...| Subject Code - 101 | | MANAGEMENT PROCESS AND PRINCIPLES | ASSAM UNIVERSITY, SILCAHR ASSAM UNIVERSITY, SILCAHR 2013 [scope of management] | An Assignment submitted to the Department of Business Administration in partial fulfillment of the Master of Business Administration course curriculum. | Submitted By- Nabadeep UrangRoll Number- 41First Semester, MBA | Submitted To-Professor H. R. Singh | TABLE OF CONTENTS SUBJECT | PAGE NUMBER | Definition | 2 | Subject-matter of management | 3-6 | Functional areas of management | 7-9 | Management is an inter-disciplinary approach | 10 | Universal application | 10 | DEFINITION OF MANAGEMENT Management may be defined in many different ways. Many eminent authors on the subject have defined the term "management", some of these definitions are reproduced below: In the words of Henry Fayol - "To manage is to forecast and to plan, to organise, to command, to co-ordinate and to control". In the words of Koontz and O'Donnel - "Management is defined as the creation and maintenance of an internal environment in an enterprise where individuals working together in groups can perform efficiently and effectively towards the attainment of group goals". From the definitions quoted above, it is clear the "management" is a technique of extracting work from others in an integrated and co-ordinated manner for realising the specific objectives through productive use of material resources. Mobilising the physical, human and financial resources...
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...Project scope is the parameter of the project. It defines what are the deliverables, requirements and expectations for the project and provides a baseline to exclude unrelated works. The project manager’s job is to ensure all necessary works for the project success are included. And this process is referring to as the project scope management. Project scope management involves six processes, which are planning scope management, collecting requirements, defining scope, creating WBS, validating scope and controlling scope. These six interrelated steps provide an agreement between the stakeholders and project team to clarify expectation and requirements. The six processes also allow the team to understand how and what they should do in order to deliver the project within the deadline and without exceeding limited resources. 1. Planning scope management: This process answers the question “how will the team manage and maintain the scope” and “how to prepare required documents”. The team will review the project description from the project charter and project management plan to develop scope management plan and requirements management plan. The scope management plan defines how to prepare, maintain and control all management documents such as project scope statement, WBS and change requests. This step set the foundation for the scope management, as the team and manager will choose the most efficient way in controlling the process. 2. Collecting requirements: After defining the...
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...Assignment 2: Scope and Time Management CIS 517 Dr J.F. Manning July 24, 2011 How can this activity improve the chances of your future IT project being a success? Project planning is often the most difficult and unappreciated process in project management. The main purpose of project plans, however, is to guide project execution. To guide execution plans must be realistic and useful, so a fair amount of time and effort must go into the planning process (Schwalbe, pg. 96, 2011). The work break down structure is a useful tool to help project managers become better organized and execute projects effectively while minimizing risks involved with the project process. This activity emphasized the importance for project managers to make strategic decisions, while staying observant and detail oriented throughout the project process. The insight obtained from the activity will aid in the success of any future IT project. Following the five main steps timely and effectively resulted in a more efficient management process. Setting the guidelines of the project and the added use of the work break down structure gave me a better view of how important it is to meet deadlines. Prioritizing the work packages and understanding the possibility that not all objectives would be completed helped minimize the stress associated with the project process. The activity shows how to diligently work together and communicate effectively in order to ensure a successful project outcome. Conducting...
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...This chapter covers key concepts related to Project Scope Management. 1. The knowledge area of Project Scope Management consists of the following processes - Scope Management Processes Process | Project Group | Key Deliverables | Plan Scope Management | Planning | | Collect Requirements | Planning | Requirements document | Define Scope | planning | project scope statement | Create WBS | planning | WBS, WBS dictionary | Validate Scope | Monitoring and Controlling | Acceptance deliverables | Control Scope | Monitoring and Controlling | Change Requests | 2. The knowledge area of Scope Management includes the processes required to ensure that the project includes all the work, and only all the work required to complete the project successfully. It is primarily concerned with controlling what is and what is not in the scope. 3. Project Portfolio Management is the process of project selection. It involves making a decision about which project an organization should execute. 4. There are two types of project selection methods. These are * Benefits Measurement * Constrained Optimization 5. Benefits Measurement project selection methods involve comparing the values of one project against another. There are the following type of Benefit Measurement project selection techniques - * Murder Boards - This involves a committee asking tough questions from each project * Scoring Models - Different projects are given scores based...
