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UNIT II STUDY GUIDE Project Governance and Team
Each of these organizational structures has advantages and disadvantages. InUaNIfTunxcStioTnUaDl oYrgGaUnIiDzaEtional structure, the advantages include having clearly defined career path and a direct supervisor reporting
structure. In addition, the employees are experts in their fields. The disadvantages of such a structure include the following: employees’ jobs are difficult to change because they are experts in their fields, disagreement within the organization can occur due to not having enough resources to go around, each project team believing their project should be top priority, project manager has little to no authority over the project, and the project manager is usually just part-time.
In a projectized organizational structure, the advantages include a dedicated project focus, project loyalty, and efficient project organization and communication. The disadvantages of this structure include the following: once the project is gone, a person’s job could be gone; resources are siloed instead of shared; and job functions and facilities may be duplicated across the organization.
In a matrixed organizational structure, the advantages include the following: visible objectives, increased support from functional managers, project manager maintains more control over the project, job roles are more flexible jobs remain intact even when the project is complete, and project team members receive multiple inputs on their performance during the project. The disadvantages of this structure include the following: project team members have more than just one boss to answer to, projects become more complex, more policies and procedures are required, and different objectives and priorities may exist.
It is important to note that irrespective of the organizational structure, the project organization by definition is temporary. Therefore, as projects are completed, project team members return to their respective functional homes or to other projects within the organization or outside the organization. It is equally important to note that within the matrix structure, and sometimes within the functional organizational structure, project team members may not be assigned to the project 100% of the time.
Project Management Structures
An effective project management system must ensure that the strategic objectives of the organization are met while also meeting the project objectives. As a project manager, it is important to understand your organizational objectives and ensure that that your project objectives do not counter but rather, align and support the overall organizational goals. Because of the project/organization relationship, the role of authority and resource allocation between the two groups is clearly defined.
There are two major constraints from an organizational perceptive that projects are afflicted with. First, most organizations are operational by function, and their structures are designed for o ...
UNIT II STUDY GUIDE Project Governance and TeamEach of thes.docxgertrudebellgrove
UNIT II STUDY GUIDE Project Governance and Team
Each of these organizational structures has advantages and disadvantages. InUaNIfTunxcStioTnUaDl oYrgGaUnIiDzaEtional structure, the advantages include having clearly defined career path and a direct supervisor reporting
structure. In addition, the employees are experts in their fields. The disadvantages of such a structure include the following: employees’ jobs are difficult to change because they are experts in their fields, disagreement within the organization can occur due to not having enough resources to go around, each project team believing their project should be top priority, project manager has little to no authority over the project, and the project manager is usually just part-time.
In a projectized organizational structure, the advantages include a dedicated project focus, project loyalty, and efficient project organization and communication. The disadvantages of this structure include the following: once the project is gone, a person’s job could be gone; resources are siloed instead of shared; and job functions and facilities may be duplicated across the organization.
In a matrixed organizational structure, the advantages include the following: visible objectives, increased support from functional managers, project manager maintains more control over the project, job roles are more flexible jobs remain intact even when the project is complete, and project team members receive multiple inputs on their performance during the project. The disadvantages of this structure include the following: project team members have more than just one boss to answer to, projects become more complex, more policies and procedures are required, and different objectives and priorities may exist.
It is important to note that irrespective of the organizational structure, the project organization by definition is temporary. Therefore, as projects are completed, project team members return to their respective functional homes or to other projects within the organization or outside the organization. It is equally important to note that within the matrix structure, and sometimes within the functional organizational structure, project team members may not be assigned to the project 100% of the time.
Project Management Structures
An effective project management system must ensure that the strategic objectives of the organization are met while also meeting the project objectives. As a project manager, it is important to understand your organizational objectives and ensure that that your project objectives do not counter but rather, align and support the overall organizational goals. Because of the project/organization relationship, the role of authority and resource allocation between the two groups is clearly defined.
There are two major constraints from an organizational perceptive that projects are afflicted with. First, most organizations are operational by function, and their structures are designed for o ...
The term ‘project management’ initiated its journey in the early 1950s. By definition, project management is the practice of planning and organizing an organization’s resources in order to move a specific task to completion. Before acquiring knowledge in project management, it is significant to know what a ‘project’ is. For this, you can avail our project management assignment help
This document is part of a series that explain the newly released PMBOK 5th edition. These documents provide simple explanation and summary of the book. However they do not replace the necessity of reading the book.
“A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result. The temporary nature of projects indicates a definite beginning and end.”
Details discription of about is project management.
Details discription about stake holder,business value, definations of project, portfolio, program management
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1
PLANNING FOR HR PROJECT
5
Planning Considerations for the HR Project
Introduction
A centralized Human Resources model of delivering HR services will be efficient in functions like hiring and firing employees, training, pay and benefits and other functions that may arise. The HR function is changing from the traditional hiring and firing to a more advanced role that ensures business continuity. These roles also include being involved in the organization’s strategic planning as it aligns its talent hiring and firing strategy to the overall vision and direction of the organization. Centralized HR function is able to align its HR plan and strategies and align them with that of the vision and goals of the organization.
Project implementation of the HR project will ensure and cost efficient and consistent model of delivering HR services in the organization through the centralized model of delivering HR services. The project manager will have to define the statement of importance to the project team and define the scope of work for each team member in the project team. The project budget is important as it outlines the resources allocated including monetary allocation for the success of the project. The budget provides estimates approved towards achieving the goals of the project and team members need to understand all the budgetary estimates. The breakdown of the budget by the project manager to the team is important in order to maintain he costs within the approved estimates.
Body
Statement of Importance
The statement of importance is an important document that outlines everything relevant in the project. It is the most important document in the project that outlines and defines the scope of the whole project including timelines and budgetary estimates. The current project will have the following elements in its statement of importance; the purpose which is implementation of a centralized HR model for the organization, the scope, the due dates, the due dates of the project, list of what is due and when it is due, the expected outcomes, all the resources that are needed for the project and the costs including the payments and their deadlines.
The relevance of each task in the statement of importance should be well explained to the team in order to keep everyone involved in the project on the same page. The document is relevant shows all the tasks which the project manager should use in allocating tasks and the milestones that are used to see if the project is going according to plan. The scope shows what is to be done in the project including the process that will be used in completion of the work. It also shows what will be used to complete the tasks including software and any equipment. The schedule in the document is a list of when deliverables should be done including vendors that will be used in completing the project. The phases in the project including development, testing and implementation are .
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Running head: PLANNING FOR HR PROJECT
1
PLANNING FOR HR PROJECT
5
Planning Considerations for the HR Project
Introduction
A centralized Human Resources model of delivering HR services will be efficient in functions like hiring and firing employees, training, pay and benefits and other functions that may arise. The HR function is changing from the traditional hiring and firing to a more advanced role that ensures business continuity. These roles also include being involved in the organization’s strategic planning as it aligns its talent hiring and firing strategy to the overall vision and direction of the organization. Centralized HR function is able to align its HR plan and strategies and align them with that of the vision and goals of the organization.
Project implementation of the HR project will ensure and cost efficient and consistent model of delivering HR services in the organization through the centralized model of delivering HR services. The project manager will have to define the statement of importance to the project team and define the scope of work for each team member in the project team. The project budget is important as it outlines the resources allocated including monetary allocation for the success of the project. The budget provides estimates approved towards achieving the goals of the project and team members need to understand all the budgetary estimates. The breakdown of the budget by the project manager to the team is important in order to maintain he costs within the approved estimates.
Body
Statement of Importance
The statement of importance is an important document that outlines everything relevant in the project. It is the most important document in the project that outlines and defines the scope of the whole project including timelines and budgetary estimates. The current project will have the following elements in its statement of importance; the purpose which is implementation of a centralized HR model for the organization, the scope, the due dates, the due dates of the project, list of what is due and when it is due, the expected outcomes, all the resources that are needed for the project and the costs including the payments and their deadlines.
The relevance of each task in the statement of importance should be well explained to the team in order to keep everyone involved in the project on the same page. The document is relevant shows all the tasks which the project manager should use in allocating tasks and the milestones that are used to see if the project is going according to plan. The scope shows what is to be done in the project including the process that will be used in completion of the work. It also shows what will be used to complete the tasks including software and any equipment. The schedule in the document is a list of when deliverables should be done including vendors that will be used in completing the project. The phases in the project including development, testing and implementation are .
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Running head: PLANNING FOR HR PROJECT
1
PLANNING FOR HR PROJECT
5
Planning Considerations for the HR Project
Introduction
A centralized Human Resources model of delivering HR services will be efficient in functions like hiring and firing employees, training, pay and benefits and other functions that may arise. The HR function is changing from the traditional hiring and firing to a more advanced role that ensures business continuity. These roles also include being involved in the organization’s strategic planning as it aligns its talent hiring and firing strategy to the overall vision and direction of the organization. Centralized HR function is able to align its HR plan and strategies and align them with that of the vision and goals of the organization.
Project implementation of the HR project will ensure and cost efficient and consistent model of delivering HR services in the organization through the centralized model of delivering HR services. The project manager will have to define the statement of importance to the project team and define the scope of work for each team member in the project team. The project budget is important as it outlines the resources allocated including monetary allocation for the success of the project. The budget provides estimates approved towards achieving the goals of the project and team members need to understand all the budgetary estimates. The breakdown of the budget by the project manager to the team is important in order to maintain he costs within the approved estimates.
Body
Statement of Importance
The statement of importance is an important document that outlines everything relevant in the project. It is the most important document in the project that outlines and defines the scope of the whole project including timelines and budgetary estimates. The current project will have the following elements in its statement of importance; the purpose which is implementation of a centralized HR model for the organization, the scope, the due dates, the due dates of the project, list of what is due and when it is due, the expected outcomes, all the resources that are needed for the project and the costs including the payments and their deadlines.
The relevance of each task in the statement of importance should be well explained to the team in order to keep everyone involved in the project on the same page. The document is relevant shows all the tasks which the project manager should use in allocating tasks and the milestones that are used to see if the project is going according to plan. The scope shows what is to be done in the project including the process that will be used in completion of the work. It also shows what will be used to complete the tasks including software and any equipment. The schedule in the document is a list of when deliverables should be done including vendors that will be used in completing the project. The phases in the project including development, testing and implementation are ...
This document comprises of topics based on The Project Management, the project manager and project lifecycle.
The concepts being tackled include:
-definition of project manager
-responsibilities of a project manager
-stages in the project management lifecycle
-organizational strategy
-Main functions of PMO
THE CONTEXT OF INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS IN TERMS OF ORGANI.docxarnoldmeredith47041
THE CONTEXT OF INTERNATIONAL
PROJECTS IN TERMS OF
ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY AND
CULTURE
Chapter 2
HOW ARE INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS LINKED TO ORGANIZATIONAL
STRATEGY?
An organization has a vision it pursues.
To achieve its vision, it has a kind of roadmap or plan: this
is also called its strategy.
To implement its strategy, the organization uses
(international) projects.
During the project and at the end of the project, the
organization checks whether the project has delivered the
desired results.
This is an ongoing cycle we also call strategic
management cycle.
2
Project 3
Project 2
Strategic Management Cycle
Business
Planning
Communi-
cating
and
high-level
aligning
Feedback
and
Learning
Translating
the Vision/
Mission
1
3 2
Project 1
4
Executing
Completing
Planning
Initiating
How (international) projects are part of the organization’s
strategy
3
THE CONNECTION BETWEEN (INTERNATIONAL) PROJECTS AND
(INTERNATIONAL) PROGRAMS
A program can be defined as a bundle of projects.
Compared to a project, a program typically is bigger, requires more resources,
and is crucial for the success of organizational strategy.
The projects within a program serve the same strategic objective.
Projects in a program are interdependent. They share the same objectives and
scarce resources.
They typically have a common infrastructure and share a certain set of risks.
Programs have the following advantages:
Ensuring strategic alignment through interdependency of objectives.
Reducing the complexity of ‘large projects’ by clearly breaking them down
into smaller, easy-to control projects contributes to clearer responsibilities,
minimizes risks, and boosts morale and motivation. It also improves the quality
of the results.
Programs are essentially managed in the same way as projects.
4
PROJECT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT (PPM)
A project portfolio is a collection of projects managed under
one umbrella. These projects may be interrelated or not.
Purpose of PPM is to maximize the efficacy of projects in the
light of strategy execution.
There are two main management processes within project
portfolio management:
1. Selection and prioritization of projects.
2. Management of the projects within the portfolio by
monitoring target achievement.
A project portfolio is periodically adapted to the
organizational strategy.
The main activities of the PPM process are shown on the
following slide.
5
Required inputs:
1. Program/ project title
2. Project objective in light of
overall strategy
3. Risk level
4. Timeframe
5. Dependencies with other
programs/ projects
6. Estimated budget or ROI
7. Impact of not delivering the
program/project
1
3
2
4
Build or
Update
Project
Portfolio
Analyze
& Prioritize
Project
Portfolio
Monitor
& Adjust
Project
Portfolio
Consider
new
proposed
projects
The Project
Portfolio
Management
Process
1. Categorization.
THE CONTEXT OF INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS IN TERMS OF ORGANI.docxrtodd643
THE CONTEXT OF INTERNATIONAL
PROJECTS IN TERMS OF
ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY AND
CULTURE
Chapter 2
HOW ARE INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS LINKED TO ORGANIZATIONAL
STRATEGY?
An organization has a vision it pursues.
To achieve its vision, it has a kind of roadmap or plan: this
is also called its strategy.
To implement its strategy, the organization uses
(international) projects.
During the project and at the end of the project, the
organization checks whether the project has delivered the
desired results.
This is an ongoing cycle we also call strategic
management cycle.
