...The Role of the Project Manager The Project Manager is responsible for carrying out the more detailed day-to-day management of project activities. These responsibilities include: * acting as the single point of contact during project delivery; * managing Delivery Stage activities of the project in accordance with the NPMS. This includes: * providing support to the Project Leader during the development of all Identification Stage deliverables; * preparing the Project Management Plan; * initiating the request for a PRAC meeting and providing the related documents as per the National Project Management System Real Property Procedure on Project Reviews; * organizing the project using planning and analytical tools for work breakdown, responsibility assignments, and schedule preparation; * estimating the benefits and costs for project options; * assessing risk and planning for risk mitigation; * planning to phase the project where necessary or appropriate; * entering project costs and maintaining accurate forecasts in the current PWGSC corporate business management systems (i.e. SIGMA, etc.); * monitoring the project progress to ensure conformance to the Project Management Plan and updating the Plan as necessary; * monthly reporting of progress to internal management (Project Leader, Team and to Treasury Board (TB) if required); and providing input to briefing notes, TB submissions and other documentation as required...
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...Members Key Stakeholders Project Owner WRITTEN COMMUNICATION WHAT DUE WHEN METHOD OF DELIVERY SENDER RECEIVER Meeting Minutes 1 days after the meeting EMAIL Note Taker All participants Action Item Log 1 days after meeting EMAIL Note Taker All participants Meeting Agenda 4 days before a meeting EMAIL Meeting Facilitator All meeting participants Project Team Status Reports Weekly Tuesday By noon EMAIL Team Leader Project Manager Issues Log Weekly Tuesday By Noon EMAIL Team Leader Project Manager Project Schedule Updates Weekly Friday By COB EMAIL Team Members Project Manager Budget Updates Every 2 Weeks Friday By COB EMAIL Project Manager Finance Manager Testing Log Every 2 Weeks Monday BY Noon EMAIL Team Leader Project Mananger Project Status Reports Weekly Tuesday By COB EMAIL Project Manager Project Owner Key Stakeholders PMO Project Owner: David Meijer General Manager Key...
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...1. Think of a leader you admire. What traits does this person have? Are they consistant with the traits discussed in this chapter? If not, why was this person effective despite the presence of different traits? A leader who I admire is my mananger where I work. I am a head supervisor of the games/attractions department at Six Flags New England. Traits that this person has include intellegence, personable, calm, conscientous, understandable. These traits for the most part are pretty consistant with the triats from the chapter. Most of the traits fall into categories of the Big 5 triats in the chapter. He aslo displays triats like integrity which where from the chapter. Even though he does not display some of the traits that are represented in the chapter he is still an effective leader because he is knowlegeable in the business and displays excellent skills in guess service. 2. Can the findings of triats approaches be used to train potential leaders? Which traits seem easier to teach? Which are more stable? I think that all the traits can be trained to potential leaders. The traits that I feel are easier to teach is the “Openness” because it requires being yourself being to new ideas. 3. How can organizations identify future leaders with a given set of traits? Which methods would be useful for this purpose? Organizations can identify future leaders with a given set of traits by their personality, physical attributes and their intelligences. 4. What other traits can you...
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...Imagine the worst possible reports from a system. What is wrong with them? List as many problems as you can. What are the consequences of such reports? What could go wrong as a result? How does the prototyping process help guard against each problem? A poor design report from system may have the following mistakes: * It may have use invalid names. * Not using meaningful titles * Excessive or/ and unnecessary highlighting. * Not using indexing properly. * Communicating with the user in a difficult to understand manner. * To have repetitive data. * Missing audit trail * Ignoring or poor knowledge of: Who will use the report? What is the purpose of the report? When and where is the report need it? How many people will use the report? * NO FEED BACK * Poor Error messages. The consequences of a report with these errors may be: * Waste of time and money. * User confusion * Hard to understand forms * Hard to understand reports * Repetitive data. * Not knowing how to fix error. * No very trustful data – unnecessary data. A prototype is an example that serves as a basis for future models. Prototyping gives designers an opportunity to research new alternatives and test the existing design to confirm a product’s functionality prior to production. A prototype has many benefits, such as the developer and the implementer getting valuable feedback from the user even before the actual project is started. *...
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...Decision making 1. What are the different types of decisions and how does the decision-making process work? There are 3 different types of decisions, which are Unstructured, Structured, and Semi-Structured. For Unstructured decision making managers must provide judgment, evaluation, and insight to solve problem. The made decision depends on the individual making it. In a Structured decision repetition and routines are applied for each decision that is made. These decisions have a procedure for handling a situation so that it does not have to be approached as a new situation upon accurance. Structured takes away stress from the manangers as they do not have to make difficult decisions. But, managers also lose some of their power with this decision making process. Semi-structured allows the manager to use past situations for current problems, but also has the flexibility to emphasize using own judgement. 2. How do information systems support the activities of managers and management decision making? Information systems can assist in making decisions by providing information and tools for analysis. To manage situations effieciently and effectively, organiztions use Management Information Systems, MIS, to process information. Individuals, technology, and informationManagement information systems involve three primary resources people, technology, and information. Management information systems are distinct from other information systems in that they are used to analyze...
