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Research and Development Projects, 2006.
An analysis of risk assessment for R&D projects.
1,025 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 36.95
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The paper describes several ways to assess risk associated with research and development (R&D) projects. The paper references procedures from a leading firm involved in R&D for the production of air-to-air missiles and other advanced multi-million-dollar weapons systems.
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Abstract
Introduction
Technical / Operational Risk (TOR)
Market / Competitive Risk
Summary
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"Today's fast pace High-Tech industries live on R&D. The idea is to get needed new products and solutions to the market as fast as possible so that revenues to cover the vast investments can be generated as soon as possible. The faster a product goes out to the market the higher the reward. In some cases such as with the development of new drugs, this is even a "winner takes it all" situation since the first company to get a product to the market can enjoy a sort of monopoly due to patent protection [Galarpi 2001]"
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Thailand's Urban Development, 2002.
A look at the urban development projects in Thailand.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper discusses three different "answers" concerning the urban development projects in Thailand.
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Agile Development, 2006.
A discussion on project management, failures in project management and Agile Development methodologies for software and program development.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 2 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper discusses project management and several causes of project failure. At the core of these reasons for project failure are communication issues within the project. These issues are related to software development methodologies and how Agile Development is becoming more effective for software and program development than tradition project management structures. Finally, Microsoft is noted as well-known adoptee of Agile Development methodologies with its use of the Scrum method as well as a host of other Agile Development techniques.
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"Projects and project management are of singular importance to any business enterprise because they form the nexus of the primary activity of the business. Without projects and project management, no work would be completed or, at best, limited work of questionable quality would be the result. Researchers have observed that one of the most basic causes of project failure is a lack of real-time updates and poor visibility into ongoing tasks (Oates, 2006, para.2). While traditional project management has always recognized the need for periodic updates to both executive management as well as line employees regarding a project's status, contemporary project management recognizes these periodic updates as outdated and not suited to the technological environment within which most organizations operated today."
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Microsoft Project Management, 2003.
Discusses the company's development of Microsoft Project.
2,700 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 9 sources, $ 95.95
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The paper looks at Microsoft's development of a problem-solving scheme for internal use. It explains the need to tighten up its own software development and looks at the concept and value of project management.
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"Project Management: The Celebrating Success Story of
Microsoft Project Management
1. Introduction
Although Microsoft did not invent the concept of project management, it is a given that the company has done much with its software to make the concept of..."
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Project Teams and Leaders, 2003.
An examination of the development of project teams and project leaders.
3,101 words (approx. 12.4 pages), 34 sources, MLA, $ 90.95
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This paper discusses how companies today are expected to compete globally, meet ever-improving standards and increase profits, but often with fewer people and fewer resources. It looks at how in order to meet these seemingly impossible goals, organizations have begun to develop project teams. Teams are not considered to be groups, but a combination of people who come together for a common purpose or objective. It analyzes the four development stages of successful teams, forming, storming, norming and performing and how project teams can have numerous advantages if they are properly formed and the project is successfully carried out. It also evaluates the array of difficulties can arise once teams are produced which can prevent teams from reaching the performing phase of the project.
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"The team discusses the responsibilities and expected outcomes in the storming phase of the project. This may also be called the concept phase. The storming phase consists of different techniques to discuss what upper management is looking for from the team and how the team can accomplish the given tasks. ?Brainstorming is usually the easiest way for the group to identify issues, create options for the given project, and identify impacts the project may have on the organization? (McMahon, 2002, p.65). Brainstorming can be free form, silent, structured, or virtual. Free forming allows the group members to literally shout out ideas, while a facilitator then writes down all the ideas. The group then sorts the ideas into different categories. Silent brainstorming consists of each participant writing down an idea on a large ?sticky note? and posting it on a board for everyone to see."
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The Manhattan Project, 2007.
A look at the historical development of the Manhattan Project.
1,485 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
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This paper examines the Manhattan Project, describing its historical development and the political and diplomatic relations which it entailed. The fear of the Nazi's developing an atom bomb is considered one of the motivating reasons for the US speeding up its nuclear fission program. The paper further mentions how the US shared or did not share its research with its allies. The paper then describes some technical aspects of the research. The actual deployment of the bomb is discussed and how it contributed to the Cold War between the US and USSR. The paper concludes with the negative consequences of the Manhattan Project, including the tremendous loss of life caused by detonating two atomic bombs.
