency (Expert Project Management, 2011). When the CEO, directors, and key personnel met, it was agreed that the main objectives of Woody 2000 Project would expand and modernize the manufacturing facility by increasing floor area by an additional 25% floor space and input state of the art controlled automation into operation (Expert Project Management, 2011). In addition, the CEO willingly approved a budget $17 million for all work completion executed. Woody 2000 Project Critique Introduction In the beginning design stage of development for Woody 2000 Project, Project Manager, Ian Leadbetter...
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...Woody 2000 Project Comparative Analysis The following Table is a comparative analysis of the original project management processes to the new proposed Project Management Plan. Preconstruction Phase The financial Performa and cash flow was not prepared as a tool to be used during the entire duration of the project. The accounting was performed with the operational bookkeeping and not as a separate accounting system. | A concise and detailed Performa will be completed and the cash flow will be an intricate part of the construction process. A separate chart of accounts will be maintained in order to track expenses on a real time basis. | An inexperienced owners representative was selected who was not aware of the project management processes to be followed. There was not a defined PMLC model designated for the project. | We would recommend an experienced owners representative be selected who is familiar with construction practices. We are proposing the Adaptive Project Framework of the Adaptive PMLC model. | There was not a defined design development process that included strategic planning sessions. The project programming was done in an unorganized fashion. | We propose to complete a concise design development process that includes a system for documenting needs using strategic planning and departmental focus groups. | The contractor was selected without undergoing a competitive bidding process. The contract was cost plus with an open end with no defined completion...
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...independent films are also distributed and produced by firms of major film studios. These independent films are commonly distinguishable by their style and content as well as the way the personal artistic vision of the filmmaker is realized (O’Meara, 2014). Generally, independent films are produced with considerably lesser film budgets compared to major studio films. Also, the marketing of these films is usually marked by limited release, though they can also have major promoting campaigns as well as wide release. They are usually screened at international, national, or local film festivals before being distributed (O’Meara, 2014). This paper presents a biographical essay of three independent film producers; Woody Allen, Wes Anderson, and Noah Baumbach Woody Allen Woody Allen is an American writer, playwright, comedian, actor, and director. He was born in 1935 in the Bronx (Girgus, 2002). However, he was raised in Brooklyn, a town in New York. Allen was the son of Nettie, a book keeper, and Martin Konigsberg, a waiter and a jewelry engraver. He had a sister named Letty and was born in 1943. Allen’s family was Ashkenazi Jewish. .Allen’s childhood was not for the most part happy. Besides having a shaky relationship with his uncompromising and temperamental mother, Allen’s parents did not cope (Girgus, 2002). He spoke Germany rather bit in his early childhood. While going to Hebrew school for a period of eight years, Allen attended public school 99 and proceeded to Midwood High...
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...Disney Movies are more than entertainment; they are a piece of pop culture that generations of children will remember forever. It all started in 1937 when Disney released its first feature length film, Snow White. To date, Disney has released more than 300 films. Each generation will have its own memory of their favorite Disney movies. For instance, any child born in the last 15 years will remember Toy Story. It was released in 1995 and followed by Toy Story 2 and Toy Story 3. Disney really made an impact on kids with Toy Story. It was a wonderful story about a boy and the friendship between his two toys, a lovable, stuffed cowboy named Woody (voice by Tom Hanks), and an astronaut toy named Buzz Light-year (voice by Tim Allen). Today, Toy Story and the characters are a big part of Disneyland Amusement Parks. There are Toy Story rides that excite kids of all ages. It seems with every Disney movie launch there are mass toy sales and fast food restaurants selling “Happy Meals’ with Disney movie character toys. It is almost impossible to avoid the media and advertising explosion after a Disney movie release. What is nice about Disney movies is that parents can feel good about their kids watching them because Disney represents “wholesome.” A parent can be assured that the content of the movie will be age appropriate for their child. Disney movies are an icon in American pop culture. What Disney movie do you remember the...
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...English assignment – Living Apart Together Explain what ”Living Apart Together” is, and give an outline of the different views presented in texts 2 and 3 “Living Apart Together” is also known as the acronym L.A.T. Living apart is popular for younger couples because they are not sure about what they want to do, but it has been more popular for older people to live the L.A.T. way. The living apart together familiy is when a couple doesn’t live in the same house but still are a couple. The couple from the second text is a good example on a living apart together family. Woody Allen and Mia Farrow have only devoted a part of their lives to each other. They want to be a couple but still have the freedom, so they can do what they want and have some spare time for themselves. I think it’s a bit strange that couples can be together for such a long time but they never decide to move together. But still I could imagine that it would be great to come home to a place you know its only yours and there is no other who can decide how you going to decorate your place. Its like Ms. Davis said in the text two “I like my quit times”, she likes to come home to her own place and don’t have to think about anything. They have talked about moving together but they don’t have the same views, of how they think that their future house should be like. That is a exciting fact, that even doe they fit together personally. They cant live under the same roof because they have a different style and see the...