2
Project 3
Project 2
Strategic Management Cycle
Business
Planning
Communi-
cating
and
high-level
aligning
Feedback
and
Learning
Translating
the Vision/
Mission
1
3 2
Project 1
4
Executing
Completing
Planning
Initiating
How (international) projects are part of the organization’s
strategy
3
THE CONNECTION BETWEEN (INTERNATIONAL) PROJECTS AND
(INTERNATIONAL) PROGRAMS
A program can be defined as a bundle of projects.
Compared to a project, a program typically is bigger, requires more resources,
and is crucial for the success of organizational strategy.
The projects within a program serve the same strategic objective.
Projects in a program are interdependent. They share the same objectives and
scarce resources.
They typically have a common infrastructure and share a certain set of risks.
Programs have the following advantages:
Ensuring strategic alignment through interdependency of objectives.
Reducing the complexity of ‘large projects’ by clearly breaking them down
into smaller, easy-to control projects contributes to clearer responsibilities,
minimizes risks, and boosts morale and motivation. It also improves the quality
of the results.
Programs are essentially managed in the same way as projects.
4
PROJECT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT (PPM)
A project portfolio is a collection of projects managed under
one umbrella. These projects may be interrelated or not.
Purpose of PPM is to maximize the efficacy of projects in the
light of strategy execution.
There are two main management processes within project
portfolio management:
1. Selection and prioritization of projects.
2. Management of the projects within the portfolio by
monitoring target achievement.
A project portfolio is periodically adapted to the
organizational strategy.
The main activities of the PPM process are shown on the
following slide.
5
Required inputs:
1. Program/ project title
2. Project objective in light of
overall strategy
3. Risk level
4. Timeframe
5. Dependencies with other
programs/ projects
6. Estimated budget or ROI
7. Impact of not delivering the
program/project
1
3
2
4
Build or
Update
Project
Portfolio
Analyze
& Prioritize
Project
Portfolio
Monitor
& Adjust
Project
Portfolio
Consider
new
proposed
projects
The Project
Portfolio
Management
Process
1. Categorization.
In this presentation, i am taking sequencial information from various PPT's and from PMBOK also. So it is very effective & knowledgeable for Engineering & MBA Students. Thankyou
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1. The table shows the number of days per week, x, that 100 students use the gym at a local high school.
a. Complete the table
b. Display the information as either a pie chart, a horizontal bar chart, or a vertical bar chart.
c. Determine the mean, median, minimum frequency, maximum frequency, range, Q1, Q3 and the standard deviation, Sx
d. Based on the information and chart, what can you say about the distribution.a. Complete the table
b. Display the information as either a pie chart, a horizontal bar chart, or a vertical bar chart.
c. Determine the mean, median, minimum frequency, maximum frequency, range, Q1, Q3 and the standard deviation, Sx
d. Based on the information and chart, what can you say about the distribution.
Theme one is to identify the types of cultures or models of cultures and how they work or fit within an organization
Learning Activity #1
Using your reading material create a chart that describes the type, characteristics of the culture, associated values that would be important to keep the culture alive, and kinds of organizations structures that work best for culture. Compare and contrast them in your explanation of the chart. For instance what culture might work for Joe at the new sawmill and then which one might work at Purvis' shoe company.
Theme two: How to Create, Change, and Align Culture to the Structure and Vision.
Organizational Structure
Preface:
A leader’s job is to create the direction for the company to move forward. The leader does this in steps. Here are the steps of the process:
First, the leader designs the vision and mission for the company and second, the leader must establish an organizational structure which promotes the vision, mission and empowers the employees to keep the forward movement in the organization.
In creating the structure various factors must be considered.
· First and foremost is the purpose of the company or organization. What type of structure will best accomplish that goal? Certainly a company like UPS needs a somewhat rigid structure that is set up to focus on procedure and time sensitivity. Since UPS has as its goal to get the correct parcels to the right customers in the fastest way possible, variance in procedures or ways of accomplishing the tasks would never work. A tight delineated structure is imperative.
· Along with the purpose the leader must look at the vision of the organization. Where does the leader want the organization to go? How best can the structure provide for the future? Will the vision call for expansion into other countries or simply call for product development changes? Do you plan a struct ...
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Name _____________________ Date ________________________
ESL 408 Remembered Event Worksheet
1) What is the most memorable, significant event in your life?
2) What important lesson(s) or applications are there from this event?
3) Complete the chart below. Add at least 5 details to each part of the storyline.
Story Element
Details
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resloution
...
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This document is part of a series that explain the newly released PMBOK 5th edition. These documents provide simple explanation and summary of the book. However they do not replace the necessity of reading the book.
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Running head: PLANNING FOR HR PROJECT
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Planning Considerations for the HR Project
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A centralized Human Resources model of delivering HR services will be efficient in functions like hiring and firing employees, training, pay and benefits and other functions that may arise. The HR function is changing from the traditional hiring and firing to a more advanced role that ensures business continuity. These roles also include being involved in the organization’s strategic planning as it aligns its talent hiring and firing strategy to the overall vision and direction of the organization. Centralized HR function is able to align its HR plan and strategies and align them with that of the vision and goals of the organization.
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Statement of Importance
The statement of importance is an important document that outlines everything relevant in the project. It is the most important document in the project that outlines and defines the scope of the whole project including timelines and budgetary estimates. The current project will have the following elements in its statement of importance; the purpose which is implementation of a centralized HR model for the organization, the scope, the due dates, the due dates of the project, list of what is due and when it is due, the expected outcomes, all the resources that are needed for the project and the costs including the payments and their deadlines.
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Running head: PLANNING FOR HR PROJECT
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PLANNING FOR HR PROJECT
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Planning Considerations for the HR Project
Introduction
A centralized Human Resources model of delivering HR services will be efficient in functions like hiring and firing employees, training, pay and benefits and other functions that may arise. The HR function is changing from the traditional hiring and firing to a more advanced role that ensures business continuity. These roles also include being involved in the organization’s strategic planning as it aligns its talent hiring and firing strategy to the overall vision and direction of the organization. Centralized HR function is able to align its HR plan and strategies and align them with that of the vision and goals of the organization.
Project implementation of the HR project will ensure and cost efficient and consistent model of delivering HR services in the organization through the centralized model of delivering HR services. The project manager will have to define the statement of importance to the project team and define the scope of work for each team member in the project team. The project budget is important as it outlines the resources allocated including monetary allocation for the success of the project. The budget provides estimates approved towards achieving the goals of the project and team members need to understand all the budgetary estimates. The breakdown of the budget by the project manager to the team is important in order to maintain he costs within the approved estimates.
Body
Statement of Importance
The statement of importance is an important document that outlines everything relevant in the project. It is the most important document in the project that outlines and defines the scope of the whole project including timelines and budgetary estimates. The current project will have the following elements in its statement of importance; the purpose which is implementation of a centralized HR model for the organization, the scope, the due dates, the due dates of the project, list of what is due and when it is due, the expected outcomes, all the resources that are needed for the project and the costs including the payments and their deadlines.
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Running head: PLANNING FOR HR PROJECT
1
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Project implementation of the HR project will ensure and cost efficient and consistent model of delivering HR services in the organization through the centralized model of delivering HR services. The project manager will have to define the statement of importance to the project team and define the scope of work for each team member in the project team. The project budget is important as it outlines the resources allocated including monetary allocation for the success of the project. The budget provides estimates approved towards achieving the goals of the project and team members need to understand all the budgetary estimates. The breakdown of the budget by the project manager to the team is important in order to maintain he costs within the approved estimates.
Body
Statement of Importance
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The relevance of each task in the statement of importance should be well explained to the team in order to keep everyone involved in the project on the same page. The document is relevant shows all the tasks which the project manager should use in allocating tasks and the milestones that are used to see if the project is going according to plan. The scope shows what is to be done in the project including the process that will be used in completion of the work. It also shows what will be used to complete the tasks including software and any equipment. The schedule in the document is a list of when deliverables should be done including vendors that will be used in completing the project. The phases in the project including development, testing and implementation are ...
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The concepts being tackled include:
-definition of project manager
-responsibilities of a project manager
-stages in the project management lifecycle
-organizational strategy
-Main functions of PMO
THE CONTEXT OF INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS IN TERMS OF ORGANI.docxarnoldmeredith47041
THE CONTEXT OF INTERNATIONAL
PROJECTS IN TERMS OF
ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY AND
CULTURE
Chapter 2
HOW ARE INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS LINKED TO ORGANIZATIONAL
STRATEGY?
An organization has a vision it pursues.
To achieve its vision, it has a kind of roadmap or plan: this
is also called its strategy.
To implement its strategy, the organization uses
(international) projects.
During the project and at the end of the project, the
organization checks whether the project has delivered the
desired results.
This is an ongoing cycle we also call strategic
management cycle.
2
Project 3
Project 2
Strategic Management Cycle
Business
Planning
Communi-
cating
and
high-level
aligning
Feedback
and
Learning
Translating
the Vision/
Mission
1
3 2
Project 1
4
Executing
Completing
Planning
Initiating
How (international) projects are part of the organization’s
strategy
3
THE CONNECTION BETWEEN (INTERNATIONAL) PROJECTS AND
(INTERNATIONAL) PROGRAMS
A program can be defined as a bundle of projects.
Compared to a project, a program typically is bigger, requires more resources,
and is crucial for the success of organizational strategy.
The projects within a program serve the same strategic objective.
Projects in a program are interdependent. They share the same objectives and
scarce resources.
They typically have a common infrastructure and share a certain set of risks.
Programs have the following advantages:
Ensuring strategic alignment through interdependency of objectives.
Reducing the complexity of ‘large projects’ by clearly breaking them down
into smaller, easy-to control projects contributes to clearer responsibilities,
minimizes risks, and boosts morale and motivation. It also improves the quality
of the results.
Programs are essentially managed in the same way as projects.
4
PROJECT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT (PPM)
A project portfolio is a collection of projects managed under
one umbrella. These projects may be interrelated or not.
Purpose of PPM is to maximize the efficacy of projects in the
light of strategy execution.
There are two main management processes within project
portfolio management:
1. Selection and prioritization of projects.
2. Management of the projects within the portfolio by
monitoring target achievement.
A project portfolio is periodically adapted to the
organizational strategy.
The main activities of the PPM process are shown on the
following slide.
5
Required inputs:
1. Program/ project title
2. Project objective in light of
overall strategy
3. Risk level
4. Timeframe
5. Dependencies with other
programs/ projects
6. Estimated budget or ROI
7. Impact of not delivering the
program/project
1
3
2
4
Build or
Update
Project
Portfolio
Analyze
& Prioritize
Project
Portfolio
Monitor
& Adjust
Project
Portfolio
Consider
new
proposed
projects
The Project
Portfolio
Management
Process
1. Categorization.
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THE CONTEXT OF INTERNATIONAL
PROJECTS IN TERMS OF
ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY AND
CULTURE
Chapter 2
HOW ARE INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS LINKED TO ORGANIZATIONAL
STRATEGY?
An organization has a vision it pursues.
To achieve its vision, it has a kind of roadmap or plan: this
is also called its strategy.
To implement its strategy, the organization uses
(international) projects.
During the project and at the end of the project, the
organization checks whether the project has delivered the
desired results.
This is an ongoing cycle we also call strategic
management cycle.
2
Project 3
Project 2
Strategic Management Cycle
Business
Planning
Communi-
cating
and
high-level
aligning
Feedback
and
Learning
Translating
the Vision/
Mission
1
3 2
Project 1
4
Executing
Completing
Planning
Initiating
How (international) projects are part of the organization’s
strategy
3
THE CONNECTION BETWEEN (INTERNATIONAL) PROJECTS AND
(INTERNATIONAL) PROGRAMS
A program can be defined as a bundle of projects.
Compared to a project, a program typically is bigger, requires more resources,
and is crucial for the success of organizational strategy.
The projects within a program serve the same strategic objective.
Projects in a program are interdependent. They share the same objectives and
scarce resources.
They typically have a common infrastructure and share a certain set of risks.
Programs have the following advantages:
Ensuring strategic alignment through interdependency of objectives.
Reducing the complexity of ‘large projects’ by clearly breaking them down
into smaller, easy-to control projects contributes to clearer responsibilities,
minimizes risks, and boosts morale and motivation. It also improves the quality
of the results.
Programs are essentially managed in the same way as projects.
4
PROJECT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT (PPM)
A project portfolio is a collection of projects managed under
one umbrella. These projects may be interrelated or not.
Purpose of PPM is to maximize the efficacy of projects in the
light of strategy execution.
There are two main management processes within project
portfolio management:
1. Selection and prioritization of projects.
2. Management of the projects within the portfolio by
monitoring target achievement.
A project portfolio is periodically adapted to the
organizational strategy.
The main activities of the PPM process are shown on the
following slide.
5
Required inputs:
1. Program/ project title
2. Project objective in light of
overall strategy
3. Risk level
4. Timeframe
5. Dependencies with other
programs/ projects
6. Estimated budget or ROI
7. Impact of not delivering the
program/project
1
3
2
4
Build or
Update
Project
Portfolio
Analyze
& Prioritize
Project
Portfolio
Monitor
& Adjust
Project
Portfolio
Consider
new
proposed
projects
The Project
Portfolio
Management
Process
1. Categorization.
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a. Complete the table
b. Display the information as either a pie chart, a horizontal bar chart, or a vertical bar chart.
c. Determine the mean, median, minimum frequency, maximum frequency, range, Q1, Q3 and the standard deviation, Sx
d. Based on the information and chart, what can you say about the distribution.a. Complete the table
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c. Determine the mean, median, minimum frequency, maximum frequency, range, Q1, Q3 and the standard deviation, Sx
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Theme one is to identify the types of cultures or models of cultures and how they work or fit within an organization
Learning Activity #1
Using your reading material create a chart that describes the type, characteristics of the culture, associated values that would be important to keep the culture alive, and kinds of organizations structures that work best for culture. Compare and contrast them in your explanation of the chart. For instance what culture might work for Joe at the new sawmill and then which one might work at Purvis' shoe company.