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"American research in the field of nuclear physics had been progressing in a rather unsystematic manner. The British were interested in finding out about the American work. To this aim, they did not hesitate in what including atomic information in the exchanges of technical information and scientific missions that were going on in the beginning of the 1940s. This interchange of scientific information was very important; proof of its importance is that face that one of the documents forwarded to the United States was the Thomson Committee Report. This document stated the feasibility of an atomic bomb and led to the British decision to become involved in such a project; also, it represented an important factor that influenced the U.S. follow the same path and become involved. This was followed by an offer issued in October, 1941 by President Roosevelt to Winston Churchill for cooperation in relation to the project. After the agreement, the next step in the evolution of the project was a division of labor."
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Sample System Development Plan, 2007.
A sample system development plan for a fitness center.
1,148 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 39.95
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This paper gives a sample systems plan for a fitness center that wishes to improve its information and communications technology by purchasing hardware and software. The purpose of the plan is to enable The Fitness Center to obtain competitive advantage over other fitness clubs by providing a system to help members plan a fitness program to meet their particular needs. Specific jobs and teams are described as part of the plan, as are the various stages of implementation. The paper also includes a list of system development guidelines that are to be followed during the project. The paper concludes by mentioning that the plan has support from the staff at The Fitness Center and they intend to let the public know about the new system.
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Introduction
Purpose and Goal of the Fitness Center Information System
Roles and Responsibilities of the Fitness Center Information System
Roles and Responsibilities of the PMO and Project Team
Project Team Leader
Senior Developers
Developers
Quality Assurance Analyst
Database Administrator
Other Roles
Systems Development Methodology
The Fitness Center Information System (TFCIS) Project Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Systems Investigation
Systems Analysis and Design
Systems Construction and Development
Systems Implementation, Review and Maintenance Schedule
Milestones and Activities
Systems Development Guidelines
Conclusion
Marketing Activities and Future Plans
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"In line with TFCIS Project, the management decided to create a Project Management Office (PMO) to be headed by the Director of Marketing acting as the Project Sponsor and he will assign one of his supervisors to act as the Project Manager. The roles and responsibilities of the PMO is to "provide project management support functions and is responsible for the direct management (Project Management Institute, Inc., 2004)" of the TFCIS Project. The Fitness Center hired the services of one of the city's top software development companies and the software development company directly reports to the PMO. To ensure understanding of roles, responsibilities and deliverables, the following are the software development company's Project Team's duties, responsibilities and deliverables...."
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System Development Life-Cycle, 2004.
This paper presents an overview of the system development life-cycle (SDLC) approach to the development of information systems and software.
2,685 words (approx. 10.7 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 80.95
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This paper discusses system development life-cycle (SDLC), an approach to developing an information system or software product characterized by a linear sequence of steps that progress from start to finish without revisiting any previous step. The author points out that the SDLC model is a project management tool, which is used to plan, execute, and control systems development projects. The paper reviews many models, including the Waterfall Model, which is built upon the basic steps associated with SDLC using a ?top-down? development cycle in completing the system and represents a traditional type of SDLC. Tables.
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Waterfall Model
Survivable Systems Analysis Model
Prototyping Model
The Exploratory Model
Spiral Model
FAST Methodology
PIECES Framework
Life Cycle Procedures
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"Disadvantages identified by Walsham (1993) in relation to the Waterfall Model include that change to contract and costs must be renegotiated if such changes are made once construction has been initiated. As well, users must wait until the end of the project or until at least a major portion of it is complete, before observing the results. Finally, the early phases of the project often take much longer due to the time necessary to generate the detail necessary in the SSD. According to Kay (2002), another major problem associated with the Waterfall Model is that it assumes that the only role for users is in specifying requirements, and that all requirements can be specified in advance."
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System Development Life Cycle, 2004.
An analysis of a work-related project using the systems analysis, System Development Life Cycle.
1,497 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
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This paper attempts to analyze a work-related project that uses a systems analysis tool for the implementation of a specific business or information system. The paper focuses on the use of the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) to implement a business or information technology need, as well as the implications associated with the development of an internally used software package. The paper provides insights into International Lumberyards, Inc., implementation, information-gathering, and other techniques used for various aspects of the reengineering project. The System Development Life Cycle is evaluated to determine if it has been successful or if there were obvious failures in the efforts to institute the concepts of "Business Process Re-engineering" or "Work-flow Management".