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...Decision Making In: Business and Management[->0] Decision Making Decision making 1. What are the different types of decisions and how does the decision-making process work? There are 3 different types of decisions, which are Unstructured, Structured, and Semi-Structured. For Unstructured decision making managers must provide judgment, evaluation, and insight to solve problem. The made decision depends on the individual making it. In a Structured decision repetition and routines are applied for each decision that is made. These decisions have a procedure for handling a situation so that it does not have to be approached as a new situation upon accurance. Structured takes away stress from the manangers as they do not have to make difficult decisions. But, managers also lose some of their power with this decision making process. Semi-structured allows the manager to use past situations for current problems, but also has the flexibility to emphasize using own judgement. 2. How do information systems support the activities of managers and management decision making? Information systems can assist in making decisions by providing information and tools for analysis. To manage situations effieciently and effectively, organiztions use Management Information Systems, MIS, to process information. Individuals, technology, and informationManagement information systems involve three primary resources people, technology, and information. Management information systems are distinct...
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...Standardized marketing strategies in retailing? IKEA’s marketing strategies in China, Sweden and the UK Steve Burt University of Stirling Department of Marketing, Institute for Retail Studies STIRLING FK9 4LA, Scotland, the UK. Ulf Johansson* *Contact author Department of Business Administration Lund University P. O. Box 7080 SE-220 07 Lund, Sweden e-mail:ulf.johansson@fek.lu.se Åsa Thelander Department of Communication Studies Lund Universitety, Campus Helsingborg, P O Box 882 SE-251 08 Helsingborg, Sweden Paper accepted for presentation at the 1st Nordic Retail and Wholesale Conference in Stockholm (Norrtälje), 6-7/11, 2008 Abstract IKEA is rumored to be a very standardized retailer, i.e., a certain set of marketing strategies is used that are the same around the world. This indeed sets IKEA, operating on markets in Europe, US as well as Asia and Australia, apart among international retailers. Often the theoretical conclusions in international marketing literature, as well as empirical evidence, argue convincingly for the more adaptation (to different markets) in different national markets. But is IKEA so standardized in marketing strategies? So far there are quite few, and very dated, empirical studies of IKEA marketing strategies (yet many refer to IKEA as having a standardized marketing strategy). Here marketing activites are conceptualized to concern: Merchandise - putting together an assortment of products (e.g., national and retailer brands, pricing and pricing...
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...Samenvatting_IM.pdf Samenvatting International Marketing: college(s)2011/2012 Tilburg University | Marketing Management | International Marketing Verspreiden niet toegestaan | Gedownload door: Jolien De Klerk | E-mail: joliendeklerk@hotmail.com SAMENVATTING INTERNATIONAL MARKETING 2011/2012 Week 1: Introduction to global marketing Marketing = an organization function and a set of processes for creating, communicating and delivering value to customers and for managing customer relationships in ways that benefit the organization and its stakeholders. Global marketing = focus with recourses and competencies on global market opportunities and threats. The difference is de scope of activities. A global company conducts important activities outside the home-country market. Deze globalisatie activiteiten kunnen met alle groeistrategieën plaatsvinden: Companies that understand and engage in global marketing can offer more overall value to consumers than companies that do not have that understanding. The discipline of marketing is universal. It is natural however that marketing practices will vary per country, for the simple reason that the countries and peoples of the world are different (preferences, competitors, channels and communication media). The differences mean that a marketing approach that has proven successful in 1 country doesn’t mean that this will work in another country. An important thing is to recognize the extent to which it is possible to extend marketing...
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...BANKING THEORY – LAW AND PRACTICE BBA 2.1 BANKING – THEORY – LAW AND PRACTICE Evolution of Banks – Functions of Commercial Banks – Balance Sheet of Commercial Banks – Credit Creation, Organization and structure of Banks – Unit Banking and Mixed Banking – Public Sector and Private Sector Banks – Nationalization of Commercial Banks – Objects – Progress. Central Bank – Evolution – Functions – Credit Control Measures Money market – Indian money market – Components – Characteristics of developed and under developed money market. Banker and Customer – General and Special relationships – Negotiable instruments – Features – Types of accounts – Types of customers – Pass Book – Cheque – Features – Crossing – Endorsements Paying banker – Duties – Holder in due course – Payment in the due course – Protection – Collecting banker – Duties – Protection Text and Reference Books: 1. Basu : Theory and Practice of Development Banking 2. Muranjan S.K. : Modern Banking in India 3. Reddy & Appanniah : Banking Theory and Practice 4. Natarajan & Gordon : Banking Theory and Practice Lesson – 1 EVOLUTION OF BANKING Evolution of Banking Institutions Origin of the word “Bank”. – Opinion is divided in regard to this. According to some authorities, the work “Bank” itself is derived from the words “bancus” or “banqee,” that is, a bench. The early bankers, the Jews in Lombardy, transacted their business on benches in the market place. When a banker failed...
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