Theme two: How to Create, Change, and Align Culture to the Structure and Vision.
Organizational Structure
Preface:
A leader’s job is to create the direction for the company to move forward. The leader does this in steps. Here are the steps of the process:
First, the leader designs the vision and mission for the company and second, the leader must establish an organizational structure which promotes the vision, mission and empowers the employees to keep the forward movement in the organization.
In creating the structure various factors must be considered.
· First and foremost is the purpose of the company or organization. What type of structure will best accomplish that goal? Certainly a company like UPS needs a somewhat rigid structure that is set up to focus on procedure and time sensitivity. Since UPS has as its goal to get the correct parcels to the right customers in the fastest way possible, variance in procedures or ways of accomplishing the tasks would never work. A tight delineated structure is imperative.
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ESL 408 Remembered Event Worksheet
1) What is the most memorable, significant event in your life?
2) What important lesson(s) or applications are there from this event?
3) Complete the chart below. Add at least 5 details to each part of the storyline.
Story Element
Details
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resloution
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Name: Bijapur Fort
Year: 1599
Location: Bijapur city in Bijapur District of the Indian state of Karnataka
The fort precinct is studded with the historical fort, palaces, mosques, tombs and
gardens.
Built by Yusuf Adil Shah, during the rule of Adil Shahidynasty.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bijapur,_Karnataka
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bijapur_district,_Karnataka
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/States_and_territories_of_India
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karnataka
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adil_Shahi
Name: Adham Khan's Tomb
Year: 1561
Location : Qutub Minar, Mehrauli, Delhi,
Built for 16th-century tomb of Adham Khan, a general of the Mughal Emperor Akbar.
It consists of a domed octagonal chamber in the Lodhi Dynasty style and Sayyid
dynasty early in the 14th century.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qutub_Minar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehrauli
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delhi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adham_Khan
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akbar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lodhi_Dynasty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayyid_dynasty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayyid_dynasty
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Week 10 Assignments – XBRL
DUE DATE: Sunday midnight of Week 6, submitted in a MS Word (or Excel if
computations required) document with filename format:
Last First_Week X hwk.doc or .xls Make sure your name appears on each page of the
homework using the header function.
Homework questions:
1. Why do you think it took from 1999, when the XBRL concept was invented, until 2009
for the SEC require that public filers adopt?
2. From the PWC Webcast on XBRL, what are the differences between the “bolt-on” and
“embedded” approach to XBRL?
3. If you worked in the Finance and Accounting department of a company, how could you
use XBRL tags to help in your job? Could XBRL tagging help other functions in a
company do their jobs?
4. US public filers are required to begin tagging and reporting financial data using XBRL
beginning in 2009. From earlier in this course, they also have many major projects that
are required now or in the coming years (IFRS, Fair Value, etc.). Aside from the obvious
benefit of job creation for CPA’s and the companies which provide these
services/software ☺, what impact do you think these requirements are going to have on
companies? Will this divert attention and resources from their core business or will this
be like all other changes they go through (e.g. SOX), an intense implementation then
business as usual?
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CHM 3372, Winter 2016
Exam #2 Re-work
Due Wed, 3/2/16
1. Make the ketone below from 13C-labeled formaldehyde and propane. Make certain to keep
track of your labels throughout your synthesis. (27 points)
O
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2. (a) The reaction below can form two possible diastereomeric products. Draw the structures of
both products, and the mechanism of the formation of either one. (4 points)
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1. LiAlH4
2. NH4Cl, H2O
(b) What characterizes a thermodynamic product of a reaction (any reaction)? What
characterizes a kinetic product of reaction? (2 points)
(c) Which product from part (a) would you expect to be the thermodynamic product? Why? (2
points)
(d) Which product would you expect to be the kinetic product? Why? (Note that this is not
necessarily the "non-thermodynamic" product.) (2 points)
(e) When this reaction is performed, regardless of what the temperature is, only one of the two
possible products is ever formed. Which one? (1 points)
(f) Why is the other diastereomer never formed? What must occur in order for it to be formed,
which will never occur with this particular reagent? Why? (3 points)
(g) Although the other diastereomer is never formed directly in this reaction, gentle heating with
aqueous acid will isomerize the initial product into the other diastereomer. Draw the mechanism
of the isomerization, and comment on why this isomerization occurs -- why one diastereomer
will react completely to form the other. (5 points)
Name: _______________________________ (Ex2 rework)
3. This page seems like it was tough on Q#3. Let’s see if you do better the second time around.
From the three alcohols shown, provide syntheses for the molecules below. For any SN2 or E2
reactions, use only non-halogen leaving groups – use a different leaving group which was
covered in Ch. 11. (12 points)
From: Make:
OH
OH
CH3 OH
O
O
CH3
O
O
O
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4. (a) Once again, write the oxidation state of the metal (each complex is neutral, Nickel is
Group 10; OTf is triflate, CF3SO3-), number of d electrons, and total valence electrons for the
metal in each complex, and indicate what type of reaction is occurring. (8 points)
H Ni
OTf
PPh3
Ni
OTf
PPh3H
Ni
OTf
PPh3
Ni
OTf
PPh3
Ni
OTf
PPh3
H
(b) What are the reactant(s) and product(s) of the reaction? (This time, they are not drawn for
you.) (2 points)
(c) If the ethylene molecule were deuterated completely (CD2=CD2), where would the deuterium
atoms end up in the product? Draw the structure, showing the position(s) of the deuterium
atoms. Assume the catalytic cycle has run several times already. (2 points)
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Should Transportation Security Officers Be Armed?
It is the opinion of this writer that Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) should not be
armed. It is my intent to illustrate that point in this paper. During my research I will weigh the
advantages and disadvantages of arming TSOs, examining each side of the argument. I will also
offer a potential solution that while costly will still prove to be less costly than arming TSOs.
What has led to this discussion? For a majority of our society it takes years and certain
events to take place in our lives for change to occur. Those events include graduating High
School/College, getting married, or having children. In a matter of only five short minutes on
the morning of November 1st, 2013, some individual’s lives changed forever. On that morning
Paul Anthony Ciancia, age 23, opened fire in Terminal 3 of the Los Angeles International
Airport (LAX). His senseless acts killed a TSO, while injuring six other individuals. The
shooting has been debated over and over again on whether it is a terrorist act or not. The
activities before, during, and after the shooting will show the acts were certainly a terrorist
attack. But more importantly could any deaths or injuries have been avoided if the TSOs were
armed? These is the question that will continue to be debated and one that will be addressed in
this paper.
Synopsis of the event that led up to this argument:
Shortly after being dropped off at the airport by his roommate, Paul Ciancia pulled out a
rifle and began opening fire. He was carrying luggage that was filled with a semiautomatic .223
caliber Smith & Wesson M&P-15 rifle, five 30-round magazines, and hundreds of additional
rounds of ammunition ("Lax shooting suspect," 2013). Walking up to the TSA checkpoint,
Ciancia pulled out a rifle and opened fire hitting TSO Gerardo Hernandez in the chest. Ciancia
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then apparently moved into the screening area where he continued to fire striking two other
TSOs and a male citizen. According to eye witnesses, Ciancia continually asked civilians if they
were TSA officers, when they said “no” he moved on without shooting them ("Lax shooting:
Latest," 2013). Ciancia made it as far as the food court some five minutes after the first shots
were fired. He was then surrounded by LAX police officers who engaged him in a gunfight.
Shortly after the gunfight ended Ciancia was taken into custody where he had to be transported
to a nearby trauma hospital for gunshot wounds (Abdollah, 2013).
In total eight individuals had to be treated at the scene. Four victims were treated for
gunshot wounds, while the others were treated for other injuries ("6 hospitalized after," 2013).
The sole suspect Paul Ciancia was carrying a note on him that stated he “wanted to kill TSA”
and describe them as “pigs”, the note also mentioned “fiat currency” and “NWO” ("Lax shooting
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UNIT 3 TEST
(The directions and procedures for this test are the same as for the previous Unit test.)
Save this test on your computer, and complete the questions by marking correct answers with the “text color” function in WORD ( ) located on the “home” toolbar.Please attach your completed test to the assignment submission page.
Section I
Please identify problems of vagueness, overgenerality and ambiguity (double meaning) in the following passages. Then explain briefly how/why the passage exemplifies that problem. (Some examples may contain more than one problem.)
1. Who was Hitler? He was an Austrian.
__vague
__overgeneral
__ambiguous
Explanation:
2. The judge sanctioned the firm's criminal conduct.
__vague
__overgeneral
__ambiguous
Explanation:
3. "Turn right here!"
__vague
__overgeneral
__ambiguous
Explanation:
4. (From a Student Code of Conduct- Sexual impropriety in the dorms after 6:00 pm is forbidden.
__vague
__overgeneral
__ambiguous
Explanation:
5. Did Donald win the election? Well, he did get quite a few votes!
__vague
__overgeneral
__ambiguous
Explanation:
6. How are Henry’s finances? Oh, he’s really quite well off!
__vague
__overgeneral
__ambiguous
7. Bertha Belch, as missionary from Africa, will be speaking tonight at the Calvary Chapel. Come and hear Bertha Belch all the way from Africa.
__vague
__overgeneral
__ambiguous
Explanation:
8. Lower Slobovia can’t be a very well-run country. I mean, it’s not particularly democratic!
[Careful: Think about the various aspects of these claims before answering.]
__vague
__overgeneral
__ambiguous
Section II. Definitions
Please indicate whether the following are stipulative, persuasive, lexical or precising definitions.
9. Postmodern means a chaotic and confusing mishmash of images and references that leaves readers and viewers longing for the days of a good, well-told story.
__ stipulative
__ persuasive
__ lexical
__ précising
10. A triangle is a plane figure enclosed by 3 straight lines.
__ stipulative
__ persuasive
__ lexical
__ precising
11. An arid region, for purposes of this study, is any region that receives an average of less than 15 inches of rain per year
__ stipulative
__ persuasive
__ lexical
__ precising
14. A Blanker is someone who sends holiday cards without signatures or personalized messages
__ stipulative
__ persuasive
__ lexical
__ precising
15. Tragedy, in literary terms, means a serious drama that usually ends in disaster nd that focuses on a single character who experiences unexpected reversals in fat, often falling from a position of authority and power because of an unrecognized flaw or misguided action
__ stipulative
__ persuasive
__ lexical
__ précising
Section III. Strategies for Defining
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Concept Matching: From Disease to Treatment
Using your textbooks, complete the empty squares on the table below to match specific diseases with their pathology, pathophysiology and pharmacological treatment. Be sure to use appropriate medical terminology when adding information. You should review two different sources at a minimum to develop your brief synopses.
Example of completed row:
Disease
Body system
Signs/Symptoms
Pathophysiology
Treatment(s) (Pharm & Other)
Acne vulgaris
Integumentary system
Non-inflammatory comedones or inflammatory papules, pustules or modules. Symptoms can include pain, erythema and tenderness
Release of inflammatory mediators into the skin, with follicle hyperkeratinization, Propionibacterium acne colonization, and excess production of sebum
Depending on severity, topical mediations include benzyol peroxide or retinoid drugs. Hormonal drugs (such as oral contraceptives), and in some cases antibiotics may be used for severe inflammatory acne. Nonpharmacological treatments include dermabrasion or phototherapy
Disease
Body System
Signs/Symptoms
Pathophysiology
Treatment(s)
Atopic Dermatitis
Multiple Sclerosis
Squamous cell carcinoma
Osteoporosis
Osteosarcoma
Rheumatoid arthritis
Epilepsy
Psoriasis
Alzheimer’s Disease
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"Uncle Vanya"
“Man has been endowed with reason,
with the power to create, so that he can add to what he's been given.
But up to now, he hasn't been a creator, only a destroyer.
Forests keep disappearing, rivers dry up,
wild life's become extinct, the climate's ruined,
and the land grows poorer and uglier”
The play “Uncle Vanya” written by Anton Chekhov is a pearl of the classics of Russian literature. Anton Chekhov left a great legacy in a form of his plays and short stories for the classics of world literature. Without a shadow of doubt, this masterpiece, written by one of the most prominent the Russian playwrights of his time, should be read with further analysis and discussion. “Uncle Vanya” is a realist play and Chekhov tried to make its scenes as true-to-life as possible. Chekhov spent one year writing “Uncle Vanya” and introduced a number of changes between the years 1896 – 1897. The final version of his play is famous worldwide. The plot of the play narrates a heartbreaking story of how the main hero, Ivan Petrovich Voynitsky or Uncle Vanya that was a rather calm and quiet man undergoes a moral “rebirth” developing a spirit of a rebellion. Uncle Vanya, the main hero of the play, can be characterized as a bitter aging man who spent his life in toil working for his brother-in-law. Chekhov depicted the character of uncle Vanya as a misanthrope who recognized the miserable nature of other characters.
Moreover, Chekhov’s play also involves a number of other important issues that are experienced by the play’s characters. These issues include the feeling of pointless life lacking meaning, missed opportunities, and the most touching feeling of blind admiration. It should be admitted that Chekhov used to create hidden meaning in his plays to make the readers think critically not only of his work but of their lives either. Therefore, in the play, Chekhov made every character individualistic. For instance, the central character in the play, Uncle Vanya, cares about patrimony and the Serebryakov’s family’s property. Throughout the play, uncle Vanya finds himself dismissed and rejected without the right for an opinion. Chekhov also pointed out the suffering of other characters who struggle to change their lives for better. The play consists of a number of personal dramas that are interconnected.
