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Management Communications, Project Management and Quality, 2002.
An evaluation of management communications, project management and quality issues using a case study format.
2,648 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 79.95
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The paper shows that TaxPrep, Inc., a (real) tax preparation service firm, is rapidly losing market share, experiencing negative profits, and is unable to efficiently bring new software products to market. This paper analyzes TaxPrep's problems and presents specific recommendations to solve the software development, organizational, and communications issues. Short-term recommendations include: implementing project management techniques for software development, conducting employee communication sessions, and freezing present compensation. The paper shows that, in the long-term, TaxPrep should implement a management system that meets the Q9001-2000 quality management standard, market new web-based products, and institute performance based compensation.
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"In the late 1980's TaxPrep, Incorporated (TaxPrep) found itself quickly losing market share in the service bureau tax preparation business. Profits and sales plummeted during 1990-91 threatening the future of the Company. TaxPrep's survival depends upon its ability to rapidly enter the personal computer (PC) tax software market where consumers are numerous and competitors have a strong lead. The tax preparation industry was in an acquisition frenzy during the mid to late 1980's, as evidenced by the addition of six firms to TaxPreps' portfolio. Due to this period of rapid change and because PC developers are using new programming technology ("C" programming language requires less programmers), TaxPrep found itself with surplus personnel. The Company reduced the employee headcount by over 50 percent in the number of sales and support jobs. These large layoffs created anxiety within the surviving employee base, which is further hampering the ZX Development Groups' (a division of TaxPrep) ability to efficiently develop software for the PC market niche."
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Risk Management in Project Management, 2005.
Examines the benefits of risk management in business.
920 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 31.95
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This paper discusses whether it is worth expending the time and money to build strategies for dealing with unforeseen risk into a management plan and how risk mitigation can be incorporated into the project planning process. It looks at how formal risk monitoring can save a project when end users fail to engage.
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Global Project Management, 2005.
This paper discusses the similarities and differences between global project management and domestic project management.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 2 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper explains that the process of global project management has much in common with domestic project management; however, global project management does add a number of requirements and cautions to the mix. The author points out that global project management and domestic project management are similar in that, in both cases, the project is defined as a sequence of tasks that must be completed with an established end result. The paper relates that they may differ in the means of achieving the goal because of cultural, language and other differences.
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The process of global project management has much in common with domestic project management while also adding a number of requirements and cautions to the mix. The similarities between domestic and global project management show how alike management is in different countries, while the differences show added requirements for a global perspective and the influence of cultural differences on the manager. A project in both cases if the same and is defined as "a sequence of tasks that must be completed with an established end result. It differs from daily work in that there is a definite beginning and an ending to the sequence of tasks. When a project ends, managers and workers move on to other work or projects. Different talents are required for effective project management compared with daily managerial activities" (Nie and Young 109).
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Project Management Software Tools, 2004.
This paper compares the advantages and limitations of using a project management software tool such as Microsoft Project versus not using this tool, to manage a project's scope, process, data, time, and cost.
3,655 words (approx. 14.6 pages), 11 sources, APA, $ 101.95
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The paper explains that a project management software package is designed to assist in managing a project, but that project is controlled by the project manager, not a software package because there are both benefits and inherent limitations to using project management software, which the project manager must understand. The author stresses that the manager must first establish the basic blueprint of the project before beginning a project in a software package and must always remember projects have a way of becoming living entities with their own unique obstacles, requiring more than making sure everything goes according to the printed software plan, or the project is doomed to failure. The paper creates a hypothetical project to demonstrate the strategic points of this software.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Software Limitations
Software Advantages
Scope Management
Time Management and Gantt
Cost Management
Quality Management
Human Resources Management
Project Roles and Responsibilities
Communication Management
Conclusion
Appendix: Work Breakdown Structure
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"In other words, a project manager has to maintain the political and social aspects of the project and software has its limitations in these respects. Having the ability to effectively communicate with all relevant parties is a key to managing a successful project. Software can not make a project manager speak and listen effectively or to receive verbal confirmation that all is well or in need of change. It is necessary to regularly communicate verbally with individual members, stakeholders and peers in order to evaluate the project from different perspectives. Software and written reports may in many situations be a waste of a team's time when a brief conversation will suffice. Software also cannot replace a face-to-face meeting, telephone call or voice mail in most situations."
