Assignment 1 INFS-724 By Alhumaidi Alotaibi Question: 1–1. In the project environment, cause-and-effect relationships are usually readily apparent. Good project management will examine the effect in order to better understand the cause and possibly prevent it from occurring again. Below are causes and effects. For each one of the effects, select the possible cause or causes that may have existed to create this situation: Effects 1. Late completion of activities Causes: a) Top management not recognizing this activity as a project b) Too many projects going on at one time c) Impossible schedule commitments d) No functional input into the planning phase e) No one person responsible for the total project f) Poor control of design changes g) Poor …show more content…
I think that functional managers would make good project managers. Any project manager must have the knowledge about the functional process of the organization. Otherwise it will not be possible for that person to manage the functional managers. As the functional managers are completely familiar with the functional process of the company they will have better knowledge and insight about it. They may lack professional degree or training which needs to be provided to them. The functional manager can be turned into a good project manager. Question 1–9: What types of projects might be more appropriate for functional management rather than project management, and vice versa? Project manager have some advantage over the functional manager as they have better professional and technical knowledge. But in most of the cases the functional managers have greater experience to do the real job. So, the projects which require less technical knowledge then the functional management may be more appropriate than the project management. Question 1–10: Do you think that there would be a shift in the relative degree of importance of the following terms in a project management environment as opposed to a traditional management environment? a) Time …show more content…
There would be a shift in the relative degree of importance in terms of time management, communications, and motivation in a project management environment as opposed to a traditional management environment. In a project management environment the project manager works with a very specific (usually very short) time period. Each project has a predetermined and specific life. Project management is a multifunctional job which cut across several functional lines. They make communication with the top level management and co-ordinate between the top level management and functional manager. In this coordination process they try to complete the project successfully and thereby contribute to the mail or ultimate goal of the organization. They themselves get motivated to reach that goal and also at the same time motivate their subordinate to accomplish the desired job. Question 1–11: Classical management has often been defined as a process in which the manager does not necessarily perform things for himself, but accomplishes objectives through others in a group situation. Does this definition also apply to project management? No. In project management the manager not only performs things for himself, but also accomplishes objectives through others in a group situation. They choose to work in groups for and with the people. They lead their subordinate towards the goal. They motivate their people to take part in the process even in the decision making process. Question 1–12: Which of
This study aims to find the relationship between leadership performance style and project success and to research that whether the project success is influenced by leadership style. According to Belout and Gauvreau (2004), “Nowadays, project management has become a key activity in most modern organizations. Projects usually have a wide variety of objectives, involve numerous internal and external actors, and are conducted in various activity sectors”. Many researchers have agreed that project leadership is one of the most crucial elements of a project’s success. There are many views on leadership and according to Dulewicz and Higgs (2005), leadership has been studied more than any other aspect of human behavior. Higgs (2003) identified six
Ineffective management is a global issue that causes billions of dollars in loss to businesses each year. A report from the Chartered Management Institute indicates that in th...
Project managers, as mentioned earlier, are becoming a highly sought after commodity. There are many fields which project management professionals may enter into, such as constructions, engineering, logistics, and information technology. For those project managers who are interested in expanding their careers with new skills, this is phenomenal news. In order to validate project management on the corporate level, researchers view that ownership is required from the top (Chandler & Thomas, 2015). Corporate executives need to understand the importance of PM and embrace its functionality within the organization. This will ensure that project management continues to stay linked with areas like personnel, finance, and production. The nature of project management is crucial to business success, and enables proper development and implementation of solid practices. This further highlights that hiring project professional’s remains essential as businesses become “supported from top to bottom and from edge to edge” (Project Management is Vital for Business Success,
My research paper will be about “project management”. I feel writing about this topic will help me get better educated on project management; after all it is another degree I want under my belt. A project manager is the person accountable for overseeing a project from its beginning to finishing. This includes preparation, implementation and administrating over the team, resources and scope of the project. Project managers must have the obedience to produce understandable and achievable objective and to see them through to successful finishing point. The project manager has complete accountability and power to complete the given project. Being a great project manager will require for you to be all over the place and you should have the mental capacity to sustain not only for yourself but also for the team you have put together and also for the project that you have agreed to complete. Since the course that I am taking is IT based; I will be doing my paper IT based, although there are several different types of project managers, I chose to just keep it simple and stick to what I’m learning. All project managers tie into one at the end of the day, they all have to the same types of responsibilities, so it will be like I’m touching on all of them at once.