It can be stated that Chekhov included a number of opposite lines in his play such as the choice between obedience or riot, feeling of admiration and disrespect. The following lines from the play demonstrate the feeling of disappointment and understanding the pointlessness of a situation: “”I’m mad — but people who conceal their utter lack of talent, their dullness, their complete heartlessness under the guise of the professor, the purveyor of learned magic — they aren’t mad” (Uncle Vanya). Uncle Vanya is concerned about the wasted years and the thought of how his life could look like in case he used the opportun ...
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HIM 2214 Module 6: Medical Record Abstracting
Instructions: In this medical record abstracting assignment you will first need to download and the records (history & physical, surgery consultation, operative report, pathology report and discharge summary) for a patient with digestive system problems. (Recommend reading them in the order listed).
Save your answers to the following related questions in this document and submit them for this module's assignment.
1. Define the terms diverticulosis and diverticulitis.
2. What is the pathophysiology of diverticulitis?
3. What is a hiatal hernia?
4. Describe some of the signs or symptoms a person with a hiatal hernia might have.
5. What is a pulmonary embolus?
6. What was the etiology (cause) of the pulmonary embolus for this patient?
7. What is gastritis?
8. Which problem is likely a contributor to the patient’s Type II diabetes mellitus?
9. What was the purpose of the barium enema?
10. What does the abbreviation HEENT stand for?
11. What is thrombophlebitis?
12. What is a surgical resection?
13. Define anastomosis.
14. What is ferrous gluconate and what is it used to treat?
15. What condition is the drug Darvocet used to treat?
16. What are electrolytes?
17. What is exogenous obesity?
18. Where is the femoral pulse found/taken?
19. Where is the popliteal pulse found/taken?
20. What is hepatosplenomegaly?
21. Which condition(s) is/are the drug Humulin used to treat?
22. What is an adenocarcinoma?
23. Which condition(s) is/are the drug Lanoxin used to treat?
24. What is the purpose of ordering the blood test PTT?
25. What is a colon stricture?
26. What is/are the etiologies associated with colorectal cancer?
27. What is the medical term for gallstones?
28. Which condition(s) is the drug Zantac used to treat?
29. What does the pathology report indicate about the spread of the carcinoma in this patient?
30. What is the etiology of Type II diabetes mellitus?
· Academic arguments are designed to get someone to agree with the author, who may use pathos (emotion), logos (logic and facts) and ethos (authority and expertise) to persuade.
Academic arguments are not about ranting, screaming or otherwise increasing conflict, but in fact are the opposite: They attempt to help the other person understand what the author believes to be right (opinion) based on the evidence presented (authority, logic, facts).
For your topic for your final paper, what kinds of arguments can you develop for your claim (thesis, main idea)?
Health Record Face Sheet
Record Number:
005
Age:
67
Gender:
Male
Length of Stay:
3 days
Service:
Inpatient Hospital Admission
Disposition:
Home
Discharge Summary
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Sophocles, Antigone
Main Characters: Antigone, Creon (the King), Ismene (Antigone’s sister), the Chorus, the Guard, Haimon (Creon’s and Euridike’s son), Euridike (Creon’s wife/Haimon’s mother), Teiresias (the prophet), the messenger.
1. Aristotle writes that the tragic hero suffers from a harmartia or error. Who is the tragic hero of the play? Why do you think so?
2. Who is in the right? Antigone? Creon? Both? Neither? Why?
3. What makes this play tragic?
4. What is the role of the chorus in this production? How do they fit into the play?
5. What do you think about the way the production differentiates between divine law and human law? Which characters do you think are more closely linked to what (kind of) law?
6. Why is this art? What is the relationship between Antigone and a painting or a statue, such that we can call them both art?
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N4455 Nursing Leadership and Management
Week 3 Assignment 1: Financial Management Case Study v2.2
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Overview: Financial Management Case Study
One of the important duties of a nurse leader is to manage personnel and personnel budgets. In this assignment, you will assume the role of a nurse manager. You will use given data to make important decisions regarding budgets and staffing.
Some nurse managers have computer spreadsheets or software applications to help them make decisions regarding budgets and staffing. You will only need simple mathematical operations* to perform the needed calculations in this assignment because the scenario has been simplified. Furthermore, some data have been provided for you that a nurse leader might need to gather or compute in a real setting. Still, you will get a glimpse of the complexity of responsibilities nurse leaders shoulder regarding financial management.
· To calculate the percent of the whole a given number represents, follow these steps:
Change the percentage to a decimal number by moving the decimal twice to the left (or dividing by 100).
Multiply the new decimal number by the whole.
Example: What is 30% of 70?
30%= .30; (.30) × 70 = 21
· To find out what percentage a number represents in relation to the whole, follow these steps:
Divide the number by the whole (usually the small number by the large number).
Change the decimal answer to percent by moving the decimal twice to the right (or multiplying by 100).
Example: What percent of 45 is 10?
10 ÷ 45 = .222; so, 10 is 22% of 45.
* You will only need addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Case Study
You are the manager for 3 West, a medical/surgical unit. You have been given the following data to assist you in preparing your budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
Patient Data
ADC: 54
Budget based on 5.4 Avg. HPPD
(5.4 HPPD excludes head nurse and unit secretaries)
Staff Data
Total FTEs
37.0 Variable FTEs
1.0 Nurse Manager
2.2 Unit Secretaries
40.2 Total FTEs
Staffing Mix
RN
65%
LVN
20%
NA
15%
Average Salary Scale per Employee
(Fringe benefits are 35% of salaries)
Nurse Manager
$77,999.00 per year
Registered Nurses (RN)
$36.00 per hour
Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN)
$24.00 per hour
Nurse Aides (NA)
$13.50 per hour
Unit Secretary (US)
$11.25 per hourRubric
Use this rubric to guide your work on this assignment.
Criteria
Target
Acceptable
Unacceptable
Question 1
Both % and FTEs column totals within ± 2 of correct answers
(13-16 Points)
Either % or FTEs column totals within ± 2 of correct answers
(5-12 points)
Neither % nor FTEs column totals within ± 2 of correct answers
(0-4 points)
Question 2
All column (except Hours and Salary) totals within ± 2 of correct answers
(17-20 Points)
At least 4 column totals within ± 2 of correct answers
(5-16 points)
Less than 4 column totals within ± 2 of correct answers
(0-4 points)
Question 3
A. Table
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Habitable Zones – Student Guide
Exercises
Please read through the background pages entitled Life, Circumstellar Habitable Zones, and The Galactic Habitable Zone before working on the exercises using simulations below.
Circumstellar Zones
Open the Circumstellar Zone Simulator. There are four main panels:
· The top panel simulation displays a visualization of a star and its planets looking down onto the plane of the solar system. The habitable zone is displayed for the particular star being simulated. One can click and drag either toward the star or away from it to change the scale being displayed.
· The General Settings panel provides two options for creating standards of reference in the top panel.
· The Star and Planets Setting and Properties panel allows one to display our own star system, several known star systems, or create your own star-planet combinations in the none-selected mode.
· The Timeline and Simulation Controls allows one to demonstrate the time evolution of the star system being displayed.
The simulation begins with our Sun being displayed as it was when it formed and a terrestrial planet at the position of Earth. One can change the planet’s distance from the Sun either by dragging it or using the planet distance slider.
Note that the appearance of the planet changes depending upon its location. It appears quite earth-like when inside the circumstellar habitable zone (hereafter CHZ). However, when it is dragged inside of the CHZ it becomes “desert-like” while outside it appears “frozen”.
Question 1: Drag the planet to the inner boundary of the CHZ and note this distance from the Sun. Then drag it to the outer boundary and note this value. Lastly, take the difference of these two figures to calculate the “width” of the sun’s primordial CHZ.
CHZ Inner Boundary
CHZ Outer Boundary
Width of CHZ
NAAP – Habitable Zones 1/7
Question 2: Let’s explore the width of the CHZ for other stars. Complete the table below for stars with a variety of masses.
Star Mass (M )
Star Luminosity (L )
CHZ Inner Boundary (AU)
CHZ Outer Boundary (AU)
Width of CHZ (AU)
0.3
0.7
1.0
2.0
4.0
8.0
15.0
Question 3: Using the table above, what general conclusion can be made regarding the location of the CHZ for different types of stars?
Question 4: Using the table above, what general conclusion can be made regarding the width of the CHZ for different types of stars?
Exploring Other Systems
Begin by selecting the system 51 Pegasi. This was the first planet discovered around a star using the radial velocity technique. This technique detects systematic shifts in the wavelengths of absorption lines in the star’s spectra over time due to the motion of the star around the star-planet center of mass. The planet orbiting 51 Pegasi has a mass of at least half Jupiter’s mass.
Question 5: Zoom out so that you can compare this planet to those in our solar system (you can click-hold-drag to change t ...
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SKILL ACTIVITY
Giving an Effective Presentation
Directions: Read the information about oral presentations. Then
complete an outline for your own presentation.
One kind of oral presentation is a speech in which you explain
a position, or opinion, about an issue. After your speech, the
audience asks questions and you answer them. Preparing is the
first step. Use the following list as a guide to prepare.
• Decide what opinion you will take—for or against—and why.
• Write a short opening statement that gives your opinion.
• Gather facts and examples that support your opinion.
• Write a short conclusion that restates your opinion.
• Brainstorm a list of questions that your audience might ask.
Write down answers to the questions.
• Practice your presentation. Keep track of how long your
speech takes.
When you make the presentation, follow these steps:
• Begin with your opening statement.
• Give facts and examples that support your opinion.
• Conclude by stating your opinion again in different words.
• Answer questions from the audience. Listen carefully to make
sure you understand each question.
• While you are speaking, remember to look at your audience.
• Speak loudly and clearly so they can hear you.
Directions: Prepare and give a presentation on the following
topic: Is the increase in temporary employment a good thing for
American workers? Copy the following outline onto your own
paper to begin organizing your ideas.
I. Your opening statement:
II. Facts and examples that support your opinion:
1–5.
III. Your conclusion:
IV. Questions the audience may ask:
1–5.
V. Answers to these questions:
1–5.
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Speech Title
I. Intro:
A) Attention getter --
B) Purpose Statement --
C) Thesis --
II. BODY
A) Main Point Number 1:
a)
b)
c)
transition --
B) Main Point Number 2:
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Name: Suepin Nguyen
Hygiene Saves Lives
I. Intro: To give an informational speech about Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis
A) Attention getter – On each square centimeter of your skin, there are about 1,500
bacteria. That’s a lot of germs. According to a study conducted by Michigan State
University researchers, 95% of people do not properly wash their hands long enough to
kill the infection causing germs and bacteria (Jaslow, “95 Percent of People Wash Their
Hands Improperly: Are You One of Them?”).
B) Purpose Statement - That’s gross. While I can’t force you to wash your hands, perhaps
today I can help you realize just how much history and evidence is behind this crucial
bathroom ritual.
C) Thesis – Today, I will inform you all about Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis by discussing first
about his practice and studies, second about his scientific methods that saved a lot of
lives, and third about the germ theory we all take for granted.
II. BODY:
A) Main Point Number 1: To begin, I want to introduce Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis.
a) Ignaz Semmelweis became a physician and earned his doctorate degree in medicine
in 1844. This time period was known as the start of the golden age of the physician
scientist” (NPR.org). This means that doctors were expected to have scientific
training. Doctors were more interested in numbers and collecting data (Justin Lessler,
an assistant professor at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health).
b) In 1846, Dr. Semmelweis showed up for his new job in the maternity clinic at the
General Hospital in Vienna. Due to the time period, Dr. Semmelweis thought like a
physician scientist and wanted to figure out why so many women in maternity wards
were dying from childbed fever (Davis, “The Doctor Who Championed
Hand-Washing and Briefly Saved Lives”).
c) So what did he do? He collected data of his own. He studied two maternity wards in
the hospital. One was staffed by all male doctors and medical students, and the other
by female midwives. He tallied up the number of deaths in each ward and found that
women in the clinic staffed by doctors and medical students died at a rate 5 times ...
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verse populations and less inclusive health care pro-
grams, cautioned Joanne Lynn, a senior research-
er with the RAND Corporation and director of the
Washington Home Center for Palliative Care Stud-
ies in Washington, D.C. “There isn’t a huge demand
for assisted suicide in good care systems, but there
could be a huge demand in much less adequate care
systems,” Lynn said.
Psychiatrist Linda Ganzini of Oregon Health and
Sciences University agrees that her state’s high-
quality system of palliative care is the factor most
responsible for keeping the number of assisted-sui-
cide cases low. “Your safety net is your end-of-life
care and your hospice care,” she said. “It’s not the
safeguards that you build into the law.”
1.
Colburn D. Why am I not dead? The Oregonian. March 4,
2005:A01.
2.
Tolle SW, Tilden VR, Drach LL, Fromme EK, Perrin NA, Hedberg
K. Characteristics and proportion of dying Oregonians who person-
ally consider physician-assisted suicide. J Clin Ethics 2004;15:111-8.
3.
Ganzini L, Nelson HD, Lee MA, Kraemer DF, Schmidt TA,
Delorit MA. Oregon physicians’ attitudes about and experiences
with end-of-life care since passage of the Oregon Death with Dig-
nity Act. JAMA 2001;285:2363-9.
4.
House of Lords Select Committee on the Assisted Dying for
the Terminally Ill Bill. Volume I: Report. HL Paper 86-I.
The story of Terri Schiavo should be disturbing to
all of us. How can it be that medicine, ethics, law,
and family could work so poorly together in meet-
ing the needs of this woman who was left in a per-
sistent vegetative state after having a cardiac ar-
rest? Ms. Schiavo had been sustained by artificial
hydration and nutrition through a feeding tube
for 15 years, and her husband, Michael Schiavo, was
locked in a very public legal struggle with her par-
ents and siblings about whether such treatment
should be continued or stopped. Distortion by inter-
est groups, media hyperbole, and manipulative use
of videotape characterized this case and demon-
strate what can happen when a patient becomes
more a precedent-setting symbol than a unique hu-
man being.
