COMPUTING RESEARCH PROJECT BRYAN O’HERLIHY SPRING 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS (ix) Table of Contents (x) Executive Summary I. Project Integration………………………………………………………………… 6 II. Project Scope…………………………………………………………………….. 14 III. Project Time Management……………………………………………………….. 21 IV. Project Cost Management………………………………………………………... 24 V. Project Quality Management…………………………………………………….. 29 VI. Project Human Resource Management…………………………………………...34 VII. Project Communications
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National Ignition Facility Project, Livermore, California, USA 1. Summarizes how the project manager or team exhibited exceptional and ethical project management practices. project managers the most effective way to encourage ethical workplace behavior. 1. Expert Guidance o The Project Management Institute, which provides standards and certification for professional project managers, offers simple ethics code of conduct guidance. Its standards suggest that project managers practice ethical
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Chapter 1: * A 1995 Standish Group study (CHAOS) found that only 16.2% of IT projects were successful in meeting scope, time, and cost goals; over 31% of IT projects were canceled before completion Advantages of Using Formal Project Management: * Better control of financial, physical, and human resources * Improved customer relations * Shorter development times * Lower costs * Higher quality and increased reliability * Higher profit margins * Improved productivity
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Exam Prep Software Featuring: Updated for the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), Fourth Edition • Custom Test Engine • Hundreds of Sample Questions • Chapter Review in Audio Format • Electronic Flashcards • Entire Book in PDF PMP Fifth Edition SERIOUS SKILLS. ® Project Management Professional Exam STUDY GUIDE Kim Heldman Project Management Professional Exam Study Guide Fifth Edition PMP ® Project Management Professional Exam Study Guide Fifth
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MGT2 Task C. A Brief Project Closure Report Discussion When all the deliverables, customer requirements and\or goals have been met in a project, in other words, at the closing of a project the Project Manager is responsible for compiling and delivering a Final Project Report, known as a Project Closure Report. A good project closure report will summarize the entire project from the beginning project plan and scope information to the lessons learned from the project. It should also include other
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ABOUT THE PROJECT PROPOSAL A Project Proposal is a document which you present to potential sponsors or clients to receive funding or get your project approved. Project Proposals contain key information about your project. They are essential for your sponsors since they’ll use them to evaluate your project and determine whether or not they’ll allocate funds for it. A Project Proposal is generally drafted during one of the early phases of your project (before detailed plans are made and
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obtaining the contract and revealed that the company could profit as much as $300,000 on this project. This total project will cost $2,000,000 according to the contact. He was confident that the project could be completed on time. Bonnie Green, the project manager, agreed that in a normal year only slight delays might develop due to shortage of labor. However, she reminded the president that for such a large project, the company would have to use outsourced employees. Past experience indicated a fifty-fifty
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Example: Project Change Request Disclaimer: This example is based on the Project Management Improvement project, but is not necessarily an actual case for that project. |Project Name |Project Management Improvement, Phase 1 | |Project Manager |Person A |Organization |DoIT | |Requested by
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Questions 1. Describe the features of a project? What is the main difference between daily operations and a project? The features of a project is that it creates an exclusive product or service, has distinct start and end dates and is a brief endeavor. The main difference between daily operations and a project is that a project creates a new, unique product or service and operations creates a repetitive product or service. 2. True or False? Projects are developed in steps that progress in
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LO1 Investigate project management principles 1.1 Describe the background and principles of project management 1.2 Appraise the viability of projects and develop success/failure criteria 1.3 Understand the principles behind project management systems and procedures 1.4 Identify the key elements involved in terminating projects and conducting post-project appraisals LO2 Examine project organization and people 2.1 Identify the most appropriate organizational structure, roles and
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