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...Sawall 1 Evonna Sawall Professor Kaefer English 1A 12 April 2014 Evaluation Essay: True Detective True Detective is an extraordinary TV series, written by Nic Pizzolatto, about two Louisiana State Police detectives investigating a series of ritualistic murders. Pizzolatto has created a series beyond brilliant. The amazing structure, impeccable writing, marvelous acting, and frame story have made True Detective an immediate classic. At the end of each episode you will be on the edge of your seat craving another hour. True Detective is based on two investigators, one of them is a typical overconfident investigator, Woody Harrleson, and the other is an intellectual, nihilistic man, Matthew McConaughey. This series alternates between 1995, when detectives Martin Hart (Harrelson) and Rust Cohle (McConaughey) start working a case together, and 2012, when the two detectives work a new case that has strong similarities to the case in 1995. State internal affairs detectives are interviewing both men separately and believe that Rust may have committed the old crime, new crime or both. Rust and Marty investigate a ritualistic murder in rural Louisiana. As they attempt to uncover leads in this disturbing case, their own lives intersect in fascinating, yet explosive ways. Though the investigation itself is interesting, the interpersonal behavior of the obsessive and frequently conflicting lead characters makes this drama seem so much fresher than all other criminal television...
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...A LETTER TO THE BANK MANAGER This letter was received by a bank and printed in an American newspaper. Although this case is a letter from a customer of an American bank, it highlights the frustrations commonly experienced by customers of British banks. In July 2002 British Members of Parliament heavily criticised the high street banks for running a monopoly, overcharging and giving poor customer service. “I am writing to thank you for bouncing the cheque with which I endeavoured to pay my plumber last month. By my calculations some three nanoseconds must have elapsed between his presenting the cheque and the arrival in my account of the funds needed to honour it. I refer, of course, to the automatic monthly deposit of my entire salary, and arrangement which, I admit, has only been in place for eight years. You are to be commended for seizing that brief window of opportunity and also for debiting my account with $50 by way of penalty for the inconvenience I caused to your bank. My thankfulness springs from the manner in which this incident has caused me to rethink my errant financial ways. You have set me on the path of fiscal righteousness. No more will our relationship be blighted by these unpleasant incidents, for I am restructuring my affairs, taking as my model the procedures, attitudes and conduct of your very bank. I can think of no greater compliment and I know you will be excited and proud to hear it. To this end, please be advised about the following...
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...Patti Smith One of the most popular musicians Patti Smith has been American playwright, songwriter, journalist, singer, and poet. The most interestingly, Smith's works have arranged the impacts of American and French writers of the 19th and 20th centuries, and rock musicians of the sixties into impression of her own exclusive and uncommon creations and visions. Moreover, she has been used powerful and unique imagery in her song lyrics and poetry to describe subjects of violence, unjust, anarchy, and religious themes. In consequence, these kind of significant themes of combinations characterizes her art and seems to give Smith her greatest attraction. She was born on December 30, 1946, in Chicago. Patti was a tall, skinny and ailing child, who never seemed a rock star she would become. On the other hand, Smith said, “she always knew that she was destined for greatness”. Therefore, she said "When I was a little kid, I always knew that I had some special kind of thing inside me," she remembered. "I mean, I wasn't attractive, I wasn't very verbal, I wasn't very smart in school. I wasn't anything that showed the world I was something special, but I had this tremendous hope all the time. I had this tremendous spirit that kept me going... I was a happy child, because I had this feeling that I was going to go beyond my body physical... I just knew it" (Biography.com Editors, 2015). Furthermore, she attended Deptford High School, a racially integrated high school, and then went to college...
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...John Denver, an American songwriter, once said, "Music does bring people together. It allows us to experience the same emotions. People everywhere are the same in heart and spirit. No matter what language we speak, what color we are, the form of our politics or the expression of our love and our faith, music proves: We are the same.” Folk and rap music are both very popular genres and each has a considerable amount of fans. Folk and rap music have been very popular for years and are both loved and respected all types of people. Music lovers everywhere find similarities and differences between their favorite genres, which help listeners everywhere realize that all types of music have the same motive: to express opinions about certain topics, proclaim their emotion, and entertain their listeners. Both rap and folk genres create a catchy rhythm to draw their listeners in and to keep them interested. Folk and raps are spoken word pieces and poetry set to a certain rhythm that makes a song exciting, likeable, and memorable. Catchy beats in a song help for the lyrics to flow smoothly, the fans to fall in love with and remember, and newcomers to become interested and involved. Raps and folk songs without rhythm or a beat wouldn’t be a piece of art at all, but a mess of words thrown together with no groove. Although the beats within rap and folk songs are very different, being that raps include beats made by a computer program, and folk beats are typically made with drums...