Let us begin with some medical facts. On Feb-
ruary 25, 1990, Terri Schiavo had a cardiac arrest,
triggered by extreme hypokalemia brought on by an
eating disorder. As a result, severe hypoxic–ische-
mic encephalopathy developed, and during the sub-
sequent months, she exhibited no evidence of high-
er cortical function. Computed tomographic scans
of her brain eventually showed severe atrophy of
her cerebral hemispheres, and her electroenceph-
alograms were flat, indicating no functional activ-
ity of the cerebral cortex. Her neurologic examina-
tions were indicative of a persistent vegetative state,
which includes periods of wakefulness alternating
with sleep, some reflexive responses to light and
noise, and some basic gag and swallowing respons-
es, but no signs of emotion, wi ...
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Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Each of the following is considered the business of social welfare except:
a. telling people how to live their lives.
b. ending all types of discrimination and oppression.
c. providing child-care services for parents who work outside the home.
d. rehabilitating people who are addicted to alcohol or drugs.
2. Which of the following statements is consistent with the residual view of social welfare?
a. Recipients are viewed as being entitled to social services and financial help.
b. Social services and financial help should be provided to an individual on a short-term basis, primarily during
emergencies.
c. It is associated with the belief that an individual’s difficulties are due to causes largely beyond his or her
control.
d. There is no stigma attached to receiving funds or services. In this view, when difficulties arise, causes are
sought in the society, and efforts are focused on improving the social institutions within which the individual
functions.
3. Which of the following is consistent with an institutional view of social welfare?
a. Social services and financial aid should be provided only when other measures or efforts have been exhausted.
b. Causes for client’s difficulties are sought in the society.
c. Clients are to blame for their predicaments because of personal inadequacies.
d. Recipients are required to perform certain low-grade work assignments to receive financial aid.
4. The Elizabethan Poor Law of 1601 established three categories of relief recipients:
a. the insane, the poor, and the disabled.
b. the insane, dependent children, and the poor.
c. the able-bodied poor, the impotent poor, and dependent children.
d. the disabled, wives of prisoners, and the poor.
5. Before 1930 social services and financial assistance for people in need were provided primarily by _____.
a. churches and voluntary organizations
b. federal and state institutions
c. richer European countries
d. the military
6. President Clinton and the Republican-controlled Congress abolished Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)
in 1996 and replaced it with:
a. Welfare Services for Single Mothers.
b. Temporary Assistance to Needy Families.
c. Conditional Aid to Single Parents.
d. Assistance for Poor Families.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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7. One of the businesses of social welfare is to provide adequate housing for the homeless.
a. True
b. False
8. In the past, social welfare has been more of a pure sci ...
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Source Articles from
WALL STREET JOURNAL.
CLASSROOM EDITION
Chapter 17 International Trade
This article from the April2004 Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition offers a
broader view of a long-running trend in global trade: the movement of manufacturing
jobs to other countries. In "Two-Way Street," Journal staff reporters Joel Millman
and Norihiko Shirouzu explain that while many manufacturing jobs are indeed
streaming out of the U.S., some foreign companies are eagerly creating new manufac-
turing jobs in the U.S.
Before reading the article, you may want ro look up the following terms: proxim-
ity, incentives, rhetoric, value chain.
uBut free trade works both
ways, and just as U.S.
companies look overseas
for workers, a lot of foreign
companies have been
expanding their operations
in the U.S. and creating new
jobs for Americans. The
attractions for them are better
business conditions, proxim-
ity to the ever-expanding U.S.
consumer market, and the
promise of incentives that
many U.S. communities offer
to attract new investment.''
Free trade has hammered a lot of U.S. towns, making it easier for companies to send manu-facturing jobs south of
the border or overseas, and
idling hundreds of American
factories and tens of thousands
of workers.
But free trade works both
ways, and just as U.S. compa-
nies look overseas for workers,
a lot of foreign companies have
been expanding their opera-
tions in the U.S. and creating
new jobs for Americans. The
attractions for them are better
business conditions, proximity
to the ever-expanding U.S.
consumer market, and the
promise of incentives that
many U.S. communities offer
to attract new investment.
In 1999, for example,
Gruma, Mexico's largest pro-
ducer of corn flour and tor-
tillas, wanted to extend its
sa les territory in the eastern
U.S. The manufacturer found
that the quickest way was to
buy a rival, Barnes Foods, ven-
dor of the regional Pepito
brand in Goldsboro, N .C ..
After closing the $12 million
transaction, Gruma found something else: a com-
munity eager to offer incentives to persuade the
Mexican company to invest
millions more.
Within a year, Gruma
delighted Goldsboro by agree-
ing to buy an empty warehouse
the city owned outside rown.
The building had sat for four
years, after officials spent more
than $1 million trying to mar-
ket it as parr of an industrial
park. By promising to invest
$13 million locally, and add
100 jobs to Barnes's payroll,
Gruma got $200,000 chopped
off the building's sale price and
another $200,000 in grants to
defray infrastructure costs.
Gruma also received job-cre-
ation tax credits to offset
almost $200,000 annually
from its state corporate income
tax. Ultimately, the Mexican
company well exceeded the
n urn ber of new hires it
promised, tripling its Golds-
boro work force to nearly 200. ...
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Understanding by Design (UbD) Template
Stage 1—Desired Results
Q Established Goals:
Students will understand to add and subtract of the numbers.
Understandings:
The student will understand some of the terms and symbols that are very important to add or subtract numbers.
Essential Questions:
What does the mean plus or add?
How can we find the different between two numbers?
What does “=” mean? And when can we use it?
Students will know the most popular of the three symbols:
1- "+" to add the numbers.
2- "-" to subtract the numbers.
3- "=" to equal the numbers.
Students will be able to
· Use the terms 'add, plus, equals, minus, and the difference between them'.
· Use number line to model and determine the difference between two numbers, e.g. “Difference between 7 and 4 is 3”.
· Use the symbols for plus (+), minus (–) and equals (=).
Stage 2 – Assessment Evidence
Performance Tasks:
•
I am math teacher (R) and I have been hired by the principal and council (A) of The School of Riyadh for elementary students who are 11 years old. The exercise will target the addition and subtraction of the math. I must illustrate and define each one. (G) I am going to use audio aids in teaching them then the students are going to write down new ideas in a table that I have made in a booklet. (P) The table contains topics and underneath each topic, there are three boxes that contain each pillar. Each box has to have the particular picture that defines each pillar and must be colorful as well. All this is in stapled booklet. (S) The cost of the tablet and booklets are $100. This task must be completed in one week (S2).
Other Evidence:
How were addition and a subtraction derived? (E)
How is addition translated to sunbathing? (I)
How is addition or subtraction use in our world? (A)
How does addition compare to subtraction? (P)
How can I best recognize addition and subtraction? (SK)
Stage 3 – Learning Plan
Learning Activities:
Differentiated Instruction
White Cube
(Basic Level)
EXPLAIN
Big Idea:
INTERPRET
APPLICATION
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Cubing Examples
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Unit:
Cubing Examples
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Keeping Score
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KEEPING SCORE 2
Abstract
Proposed changes to Little League scoring policies can seriously affect the elements that make
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Winter 2018 Exam 2
(Take Home, open notes – NOT open book)
Matching – (1 point each, 8 points total)
Match each term with one of the following cultures by writing the corresponding letter in the blank space:
A. India
B. Bali
C. Ireland
1. _______sitar
2._______kilitan telu
3._______kecak
4._______gamelan
5._______Sean-nós
6._______beleganjur
7._______alap
8._______céilí
9. Describe Irish music. Please include information from each of the 3 different “eras” discussed in the book. (4 points)
10. Describe a raga in detail, with much attention paid to form, instruments, and development/barhat. (4 points)
11. What effect did the potato famine have on the culture and music of Ireland? (6 points)
12. What is ombak? Please explain it in detail, including how it is achieved. (4 points)
13. What is the difference between ceili and session? (2 points)
5. Listening Exercise – 12 points ( 4 points each) Sound Files are on Moodle!!!
Listen to the sound clips. See if you can guess what culture/tradition they come from. You may even be able to guess the type/form of music. Please write down your thought process. What are the clues? Why might it be from one particular culture? Listen to instruments, form, texture. The right answer is not the goal. What I need to see is your reasoning. You could get full credit even if you guess the wrong culture, provided your reasoning is sound. Complete sentences are not needed; lists are fine.
Clip 1.
Clip 2.
Clip 3.
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Operation “Blue Star” is the only event in the history of Independent India where the state went into war with its own people. Even after about 40 years it is not clear if it was culmination of states anger over people of the region, a political game of power or start of dictatorial chapter in the democratic setup.
The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
Students, digital devices and success - Andreas Schleicher - 27 May 2024..pptxEduSkills OECD
Andreas Schleicher presents at the OECD webinar ‘Digital devices in schools: detrimental distraction or secret to success?’ on 27 May 2024. The presentation was based on findings from PISA 2022 results and the webinar helped launch the PISA in Focus ‘Managing screen time: How to protect and equip students against distraction’ https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/education/managing-screen-time_7c225af4-en and the OECD Education Policy Perspective ‘Students, digital devices and success’ can be found here - https://oe.cd/il/5yV
Welcome to TechSoup New Member Orientation and Q&A (May 2024).pdfTechSoup
In this webinar you will learn how your organization can access TechSoup's wide variety of product discount and donation programs. From hardware to software, we'll give you a tour of the tools available to help your nonprofit with productivity, collaboration, financial management, donor tracking, security, and more.
The Indian economy is classified into different sectors to simplify the analysis and understanding of economic activities. For Class 10, it's essential to grasp the sectors of the Indian economy, understand their characteristics, and recognize their importance. This guide will provide detailed notes on the Sectors of the Indian Economy Class 10, using specific long-tail keywords to enhance comprehension.
For more information, visit-www.vavaclasses.com
Palestine last event orientationfvgnh .pptxRaedMohamed3
An EFL lesson about the current events in Palestine. It is intended to be for intermediate students who wish to increase their listening skills through a short lesson in power point.
Ethnobotany and Ethnopharmacology:
Ethnobotany in herbal drug evaluation,
Impact of Ethnobotany in traditional medicine,
New development in herbals,
Bio-prospecting tools for drug discovery,
Role of Ethnopharmacology in drug evaluation,
Reverse Pharmacology.
Synthetic Fiber Construction in lab .pptxPavel ( NSTU)
Synthetic fiber production is a fascinating and complex field that blends chemistry, engineering, and environmental science. By understanding these aspects, students can gain a comprehensive view of synthetic fiber production, its impact on society and the environment, and the potential for future innovations. Synthetic fibers play a crucial role in modern society, impacting various aspects of daily life, industry, and the environment. ynthetic fibers are integral to modern life, offering a range of benefits from cost-effectiveness and versatility to innovative applications and performance characteristics. While they pose environmental challenges, ongoing research and development aim to create more sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives. Understanding the importance of synthetic fibers helps in appreciating their role in the economy, industry, and daily life, while also emphasizing the need for sustainable practices and innovation.
We all have good and bad thoughts from time to time and situation to situation. We are bombarded daily with spiraling thoughts(both negative and positive) creating all-consuming feel , making us difficult to manage with associated suffering. Good thoughts are like our Mob Signal (Positive thought) amidst noise(negative thought) in the atmosphere. Negative thoughts like noise outweigh positive thoughts. These thoughts often create unwanted confusion, trouble, stress and frustration in our mind as well as chaos in our physical world. Negative thoughts are also known as “distorted thinking”.
How to Split Bills in the Odoo 17 POS ModuleCeline George
Bills have a main role in point of sale procedure. It will help to track sales, handling payments and giving receipts to customers. Bill splitting also has an important role in POS. For example, If some friends come together for dinner and if they want to divide the bill then it is possible by POS bill splitting. This slide will show how to split bills in odoo 17 POS.
This is a presentation by Dada Robert in a Your Skill Boost masterclass organised by the Excellence Foundation for South Sudan (EFSS) on Saturday, the 25th and Sunday, the 26th of May 2024.
He discussed the concept of quality improvement, emphasizing its applicability to various aspects of life, including personal, project, and program improvements. He defined quality as doing the right thing at the right time in the right way to achieve the best possible results and discussed the concept of the "gap" between what we know and what we do, and how this gap represents the areas we need to improve. He explained the scientific approach to quality improvement, which involves systematic performance analysis, testing and learning, and implementing change ideas. He also highlighted the importance of client focus and a team approach to quality improvement.
2. examine important project
elements—such as integration management, scheduling, costing,
quality, control, risk
management, procurement, and stakeholder engagement—that
must be monitored, evaluated,
and executed throughout a project. You'll also identify the roles
that project managers and
stakeholders play in developing and managing efficient projects
in their organization, to
ensure that they will meet requirements and reach a successful
conclusion.
Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you should be able to:
1. Examine the concept of a project management office
2. Differentiate common organizational structures and explain
how the structure of the
organization can affect project processes and activities
3. Identify project stakeholders and recognize the need to
engage stakeholders throughout
the project life cycle
4. Examine the selection process and key attributes of a
successful project manager
5. Describe the characteristics and dynamics of high-performing
teams
6. Describe the methods for conflict resolution employed by
project managers
Understanding Projects and Project Management
Practitioners often talk about completing projects and
employing project management, but
3. organizations may define these terms differently, based on their
size, complexity, or corporate
culture. To ensure that we are defining these terms similarly,
let's take a closer look at them
before we move forward.
What is a Project?
A project is a series of carefully planned activities that creates a
unique end result. A
project is not an ongoing process—each project has a defined
beginning and end. There is
a specified budget and schedule for the project and each project
is designed with a
specific output in mind.
