...Running head: Japanese businessmen avoiding eye-contact during a meeting Japanese businessmen avoiding eye-contact during a meeting Abstract I would like to discuss the differences of Japanese Business men and their customs, but in particular their need to avoid eye contact. I will talk about my views and the views of others, surrounding this custom and why it is done or upheld. I will also discuss what is the driving force behind this custom. Japanese businessmen avoiding eye-contact during a meeting I have been working in the business community for over 20 years in a sales capacity. What I have found is that, you have to be extremely aware of the many cultures you have to deal with. For instance you have to know that many people from India are vegan, or that people in Hawaii are less formal than people in New York, so don’t show up in a suit. Or New York you better be dressed to the T, Tie and suit is not optional. One custom that I find hard to understand is Japanese businessmen avoiding eye-contact during a meeting. Japanese Business customs vs. American acceptance I have been working in the business community for over 20 years in a sales capacity. What I have found is that, you have to be extremely aware of the many cultures you have to deal with. For instance you have to know that many people from India are vegan, or that people in Hawaii are less formal than people in New York, so don’t show up in a suit. Or New York you better be dressed to the T, Tie...
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...or two phase system. In Phase I, the goal is to establish a risk baseline that individual tender responses can be compared to. Phase 2 builds on Phase 1 where the goal is to compare the individual tender’s approach to the potential effects of risk on the project. The two phase process is a systematic process which helps to ensure the greatest attention and effort is focused on the high risk areas for the project. 1. Which case study does a better job at identifying risks? Explain why. Phase 1 and Phase II use the same process for identifying risk; therefore there is an equal level of performance. Determining which case study does a better job of identifying risks is made much easier by applying the definition. “Risk identification determines what might happen that could affect the objectives of the project, and how those things might happen.” The process should be comprehensive to ensure all key elements have been identified. The preferred method for risk identification is brainstorming. In Phase I and II the project team uses a risk WBS as noted in figure13.2 for Phase I and figure 13.11 in the text. The risk WBS was developed using brainstorming as discussed in Chapter 2, and each risk WBS item is reviewed. Any required clarification is provided by the team member most familiar with the risk. The primary objective for Phase I is to establish and document “a risk baseline against which individual tender responses can be compared.” The primary “objective for Phase II is...
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..., an intensive marketing campaign is necessary, that will raise awareness about entrepreneurship, and the facilities that are in place to aid an individual who is attempting to do so. The implementation of this marketing campaign will take place in three individual phases. These will be carried out as short, mid and long-term plans. The phase 1, short term plan will take place over a period of 6 months, as shown in figure 1. Thereafter, the phase 2 program of events is scheduled to be carried out over the following 18 months, while the third phase of the proposal is planned for the long term of the project, and will continue for at least 3 years thereafter. . Phase 1 The first phase of the project proposal will be focused towards the generation of the campaign committee. The campaign committee will be responsible for carrying out the entire project, and will therefore need formulated into a well ordered structure. The hierarchy of the committee will be essential in the success of the proposal, because clear lines of authority need to be observed and followed. The committee will require a structure that deals with all of the issues that the project may be required to approach. The head of the committee will be a campaign manager, who will be responsible for the general management of the project. He/she will be required to liase with...
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...used in phase 1 of the assessment process is based on project documents and the request for tender itself. Information for Phase 2 is derived from individual tenderer’s response. In phase 1, an appropriate system or element structure for examining the tender is developed and semi-quantitative approach is used to assess the likelihood of risks arising in each element and their consequences and then derive a baseline priority for each element and the project. In phase 2, the evaluation is modified according to the detailed approach each tenderer intends to adopt, and that tenderer’s capabilities. According to the text book some of the objectives of the risk assessment in tender evaluation are to provide an initial indication of where the major risks might arise in the project, prior to receipt or detailed examination of tender responses, based on a set of credible assumptions about how the project might be conducted. It also develops a risk baseline against which individual tender responses can be compared. It assist the project team to focus on potential risk areas, it provides a risk profile for each tender offer submitted and provides a documented audit trail. In Phase 1 a baseline is established against which tenders can be assessed before bids are received. In Phase 2 each submitted tender offer is compared with the baseline to develop a comparative risk assessment for each one. In phase 1 the structured and documented risk assessments are produced and in phase 2 adjustments...