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Project Management, 2006.
A look at project management and project management techniques.
1,960 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 62.95
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This paper reviews techniques of project management and the difficulties that often arise when managing a project. This paper focuses primarily on activity crashing, reviewing the advantages and disadvantages of this aspect of managing a project.
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Introduction
Analysis
Activity Crashing
Project Duration Estimates
Practical Working on Jobs
Utilizing Contract Employees for a Project vs. Loaned Internal Company Employees
Employee Committed to Action, But Poor Analysis Skills
Conclusion
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"There are simple methods of representing the relationship between the cost and duration of activities involved in projects, and a simplistic view can be represented as shown in figure 1. However such relationships exists for all activities involved in the project, and if the activity duration did not have any relationship to the total project, then an ideal management solution would be to choose a process which would involve the lowest cost. This is not practical to adopt since if this method is adopted for all concerned activities, then it is likely that the project will take a very long time for completion and thus involve the organization completing the project with major penalties. This type of a wrong solution for the project is called sub-optimization. This means that one activity of a project is optimized and as a result of which the total project looses its optimization. This is a problem which project managers have to face many times, and a solution which is often adopted to get rid of this problem is to try and complete all activities in the minimum possible time. This naturally increases the cost and the time involved is called the activity crash time. (Advanced Scheduling Techniques)"
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North Sea Oil Project Management, 2008.
Discusses the project management stages and processes of the North Sea Oil project.
2,885 words (approx. 11.5 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 85.95
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This paper analyzes and outlines all the activities required to manage the North Sea Oil infrastructure project within the set time frame and budget. The author describes the initiation, project planning and design, project execution and projection, monitoring and control and completion stages of this project. The author also presents that key processes as integration management, scope management, time and cost management, quality management, human resources management, communication management and risk management. The author underscores that the selected project manager will need to have excellent interpersonal skills and prior experience in the oil and gas industry with projects of this nature.
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Introduction
Project Stages
Project Initiation Stage
Project Planning or Design Stage
Project Execution or Projection Stage
Project Monitoring and Controlling Systems
Project Completion Stage
Project Management Processes
Integration Management
Scope Management
Time and Cost Management
Quality Management
Human Resources Management
Communication Management
Risk Management
Conclusion
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"This is also known as the closing stage of the project. However, though the project has been completed it doesn't mean that everything comes to an end at this point. While the execution of the project ends and the end product has been completed it is at this point that the maintenance and post completion support for the users begins along with health and safety audits etc to ensure that all the necessary safety measures are in place."
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Business Project Management, 2006.
A look at business project management responsibilities and skills.
1,853 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 59.95
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This paper takes a look at the responsibilities of managing a business project, as well as, the required business management characteristics and skills to successfully do so. The paper points out that due to the ever-changing marketplace, demand for qualified and experienced project managers continues to rise.
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Project Manager Key Skills
Project Managers and Delegation
Poor Communication in Project Management
Project Managers, Sexual Harassment, Racial Issues and the Link to Poor Communication
Turning Groups Into Highly Effective Teams
How Threats Create A Cohesive Team
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"For a project manager to perform the tasks required in a project management position, which include delegation and supervision, a project manager has to not only understand team members skills and abilities but have the ability to assess what members of the project team will work well together and identify potential problem areas, whether in the form of communication or skills development (Decarlo, Lewis & Wysocki, 2001). The ability to read and understand people will help a project manager work more closely with team members. An adaptable and flexible project manager is more likely to have the ability to work with diverse populations of people, a necessary job function of a project manager in any environment.
Project Managers and Delegation
Project managers have multiple responsibilities including: providing a supportive environment, offering mutual respect among co-workers and teams, providing an organized and flexible environment to work in, establishing an honest and trustworthy working relationship, building teams and delegating responsibilities (Decarlo, Lewis & Wysocki, 2001). Of these project managers often have the most difficulty with delegation."
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Trends in Project Management, 2007.
This paper discusses project management from a global perspective.