Projects are executed within an organizational setting and, as
such, must fit into the
management structure of the organization. To be of value,
projects must fit within both
tactical (short-term) and strategic (long-term) corporate goals.
Individual projects
generally represent only part of the greater whole of an
organization's short- or long-term
plans. While a project may be important on its own merits, it is
not more important than
the organization's strategic mission and overall goals.
What is Project Management?
Project management is the application of resources and the
administration of knowledge,
tools, and skills to meet project objectives.
4. To be an effective project practitioner, you'll need
to recognize that neither time nor other resources
are infinite, so they must be managed carefully.
The art of project management is in realizing that
a project's constraints are connected and must be
addressed together to ensure success.
Traditionally, project management practitioners
have talked of a triple constraint, to guarantee that
the interplay of scope, time, and cost are taken into
consideration when projects are managed. More
recently, additional constraints—including quality,
resources, risk, and other project parameters—have been
included in this list to broaden
the practitioner's view of factors that need to be closely
integrated and monitored to meet
project objectives.
Changing one constraint will most likely affect other
constraints, which could benefit or
hinder the progress of your project.
What is a Project Manager?
A project manager is the person assigned by the appropriate
entities to successfully guide
the project to meet its objectives. This person is ultimately
responsible for all aspects of
the project as he or she oversees each project stage. The project
manager has also been
authorized to apply the necessary resources to ensure project
completion.
An effective project manager knows what role his or her project
plays in the broader
5. organizational context. Each project will be subject to
prioritization within its
organization; the forces (problems, opportunities, and
requirements) that drive the
organization will help determine the investment, timing, and
emphasis that will be placed
on a given project.
There are several other definitions that we should cover, to
familiarize you with the terms
we'll use throughout this course.
T e r m D e f i n i t i o n
Project
Life
Cycle
The series of stages (Initiating, Planning, Executing,
Monitoring and
Controlling, and Closing) needed to complete a project
Scope An explanation of the work included in the project
Baseline A tool used to compare expected performance to actual
results. Baselines are
often created to measure a project's scope, cost, and schedule
performance.
Budget An aggregation of the expected costs to complete the
project
Charter A foundational document that sets the initial
expectations for the project
6. Program A group of projects that, because they are related in
some way, can be managed
together, to reap benefits that would not be available if the
projects were
managed separately
Portfolio A group of projects and/or programs that are
undertaken to meet an
organization's strategic objectives
Project Success Factors
Factors that Contribute to Project Success
There are many factors that help determine whether a project
will succeed. Projects need to
be well-understood and well-supported by the organization that
administers them. The
project's objectives or goals must be clearly stated, and team
members need to be empowered
to reach these goals. Team members need to communicate and
work well together, and they
need to know what is expected of them.
The table below contains some general ideas about why some
projects fail and why some
projects succeed.
W h y d o s o m e p r o j e c t s s u c c e e d ? W h y d o s o
m e p r o j e c t s f a i l ?
1. executive level support and financial
backing
2. a well-defined project charter
7. 3. strong project management
4. working chemistry among team players
5. good decision-making structure
6. effective communication
7. alignment of team member goals
1. lack of alignment to organizational
objectives
2. poorly defined scope
3. unrealistic expectations
4. lack of executive support and financial
backing
5. insufficient project management
6. team member personality conflicts
7. organizational politics
Seeing the Bigger Picture
To increase the likelihood of success, projects
may be compiled into larger groups and managed
in a coordinated way. Because individual projects
generally represent only part of the greater whole
of the organization's short- or long-term goals,
projects must fit within both tactical (short-term)
and strategic (long-term) corporate goals, and
should be aligned with organizational strategy to
increase the business value of the organization. The alignment
of projects, programs, and
portfolios with organizational strategies helps to ensure their
success and to allow the
organization to realize its objectives. Project practitioners
should continually monitor their
8. organizations' strategic plans, and if corporate strategies
change, they should alert executives
and project sponsors to suggest that projects be realigned to the
new organizational direction.
Programs
When projects are grouped together in a coordinated way
(because they have similar
attributes or goals), these groups are often characterized as
programs. An organization might
have several projects that are separately managed but that share
the intent of advancing a
certain goal, or program, of the organization. That goal might
be to minimize the
organization's environmental impact, in which case the program
might be broken down into
individual projects (or even into sub-projects)—one project
might assess the current
environmental impact of the organization; another might assess
the current and projected
impacts of competing organizations; while still another project
might include testing new
methods of manufacture.
Portfolios
Programs can then be grouped together into an organization's
portfolio of projects. The
collected programs only need to be related in that they meet the
strategic business objectives
of the organization (like increasing market share, optimizing the
use of company resources, or
increasing sustainability). The centralized management of this
9. collection of programs or
projects in an organization is called portfolio management.
Organizational Structures
Project management success often hinges on the ability of
project practitioners to function
within an organization's existing structure. The reporting
structures and authority channels
inherent in certain organizational structures can dramatically
enhance—or hinder—the
management of projects.
Several organizational structures are described below, along
with the effect that each
environment has on how projects are managed.
Projectized Organizations
In a projectized organization (or a project-
based organization), project practitioners and
staff are arranged in "self-contained" units
that report directly to a project manager. In a
projectized organization, authority may be
spread out, and roles and responsibilities are
often shared by project team members.
Because project staff report directly to a
project manager, it is in this type of
organization that the project manager has the most authority.
Functional Organizations
Functional organizations contain a top-down
and linear structure. This means that projects
10. are often located within a function like
manufacturing and that project managers sit
within that function, report to a functional
head, and have limited authority. This
organization is the most hierarchical, and
functional managers or department heads
have the most authority in functional
organizations.
Matrix Organizations
Often organizations are a blend of the structures listed above so
they are referred to as matrix
organizations. A matrix organization can further be described as
operating with a weak,
balanced, or strong matrix. A weak matrix organization has
many aspects of a functional
organization: often, the project manager acts as a project
coordinator or expeditor with
limited authority, and team members spend more time on the
tasks in their functional
departments than on project work. A strong matrix organization
has many aspects of a
projectized organization: the project manager has considerable
independence and authority,
and team members spend more of their time working directly on
projects. In a balanced
matrix, the role of the project manager is still critical, but his or
her power over a project and
its budget are limited.
A composite organization tends to share
many characteristics of a functional
organization, although it also contains
special project teams that operate in a
project-based way: these project teams will
11. often work under their own set of
operating procedures and have their own
full-time staff culled from different
functional departments.
Organizational Assets and Environmental Factors
Projects do not operate in a vacuum; they are susceptible to the
many factors around them. In addition, they should capitalize on
knowledge gained from past projects and should learn from the
success and mistakes of those that have preceded them. These
surrounding enterprise environmental factors should be
accounted
for, and the internal organizational process assets should be
leveraged to ensure successful project completion.
Enterprise Environmental Factors
Enterprise environmental factors include any or all external
environmental factors as well as
all internal organizational environmental factors that may
influence the project's success.
External factors can include governmental and industry
standards, marketplace conditions,
commercial databases, and the political climate. Internal factors
can include organizational
culture, structure, infrastructure, human resources, personnel
administration, governance
policies, and project management systems or software.
These factors may affect any or all of the enterprises involved
in the project so a thorough
investigation should be conducted to ensure project success.
12. Organizational Process Assets
Organizational process assets include any or all process-related
assets (from any or all of the
organizations involved in the project) that are or can be used to
influence the project's
success. These process assets include formal and informal
plans, policies, and procedures.
The process assets also include an organization's knowledge
bases such as lessons learned
and historical information.
One such asset might be the completed schedules from a
similar, recently completed project.
Another example might be a financial database that can be used
either to find out information
on a particular project or to draw conclusions about all the
projects of a certain type.
A particularly helpful organizational process asset would be a
completed project management
plan from a successfully completed project, to use as a
"template" or "sample" to prepare for
an upcoming project.
The project management plan is a living document that helps
project practitioners coordinate
and execute the project. The project management plan has a
number of subsidiary plans,
including the scope management plan, the requirements
management plan, the cost
management plan, the schedule management plan, the quality
management plan, the human
resource management plan, the risk management plan, the
process improvement plan, the
communications management plan, the procurement
13. management plan, and the stakeholder
management plan.
It may also include a milestone list and milestone schedule, the
resource list and resource
calendar, the risk register and risk breakdown structure, the
project scope statement, the work
breakdown structure, the change control systems, and the cost,
quality, and schedule
baselines.
Any resource used to move a project forward more smoothly—
including the project
management plan—should be subject to progressive elaboration
and rolling wave planning.
For example, the technical requirements for a product might
shift as customer feedback is
received. To allow for response to such customer input
(sometimes called the Voice of the
Customer), a project management system must be flexible, not
rigid.
Project management plans will also need to take into account
the enterprise environmental
factors of all other organizations involved in the project.
The Project Management Office
Project Management Office (PMO)
So who manages a project? The easy answer would be that
project managers manage
projects. However, there are often many more people involved
in the management of a
14. project than just the project manager.
In some organizations, a project management office (PMO) is
created to coordinate and
oversee project activities. The PMO may be tasked with
establishing project priorities,
managing the project portfolio, allocating project resources,
providing plans or forecasts of
performance, and/or supporting the project team in its
execution.
A PMO can exist in any organizational structure, whether it is a
functional organization, a
matrix organization, or a projectized organization. As shown in
the figure below, the
authority of the PMO increases as the organizational structure
moves from a specialty-based
(functional) organization to a project-based (projectized) one.
Types of PMOs
A project management office may be designated as supportive,
controlling, or directive,
depending on the degree of control and influence allowed by the
performing organization and
project stakeholders.
Regardless of type, the PMO will generally play a large part in
developing the project
management system to help oversee the project. Systems do not
have to be as complex as the
word might imply; systems are just integrated pieces designed
for a common goal, such as the
production of goods (products made for sale). For example, a
15. tool such as a computer
application is one part of a system that helps move a project
forward more smoothly.
Where Does the PMO Fit within the Organizational Hierarchy?
Notice, in the organizational chart below, that the PMO resides
beneath the executive
sponsorship and maintains communication with advisors but can
also act as a center of
expertise for the various departments collaborating on a project.
P r o j e c t M a n a g e m e n t O f f i c e s
P M O
T y p e R o l e C o m m o n A c t i v i t i e s
D e g r e e
o f
C o n t r o l
Supportive Consultant Provides templates and training to
project
participants
Serves as a project repository for project
information
Coordinates and disseminates best practices
and lessons learned from other projects
Low
Controlling Compliance
group
Specifies tools, forms, templates,
16. methodologies, and framework to be used on
projects
Ensures conformity to project regulations
and governance mandates
Moderate
Directive Manager Provides direct management of project
activities
High
This illustrates the need to ensure that the PMO continues to
serve the "lower" branches of
the organizational chart while still keeping an eye on satisfying
the requests and requirements
of the "upper" levels of the chart as well.
Stakeholders
There are many people who can influence and/or
be influenced by a project. Collectively, these
people are known as stakeholders.
A stakeholder is an individual, group, or
organization (e.g., customer, sponsor, performing
organization, or the public) who may affect, be
affected by, or perceive itself to be affected by a
decision, activity, or outcome of a project.
Stakeholder interests may be positively or
negatively affected by execution or completion of
the project. A stakeholder may also exert
influence over the project and its deliverables.
17. Examples of some of the parties who might be considered
stakeholders of a project include:
supervisors
shareholders
the government
senior executives
suppliers
trade associations
co-workers
lenders
the media
customers
analysts
the public
prospective clients
future recruits
the community
sponsors
the project management team
the project manager
Stakeholders can be divided into two groups: positive
stakeholders, who will benefit from the
project's success, and negative stakeholders, who view a
negative outcome as a success.
Because stakeholders may be able to exert influence over a
project or its results, their
interests should be carefully monitored to ensure positive
project conclusions.
The Project Team
18. One very important subgroup of stakeholders includes the
people who are responsible for the
successful completion of a project–namely, the project team.
A project team may include the following people:
Project staff: the people who do the work of the project
Project management staff: the people who manage the work of
the project
Supporting experts: the people who help create and develop the
project management plan
Sellers: the vendors, contractors, and suppliers who help create
the project deliverables
Users and customer representatives: the people who advise the
team and accept the
project deliverables
Business partners: external collaborators who fulfill a specific
role, provide special
expertise, or have some special relationship with the performing
organization
Members of the project team may be dedicated full-time to the
project or may be part-time
participants. (If team members are part-time participants, they
may be shared with other
projects or with functional departments within an organization.)
In some cases, projects may
include a combination of full-time dedicated participants and
part-time team members,
working together as needed to fulfill project obligations.
Project teams may be co-located or may exist as a virtual team,
depending on project needs
and the geographic distribution of skilled contributors. If a
virtual configuration is necessary,
19. project managers should take special care to ensure proper
communication and interaction
among participants; additional tools may be needed to ensure
satisfactory team interaction,
and accommodations may have to be made to account for
cultural, time zone, and language
differences.
Stakeholder Engagement and Management
Stakeholders can make or break a project. For example, a
quality-assurance director who has
not actively been following a project may suddenly find his
department over-extended when
asked to quickly assess the project's performance; because he
has not been actively engaged
in the project, he may become angry about the unexpected work
and actively resist or inhibit
project progress. Or a financial officer who has little interest in
a project may simply be
uninformed about its strategic value to the organization, and so
in meetings with a CEO, may
treat the project as a budget line item that should be scratched
off the books. To avoid
problems like these, it is important for project managers to
clearly identify all stakeholders,
ensure effective and ongoing communication with them, and
monitor interactions to ensure
that project objectives are understood and appreciated.
