Project and Risk Management 1. Introduction This brief examines two projects created for a similar purpose but with different outcomes. The Airwave project was a national project designed to upgrade and integrate communications for and between police forces in the UK (Comptroller and Auditor General, 2002; p2). This project was regarded largely as a success, although it was not without its problems. By contrast, the FiReControl (‘Firecontrol’) project was designed to improve the ‘resilience
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Office hour: to be announced and by appointment Required text: 1. Pearlson, K.E. and Saunders, C.S, Managing and Using Information Systems, Wiley, 2006 (3nd edition) 2. A package of Harvard Business School Case Studies Additional Readings and Cases: Class handouts as needed. Course Description and Goals This course is designed to provide the current and future managers with understanding and appreciation of the issues that are related to the organization’s information
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hundred research papers in national / international journals of repute Published 18 books including three well acclaimed text books one each on MIS from Macmillan; ERP from McGraw-Hill; and IT project Management from Macmillan Have supervised 13 Ph.D. research scholars Completed many sponsored research projects On the Board of Governors; Advisory Board; Academic Council; Board of Studies of many business Schools/Universities Member of editorial board and review panel of several referred journals
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Capital Budget Analysis (Chapters 9-10-11) – 75% Based on the inputs below prepare a capital budget analysis for this Base Case using the Net Present Value, Internal Rate of Return, Profitability Index and Payback in years methods, determining whether the project is feasible. Please show your spreadsheet calculations and your final determinations of “go” or “no go” on the project. Use your Capital Budget Analysis from Week #6 as an example for this analysis. Project Inputs: WACC – Debt is 75%
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Chapter 1 The World of Project Management This chapter introduces the topic of project management. Projects are defined as temporary endeavors undertaken to create a unique product or service. The chapter points out that recent interest in project management is based on a recognition that many organizational tasks do not fit neatly into business-as-usual. The significant differences between project management and general management are overviewed. The three interrelated objectives of budget
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id=42957652&trk=nav_responsive _tab_profile e-mail: ivor@iavconsulting.com Consultations: # 123 (as per pers. agreement) © Ivor Krátký, Praha – Ml. Boleslav, 2015 FileName: savs_MGTBASICS_Eng__COURSE GUIDE_DEFF-Sept2015 Revision: 15 Date : 28. 9. 2015 Page 1 of 7 1. AIMS OF THE COURSE: The course is designed to expose students to key concepts of management, including management styles, corporate management and hierarchical organization structures etc. Students will gain knowledge
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NOVA School of Business and Economics Case Study Corporate Finance Undergraduate Programs in Management and Economics 2010/2011 (Spring Semester) Prof. Miguel Ferreira Dr. João Filipe CIMSPA 1st QUESTION [GROUP 45] Hélia Lopes, 9056 | Jean Rafael, 10402 | Marta Costa, 9475 Marta Soares, 8624 | Miguel Melo, 8878 EXECUTIVE SUMARY: The present report will study the feasibility of an investment opportunity by Cimspa consisting on the expansion of its production process to Angola. In the
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......................................................................... 4 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Header ......................................................................................................................... 4 Body – Information Content ......................................................................................... 4 Body – Work Experience, Internships & Projects ......................................................... 4 Body – Education .......................
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FUNdaMENTALS of Design Alexander H. Slocum Pappalardo Professor of Mechanical Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA slocum@mit.edu ™ FUNdaMENTALS of Design Pappalardo Series in Mechanical Engineering This book was made possible by a generous gift from Neil and Jane Pappalardo Support for this book was also provided by the Cambridge-MIT Institute, and iCampus the Microsoft-MIT Alliance ©2007 Alexander H. Slocum ABOUT This Book A college student
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Business School Table of Contents 1. Valmont Industries HBP Case # UVA-F-1191 ............................................................................... 1 2. Super Project HBP Case # 9-112-034 ........................................................................................... 21 3. Calaveras Vineyards HBP Case # UVA-F-1094 ........................................................................... 37 4. Paginas Amarelas HBP Case # UVA-F-1210 ..........................................
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