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(2008, 1700 words)
The paper examines the causes of a project failure in pubic domain reviewing academic literature on the project management and addressing the issues of the project failure including the criteria for failure, the underlying reasons for the failures in the project, etc. The case study of the failure in Computer-aided dispatch systems for London Ambulance Service (LASCAD) is presented.
(2007, 1500 words)
The paper examines the management of the Painfree project for a new drug launch identifying its strengths and weaknesses, analysing the causes of the project failure and discussing the lessons learned from the managerial mistakes.
(2007, 2000 words)
The medium-size company seeks to appoint a new project manager following the departure of previous project manager. The Company's manager decided that rather than to advertise for a project manager they will recruit from within the company and will make money available for the prospective project manager to be appropriately trained. Meantime the Company would also be looking at the following: What can be done to increase the chances of completing projects successfully? What are the skills of an effective project manager? How well the prospective project manager measured up to skills required for effective project management? And the prospective project manager can measure up to those skills?
(2007, 4000 words + 14 PowerPoint Presentation slides)
The main aim of the project can be seen as the refitting of the kitchen as a surprise for the partner when she is on holiday. The main constraint that has been highlighted is that the project should be completed in 10 days i.e. the time partner is going to be away. This report has been aimed at understanding the impact of scheduling and the importance of dynamic scheduling within the project lifecycle.
(2007, 2500 words)
The paper examines the management of project involving cross functional teams. The theory of team roles by Meredith Belbin is reviewed; a case study of team-based project management practices at MAC automotive company is conducted. The company's culture, mission, labour resource, leadership, etc. are reviewed suggesting recommendations about various aspects of their project management.
(2007, 1500 words)
The paper provides a critical analysis of the team performance during the implementation stage of the project. The dynamics of the team development is assessed within the framework suggested by Tuckman (Tuckman's wheel). The paper outlines the critical factors which effected the performance of the team members.
(2007, 3500 words)
The present report reviews the importance of risk management as the integral part of project management. The paper considers various definitions of risk and their importance to adopting respective methodological approach to manage risks. The paper outlines the shift in a risk management approach to a more contingency-based one. The paper outlines the way the risks might be managed within different project management methodologies and looks at the way risk management is applied in practice. The operational level implications are discussed.
(2007, 1500 words)
The paper outlines critical phases related to the management of new project related to dwelling construction. The report highlights such issues as solutions of resource clashes, the change of working time and the amendments to the base calendar. Additionally, the paper looks at the costing side and the way it can be improved. Additionally the implications of the decreasing availability of workforce are studied.
(2007, 3000 words)
The paper examines the challenges of a project risk management reviewing the approaches to the project environmental analysis, i.e. the descriptive model, the hierarchical model, the actor/factor model, etc. Various aspects of risk management are addressed including risk identification, assessment, transfer, planning, etc.
(2007, 3000 words)
The paper undertakes the comparative analysis of Prince2 against alternative project management methodologies such as PMBOK, AMPBOK and CMM. The analysis considers the way the aspects of managing various projects are reflected in Prince2. On the basis of findings the discussion highlights the types of the projects which have important preconditions for optimal use of Prince2 methodology.
(2007, 3000 words)
This paper is based on the case study of project management approach adopted by Balls Educational Company. The analysis reviews the drawbacks of the described project management practice and its negative outcomes. The areas of consideration are: project management approach, resource allocation, marketing and HR.
(2007, 2100 words)
This is an MS project based assignment. The paper demonstrates the way various managerial issues might be resolved: resources clashes, costing issues, the usage of calendars or customised working days, over timing and the rescheduling of project time frames. Additionally, project tracking is demonstrated and its use for the monitoring and control of the project implementation. This paper is useful for those who experience problems with MS Project and would like to the way the critical challenges might be handled.
(2007, 2000 words)
This paper is focusing on project management software, which is increasingly important in the project management practice. The study examines two project management approaches Ï PRINCE 2 and Adaptive Projective Framework. The paper analyzes the advantage and disadvantage of both approaches. It also discussed the types of projects that will get most benefits from adopting them.
(2006, 2000 words)
The paper reports on the launch of a Starbucks outlet in Los Angeles analysing the costs and benefits of the project, identifying its uncertainties and sensitivities, calculating the payback period, net present value (NPV), internal rate of return (IRR), etc. Economic, environmental and social factors that may affect the implementation of the project are outlined.
(2005, 3500 words)
The paper presents a proposal for the project of creating a guide for the Horniman Museum (HM) in New York to schedule and maintain visitor satisfaction. The profile of the museum is presented relating the background of their animated photographic exhibition and reporting on the phases of the project implementation.
(2004, 2000 words)
The paper examines the techniques of project management and scientific management within an organisation defining the concepts of Project of Taylorism, exploring the similarities and differences between the two techniques of management, and arguing whether project management is a form of Taylorism.
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