Stakeholders should be engaged throughout the project and
stakeholder engagement should
be carefully managed and nurtured to ensure the project meets
its objectives to the
20. satisfaction of all involved. Generally, stakeholders who are
respected and kept informed
about a project will be the most supportive of it. Those who are
ignored or forgotten could
negatively impact the project and quickly derail its progress if
their needs are not met.
Stakeholder Prioritization
To run a project effectively, project practitioners must identify
key stakeholders and consider
their impact on the project. If a project leader or project
manager does not identify and
consult with a high-power/high-interest stakeholder early in the
process, he or she may be
forced to respond to potentially project-changing suggestions
late in the process, threatening
project delay and budgetary overages. Not adequately
identifying and managing around
negative stakeholders, who may benefit from the project's
failure, may also endanger the
project. For example, a project manager must recognize that
competing departments or
organizations may not provide objective information or input,
and/or may seek to delay or
block the project.
Power/Attitude/Interest Grid
You should have a clear understanding of how your
stakeholders feel about your project and how and
when to communicate most effectively with them.
Engaging stakeholders in a conversation will help
you gauge a number of factors. For instance, how
emotional are they about the outcome of the project?
How much information do they want from you? Are
21. they motivated by a financial element of the project?
Does their opinion influence any other stakeholders?
Once you have a handle on stakeholder opinions, you
can use a priorities grid (like the one shown here) to
summarize how best to proceed. The easiest way to
organize stakeholder priorities is to create a code for
each type of stakeholder. The code can use colors or
shapes or both. For instance, inhibitor stakeholders can be
represented by a red X, neutral
stakeholders can be represented by yellow squares, and
supporters can be represented by
green circles.
In the stakeholder power and interest chart to the
right, Jeff is a supporter of the project and has a lot of
interest and power. Sarah and Jeremy are blockers,
and both need monitoring. Considering Sarah's
power, project leaders should be concerned about her
influences and should take steps toward keeping her
satisfied and informed. Don and Margaret are neutral
stakeholders but because Margaret has shown high
interest in the project, it would be best to be proactive
and keep her informed about the project, to avoid the
potential interruptions that may occur as she looks
for project information.
Salience Models
A salience model is another tool project practitioners can use to
rank and prioritize
stakeholders along three dimensions—their power, the urgency
of their need, and their
legitimacy of involvement.
22. Salience models are usually depicted as Venn diagrams, with
seven zones spread across three
intersecting circles. Those stakeholders who fall into the
intersecting areas of the circles need
to be more closely monitored and their needs satisfied if the
project is to be considered a
success. Those individuals or groups who fall outside of the
circles in the diagram are
considered non-stakeholders—investing time and/or resources
on this group will not result in
improvements or project success.
Stakeholders in zone 7 (the central zone) are considered critical
stakeholders—these people
(or organizations) have definitive power, legitimacy, and
urgency. Zone 7 stakeholders have a
vested interest in the project, place high demands upon it, and
have the power to authorize its
progress or to halt it altogether; as such, they should be a high
priority for project teams and
should be actively monitored and engaged to help the project
meet its objectives.
Stakeholders in zone 5 have both power and urgency; whether
or not they are legitimately
stakeholders in the project, such stakeholders must be satisfied
as to its value and progress.
The Project Life Cycle
The Project Life Cycle and Project Governance
Project practitioners will need to understand the project life
cycle to guide their project with
23. appropriate governance. Given the constraints defined for the
project, project governance will
require that they provide for the creation of certain outcomes or
outputs, as outlined in the
illustration below.
The governance provided will help define specific solutions for
the following variables in
each project:
Each stage's technical work
The outcomes or deliverables due to the customer or sponsor
How deliverables will be assessed and reviewed
Who is involved in each stage
How each stage is controlled
Project Life Cycle Approaches
Several alternative life cycle approaches can be used to guide
projects to their completion.
These alternatives can be placed on a continuum, with a
predictive approach at one end of the
spectrum and an adaptive approach on the other.
Predictive Life Cycles
In a predictive life cycle approach, a comprehensive plan is
created at the beginning of a
project and any changes to the plan are carefully evaluated and
controlled. (Although an
extensive plan is developed at project initiation, rolling wave
planning and progressive
elaboration are often employed to assist in project execution.)
Scope, time, and cost
24. estimates are determined early in project plan development, and
a series of sequential
stages are initiated, executed, and monitored to complete
project objectives.
Predictive cycles tend to be described as "Waterfall" approaches
because once a stage is
complete, practitioners tend not to revisit the unique activities
in that stage again; this is
similar to the idea that, once water that travels over a waterfall,
it is difficult to bring back
uphill.
Predictive approaches are frequently used when project
deliverables are well-understood
or when deliverables need to be completely finished before they
can be used by
stakeholders.
Iterative and Incremental Life Cycles
Iterative life cycles and incremental life cycles are often
described as "mini-Waterfall"
approaches—practitioners using these approaches run through
all project stages
sequentially but may repeat stages several times to add
enhancements to a product or
service under development. A rudimentary vision of the finished
product is created at the
project's inception but scope details are delayed until the
beginning of each iteration.
Changes to project scope continue to be controlled, limiting the
modifications allowed
during project execution.
Iterative and incremental life cycles are often used in projects
25. with changing scope
(especially large or complex projects) and in projects where
interim deliverables can be
developed that stakeholders may be able to use as finished
products.
Adaptive Life Cycles
An adaptive life cycle is similar to an iterative and incremental
cycle in that it enhances
products or services incrementally but does so in very short
iterations of fixed time and/or
cost.
In an adaptive life cycle, an initial high-level list of
requirements is developed by
stakeholders, but then the team is allowed to choose which
requirements to work on in
each iteration. Stakeholders are continuously involved in the
refinement of requirements
and the review of deliverables, and changes are embraced as
indicators of stakeholders'
up-to-the-moment needs. Teams utilizing adaptive life cycle
approaches tend to employ
Agile methodologies because these techniques allow team
members to adapt quickly to
changing customer requirements without completely disrupting
their project work.
Adaptive approaches are particularly useful in business
environments where customer
requests change rapidly, when the entire scope of a project is
difficult to define up front,
26. or when deliverables can be created that can be used by
customers before products are
completely finished.
Note: The project life cycle depicted in the graphic above can
still be used to illustrate
Agile or adaptive life cycles; it would just be modified to
include different outputs and
would happen in shorter iterations and time frames.
Project Stages
Because all projects are different, there is no standard way to
manage a project. However
projects do have certain stages in common. Identifying and
naming these project stages
makes it possible to discuss the accumulated knowledge of
countless project managers and
practitioners.
So what exactly is a project stage? For the purposes of this
course, we will say that a project
stage is a related group of activities that the project team must
perform to reach a
predetermined set of results, such as the creation of a
deliverable.
The Five Project Stages
P r o j e c t S t a g e s
Initiating Stage: The part of the project that focuses on defining
what the project will
attempt to accomplish
Planning Stage: The part of the project where the project
27. manager and project team plan
the work that will help the project achieve its objectives
Executing Stage: The part of the project where the "actual
work" is done
Monitoring and Controlling Stage: The part of the project where
work is compared to
expectations to ensure it is proceeding as expected
Closing Stage: The part of the project where the project
manager and project team finalize
all activities and formally close the project
With each of these stages, the completion of a deliverable (or
deliverables) marks the end of
the current stage, allowing you to proceed to the next stage.
The Interaction of Project Stages
Although the stages must be performed in some sequence, they
usually overlap and iterate.
The outputs for one stage will become the input for another.
Initiating
The Initiating stage launches a project. It is often performed by
an organization or
program—like a sponsor or senior management—that is outside
of the project.
Feasibility studies may be conducted. Documentation that
outlines the project's
objectives and how they relate to those of the organization at
large should emerge. And
28. the resources needed for the project are identified.
A project manager is assigned and any applicable organizational
assets, such as
procedures, guidelines, standards, and templates used on
previous projects, will be
assessed for their relevancy and usefulness to the project.
The project charter is approved, signaling the formal
authorization of the project.
Initiating
Planning
Executing Monitoring
and
Controlling
Closing
Planning
Once a project is formally authorized and its scope and
objectives are broadly defined, a
detailed breakdown of the project will need to be created.
This breakdown begins with a project plan. The project plan is a
summary or detailed
explanation of:
The project life cycle
The processes that will be used and how they will be used
29. The tools and techniques to accomplish the project
Plans to deal with risk and change
The process for maintaining the integrity of the product and the
project
Instructions for conducting management reviews
Executing
Executing essentially encompasses any actions necessary to do
the work of the project.
Executing processes include performing quality checks,
assisting and developing the
project team, communicating, and interacting with sellers or
potential sellers.
This is the stage where the majority of the project budget will
be used and the
deliverables that satisfy the project objectives will be created.
Monitoring and Controlling
Monitoring and Controlling occurs throughout the project.This
stage involves checking
performance with an eye toward effective change management
and an attention to detail.
In Monitoring and Controlling, information on performance and
progress is collected
and distributed. Changes, such as alterations to scope and
schedules, are also identified
and managed.
Monitoring and Controlling processes also involve managing
stakeholder expectations,
tracking and reacting to risk, and monitoring contracts between
buyers and sellers.
30. Closing
Closing is the final stage. It is often divided into a contract
closure procedure (settling
all contract terms and conditions) and an administrative closure
procedure (capturing,
analyzing, and archiving records, such as lessons learned).
The Project Life Cycle: Change and Cost
As a project progresses from beginning to end, the cost of
changes increases, while the
influence of the stakeholders decreases. The risks of a project
failing are also greatest at the
beginning of the project, with a progressively higher likelihood
of completion as the project
proceeds.
The cost and staffing levels over the project life cycle are
illustrated in the image below.
In the initial stages of a project, cost and staffing levels are
low. Notice how they trend
upward as the project approaches its middle and then decrease
as the project nears
completion.
Project Phases
It is important to be clear that these five stages are not
synonymous with project phases
because they do not exactly coincide with the phases of a
project. Projects may have multiple
31. phases—a design phase, a development phase, a testing phase,
etc.—and each of these phases
may have its own initiating, planning, executing, monitoring
and controlling, and closing
processes.
The boundary between phases is usually set at the point when
different organizations or
different skills sets are required to contribute to a project, and
the end of a phase is usually
marked by the production of a deliverable.
Common problems in managing phases of a project include:
Starting a project with the wrong objective
Completing a phase prematurely
Lingering on one phase for too long
Not conducting a final-stage "lessons learned" project review
Not incorporating lessons learned from previous phases or
projects into current work
A project will often be assessed before the next phase begins.
Assessment allows practitioners
to discover problems or errors in the project while these
problems are still comparatively
inexpensive to fix. If the project was designed to fulfill
objectives that are no longer required,
or if the risk in continuing is too great, the next phase might not
receive authorization.
Selecting a Project Manager
Because project managers are so important to the management
of projects, the abilities, skill,
32. and integrity of the project leader or project manager may be
the most important factors to
ensure project success.
In fact, in a 2004 research study from Portland State University
in Oregon called Criteria for
Project Assignments in Multiple-Project Environments, the
credibility of the project manager
was viewed as the number one constraint of a project. Looking
at this conclusion inversely,
this means that people perceive trust in the project manager as
critical to project success.
Selecting a project manager is a critical decision. As a logistical
step, it's important to ask for
recommendations on people who would make an effective
project manager or to look for
organizations that could make such recommendations. Once
candidates are selected and/or
interviewed, it is important to check references asking: Would
you employ this person again?
Why or why not?
It is important to recognize that a candidate who has listed the
project manager role on his or
her resume may not be necessarily right for the job. Rather,
many experts suggest selecting
candidates with the following characteristics:
demonstrated leadership skills—ideally someone who has shown
honesty and
accountability for a project of relatable size and scope
a solid understanding of how to proactively plan, estimate, and
budget from the
beginning of a project
experience in building work plans and demonstrated proficiency
33. in at least one project
management tool
the ability to articulate processes for managing risk, scope,
communication, and quality
a recognition that a project manager does not "own" the project
and a willingness to
spread and share responsibility
evidence of aptitude in decision-making, negotiating, problem-
solving, goal-setting, and
motivating/coaching others
strong oral and written communication skills
It's clear from this list that good project management requires
many general management
skills.
Key Competencies
Another way to look for the optimal traits and characteristics of
project managers is to review
the Portland State Research findings on the impact of project
manager competencies on
project success. In that study, an expert panel was asked to
evaluate the relative importance of
project managers' competencies to the success of new product
development projects.
Competencies were ranked in six areas: administrative,
business/strategic, multiple project
management, interpersonal, intrapersonal, and technical. (The
panel assumed that the projects
took place in a multi-project environment.)
The top competencies for each of these six areas were:
34. Administrative: Monitoring/control
Business/strategic: Business sense
Multiple project management: Experience
Interpersonal: Leadership
Intrapersonal: Organization and discipline
Technical: Knowledge of product applications
In selecting a project manager, it is helpful to first consider the
nature of the project and
which competencies and skills are likely to be required. Then
try to find candidates with the
desired experience and skills.
Best Practices: Project Team Leadership
Effective project managers empower team members to complete
project tasks, but teams still
need strong leadership from project leaders to help them
complete project objectives. Without
solid leadership, teams often struggle to remain focused on
customer requirements and fail to
evolve and develop new skills.
By integrating the following ideas into your leadership
practices, you can effectively lead
your teams to successfully accomplish project goals:
Provide accountability and team guidance
Maintain a balance between a long-range, strategic approach
and short-term tactical
decisions. Work with the team to achieve immediate results, but
remember to also keep
an eye on long-term problem-solving and decision-making
issues.
Help the team understand the project's purpose and goals.
35. Clearly state the organization's
expectations of the team, and continually reinforce the project's
stated intention and
success criteria.
Don't evade your responsibility as a project leader and project
manager. Empower the
team to make the decisions that are within their control, but
don't sidestep your duties.
