...Information Technology Project Management Week 1 DQ 1 Student: Habib Poundja Botale Question: “Which skills do you think are most important for an information technology project manager? Can a project manager learn all of these skills, or are some innate?” In one way or another, we make plans and try to carry them out. For example, going on vacation, buying car, etc. To achieve them, taking as example an holiday trip, we project ourselves forward into the future, we visualize the destination, we get information on prices of airline tickets, of hotels, we define departure and return date, we take the plane, we rent a room, we enjoy the stay, then we come back home, full of new experiences. In this example, we can deduce that to complete a project, one must * be able to define the goal to achieve * be able to cut the achievement of the objective in several activities logically inter related (Analytical skills) * be able to find ways to solve and / or perform different tasks (Solution oriented) These capabilities are, usually, innate. However, it is possible that the holiday by taking the above example, goes wrong (ticket too expensive, poorly located hotel, not enough money on oneself, late return, etc.). To prevent any these inconveniences, the next time, we will define the holiday period depending on cost of tickets, of hotels, the cost of living in the region of destination, etc. Then we will define a budget, a return period taking account of uncertainties, etc. In...
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...Job Description: Project Management – Senior Business Analyst Description Project Management team is a strategic initiatives and projects delivery function within Marsh. The function assists the business in moving quickly from vision through strategy to change implementation and the realization of business benefits. The function emphasis is simplification, standardization, and de-risking the organization for purposes of delivering business benefits. Key Responsibilities Project Management - Senior Business Analyst will work with members of Operations & Technology and a diverse group of business constituents, including executives, managers and subject matter experts, on a variety of projects. These projects include assessment of market opportunities, organizational design, business process design and implementation of strategic initiatives. The Senior Business Analyst will have the opportunity to work on high-level business problems across diverse business units. Responsibilities include: Conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis and develop business recommendations in support of operations function build-out Streamline and enhance core processes through process mapping, review and redesign Lead business workflow and process documentation: baseline and desired future state processes using Business Process Modeling Notation methods and standards Define processes, capabilities, integration points of key technologies and performance ...
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...Top 10 Project Management skills The top 10 project management skills Projects, by definition, have specific start and end dates. Other characteristics of a project include a defined scope, finite budget, specific end results (or deliverables), and assigned resources. Another characteristic of a project is that the work is unique. Even if one project is similar to another, it’s not exactly the same because circumstances change and things are always different when you’re dealing with people. One of the primary roles of managers is to manage the work process. While small projects don’t necessarily require much knowledge of project management or much project management discipline, as a project gets larger, there is more need to utilize formal processes and techniques. Different project management methodologies organize and structure these processes in various ways. The goal for this project management primer is to examine 10 basic skills of project management: 1. Define the project 2. Plan the work 3. Manage the workplan 4. Manage issues 5. Manage scope 6. Manage risks 7. Manage communication 8. Manage documentation 9. Manage quality 10. Manage metrics In general, if you can master these areas, you can succeed in most projects. Project work vs. project management Notice that the list doesn’t include analysis, design, testing, or implementation. Those who have worked on projects probably know that they typically include analysis and testing. However, there...
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...Developing Professional Development Plan and CV Chapter 02 Evaluation on Professional Development Plan Chapter 03 Highlighted on Interpersonal and transferable skills Chapter 04 Focus on Learning in a professional context Table of contents Executive summary 01 Table of contents 02 Chapter 01 03-09 1.1 Introduction on Personal and Professional Development 1.2 Self Assessment 1.3 Personal SWOT Analysis 1.4 Skill Audit 1.5 Personal Development Plan 1.6 Curriculum vitae Chapter 02 10 2.1 Evaluation on Personal Development Plan Chapter 03 11-13 3.1 Interpersonal and transferable skills 3.2 Time Management 3.3 Problem solving 3.4 Communication Chapter 04 14 4.1 Learning Bibliography 15 Chapter 01 1.1 Introduction on Personal and Professional Development Understanding skills, attitudes and knowledge is helpful to develop personal and professional career. According to the Guskey and Huberman (1995)Professional development is those processes and activities designed to enhance the professional knowledge, skills and attitudes of individuals in a working environment so that they might, in turn enhance the performance of the overall organization. This is an ongoing, systematic and intentional process. Knowledge, skills and attitudes enhancement will create confidence about themselves towards work on their future plan. And also it creates a better quality of our life physically...
