Activity 1 Q1. Why is assessing the project scope and other relevant documents important in the initial stages of the project management? Answer- The scope of the project will make the job of managing scope and scope changes throughout the project easier. It will also reduce the chances of ‘scope creep’ and misunderstandings about the goals of the project. The definition of project scope also forms the basis for establishing a formal agreement with the client about what the project will deliver
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Parks Corporation is a company that concentrated mainly on R&D business, doing projects for the Department of Defense. Parks Corporation has changed it’s focus over the years from predominantely R&D business to a low-cost production facility. The recession resulted in the company retrenching a number of employees, the staff compliment going from 6700 to 2200. In 1975, the corporate strategy changed again with the upturn of DoD spending. Parks began to beef up it’s R&D engineering
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Organization 1 4.1 Project Team 1 4.2 Key Stakeholders 1 5.0 Project Requirements 1 5.1 In Scope 1 5.2 Out of Scope 1 5.3 Critical Success Factors 2 6.0 Work to be performed – Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) 2 6.1 WBS Structure Purpose and Limitations 2 6.2 WBS Dictionary 2 6.3 WBS Outline View 5 6.4 WBS Organizational Chart 7 7.0 Network Diagram 8 8.0 Scope Management Plan 8 8.1 Introduction 8 8.2 Scope Management Approach 8 8.3 Scope Definition 9 8.4 Project
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services of a competent professional person should be sought. Lewis, James P., 1941– Fundamentals of project management / James P. Lewis.—3rd ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-10: 0-8144-0879-6 ISBN-13: 978-0-8144-0879-7 1. Project management. I. Title. HD69.P75L488 2007 658.4'04—dc22 2006019308 “PMI” and the PMI logo are service and trademarks of the Project Management Institute, Inc. which are registered in the United States of America and other nations; “PMP” and the
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Assurance 1 The Necessity of Information Assurance Adam Smith Student ID: Western Governors University The Necessity of Information Assurance 2 Table of Contents Abstract ........................................................................................................................................... 5 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 6 Project Scope ..........
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disclosure externally could be inappropriate or problematic. 1. INTRODUCTION 7 2. PROJECT/PROGRAMME SPONSORSHIP/MANAGEMENT 7 3. MANAGED SERVICE OVERVIEW AND SCOPE 7 3.1. EMEA GLOBAL TESTING PRACTICE MANAGED SERVICE SCOPE STATEMENT 7 3.1.1 Testing Management 7 3.1.2 TESTING TECHNIQUES 8 3.1.3 TEST LEVELS 8 3.1.4 PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT 9 3.1.5 TESTING ENVIRONMENT 9 3.1.6 OUT OF SCOPE 9 3.2. Detailed Requirements and List of Deliverables 9 3.3. Acceptance
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to ensure timely completion of the project. It consists of activity definition, activity sequencing, activity duration estimating, schedule development and schedule control Project time management with PMBOK consists of six main processes. The first of these processes is in the definition of activities and action items. Project managers must identify the tasks to be undertaken during the project life cycle. Without the definition of activities and action items, there is nothing to schedule. Methods
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Chapter 1 Analyzing Business Goals and Constraints This chapter serves as an introduction to the rest of the book by describing top-down network design. The first section explains how to use a systematic, top-down process when designing computer networks for your customers. Depending on your job, your customers might consist of other departments within your company, those to whom you are trying to sell products, or clients of your consulting business. After describing the methodology
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Date Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary 2 1.1. Issue 2 1.2. Anticipated Outcomes 2 1.3. Recommendation 3 1.4. Justification 3 Result and data 2. Business Case Analysis Team 4 Background 3. ENVIRONMENT SCAN…………………………………………………………………. 3.1. Environment 4 3.2. Commercial 5 3.3. Technological 5 3. 4 Economic 3. 5 Situational Analysis 4. Project Outline and scope Key Project Milestones 8 6 4.1. Improve Order Fulfilment times
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