There are four organizational structures that human services agencies have adapted as what is known as the “Formal and the Informal Organizational Charts” These organizational structures are known as Departmentalization, Matrix organizations, the project team, and the collegial model. There are five ways that an organization can be departmentalized; by function, by process by market, by consumer/client and by geographic area. Departmentalization breaks the organization down into parts or different
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IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT (Created by the Institute for Development Management, Botswana for the NGO Institute, STF. (Some materials in this module have been extracted from “A Guide to Project Management Body of Knowledge, 3rd. edition, 2004) What is a project? “A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service.” The Three P’s [pic] Working definition of project management Project management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities
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How should a project manager attempt to build solid relationships within his/her project team? Does he/she have any responsibility for resolving intra-team disputes, inter-team disputes, or personality conflicts? How should disputes or conflicts be handled? It is the project manager’s responsibility to complete the project on time and on budget in accordance with the stakeholders expectations. Doing this without a team would be all but impossible. The PMBOK Guide states that Project Managers “spend
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Project Risk Management Plan Department: Product or Process: Document Owner: Project or Organization Role: Version | Date | Author | Change Description | | | | | | | | | | | | | * Project Risk Management Plan Purpose A Project Risk Management Plan is a controlling document that incorporates the goals, strategies, and methods for performing risk management on a project. The Project Risk Management Plan describes all aspects of the risk identification
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A case study of organizational structure at Beijing EAPS Consulting, Inc. 1. Discuss the implications of co-conducting a project plan from the project and department managers’ points of view. Beijing EAPS Consulting Inc. (BEC) is a growing consulting company that specializes in providing psychological assistance to employees of BECs client firms. BEC started with six employees in 2001 and has increased to 20 employees in six years short years. When the company first started it was
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Office of Environmental Management Corporate Projects Initiative January 2003 Definition of EM Completion and DOE Site Closure This fact sheet defines critical points in the cleanup process, specifies where the Office of Environmental Management (EM) programmatic responsibility ends, and clarifies the responsibilities of other Program Secretarial Offices managing a site after EM’s mission is complete. Accordingly, these definitions serve as the framework for developing or revising strategic plans
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Which of Maslow’s levels would be a motivational force for newly hired employees? A. Physiological B. Safety C. Social D. Self-esteem (M) 5. An employee who would turn down a promotion in order to remain as a project manager would most likely be at which level of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs? A. Safety B. Social C. Esteem D. Self-actualization (M) 6. Herzberg believed that the bottom three levels of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs are:
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Which of Maslow’s levels would be a motivational force for newly hired employees? A. Physiological B. Safety C. Social D. Self-esteem (M) 5. An employee who would turn down a promotion in order to remain as a project manager would most likely be at which level of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs? A. Safety B. Social C. Esteem D. Self-actualization (M) 6. Herzberg believed that the bottom three levels of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs are:
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organizational body or entity assigned various responsibilities related to the centralized and coordinated management of those projects under its domain. The responsibilities of the PMO can range from providing project management support functions to actually being responsible for the direct management of a project”[1] “PMO is the administrative mechanism by which a focal point is provided for organizational project management activities”[2] “A project management office is a formal, centralized layer
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The Responsibility Project Amanda Pardo ETH/316 May 14, 2014 Clarence Morris The Responsibility Project In 2008 Liberty Mutual created a program called the Responsibility Project. Liberty Mutual is an insurance company that provides insurance for homes, automobile, and life insurance. This program was created to help discuss and create awareness about responsibility, safety, and ethical matters in the community and on a global scale. Some of the current articles are making teen
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