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...Learning contract Spring 2015 L. Demarse The Learning Contract The academic credit internship program (Mgt 4801) is designed to contribute to your intellectual and ethical growth by providing a reflective opportunity to apply classroom knowledge and a practical perspective from which to evaluate past and future classroom learning. The learning contract sets for the academic expectations of the internship and guides the internship experience. The school, experience provider (host) and the student develop the learning contract goals to ensure that the student receives an appropriately rigorous learning experience. The learning contract protects the student from serving as an unpaid office assistant, and insures that experience provider will work with the student who takes the experience seriously and conducts him or herself professionally. As you complete the learning contact please pay close attention to the instructions regarding alignment of the objectives. The first objective supports the School of Business learning goals; the second objective related to discipline-specific knowledge you seek to gain from the internship and the third objective addresses your personal aspirations for the internship. You are required to detail the specific learning activities that will assist you in meeting your objectives. Learning contracts that reference “observation or exposure” as learning activities are likely to be sent back for further development. Avoid generalities such as the...
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...44160_WB-SP_pW128-W135 1/26/04 3:34 PM Page W-128 44160_WB-SP_pW128-W135 1/28/04 4:00 PM Page W-129 What Is a Student Portfolio? A Student Portfolio is a paper or electronic collection of documents that summarizes your academic and personal accomplishments in a way that effectively communicates with academic advisors and potential employers.1 At a minimum, your portfolio should include the following: Minimum components of a Student Portfolio • an up-to-date professional résumé. • a listing of courses in your major and related fields of study. • a listing of your extra-curricular activities and any leadership positions. • documentation of your career readiness in terms of skills and learning outcomes. The purpose of a Student Portfolio is twofold — academic assessment and career readiness. 1. Academic Assessment Goal The Student Portfolio serves as an ongoing academic assessment tool that documents your learning and academic accomplishments. As you progress through a curriculum, the portfolio depicts the progress you are making in acquiring the skills and competencies necessary to be successful in lifelong career pursuits. Over time, your portfolio will become increasingly sophisticated in the range and depth of learning and accomplishments that are documented. A well-prepared Student Portfolio is a very effective way of summarizing your academic achievements in consultation with both faculty advisors and professors. 2. Career Readiness...
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...retailers Association and the Department of Trade and Industry in 1998 and 1999. Cinderella remains to play a major role in the evolution of the Philippine’s fashion history as it continues not only to adapt but also set local fashion trends. INCLUSIVE DATES OF TRAINING The training was started on November 9, 2015 and ended on January 22, 2016. The training days were from Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays with a minimum of 8 hours of work per day. NAME(S) OF PERSONNEL INVOLVED IN THE TRAINING PROGRAM WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE DESIGNATIONS * Cristina Villarin - Accounting Staff (Trainee immediate supervisor) BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF TRAINING PROGRAM OBJECTIVES * Seeking an internship position where my accounting and technical skills will be utilized...
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...Elective Modules Blueprint – Jan 2015 update OVERALL EXAM – Assurance Elective Assessment format (as recommended in the Assessment Report): Objective-Format Portion Case-Based Portion 0-25% of the exam 75% to 100% of the exam Testing only competencies within the assurance elective Maximum time for any one case is 120 minutes. Cases will have a strong assurance focus, but will integrate one or two other competency areas. Up to 30 questions For the first Elective examination, candidates can expect to see approximately 15 objective-format questions based on the time estimated for the two cases. Other Information The exam is designed to be completed by an average candidate in three (3) hours; however, candidates will be allowed four (4) hours to write. Time estimates for the questions are based on a three-hour examination. Candidates are responsible for managing the time allocation between the objective-format portion and the case portion as it will not be controlled as part of the examination. Until otherwise advised, for the Elective examinations, candidates can expect two cases for a total of 150 minutes, where the maximum time for any one case is 90 minutes and the minimum is 60 minutes. Candidates will be advised if and when the cases begin to exceed 90 minutes. Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada, CPA Canada, CPA are trademarks and/or certification marks of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada. ...
