neutral and facilitate the meetings | | 2. | You are a consulting project manager and have been contracted by an investment bank to run a large information technology project that is expected to last 15 months. During the Direct and Manage Project Work process, you discover that several regulatory requirements have not been addressed in the project management plan. Failure to meet these requirements could result in legal action against the company. However, implementing the technology to comply with
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project without project management is like trying to play football without a game plan” (Martin & Tate, 2001, pg 9). Project managers have a difficult job. Their jobs are often times made more difficult by the dynamic environment in which they must work. Project managers must take a project through the entire project management life-cycle, from an idea to a fully developed deliverable. While the job is difficult, there are many tools and processes that have been developed to assist in project management
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any project management software at all. For example, the WBS can be done using MS Word, EXCEL, PowerPoint, or VISIO. The same is true of the Gantt chart and network diagram although it does take more time to do them this way than it would if you used software that automatically draws the Gantt and network diagram from the WBS. There are a number of free tools and helpful websites available for creating project Gantt Charts. Here is a sample you might want to explore. How to create a Gantt Chart
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Request for Proposal for Supply and Delivery of Personal Computers for RMIT Higher Degree Research Students Submitted by: ACBMW Consulting Group Date: 05.05.2016 Table of Contents 1.0 Abstract 3 2.0 Introduction 4 3.0 Scope of Work 5 3.1 Project Objective 5 3.2 Deliverables 5 3.3 Technical Requirements 5 3.3.1 Laptop Specifications 5 3.3.2 Desktop (All in one) Specifications 5 3.4 Milestones 6 3.5 Limits and Exclusions 6 3.6 Review with the Client 6 3.7 Project Accomplishment
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Introduction 4 2.2. Objective 4 2.3. Deliverables 4 2.4. Approach and Milestones 6 2.4.1. Approach 6 2.4.2. Milestones 7 2.5. Technical Requirements 8 2.6. Limits and Exclusions 8 2.7. Client Review and Acceptance Process 9 3. Work Breakdown Structure 10 3.1. Key Work Packages 11 4. Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM) 12 5. Bibliography 14 Document Control and Conventions Document History Date | Version | Status | Summary of Changes | Feb 18, 2013 | 0.1 | Draft | Create and format
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product characteristics and deliverables. IT7400 Assessments – Assignment 2-2 1 3. Develop a work breakdown structure (WBS) for the project. Break down the work to level 3 or level 4, as appropriate. Use the (wbs.doc) template as guides. Be sure to base your WBS on the project scope statement, stakeholder requirements, and other relevant information. Remember to include the work involved in selecting the rest of your project team and outside resources as well as coordinating with
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Validation PMBOD defines project scope as “the work that must be performed to deliver a product, service or result with the specified features and functions.” Scope management is to ensure enough and only enough work is successfully delivered with projects purpose.1 The first stage of project scope management is collecting requirements and defining scope. Then a work breakdown structure (WBS) will be created. WBS is a hierarchical breakdown of the project into its constituent deliverables.2
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organization structures are _____. functional, autonomous project, and matrix functional, progressive, and matrix framework, autonomous project, and matrix functional, autonomous project, and management 2. (TCO H) This first phase of the project life cycle involves the _____. identification of a need, problem, or opportunity contract negotiations brainstorming of solutions identification of tasks to be performed 3. (TCO B) The lowest level item of any one branch of the WBS is called
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constraints of a project. 2. Project Structures: a. Pure Project: A structure for organizing a project where a self-contained team works full time on the project. b. Functional Project: in this structure, team members are assigned from the functional units of the organization. The team members remain a part of their functional units and typically are not dedicated to the project. c. Matrix Project: a structure that blends the functional and pure project structures. Each project uses people from different
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identifying the eight elephants within the herd. This team will also be armed with tranquilizer guns to bring down the elephants. Hiring veterinarians to administer health assessment tests on each of the eight elephants, by taking hair and blood samples. A couple team members to spray the elephants down with water, as to prevent the elephants from experiencing dehydration and to keep them cool. Two team members will fit each elephant with a global positioning devices, to track the elephants
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