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"The true problem of almost all businesses today revolves around the fact that all aspects of industry have been put into a position of forced efficiency by technology such as b2b and other e-business advances. In addition, the ever increasing demands of the highly competitive global economy will continue to keep all businesses under this pressure.
The goal of the business community will need to be to always establish methods or processes that allow for more capitalization. "A new technology infrastructure, aligned with the business strategy, will allow for future growth as well as addressing the limitations of the current environment." (Grabski, 2002)"
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Post-Development Thinking, 2006.
An analysis of post-development thinking and post-structuralism in development theories.
2,278 words (approx. 9.1 pages), 19 sources, APA, $ 70.95
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The paper provides an historical, analytical and critical analysis of development theories. It traces development from modernization, as a globalization project and as a post-structuralist construction. The paper argues that post-structuralism in development studies has opened a wider debate in critically understanding development theory and practice, but the paradigm falls short as a historical project for emancipation and empowerment.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Modernism, Marxism and Neoliberalism vs. Post-Structuralism
What has Post-Structuralism done in the Development Debate?
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"The crisis of development theory and practice dates back in the 1980s when development as a project failed to alleviate majority of the people from poverty, the crisis of alternatives to neoliberalism due to the collapse of socialism, and the claims of diversity and rejection of homogenisation of the category "Third World" (Simon 1997). The rise of the neoliberal discourse - roughly the emphasis on the market over the state in governance - reached its global scope as hegemonic states and international institutions implemented the Washington Consensus across regions: structural adjustment programs (SAPs) in Latin America and Africa, 'shock therapy' liberalisation and privatisation in post-communist countries, and financial liberalisation coupled with currency devaluation in Asian developmental states as a response to the 1997 Asian Crisis. This interventionist prescription resonating from the international down to the local levels represent what critiques of this development paradigm call modernist or structuralist view on development. Post-development discourse is founded on three critiques to modernization theory: the failure of the development process to alleviate the poor and the marginalised from poverty and hunger; the exclusion of the participants themselves from the formulation of these development strategies; and the over-emphasis of Marxist and Modernist theories on structures rather than agency towards social change."
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Professional Development of Teachers, 2005.
This paper discusses professional development for teachers of mathematics.
2,805 words (approx. 11.2 pages), 12 sources, APA, $ 83.95
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This paper explains that professional development is an opportunity for existing teachers already in schools to learn new teaching methods thus making them and their programs more effective. The author points out that utilizing outdated or ineffective teaching techniques or an inadequate knowledge of basic technological advances is completely unacceptable in the realm of teaching mathematics because a good knowledge of mathematics is important to all aspects of students' lives. The paper describes two models of professional development programs: (1) CATIE Mentoring Program, which is an extremely successful process for instituting technology into the realm of mathematics teaching and (2) School-within-a-School Model, developed in Canada, which is a project-based learning process strongly supported by the entire school system.
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Introduction
Importance
Good Teachers
Models of Professional Development
Model 1
Model 2
Conclusion
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"The program also incorporates parents who pay for students' laptop computers and a local university as a pre-service for the teachers. The program consists of bi-monthly half-day meetings conducted within the participating schools and there they review issues, concerns and topics such as cooperative learning, curriculum integration. The program also has a very effective community model that helps teachers utilize more social and culturally aware notions in the classroom. This helps the teachers teach at a level that is adequate for the various learning levels with in the classrooms."
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The Systems Development Life Cycle, 2006.
This paper reviews the systems development life cycle (SDLC) model used in project management.
1,294 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper discusses how the implementation of information technologies in any organization must always be aligned with the strategic goals and objectives of the enterprise. The paper stresses that technology should be a business driver. The paper further discusses how, whether the technology is ready-made or custom developed, application systems implementation should undergo the systems design life cycle or systems development life cycle (SDLC). This paper then reviews the SDLC process.
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"The implementation of information technologies in any organization must always be aligned with the strategic goals and objectives of the enterprise. Technology should be a business driver and must always be in support of the business and not the other way around. One of the aspects of the employment of information technology is automation various business process by purchasing ready-made or off-the-shelf application systems. Custom software development can also be done especially with specialized business process. Whether ready-made or custom developed, application systems implementation should undergo the systems design life cycle or systems development life cycle (SDLC)."
