Structure • Group Project Phase II • Due Date: October 28 • Points Possible: 100 • Activity Description: Based on the project selected as a group (from your individual assignments) and the scope statement developed in Phase I of the group project, you will now document the work of the project scope in a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). From your examination of the course material, compose a paper that is no less than 4 pages and no more than 6 pages in length (not including title page and references
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Conceptualizing and Initializing the IT Project Chapter 2 2-2 Copyright 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Strategic Planning Process and Project Alignment Strategic Analysis Guiding Principles Vision Mission Statement Strategic Objectives Flow-down Objectives Strategic Analysis Analysis of internal and external environments SWOT Analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) Elements within the project team’s control What strengths
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This paper uses PMBOK (main reference) and several scholarly articles (secondary references) to elaborate the definition of risk response planning, find necessary tools & techniques, emphasize the importance of risk trigger and contingency plan, and discuss some key factors which could affect the risk response decision. Keywords: risk response planning, contingency plan, risk trigger, risk response decision Risk Response Planning To begin with, I want to use the content of PMBOK to define the
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process. However, in some instances, the company or organization may seek another person to carryout these responsibilities. According to the PMBOK (2013), there are four processes to project procurement management: Plan Procurements; Conduct Procurements; Administer Procurements; and Close Procurements. Upon examining the processes from the PMBOK, it has been discovered that each of these processes interact with one another to ensure that the designated project is executed successfully.
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An effective project manager foresees problems, makes appropriate trade-offs that ensure successful project completion, and, above all, facilitates communication among all project stakeholders, who are likely each looking for something different from the project. This course provides an overview of the Project Management Institute’s project management methodology. As you learn about the various process groups and knowledge areas, you will apply your knowledge in case studies for planning a project
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(Kerzner, 2009, pp. 928-929) Different PM Methodologies • There are approximately 150 (Gonzalez, 2010) • Some of them are: – PMBOK - Six Sigma – Agile - Waterfall – Scrum - Spiral – CCPM - Prince2 – Rational Rose - Open Source • A methodology is a set of guidelines or principles that can be tailored to a specific situation (Wideman, 2005) A Comparison Guidelines PMBOK Agile CCPM Heavy Management Control Multitasking allowed Expert Team Oriented Open Status Reporting Continuous Changing Processes
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Development 3 What is PMBOK? 4 What is a project? 8 What is project management? 8 What does current literature have to say on this matter? 8 Conclusion 10 Bibliography 11 Introduction In our essay, we will be talking about the strategies that can offer advantages to an association through IT projects. We will be examining the current literature on the matter including diverse project management methods and additionally their qualities and shortcomings. PMBOK will be analyzed including
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10 Appendix 5 GHANTT Chart Page 11 Appendix 6 Baseline documentation Page 12 Bibliography Page 13 INTRODUCTION A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service (PMBOK 2013) The purpose of this report is to analyse importance of project management tools and to evaluate PRINCE 2 lifecycle that has been used in bathroom refurbishment project. The aim of the project is to refurbish 240 bathrooms, involving professional
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acquisition and development actions” (PMBOK, 2008, p223). Creating and updating staffing management plans are essential to the project plan. Within the Staff Management Plan is the resource calendar. “The staffing management plan describes necessary time frames for project team members, either individually or collectively, as well as when acquisition activities such as recruiting should start” (PMBOK, 2008, p224). When a company employs workers that move from project to project, it is important
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the project manager will implement the plan, execute the process, and make the product. The project manager will collect data for charting and analysis and further review. Check- During this phase the project manger will study the actual results from the Do phase and compare those findings against the expected results
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