Category: Management
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Successful Project Management Office’ Building
The establishment of a Project Management Office has several advantages to an organization. As the Project Management Consultant in a company considering establishing a PMO, I would put several aspects into consideration. However, a PMO has more advantages in running of a company than any potential disadvantages. As the PM Consultant for the company, I…
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The Project Management Life Cycle
Table of Contents Project closure procedure Monitoring Tools Dimensions of Project Closure Importance of Project Closure References Project closure procedure How can have a project closure procedure improve future projects and benefit the organizations involved? According to Brown and Hyer (2010), the project closure procedure is important for handing deliverables to the customer. It enables…
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Software Project Management, the Completion of the WBS
Table of Contents The Process Project Plan and Objectives WBS Time Schedule, Risks, and Costing Conclusion References A project is a temporary establishment, intended for the creation of unique products and services. “Temporary”, implies that every project has a beginning, and inevitably an ending point, reached when the established objectives are completed. “Unique”, on the…
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Alternative Methods in Safety Management in Engineering
Table of Contents Introduction Safety concerns in engineering work Alternative approaches to safety management Conclusion Reference list Introduction “Safety of the workers and the users of a facility is one of the most essential aspects for any engineering work.” (Skibniewski, 1983) Fault or failure in a completed project can lead to huge costs in terms…
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Metropolitan Police Service: Identity Management Solution
Introduction With the nature of the information handled by Metropolitan Police and the number of staff authorized to access this information, there is a great need for the institution to ensure that every staff has access only to the information he or she is authorized to access. Identity and access management is vital in the…
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Retail Inventory Control Project Management
Overview of the Project Project name: Implementation of the Retail Inventory Management Project Sponsors: JC Penny Stores Project Leader: Navio Start Date: 10th August 2012 End Date: 25th November 2012 Budget: $ 4,900,000 Project Scope The following are the expected project outcomes. The first one is that the project will have a system that saves…
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Interaction Between Management and IT
Introduction Any institution’s desire is to see its various departments operate at optimum levels. This is by far the most important consideration that drives institutions to try and entrench the usage of information systems in its operations. However, the more an enterprise adopts new technology, the more the management begins to realize that information systems…
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Securing VoIP Networks and Management Mechanisms
Introduction The VoIP problem was identified after carrying out a thorough assessment of the company’s communication systems. The analysis of the problem showed that the company’s VoIP network and infrastructure was prone to denial-of-service attacks (DoS) that affected the quality of the calls. The company’s Internet Protocol infrastructure is made up of private branch exchanges…
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Project Management Body of Knowledge and Its Areas
According to PMBOK guide (2004), the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK) can be referred to as the combination of processes and knowledge areas that are widely recognized and generally accepted as the best practice to be applied during project management process (Pg 55). It has a set of guidelines and practices written by project…
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Management Research: Training and Development
Abstract Management research is a complicated process requiring a plethora of sophisticated approaches and methods since this scientific investigation is connected both with the consideration of strategic principles (qualitative analysis) and statistical techniques (quantitative analysis). In that regard, the main purpose of our research proposal is to track the main principles and concepts applied to…