1,418 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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In a discussion on project management, this paper emphasizes the management of diversity among project team members, the challenge of virtual teams and the technology that is influencing project management. Additionally, the paper identifies several trends in the global economy and market that may impact project management.
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Project Management
Domestic v. Global
Diversity in Teams
Organizational Alliances
Technology Enhancements
Future Trends
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"Many observers of project management as a body of knowledge tend to consider project management as nothing more than, "organized common sense" (Knack, 2004, para.4). While on the surface this may in fact be true to some degree, the rigor that project management brings to the planning, execution and review of projects is much more effective and demanding than simple common sense. One example of this rigor and demanding process that project management integrates into business transactions is found in one of project management's most basic principles: "One of the core principles of good project management is that the people who must do project work should participate in developing the project plan. So everyone needs some understanding of project management"(Wysocki, Lewis & Decarlo, 2001, p.217)."
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Project Management, 2002.
Explores basic components of all project management systems.
2,475 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 9 sources, $ 87.95
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Explores basic components of all project management systems. What constitutes project management; how a project management system works; problems associated with poor and/or ineffective management systems. Use of computerized programs to assist the process. Four steps of the Project Management cycle. Pitfalls. Discusses a University's relocation and repositioning project.
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"Introduction
Managing projects is an integral part of a company's ongoing strategy for success. Those organizations which are able to effectively and efficiently manage projects are those which are profitable over the long-run; those organizations which are not able to manage projects may be successful in the short-term, but they will suffer when business conditions worsen and the company must operate effectively for mere survival. Managing projects has progressed from a manual process involving large quantities of paperwork to a largely automated process in many organizations. Regardless of the level of automation, the same basic components are found in all project management systems. This research explores the issue of project management, including what constitutes project management, how a project management system works, and the ..."
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Project Management, 2006.
A review of project management techniques.
1,050 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 36.95
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This paper reviews the typical professional environments where one might expect to find project management techniques being implemented. This paper also discusses the constraints within each of these environments that require project management; why some practitioners have called project management a carefully created illusion and why they argue that an organization can only barely exist within a complex project.
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Objective
Introduction
Constraints Within the Environment Requiring Project Management
A Carefully Created Illusion
Organizations Can Only Exist in a Complex Project
Charts and Benefits
Measurement of Goals and Three Critical Dimensions
Summary and Conclusion
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"Whether referred to as an illusion or indeed a vision, the project manager is responsible to assist others involved in the project in their ability to see the project from the manager's view. In the earlier stages of the project this may be referred to as a 'carefully created illusion' however, without this vision the project will flounder and fail. As stated by Phillips (2005) in the work entitled: Real World Project Management: An Introduction: "Good photographers and good project managers have much in common: experience, a foundation in the fundamentals, and a willingness to learn. At the core, I believe, is an ability to capture a vision--and then process that vision for others to see."
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Case Study: Information Technology Project Management (ITPM), 2008.
This paper discuses information technology project management (ITPM) in the case of Dag-Brucken ASRS.
2,805 words (approx. 11.2 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 83.95
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This paper explains that the case of Dag-Brucken ASRS is an example of how a poorly planned, executed and managed project can run into trouble despite having visionary leadership and all the resources at its disposal. The author points out that the duties involved with most IT projects are planning, overseeing and measurement of project. The paper stresses the importance of the project manager's adaptability skills. The author relates that, in this case study, there were no well-defined measuring criteria to make sure that the project was on track. The paper presents several recommendations including that the project should have had a better-defined time line created by consulting with all the stakeholders involved with the project.
Table of Content
Executive Summary
Overview
Dag-Brucken ASRS Case Study
Importance of IT Project Management
Factors Influencing a Project
IT Project Manager
Conclusion
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"Super-Cola Taiwan, (SCT) and Australian electrical engineering company, Dag-Brucken ASRS Pty Ltd, (DB) entered into an agreement to provide an automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS) facility as part of SCT's production facilities in Asia. The case is an illustrative example of how a poorly managed IT project can result in disasters for the firm. The SCT ASRS was designed to automate movement of pallets of beverages from the end of multiple production lines into a high rise warehouse and then to a convenient location for sale."