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...Project Scope Management has been defined in many ways but can be summarized as defining the work that must be completed to deliver a product with the specified features and functions. The project scope is important because it specifies clear project boundaries. It can be defined as developing a common understanding as to what is included in, or excluded from, a project. Most people from the beginning of the project associate project scope with cost and time. When the scope of the project has been defined, the cost and time to implement and complete the project can be calculated. As the project is implemented, it is a fact that the scope is expected to change. This is then where cost and time are recalculated and added. I had to make a trip to my country of origin, Liberia in August of 2009. Liberian in 1990 to 2003 was plaque with violence and mayhem perpetrated by Liberians on Liberians all because of greed and selfishness. About two hundred and fifty thousand Liberians died and the country’s infrastructures were complete destroyed. In 2003, a female president was elected with the task of rebuilding the war torn nation. Development has been very slow. Electricity and water are rationed out and in many instances people have to do without the basic necessities of life. My visit was the first and although it was never a thought, I was inspired by my ill experience when I was not guaranteed a uninterrupted access to the internet. The local internet cafés experience on a regular...
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...Kendra Allen Unit #2 Discussion Board Comprehensive IT Project Instructor: Andrew Mahaney Well hello and good morning everyone the purpose of this meeting is to present to you a “Scope Management Plan” that will show you all the steps that I plan to take to make this “Information Technology” project a success. First and for most I would like to get some input from both sides to start out. This would give me a better idea of which operating system would best fit the company’s overall issues, budge, timescale, and needs. Now the company has shared with me that they have over 30,000 employees which are located between four different states. Also the system needs to allow all of its employees to be able to locate and allow them to be able to schedule the different professional development activities for their current positions. In today’s business world project teams are becoming more global and diverse. Now the overall problem with scope creep is that it tends to become a more complicated management task. Many individuals would tend to talk past each other due to their business and social cultures, which allowed them to make agreements that were based on their individual and organizational paradigm rather than what the particular project should have accomplished. Now the solution that I have come up with for the companies “IT” department which I think would utilize in controlling these types of down falls would be to collaborate more and try to include more descriptive...
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...1 of 19 July 1, 2010 Executive Summary This document provides the detailed information regarding the implementation of Sage MAS 200 at Customer and will address the following areas: Executive Summary 2 Scope Statement 2 Goals 2 Objectives 3 Constraints 3 Roles Definition 3 Customer Project Team 4 Assumptions 6 Deliverables 6 Functional Requirements 7 Project Change Control 16 Future Projects 16 Approval 17 Appendix A 18 Appendix B 19 Scope Statement To implement Sage MAS 200 Manufacturing at Customer on or before February 2nd, 2009 and to provide twelve months of system commencement support. See Appendix A for timeline. See the separate Pricing Proposal for module details, support details, pricing and terms. Goals Customer‟s stated goals for this project are: Implement a system that will carry Customer through the next several years of growth Implement a system that is supported by outside partners to reduce the risk of crippling data loss due to a system crash. Eliminate the need for multiple systems to manage the manufacturing process Reduce or Eliminate duplicate data entry of the same information Reduce or Eliminate the need to consolidate information from multiple systems in management reports Improve information flow from Quoting to Production of finished goods. Create and implement scheduling for the manufacturing processes Create machine (operations) scheduling based upon Work Orders Improve the...