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Development and Life Span, 2008.
This paper discusses aspects and stages of human development.
2,454 words (approx. 9.8 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 74.95
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In this article, the writer notes that A. Grob, F. Krings and A. Bangerter describe human development in terms of an interaction between biological, socio historical, and social factors, as well as individual developmental tasks. Further, the writer points out that they also view the overall purpose of development as the person constructing his or her own biography by formulating personal projects and goals. The writer maintains that along with physical, cognitive, emotional, and psychosocial aspects of development, growth and development consist of developmental tasks and, even though they are interrelated, one task must be successfully mastered before the next can be begun. The same is true for the key aspects of development because barriers to development can interfere with growth and adaptation in later stages of the life span.
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"Ongoing conflict and a subsequent divorce can cause the child also to be conflicted so that they do not have the emotional capacity to cope with the event. Academic work will suffer and their entire personality development may be affected. The results of such an event can continue into adulthood so that the former child becomes insecure about the idea of marriage and has trouble with relationships in general."
"The child's growth and development at any life stage can be influenced positively or negatively. With the young child, the environment and family context determine not only the child's physical and cognitive development but their future healthy adaptation as an adult. In terms of cognitive development, for example, if the child is not given the stimulating environment or the motivation to learn, they will not feel that they are capable of learning."
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The Implementation Stage of the Development Process.
This paper analyzes a work-related project using a systems analysis tool for the implementation of a specific business and information system, focusing on the actual implementation stage of the development process.
1,200 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 55 sources, APA, $ 41.95
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This paper explains that a Web page may seem to be the most difficult coding problem but, in actuality, the use of Internet-bound software makes it fairly easy. The true difficulty is the coding and implementation of the Local Area Network and operating system for the organizational network layer and hardware systems. The author points out that the physical writing of software code entails many more steps of actual testing, which is performed before, during, and after each small programming task is accomplished; the key is to utilize a process of testing that is specific, detailed, and measurable. The paper stresses that one of the more critical things to accomplish in the implementation phase is the understanding of the new system or program through proper code documentation because it helps everyone get a grasp of exactly what is or was expected of a system or program and develops a blueprints for training.
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Introduction
Coding
Testing and Installation
Documentation and Training
Maintenance and Support
Conclusion
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"The typical implementation process entails a project team installing applications and systems on a customer's or organization's production platform which usually is followed up with whatever training and acceptance testing is needed and therefore leads to customer sign-off on the application or system. This implementation is for International Lumberyards, Inc., who first did a detailed needs assessment which verified that the implementation of a new and more modern software and hardware approach was in order that could be financially justified in regard to the organization's overall return on investment. The company had successfully completed the necessary information-gathering as well as utilizing various other techniques in the reengineering project and was prepared to implement the new code and equipment."
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RAD Development, 2004.
An explanation of RAD development.
2,903 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 17 sources, MLA, $ 86.95
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A discussion of the pros and cons of RAD development. RAD (Rapid Application Development) refers to an escalated project development life cycle in systems development. This is accomplished utilizing elements of traditional, structured development in concert with prototyping and joint application development (JAD) techniques.
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Introduction: RAD
Problems Addressed by RAD
RAD Methodologies
Modeling the Business Processes
Define the information flow necessary to perform a business function.
Define the process for adding, modifying, deleting or retrieving a data object.
Generating the Application
Utilizing tools s.a. VB (Visual Basic), VC++, and Delphi to create prototypes.
Re-using existing components or creating re-usable components.
Cataloging re-usable components for easy access by appropriate staff.RAD Toolsets
Advantages and Disadvantages of RAD
Is RAD Really Better?
Works Cited
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"RAD utilizes prototyping and user feedback as it's main mechanisms. It is applicable to situations where a user community will have significant input to the system, the requirements of the new system are undefined, or there is a high degree of possibility that the requirements and feature set will change as the project proceeds. (21st Century Technology, 2003). RAD is a flexible process, incorporating a combination of tools in different orders of priority and concentrations as a means to an end.
Structured systems development methodology was the first formal method established. Typically associated with large scale, centralized corporate projects involving mainframes, the structured systems methodology was categorized by a ?top-down, functional decomposition? lifecycle otherwise known as ?waterfall?. This methodology was often employed using COBOL."
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