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...MBA(Finance) Module 4640 Human Enterprise Assignment Number 1 Student Name: Ghufran Al-Takreti Misis No: M00425139 Date 10th jan2013 Table of contents A Title page ……… page (1) Table of contents …… Page (2) Introduction ………… Page (3) Personal and Managerial Effectiveness …… Page (4) Career development model …… Page (7) Conclusion …… page (8) Introduction Reflection is an essential skill in healthcare practice and it relates to personal and professional experiences and it is a good exercise to sharpen our critical thinking skills, it refers to any activity that provide us the opportunity to examine and question our beliefs, opinions, values and Make sense of our experiences. Reflection encourages us to become aware of our intellectual and affective which relate to a particular learning experience. We are every day reflecting our emotions and felling about events, by reflecting I will be looking back at something which has happened in order to show what I have learned from it, and how to tell friends and families about my experiences in the work or class? And how do I feel about the experiences? For me am doing reflection on action, because reflection on action take the place after the event has taken place. It’s help me to think and developing of experience and its help me to think about what I would ideally do if the situation happened again. Models of Reflection Learning through reflection is more effective if there is an understanding...
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...Book Review Book Name: Performance Management: A Strategic and Integrated Approach to Achieve Success Authors: Michael Armstrong & Angela Baron Publication: JAICO Publication House, 2012 Approach: * Strategic in the sense that it is concerned with the broader issues facing the business if it is to function effectively in its environment and with the general direction in which it intends to go to achieve longer-term goals. * Integrated in four senses: * Vertical integration- linking or aligning businesses, team and individual objectives. * Functional integration- linking functional strategies in different part of the business. * HR integration- linking different aspect of HRM. * Individual needs integration- linking organizational and individual need together as far as possible. Performance: Performance is defined as “a multi-dimensional construct, the measurement of which varies, depending on a variety of factors. It is important to determine whether the measurement objective is to assess performance outcomes or behavior.” History of Performance management: According to the author the history of performance management formally evolved out of the work of Frederick Taylor. Then the merit-rating came to the fore in the USA and the UK in the 1950s and 1960s, when it was sometimes rechristened performance appraisal. Management by objectives then came out in the 1960s and simultaneously, experiments were made with the critical incident...
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...PNR400 Role Development for the Practical Nurse Leadership Reflective Essay Assignment Grade: 10% of final grade Length: 4 pages maximum, Due Date: October 19, 2015 at 7:00 pm (see below) * 12 font, New Times Roman, double spaced, excluding reference list and title page. * Hard copy and electronic copy due at beginning of class as assigned by professor * Include a copy of the rubric with the hardcopy of your essay * Submit an electronic copy to Safe Assign on your assigned due date. Topic: Reflections: Leadership Development as you transition from learner to practitioner This essay is a critical analysis of your personal journey reflecting on your leadership skills development as you transition from being a student to a practice RPN. It may be helpful to focus on one significant experience and/or challenge: Examine how it made you feel made and how you have grown and developed leadership skills as a result. The primary focus is on your development of leadership skills as you transition from learner to practitioner. It should be honest and include examples, details, and relevant literature to support your opinions and thoughts. A good reflective essay should help you to understand yourself better. It must be written in the first person. Though this is a reflective paper, you need to clearly support your thoughts and ideas with references from the literature. Theoretical references may come from the literature related to leadership theory...