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...or two phase system. In Phase I, the goal is to establish a risk baseline that individual tender responses can be compared to. Phase 2 builds on Phase 1 where the goal is to compare the individual tender’s approach to the potential effects of risk on the project. The two phase process is a systematic process which helps to ensure the greatest attention and effort is focused on the high risk areas for the project. 1. Which case study does a better job at identifying risks? Explain why. Phase 1 and Phase II use the same process for identifying risk; therefore there is an equal level of performance. Determining which case study does a better job of identifying risks is made much easier by applying the definition. “Risk identification determines what might happen that could affect the objectives of the project, and how those things might happen.” The process should be comprehensive to ensure all key elements have been identified. The preferred method for risk identification is brainstorming. In Phase I and II the project team uses a risk WBS as noted in figure13.2 for Phase I and figure 13.11 in the text. The risk WBS was developed using brainstorming as discussed in Chapter 2, and each risk WBS item is reviewed. Any required clarification is provided by the team member most familiar with the risk. The primary objective for Phase I is to establish and document “a risk baseline against which individual tender responses can be compared.” The primary “objective for Phase II is to...
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...A project audit provides an opportunity to uncover the issues, concerns and challenges encountered in the execution of a project. It affords the project manager, project sponsor and project team an interim view of what has gone well and what needs to be improved with the project to successfully complete it. If done at the close of a project, a project audit can be used to develop success criteria for future projects by providing a forensic review. This review will provide an opportunity to learn what elements of the project were successfully managed and which ones presented some challenges. This will help the organization identify what it needs to do so that mistakes are not repeated on future projects. Regardless of whether the project audit is conducted mid-term on a project or at its conclusion, the process is similar. It is generally recommended that an outside facilitator conduct the project audit. This ensures confidentiality but also provides the team members and other stakeholders with the opportunity to be candid. They know that their input will be valued and the final report will not identify individual names, rather it will only include facts. It is common that individuals interviewed during the project audit of a particularly badly managed project will find speaking with an outside facilitator provides them with the opportunity to express their emotions and feelings about their involvement in the project and/or the impact the project has had on them. This “venting”...
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...04-75-100-Section 30 Introduction to Business Summer 2015 04-75-100-Section 30 Introduction to Business Summer 2015 Class meetings: | Tuesdays: 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. (OB B14) | Professor: | Prof. Nicole Anderson | Office: | Room 118 OB | Office hours: | Tuesdays, 5:30PM – 7:00PM | E-mail: | nsleiman@uwindsor.ca | Secretary:Office: | Ms. May NhanRoom 405 OB | E-mail: | nhan@uwindsor.ca | Teaching Assistants: | To Be Assigned | | | This course will familiarize students with business including marketing, operations, finance, accounting international business and human resource management. By the end of the course students should develop a general understanding of business including but not limited to its various applications and forms, key challenges to ethical decision-making, key success factors for a career in business, and the impact on, and the impact of, business on political, legal, social, cultural and economic environments. Methodology This class follows a lecture-discussion format. Students are expected to be prepared to discuss readings assigned for each class. With only limited time to meet during the semester, is it essential that students be prepared to engage, participate and contribute in each session. Lectures and readings will be supplemented by discussion, videos, and case studies, which apply concepts to real-world situations. Textbook, Other Materials and Course Web Site * Bissonette, G. 2012. Business:...