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Project Management: Best Practices, 2003.
Reviews and assesses twp alternative project management methodologies.
2,300 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 79.95
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This paper reviews and assesses two alternative project management methodologies. The conclusion reached is that Prince2 servers are better than CCPM (critical chain project management) as a best practice and therefore a better approach to project management.
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"This research examines two approaches to best practice in project management. The project management methodologies evaluated in this paper as alternatives for best practice are a the Prince project management..."
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Turnkey Project Management, 2005.
This paper discusses Turnkey Project Management and the factors involved in managing a high-speed railroad project.
11,475 words (approx. 45.9 pages), 18 sources, MLA, $ 407.95
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This paper discusses Turnkey Project Management and the factors involved in managing a high-speed railroad project. In the paper, political, social and economic implications are discussed, as well as each project management step to follow. Ideas for winning and shaping public opinion and promoting the railroad are included.
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"Turnkey Project Management. A turnkey project provides a deliverable to the customer that is fully tested and ready to use upon delivery. This can be a tremendous advantage to the customer since it eliminates the need for the customer to manage the project. Projects that are time and resource-intensive can seriously impair a company's ability to continue with normal business while executing the project, since many key people are necessarily engaged in working on the project."
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Project Risk Management, 2007.
This paper discusses project risk management using the ABI company as a case study.
3,425 words (approx. 13.7 pages), 15 sources, APA, $ 96.95
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Using the ABI company as a case study, this paper explains that not all the potential risks on a project can be prevented; however, it is practical to implement audit checks to track the project's performance. The author points out that, during the project audit process, project managers should evaluate if the overall goal of the project was delivered, what worked and did not work, how well the project team functioned together and lastly what could be done differently on future projects. The paper relates that a project closure checklist, in addition to identifying outstanding issues, can present a forum to discuss lessons learned and can be used as the official notification that the team is being dispersed.
Table of Contents:
Management Responses
Weighing of Perceived Risks
Looking to the Future
Measuring Project Performance
Project Closure
Conclusion
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"A critical risk manifested in the second month of the implantation process of the Integra project. Employees who were assigned to the Integra project on a part-time basis had ignored their regular duties and missed several internal deadlines. The Integra project manager had the responsibility to manage the project but not the authority to manage the team members assigned. "Project managers are not typically assigned the authority or status to manage their team members, who will still be organizationally attached to functional groups elsewhere in the organization." The crisis was not avoided because leadership qualities that would have ensured both the normal duties and the project duties were being completed."
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Project Management: The London Ambulance Service, 2005.
An in-depth look at how a project is managed within an organization, using the London Ambulance Service as a case analysis.
5,531 words (approx. 22.1 pages), 15 sources, APA, $ 134.95
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This paper evaluates the London Ambulance service and its CAD (Computer Aided Dispatch) project with reference to five stages of project management, linking the theories prescribed and the actual practice. Suggestions and solutions are offered at all stages. The paper includes diagrams.Table of Contents
Abstract
Introduction
Overview of London Ambulance Service
Brief Overview of the Subject
Defining the LAS CAD Project
Creating the Project Strategy
Detailed Planning of LAS CAD Project
Base Design
Cost and Schedule
Contract Terms and Conditions
Development of CAD Project
Implementation and Control of LAS CAD
System Problems
Change Management
HR and Training
Cultural Issues
Review and Learning
Ideal Project Management Solutions for LAS CAD and Conclusion
Appendix I : Cause and Effect Diagram
Appendix II : Problem and Cause Analysis
List of References
Bibliography
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"Thus the implementation process actually required certain changes to be made within the workplace, but those areas of change were not focused on properly. Some of the important changes, as spotted by Sommerville (2004) in his case study, are: Re-configuring the control room, using only system proposed resource allocators and separate allocators for different call sources. These changes would have paved theway for an efficient implementation, but the changes were not well communicated and hence the new practices seem to have come as a surprise to most of the staff. The PMBOK guide (2000), when discussing communications planning, states: "Communication planning involves determining the information and communications needs of the stake holders: who needs what information, when they will need it, how it will be given to them and by whom"(p.119)."
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