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...experience as a supervisor or a team leader to the company. Before conducting this interview I emailed Roderick and asked him if he had time to answer a few questions for a class assignment. He replied with a yes and I set a time up that was best for him and he booked a conference room in the office. Through this interview, I will show how Roderick displays the qualities of a good leader, because he has an open door policy for his team, he leads by example and he acts more like a mentor than a manager. The environment of the interview was in a small conference room in his office. The conference room had a round table that sits 6 people. The conference room was in a clear glass room. I scheduled the time on a Friday September 7, 2012 at 1:00 pm. I sat across from Roderick with a note pad and a pen. As I asked the questions I made notes. Before I met with Roderick I had written down a series of questions so I was well prepared for my interview. The questions that I asked are the following: Running Head: EXTERN LEADERSHIP INTERVIEW 3 Describe one experience when you first had to lead a team. “At Comp USA several different times I was either a team leader or a supervisor. I started out as the help desk clerk and I started taking on new roles...
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...REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA STATE STATISTICAL OFFICE EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION SURVEY, 2009 Basic survey information The purpose of this survey is to obtain information about employees' views and opinions on the SSO as a work environment. The survey results should serve to promote working conditions and the work environment in general. Please read carefully every question before answering. You should express your opinions only, without discussing them with fellow co-workers. This is very important because the purpose of the survey is to obtain a true image of your views and opinions on certain issues. It is also recommended that all questions be answered. Voluntary participation, anonymity and data protection Your participation in the survey is voluntary and anonymous. You will be given a paper questionnaire by the head of the sector you work in. Please put your completed questionnaire into the specially marked boxes in the central Office and in the regional departments. Data protection notice All persons who participate in organizing and conducting this survey have signed a written statement before the management of the State Statistical Office that they will take all measures necessary to ensure the protection and prevent the misuse of personal answers. In order to ensure the protection of your answers, only questions with more than five answers will be published. For that purpose, data from the survey will be aggregated and not presented as absolute numbers...
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...Room 540, ASB nick.wang@unsw.edu.au 9385-6886 (office) Consultation Hour and Location Tuesday 16:00 – 17:00 pm, Room 540, ASB 1 2/26/2012 What is BCEP and Why: What Do Employers Want? 4 Top 4 issues occupying the minds of senior management: 1. 2. 3. 4. Continuing professional development Communication skills Personal skills Values and ethics Barker & Sarros (2002) Korean Airlines Boeing 747 5 Guam, 228 out of 254 on board were killed. August 6, 1997 1 reason for the crash – culture and communication style Avianca Airlines Flight 52 6 Coveneck, NY: 73 out of 158 killed (January 25, 1990) 2 reasons: language barriers & non-assertive behavior 2 2/26/2012 7 BUSINESS COMMUNICATION!!! (BC) Which high-profile company is this? 8 This company… made large donations to politicians influential in regulating its industry. benefited from the changes in regulations. Inflated its financial statements via complex “straw deals”. used Arthur Andersen as both its consultant and auditor. decimated its trusting investors’ retirement funds. cost taxpayer’s billions of dollars when it collapsed. Source: Bernstein, J. (5/24/2002). Trash for Cash. The Texas Observer. 9 The need for “ethics & practical business skills” After corporate scandals, business...
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...In this individual paper, we would like you to consider how you might use the tools from the Leading Teams course to develop your leadership skills over the coming year. This assignment has two goals: • Nudge you into practicing the tools and concepts discussed in class. • Launch your leadership development efforts now, at the beginning of the program. Assignment length: Because I want you to put the majority of your effort into "doing" and "thinking" (drawing lessons from the experience, deciding on next steps), we are going to keep the writing part short. 3 pages maximum, double spaced. Due date: Tuesday, September 2, 5 pm (via Turnitin on Blackboard) (Note the due date has been moved back by one day) Preparation: Step 1: Identify a leadership skill you would like to develop, and a tool or framework from the course that might help you to do so. For example, you might decide that you want to develop the emotional facet of your leadership, and will use one of the emotion management tools to do this. Step 2: Apply the tool or framework multiple times over the coming two-week period. • IMPORTANT: Get started now. The time investment can (and should) be short (a few minutes a day), but could not usefully be crammed into the last day. • Be creative. If you can think of a novel way to apply some of the course ideas, great. The important thing is that you do something. • Track what you are doing. Step 3: Reflect on what...
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