...e attitude of project management reflects this change. The qualities of leadership and project management demonstrate the symbiosis of creating results in life or in industry. There is little difference between the two in our evolving society.
Project Lead the Way (PLTW) was a valuable component of my high school curriculum. Project Lead the Way brought academic rigor and a practical hands-on approach that gave me a solid foundation for my Civil Engineering major at Rowan University.
The main problems that are affecting the company were the high level of labour turnover, below target production rates, high levels of scrap, the employees had little input in the decision making, therefore resulting in low motivation and job satisfaction, and didn't have enough feedback on there performance. Added to this was the conflict between the supervisors and employees in the production and packing areas, and the grading and payment levels wasn't satisfactory to the employees.
College engineering programs are commonly known for their strenuous math and science course loads. To prepare students for these courses, many high schools have begun implementing pre-engineering programs into their curriculum (Rogers, pg. 1). For these programs to be of any value, they must provide students with the skills they need to be successful in college. The article, “The Effectiveness of Project Lead the Way Curricula in Developing Pre-engineering Competencies as Perceived by Indiana Teachers” by George Rodgers analyses the effectiveness of Project Lead The Way (PLTW) courses, which are a nationally used set of pre-engineering courses. In the article the PLTW curriculum is broken up into individual classes, those classes are then broken up into the college success skills they are meant to provide. Teachers were asked to rate their perceptions of the competency of their students in these skills. Among these skills were construct electronic circuits, design and prototype solutions. In a survey of University Wisconsin Platteville freshman engineering majors, students were asked to give their perceptions of how well they had developed certain college skills. The findings of a survey of University Wisconsin Platteville freshman engineering majors who participated in PLTW courses in high school
The company has a clear lack of vision. This is because since the loss of Mr. McFettridge, the vision and plans he had are not known to anyone. This exposes the lack of structured top management. Also, the top management is having a lot of young employees which are accustomed to doing a clerical job. Their decision making skills are not developed due to improper mentoring. The work processes are more individual driven then system driven.
Project management is a discipline based on careful planning, organization, motivation and control of resources to achieve specific goals and meet specific success criteria. Since every project is unique in nature, a project manager must learn to adapt and identify key areas to drive success. Thus, as a learning initiative, we were given a project to manage through a simulation program named Sim4Project. The emphasis of this simulation was on learning-by-doing, just like in a real-life project. Sim4Project provided a good mix of theoretical knowledge as well as hands-on experience. Professor Leonie gave feedbacks at the end of each period to ensure we were incorporating the project management principles learned in the classroom.
As a multinational corporation, its oversee management is a weakness part. I read an article that was talking about Walmart’s failure in Germany, it closed its business in Germany in 2006 with a loss of about 2 billion dollars. The case was talking about a guy who couldn’t speak even a German word that helped making decision in Walmart Germany. Its every-day low price strategy didn’t work in Germany so they couldn’t attract customers, because customer in Germany like fair competition, they don’t like unfairness things happened to them. The decision makers didn’t realize that but keep investing money to make its price lower, even lower than the price that supplier gave it to them, which cause a failure in Germany. Bad management in oversee market led Walmart to failure also happened in South Korea and India, which led Walmart a big loss in Asian
Performance management is a process that guarantees an organisation and all of its available resources are working collectively and effectively towards achieving the organisation’s mission or goal. Performance management affords an understanding of what drives an individuals, and even organisations, performance at all levels. An understanding of performance management allows for the identification and minimisation of unproductive areas of an organisation, as well as an ability to predict future performance. It is a powerful tool that can be used by managers at all levels of an organisation to help improve a company’s productivity.
Project management involves all activities that encompass scheduling, planning, and controlling projects. A successful project manager ensure that an organization’s resources are being used both efficiently and effectively. Most projects need to be uniquely developed require a sense of customization and the ability to adapt to any posed challenges. The scope of effective project management includes defining what the project is and what is being expected to be accomplished. Projects are imposed to fulfill a certain need and project managers must have the ability to create the proper definition. Goals and the means used to attain those goals have to be clearly stated. Project Managers must also have the ability to plan
The importance of project management cannot be overstated. For starters it is important that project management provides a flexibility and structure. Project management creates flexible and well-structured business organizations by combining two organization needs perfectly. The organizational needs are determined by making the organization adaptable due to constant changes in the business, secondly organization is extremely important for creating structure. What is most important is that
What is strategic management? In this study we will view what a manager’s role is and the development of strategic management has an affect on their companies performance. We will examine strategic management, what the benefits and problems are when utilizing strategic management, and how to implement strategic management in the company.