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...shopper program. This project will “track purchases of individual customer's. The customer purchases will be tracked and accumulated as loyalty points for redemption by the customer for gift items, specialty foods and other products or services as made available through partnerships with other external companies” (Kudler, 2014). (Project Scope) “Project scope is a part of project planning that involves determining and documenting a list of specific project goals, deliverables, tasks and deadlines” (Rouse, 2014). Project scope is broken into several sub-categories: project objectives, goals, phases, tasks, resources, budget, and proposed schedule. Project Objectives – To track purchases of individual customers. The customer purchases will be tracked and accumulated as loyalty points for redemption by the customer for gift items, specialty foods and other products or services as made available through partnerships with other external companies. Project Goals and Phases – The project goal is to create a business/systems requirements document for the development of the Frequent Shopper Program system to meet the objective of this request. There are 4 phases of this project, and they are: * Phase 1: Define the scope and stakeholders associated with the project. * Phase 2: Determination of requirements, list of confirmed requirements, proposed system process view, functional allocation modeling, and logical model of the system. * Phase 3: Preliminary design...
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...University of Phoenix MGT/437: Project Management Project Management Paper November 4, 2012 Project Management Paper Introduction Many would say that the United States is a great place to live. This country gives people choices and many crave the independence of owning their own business. However, owning a business is not as easy as it sounds, it takes hard work and strategic planning. To manage a business you have to have a sound direction in what expertise you would like to tackle. Project management can play an integral role in implementing these plans and attaining these goals. This system is “one of the integral parts of the contemporary management system due to its ability to make sure that the goals set in the beginning of a project correspond exactly to the goals that were achieved later on. It goes without saying that the primarily aim of any project is a certain definite result. Since a project can be applied to various spheres of activity of a company, it automatically gets a wide range of usage (Reynolds, 2009).” The primary purpose of this document is to achieve an enhanced perceptive of project management and to provide information on key elements that is the core of most officially run projects. This document will answer three general questions necessary in the construction of project management. These questions are: What is project management? What are the basic phases of the project lifecycle and their purposes? Why is it important for...
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...Project Management, 2e (Pinto) Chapter 1 Introduction: Why Project Management? 1.1 True/False 1) Projects, rather than repetitive tasks, are now the basis for most value-added in business. Answer: TRUE Diff: 1 Section: 1.0 Introduction Skill: Factual AACSB Tag: Reflective 2) Projects have a process orientation. Answer: FALSE Diff: 2 Section: 1.1 What Is a Project? Skill: Definition AACSB Tag: Reflective 3) A typical project stays within functional and organizational boundaries. Answer: FALSE Diff: 2 Section: 1.1 What Is a Project? Skill: Definition AACSB Tag: Reflective 4) The special nature of projects relieves project managers from their routine of planning, organizing, motivating, directing, and controlling. Answer: FALSE Diff: 2 Section: 1.1 What Is a Project? Skill: Factual AACSB Tag: Reflective 5) A project exists outside of the standard line organization. Answer: TRUE Diff: 2 Section: 1.1 What Is a Project? Skill: Factual AACSB Tag: Reflective 6) The initial goal and technical specifications of the project are developed during the planning stage. Answer: FALSE Diff: 2 Section: 1.3 Project Life Cycles Skill: Factual AACSB Tag: Reflective 7) Client interest in a project is highest during the termination and conceptual phases. Answer: TRUE Diff: 2 Section: 1.3 Project Life Cycles Skill: Factual AACSB Tag: Reflective 8) The classic triple constraint standard for project performance...
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...City of McMinnville Succession Plan & A Model for Small Tennessee Municipalities 1 Table of Contents Building a case for Succession Planning ....................................................................................... 6 National Statistics ........................................................................................................................ 6 Tennessee Public Management Statistics (TCMA) .................................................................. 8 Succession planning a component of Workforce Planning ......................................................... 8 Benefits of Succession Planning ................................................................................................. 10 Competencies ............................................................................................................................ 10 Timing ........................................................................................................................................ 11 Foundation ................................................................................................................................. 11 Additional Information and Preliminary Work .......................................................................... 12 Mission, Vision, Values, and Goals ...........................................................................