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...CIS 517 IT Project Management July 24, 2012 Introduction The WBS is a view into the project which shows what work the project encompasses. It is a tool which helps to easily communicate the work and processes involved to execute the project. The Project Manager and project team use the WBS to develop the project schedule, resource requirements and costs. The Work Breakdown Structure presented here represents all the work required to complete the project of deploying ten (10) wireless access points in our company’s warehouse and break room over three floors. Over the next 90 days, we will begin the project by installing each access point 500 feet of each other to cover the entire warehouse to enhance our Wireless Network for the Employees and Customers. 1. Wireless Access Point Project 1. Initiation 1.1.1 Evaluation & Recommendations 1.1.2 Develop Project Charter 1.1.3 Submit Project Charter 1.1.4 Project Sponsor Reviews Project Charter 1.1.5 Project Charter Signed/Approved 2. Planning 1.2.1 Planning Phase 1.2.2 Determine Customer Requirements 1.2.3 Specify Company Requirements 3. Execution 1. Execution & Control Phase 2. Verify & Validate User Requirements 3. Design WAP Network System 4. Obtain Hardware/Software 5. Install Wireless System 6. Testing Phase 1.3.7 Go Live 4. Control 1. Project Management 2. Project...
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...Project Scope Document Human Resources Information System Project Scope Document GenRays January 1, 2013 Table of Contents Project Scope Description Customer Requirements Statement of Work Project Deliverables Acceptance Criteria Work Breakdown Structure Project Boundaries Project Assumptions Initial Defined Risks and Constraints Project Approval Project Scope Description GenRays wants to implement a centralized Human Resources Information System with payroll functionality. This new system will allow HR staff to return to company HQ from their temporary locations required to support the current HR and payroll systems. The HRIS will also aid in recruiting, hiring, performance reviews, employee career tracking, payroll, and expense reporting. The employee database and e-forms functionality will save an estimated $46,250 using the auto-fill capability. Combining the HR and payroll functions onto a single system will also save significant time and money. The project will include vendor selection, server hardware installation, networking, server software installation, custom configuration and programming, and user desktop software installation. Each phase will require testing and signoff. The beta rollout for the HRIS will include the HR and Finance departments. HR and Finance team members will evaluate the system for 4 weeks. Results will be reported back to the control board and must be signoff by the board to proceed...
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...block is a set of statements that belong together as a group, and are performed any time the function is executed. When a function is executing, what happens when the end of the function block is reached?When a function is executing, it 'returns' when the end of the block is reached - meaning the interpreter jumps back to the part of the program that called the function, and the program resumes execution at that point. What is a local variable? What statements are able to access a local variable?A local variable is a variable that is declared inside of a function. Only statements in the same function can access a local variable. What is a local variable's scope?A local variable's scope is the part of a program in which the variable may be accessed and is only visible to the statements in the variable's scope. Why do global variables make a program difficult to debug?Global variables make a program difficult to debug because any statement in a program file can change the value of a global variable. If you find that the wrong value is being stored in a global variable, you have to track down every statement that accesses it to determine where the bad value is coming...
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...Using Global Variables Global Variables Global variables are used in applications in programming. There are advantages and disadvantages to using these variables. Using global variables has its advantages in some forms of applications, while using them in others would make using them more difficult. Global variables are useful when you need to share a function with all functions in an application. Global variables can be easier to identify in an application by giving them a unique name, so that other programmers can see they are working with a global variable when maintaining your application. On small programs such as widgets or gadgets it may be easier to use global rather than passing around local variables. Using a global variable means that other functions cannot update it. Another advantage to global is that they can be accessed from anywhere in the program. Some are also disadvantages to using global variables. Global variables can create mutual dependencies, with an increase in dependencies the complexity of the code increases. Any function can access a global variable in the program so a change in the program at one point can change values everywhere. Global variable also slow down performance speed a little. Using global variables makes reusing parts of the script impossible. Global variables also make tracking a bug much harder. When declaring a global variable in a flowchart, you would but the variable in the main part of the program, hence the box the...