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...This Land is Your Land, Incomplete The poem “This Land is Your Land” by Woody Guthrie is originally a seven stanza poem that is often cut short in the recorded versions known to many. The poem’s main element is imagery of America’s landmarks to evict an emotion out of the reader. The first four stanzas have a much more celebratory tone compared to the final three. In the recorded versions, the last three stanzas are cut out, so as to not dampen the joyful tone of the song. The change in tone of the poem is easily broken into two parts. The first part makes the reader feel proud of America by describing some of its national symbols and declaring in the last lines of each stanza. “This land was made for you and me.” (4,8,12,16.) These first four stanzas have a common theme of Guthrie taking in America’s beauty while feeling blessed to be in its land. Guthrie describes the sights as “sparkling sands” (10.) and “golden valley” (7.) to make the reader feel pleased and almost proud of our land. The first four stanzas have been sung and used to celebrate America in most patriotic settings. The last part of the poem has been left out of the mainstream recorded versions and few realize that there are three more stanzas in the original. The last three stanzas take a different tone by describing the land of America in a darker way than the first four. This tone changes the main line “This land was made for you and me” from a joyful voice to a sadder, matter of fact, realization...
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...Erich Fromm, (Sigmund Frued's Misson, 1959) said that "The individual in any given society represses the awareness of those feelings and fantasies which are incompatible with the thought patterns of his society." In the film Zelig (Directed by Woody Allen in 1983), Leonard Zelig changes his characteristics to resemble the people around him because he wants to be accepted. Fromm would explain Zelig's physical transformations to be the result of his fear of becoming rejected and alone. Fromm would state that what causes Zelig to transform himself to have comparable characteristics as the people around him would be the result of Zelig's desire to be accepted as one of the group (In society). He said that "The force affecting this repression is the fear of being isolated and of becoming an outcast..." When Zelig changes himself, he feels a sense of security and equality. But because of this desire to fit in, he doesn't act like himself. He won't voice his oppinions or even physically look like himself around others because of his fear. Zelig said "It is safe to be like the others. I want to be liked' This would be the result of him being afraid that he might have thoughts and feelings that nobody would relate to or share. Consequently this makes Zelig hide who he truly is to become what he thinks will please the people around him. As a result of Zelig's behavior, Fromm would explain that to understand what causes this characteristic change, you would need someone who thinks outside...
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...Ohio State University Intercollegiate Athletics Agreement This agreement, entered into this _____ day of _______________, 20___, by and between Ohio State University (home team) and _________________________________ (visiting team) for _________________ (sport), _______ (date), _______ (time), ________________________ (location) Contains the following contingencies: * Officials of the above stated University’s will ensure that their respective team meets at the designated date, time and location as agreed upon by this document. * The above stated game will be held in accordance with the rules and regulations provided by the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the conferences affiliated therein. * The home team agrees to provide the field or court on which the game will be held. The said team shall also agree to collect admissions and other funds associated with the contest and conduct a business settlement in a timely manner following the conclusion of the contest. * The home team will provide the necessary facilities, security, staff and emergency medical responders. * Any penalties incurred due to a failure to uphold the standards and stipulations contained within this agreement will be the financial responsibility of the offending University. The penalty fee may include, but is not limited to: official’s fees, admission fees, travel and hotel expenses and forfeit fees. Any forfeitures/cancellations will be recorded on both University’s win/loss...
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...Woody Allen – A look at organized crime Comprehension: 1. Which illegal activities are performed by the Mafia? Murders, gambling, narcotics, prostitution, hijacking, loansharking, transportation of large whitefish across the state line for immoral purposes 2. What does it mean that the “Aquillante Construction Company decided to erect their new offices on the bridge of his nose”? Maybe it means that they are making a fool of sby of Doyle, and ends up killing him Or that they killed him and decided to build a building on top of his body. 3. How loyal were Vitale’s men? They were not very loyal. When Vitale died, Vitale’s men immediately defected to Ross out of loyalty 4. What does it mean that letters were signed with a “black hand”? It was a threat from the Mafia (often demanding money) 5. What is a “family”? A Mafia group (rather serious men) 6. Explain what it means that the Mafia is a “blight on our nation” Very bad for the society - It ruins our nation – The underground of the society 7. What is the problem in the phone conversation? How valuable is this conversation as evidence? The problem is that there is a bad connection. The evidence is not legitimate at all. It seems to be a joke (Woody Allen is making fun of both the Mafia and the police) Analysis: 1. Sort the nicknames in three categories: a) likely nicknames b) less likely nicknames c) absurd nicknames. Characterize the names and nicknames in the text The butcher (a) ...
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...Throughout history, folklore has played an important role in identifying cultures worldwide. An early theory, propounded among others by the famous Grimm brothers, proposes that all folklore, including folk music, is the expression of an entire people and that the whole ethnic group is the creator of each item of folklore (Nettl p. 23). The concept of folk music has been a crucial part of cultures in the past and is still predominant today, as people of all nationalities use it as a form of entertainment and expression. Folk music, in the strict sense of the definition, is passed on by ear and performed by memory than by the written or printed musical score (List 363). Whether it is a professional group or just friends gathered around with a few guitars, forms of folk music are still a large part of our culture. However, people today seem to lack knowledge of what folk music is and the importance if it. When did people start to think like this? It is through the evolution of folk music that the answer to this question can be answered. The idea of folk music has existed for at least 200 years, and throughout this time, it has faced the same stereotype; folk songs, they thought, could only be found only among an agrarian, illiterate peasantry; literacy, urbanization, and modernization were thought to work against folk tradition (Titon 167). This makes it seem as if folk music is an artifact, only to be imitated without chance of actual creation. However the idea of “process”...
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