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... PROJ 595- Project Risk Management Instructor: Professor Bill Lewis Week 7 Date: April 20, 2013 Introduction In a tender evaluation process, it is vital to identify, assess and quantify risks that might be associated with the tender. According to Cooper, Grey, Raymond and Walker (2005), risk management is vital in the tender evaluation process, because risks associated with specific tender responses are identified at an early stage, so they can be addressed explicitly in the tender evaluation. The high-risk areas on which the greatest attention and effort should be focused in the evaluation of tender responses are identified. (Managing Risk in Large Projects and Complex Procurements.Ch.13, pg 148). The goal of this paper is to compare and contrast the two phases of the case study Tender Evaluation. “Phase 1 is concerned with establishing a baseline against which tenders can be assessed, prior to bids being received. Phase 2 compares each submitted tender offer with the baseline, to develop a comparative risk assessment for each one.”(Cooper, Grey, Raymond and Walker, 2005). Both phases are important in order to understand the risks during the tender evaluation process. 1. Which case study does a better job at identifying risks? Explain why? I think Phase 1 is the one that does a better job at identifying risks. Phase 1 is described as a detailed...
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...for the upcoming first Individual Project are; Introduction to Phase 1, How to Use the eBook, Introduction to Dreamweaver, How to Choose the Right Colors, Introduction to Photoshop and Phase 1 IP Demo; is to help students understand what is needed to complete the project. In the follow paragraphs, will explain how this work. With the ‘Introduction to Phase 1’ video, the instructor shows what the class is about and what to do in a step-by-step matter with the Dreamweave. It also states how to use the videos if someone gets overwhelm, what do to. In the next video, ‘How to Use the eBook’, it helps students understand how the eBook works alongside Photoshop and Dreamweaver while the student is building their web site. In the ‘Introduction to Dreamweave’ video, the instructor explains to students how Dreamweave is used, as well as some advice where to start and how to get comfortable with the program. The video ‘How to Choose the Right Colors’ shows how and why to pick the right colors for your web site, which can make all the difference between a bad or great web site. As in the ‘Introduction to Dreamweave’ video, ‘Introduction to Photoshop’ it helps the student understand how to take a screenshot, using the Clipboard and cropping images. Finally, in the video ‘Phase 1 IP Demo’, he gives an overview for students to use for the upcoming Individual Project and some steps on how to put the web site together. As shown above, the videos; Introduction to Phase 1, How to Use the eBook...
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...affected by an organization's actions. * Key stakeholders: (who can also belong to the first two groups) have significant influence upon or importance within an organization. Stakeholder analysis is a term that refers to the action of analyzing the attitudes of stakeholders towards something such as a project. It is frequently used during the preparation phase of a project to assess the attitudes of the stakeholders regarding the potential changes. Stakeholder analysis can be done once or on a regular basis to track changes in stakeholder attitudes. Stakeholder analysis is a process of systematically gathering and analyzing qualitative Information to determine whose interests should be taken into account when developing and implementing a project. [Citation needed] Stakeholder analysis in conflict resolution, project management, and business administration, is the process of identifying the individuals or groups that are likely to affect or be affected by a proposed action, and sorting them according to their impact on the action and the impact the action will have on them. This information is used to assess how the interests of those stakeholders should be addressed in a project plan, policy, program, or other action. Stakeholder analysis is a key part of management. It has the goal of...
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...THE MEANING OF PROJECT: A project is a unique venture with specific start and end dates. This is different from an ongoing task that doesn't have an end date. Projects often involve different parts of an organization. Constraints on project include cost, schedule, resources, and quality. There is a give and take between these items i.e. you can't have it all. Usually projects are divisible into stages or phases each with their own set of priorities and goals. A project is an important and carefully planned piece of work that is intended to build or produce something new, or to deal with a problem. The Project Management Institute, U.S.A. has a good definition for it. According to the Institute, a project is a one-shot, time-limited, goal-directed, major undertaking, requiring the commitment of varied skills and resources. It also describes a project as: a combination of human and non-human resources pooled together in a temporary organization to achieve a fixed set of objectives The aforementioned descriptions emphasize that a project does not mean a material body or form, rather it denotes an operation undertaken temporarily to achieve a goal-directed objective within a limited time. In contrast, the Oxford English Dictionary states that a project is "a plan, scheme or table of something; a tabulated statement; a design or pattern according to which something is made; something projected or proposed for execution; a proposal." It is, therefore correct to...
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