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...Global Variables Global variables are used in applications in programming. There are advantages and disadvantages to using these variables. Using global variables has its advantages in some forms of applications, while using them in others would make using them more difficult. Global variables are useful when you need to share a function with all functions in an application. Global variables can be easier to identify in an application by giving them a unique name, so that other programmers can see they are working with a global variable when maintaining your application. On small programs such as widgets or gadgets it may be easier to use global rather than passing around local variables. Using a global variable means that other functions cannot update it. Another advantage to global is that they can be accessed from anywhere in the program. Some are also disadvantages to using global variables. Global variables can create mutual dependencies, with an increase in dependencies the complexity of the code increases. Any function can access a global variable in the program so a change in the program at one point can change values everywhere. Global variable also slow down performance speed a little. Using global variables makes reusing parts of the script impossible. Global variables also make tracking a bug much harder. When declaring a global variable in a flowchart, you would but the variable in the main part of the program, hence the box the other functions branch off of...
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...Oracle9i: Program with PL/SQL Instructor Guide • Volume 2 40054GC11 Production 1.1 October 2001 D34008 Authors Nagavalli Pataballa Priya Nathan Copyright © Oracle Corporation, 1999, 2000, 2001. All rights reserved. This documentation contains proprietary information of Oracle Corporation. It is provided under a license agreement containing restrictions on use and disclosure and is also protected by copyright law. Reverse engineering of the software is prohibited. If this documentation is delivered to a U.S. Government Agency of the Department of Defense, then it is delivered with Restricted Rights and the following legend is applicable: Restricted Rights Legend Use, duplication or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions for commercial computer software and shall be deemed to be Restricted Rights software under Federal law, as set forth in subparagraph (c)(1)(ii) of DFARS 252.227-7013, Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software (October 1988). This material or any portion of it may not be copied in any form or by any means without the express prior written permission of Oracle Corporation. Any other copying is a violation of copyright law and may result in civil and/or criminal penalties. If this documentation is delivered to a U.S. Government Agency not within the Department of Defense, then it is delivered with “Restricted Rights,” as defined in FAR 52.227-14, Rights in Data-General, including Alternate III (June 1987). The information in this...
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...Satisfaction Data Derek R. Allen and Tanniru R. Rao Customer Centered Six Sigma: Linking Customers, Process Improvement, and Financial Results Earl Naumann and Steven H. Hoisington Customer Satisfaction Measurement Simplified: A Step-by-Step Guide for ISO 9001:2000 Certification Terry G. Vavra Improving Your Measurement of Customer Satisfaction: A Guide to Creating, Conducting, Analyzing, and Reporting Customer Satisfaction Measurement Programs Terry G. Vavra Measuring Customer Satisfaction: Survey Design, Use, and Statistical Analysis Methods, Second Edition Bob E. Hayes The Trust Imperative: Performance Improvement through Productive Relationships Stephen Hacker and Marsha Willard Customer Satisfaction Measurement and Management Earl Naumann and Kathleen Giel Performance Measurement Explained: Designing and Implementing Your State-of-the-Art System Bjørn Andersen and Tom Fagerhaug Value Leadership: Winning Competitive Advantage in the Information Age Michael C. Harris To request a complimentary catalog of ASQ Quality Press publications, call 800-248-1946, or visit our Web site at http://qualitypress.asq.org . Linking Customer and Employee Satisfaction to the Bottom Line A Comprehensive Guide to Establishing the Impact of Customer and Employee Satisfaction on Critical Business Outcomes Derek R. Allen and Morris Wilburn ASQ Quality Press Milwaukee, Wisconsin Linking Customer and Employee Satisfaction to the Bottom Line Derek R. Allen...
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...Lua 5.0 Reference Manual Last revised on November 25, 2003 Lua Copyright c 2003 Tecgraf, PUC-Rio. All rights reserved. Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the “Software”), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. Copies of this manual can be obtained at Lua’s official web site, www.lua.org. The Lua logo was designed by A. Nakonechny. Copyright c 1998. All rights reserved. Lua 5.0 Reference Manual Roberto Ierusalimschy Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo Waldemar Celes lua@tecgraf.puc-rio.br Tecgraf — Computer Science Department — PUC-Rio PUC-RioInf...
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