Don't leave team members to make decisions where they lack
appropriate authority or
don't have the proper context.
Maintain a constant flow of information
Use graphic visual displays to summarize the team's work and
keep stakeholders aware of
team progress. (This will relieve the team from constantly
having to answer questions.)
Regularly update these displays so that the most-recent
information is available to
everyone at all times.
Use direct, unambiguous language to present information and to
clearly express your
thoughts and ideas.
Encourage participation in the decision-making process. Value
the input of others by
collecting ideas and opinions before making decisions.
Set project boundaries but allow the work to adapt
Set boundaries for the project but allow practices to evolve
within those boundaries.
Remove redundancy and waste, and review practices regularly
to ensure that they remain
36. efficient and effective.
Make sure that the team objectives are aligned with project
requirements. Keep the team
focused on meeting objectives and satisfying customer needs.
Enforce a disciplined project approach. Make sure that the team
follows project
guidelines and practices to meet goals and objectives.
Develop the team
Make sure team members continue to learn new skills, apply
new tools and techniques,
and improve individual and team competencies. Provide training
opportunities and
encourage exploration and continuous improvement.
Express a belief in your team members' abilities to solve
problems and develop solutions.
Encourage autonomy so team members exercise their own
judgment (while they stay
within project boundaries), and express trust in team decisions.
Motivate the team
Establish high expectations for yourself and your team. Expect
team members to adopt a
belief that they will continue to achieve goals and produce
successful outcomes each time
they take on new challenges.
Keep team members engaged. Exhibit enthusiasm and
excitement for team progress and
celebrate the team's successes.
Adjust your leadership style as the team matures
Recognize that "command-and-control" policies and practices
will hamper team progress.
37. Remember that you are providing information and helping the
team to shape processes to
achieve results—you are not micro-managing their tasks.
As processes become part of a team's daily practice, adjust your
leadership style from one
that "guides and teaches" to one that "shares and interacts."
When you spend less time
teaching the team how to work, you can spend more time
immersing yourself in the work
itself.
Don't try to solve the team's problems. Expose problems and
help the team develop
solutions as they see fit.
By focusing on supporting and enabling the team, effective
project leaders eliminate
distractions and provide a framework within which the team can
do what they do best—create
products that meet requirements.
Managing Stakeholder Expectations
On any project, expectations—about what the project is for,
how it should be run, and what
the end result should look like—will inevitably be made by the
people in and around the
project. While effective project managers work to ensure that
these stakeholder and
participant expectations will be met, they also need to manage
those expectations to keep
them aligned with any changes to the project's goals or
objectives. They need to continually
communicate and work with stakeholders, to guarantee that
expectations remain realistic and
38. that notions of success are based on the evolving project
objectives. Changing plans will need
to be discussed with affected parties, and the project manager
may be called upon to help
these groups adjust and resolve any issues that occur as
expectations are refashioned.
The Issue Log
As changes are discussed with stakeholders, these conversations
may uncover new issues that
need to be investigated and addressed. As with all other issues
on the project, these issues
should be documented in an issue log.
The issue log helps the project manager and project
management team decide how they will
focus their efforts and keep the project on track. Any time an
issue is discovered, the project
manager (or appropriate team member) will need to update the
issue log with all pertinent
information, which will then allow the project management
team to prioritize and plan for the
issue's resolution. Each issue should be assigned an owner who
is responsible for
communicating about the issue with the appropriate parties, and
for tracking and resolving the
issue by a set target date. Documenting (and continually
updating) all issues will ensure that a
shared understanding of each issue exists and that plans for how
it will be addressed and
resolved have been thought through.
Resolving Issues
When an issue is uncovered, the project team can respond with a
39. range of responses that will
depend on the issue itself and on the abilities of the people on
the team. The response will
need to take into account stakeholder management strategies,
but generally, the issue should
be addressed with stakeholders promptly and sincerely.
If the project's budget includes management reserves set aside
for potential issues, the project
management team may need approval to apply these reserves to
resolve the issue. Changes to
the project activities may also need to be made, and while a
change should not be
implemented without considering the impacts on the project's
baselines and the work of the
project team, project managers should not be resistant to change
out of principle or
stubbornness. It is all too common for project managers to
become so invested in their ideas
about how projects should be run that they are resistant to
changes necessary to bring the
project to success.
If planned project activities do need to be changed to ensure
that the project meets acceptance
criteria, change requests may need to be submitted and project
documents may need to be
updated. Regardless of the specific management decisions
made, the issue log will need to be
updated to reflect the issue's resolution. This updated issue log
will become an important
document for future projects, as the lessons learned from
resolving the issues can help other
teams avoid similar problems or use the relevant information to
resolve their own problems.
40. Satisfying Stakeholders
The satisfaction of stakeholders will rely on the interpersonal
skills of the project manager,
who may need to use decision-making, negotiation, or conflict
management skills to ensure
project success. These skills may help soothe stakeholders and
assure them that the project
remains on track to meet the contracted project criteria. While
not every issue that arises
needs to be addressed, those that do will need to be carefully
considered to prevent project
delays or incomplete requirements that may upset or anger
stakeholders.
Forming the Project Team
To complete a project successfully, the project manager will
need to compile a project team.
But the process of putting together a team may not be easy—
human resources, like most
other resources on a project, are limited and may have to be
shared with other departments or
projects. In addition, team members may not possess the
necessary skills to complete needed
activities so those skills will need to be procured or acquired in
some form. But for the project
to be completed successfully, the project manager will have to
ensure that an effective team
can be created, with people whose skills and abilities will
contribute the most to achieving the
project's goals.
Staffing the Project
41. Putting together and managing a project team is a
multidimensional activity. It involves:
recruiting the team
assessing their skill sets and interest in the project
ensuring that those people with the appropriate skill sets will be
available when needed
developing, motivating, coaching, and evaluating team members
personally modeling the behaviors of an ideal team player,
including exhibiting respect
for others and resolving conflicts when they occur
In addition, there are constraints that will affect the project and
its roles and responsibilities.
For example, a weak matrix organization may grant the project
manager less authority; there
may be union contracts that can hamper or limit staffing
choices; or budgetary constraints
may limit travel or staffing. All of these factors will need to be
taken into account as the
project manager completes the project roster.
Negotiating for Services
Even after deciding who he or she would like to have on the
team, the project manager may
need to negotiate for their services—with functional managers
(in a functional organization)
or other project managers (in projectized organizations). This
negotiation should ideally be
done face-to-face, with a copy of important project documents
(like the project charter) sent
to the other negotiating party in advance. (An email
summarizing the project's sponsor, intent,
objectives, duration, and time frame can also be used.) The
42. project manager might also
specify the name(s) of potential team candidate(s) or their
required skill sets. Negotiations
should be done in good faith, with a win-win result as the goal
of both parties. If the other
party in the negotiation responds unenthusiastically to the
request, the project manager may
want to strategize possible compromises, including the
replacement of an employee pulled
away, or some other compensatory mechanism.
Virtual Teams
In some instances, it may be possible to create a virtual team to
complete project activities.
Virtual teams are groups of people with a shared goal who
fulfill project obligations with
little or no time spent meeting face-to-face. Virtual teams can
make some projects (that might
otherwise have been postponed or canceled due to travel
expenses) possible or easier to
complete. A virtual team may also be more productive because
it may bring together:
people from diverse geographic areas, with differing ideas or
viewpoints
an expert who is crucial to project success but cannot be co-
located with the rest of the
team
employees with necessary skills who work from home offices or
remote locations
The limitations that used to prevent these individuals from
43. collaborating are now moot
because advances in technology have, in effect, shortened the
distance between these people.
It is important to remember, however, that new technologies
require new management
competencies. In virtual environments, the project manager
should give special consideration
to the way that communication is planned and executed, as some
communications may
require more time and emphasis because of cultural differences
and the reduced face time
shared between managers and the project team.
Training the Staff
If team members have some but not all of the necessary skills
for the project, the project
manager may need to provide appropriate training to build
competencies, or to assign them to
work with a senior project team member to gain the needed
skills. Training may be formal
(such as classroom-, online-, or computer-based training) or it
may be informal coaching,
mentoring, or job shadowing. If mentoring or job shadowing is
used, the time spent on these
activities should be factored into role and responsibility
descriptions and time estimates.
Building a High-performing Team
Developing a Team, Rather than a Group
In many projects, an empowered or high-performing team will
greatly increase the possibility
of project success, so one key responsibility of the project
manager is to develop this highly
44. functioning team out of a collection of people.
Empowered or high-performing teams communicate freely,
exchange input and feedback, and
discuss ideas openly. These team members work effectively
together, are more enthusiastic
and committed, and resolve conflicts more quickly without
intervention. And working on
these types of teams encourages people to internalize the teams'
goals and be more highly
motivated, more excited, more creative, and harder working.
Any high-performing team possesses four common
characteristics: complementary skills;
pursuit of a common goal; a shared approach and performance
measurements; and mutual
accountability. Each of these characteristics is described in
more detail in the presentation
below:
Challenges
There are, however, challenges to working with such teams.
Although a team leader/manager
does not play a traditional supervisory role when working with
an empowered team, she does
have a critical role to play in laying the groundwork for the
team's success. Indeed, a team
leader can help workers collaborate successfully as an
empowered team in three primary
ways.
45. Workers who are not used to being on an empowered team may
initially be uncomfortable
with the increased accountability that comes from working on
such a team and they may be
uneasy depending on their colleagues to such a great degree. A
team leader should recognize
this challenge and help employees deal with the stress of it.
Employees new to an empowered team environment may also
find it difficult to tolerate
constructive criticism from coworkers who are not their
supervisors. Moreover, workers may
be unaccustomed to giving constructive criticism to their peers.
A leader can use team-
building and training exercises to address the issue.
Finally, communication is essential to the success of an
empowered team. While team
members may have little difficulty expressing their own
opinions, they often fail to listen
carefully to the opinions and ideas of other team members. A
team leader can use training
exercises to instill the skill of careful listening.
Signs of Dysfunction
Project managers must also become comfortable identifying
signs that their team is breaking
down. Oftentimes, chronic complaining about progress or
workload to one another or to the
project manager, apathy, poor communication, and missed
deadlines are red flags. When a
project manager intervenes in such a situation, it is often
helpful to call a meeting where team
members can air their concerns, and the project management
team can gather information to
46. decide on a course of action, which might be additional training
that will allow staff to
complete work with less frustration, or the project management
team might decide to use
other team development techniques. Whatever intervention
technique is chosen, it should be
implemented quickly to address the problem before it adversely
affects the project.
Team Building and Team Dynamics
As a project team leader embarks on managing a group, he or
she should be aware of certain
common team dynamics. Bruce Tuckman's model of group
development is a good framework
to apply. This model suggests that every team goes (in order)
through the stages of forming,
storming, norming, performing, and adjourning.
Forming
In the early stages of a team's development, the forming of the
group takes place. From a
work perspective, the group meets, learns about the project,
agrees on goals, and then
begins working on tasks. From a behavioral perspective, the
team members tend to act
independently and are on their best behavior. This stage is
important because the group
gets to know one another and grows more friendly.
Because team members are just getting adjusted to new project
tasks and new coworkers,
47. the team leader needs to be directive during the Forming stage.
Storming
After leaving the Forming stage, teams enter the Storming
stage. In this stage, different
ideas and/or approaches compete for consideration by the group.
The team members feel
more open with one another and confront different ideas and
perspectives. During
Storming, team members deal with questions that include how
the team will function
independently and collectively, as well as what leadership
model will be adopted. The
length of the Storming stage varies by team. The maturity of the
group members typically
determines when the team moves out of this stage.
During the Storming stage, the team leader should focus on two
areas:
Emphasizing tolerance of team members and their differences
Continuing to be directive in guiding decision-making
Norming
After the Storming stage concludes, teams enter the Norming
stage. After weathering the
conflict of Storming, team members modify their behavior as
they develop team-oriented
work habits. This results in more natural teamwork. The group
begins to build internal
trust, and motivation increases as the team becomes more
comfortable with the project.
The team leader plays a more participative role than in the
48. earlier stages. With the group
members working more cooperatively and effectively, they can
be expected to take more
responsibility for decision-making.
Performing
High-performing teams reach what is called the Performing
stage, when a team finds
ways to accomplish its work effectively without inappropriate
conflict or the need for
external supervision. Team members become interdependent.
Conflict is handled through
means that are acceptable to the team.
The team leader plays a participative role during the Performing
stage, since the team
makes most of the necessary decisions.
Adjourning
As the project comes to a close, teams enter an Adjourning
stage that offers a sense of
closure for the current project and acts as a stepping-off point
for future projects. This
completion stage gives team members a chance to recognize
their achievements and say
goodbye to each other before they move on to new roles and
activities. This can be a
difficult time for some team members because the relationships
that have developed
during the project are coming to an end and practitioners may
be beginning new
assignments that are not well-defined.
49. In the Adjourning stage, team leaders may need to rely on their
"soft skills" to alleviate
concerns and enable team members to appropriately shift their
focus to their new
activities. Leaders may be called upon to provide guidance to
group members and to
assist in these transitions, to reduce uncertainty and ensure a
smooth progression to
subsequent work.
Project managers need to understand that teams will progress
through these stages at different
rates—some teams may progress quickly while others move
more slowly through the stages.
And teams may also become "stuck" in certain stages and will
need encouragement and
training before they can progress to the next stage.
Barriers to Leading a High-Performing Team
What barriers can prevent a team leader and his high-
performing team from succeeding?
There are five factors that team leaders must address, or they
may find team performance
suffering. They are:
1. Company culture trumps personal leadership style.
2. Organizational structure may limit leadership authority.
3. Team development stages affect project output.
4. Different leadership styles are needed for different team
development stages.
5. Teams must be cultivated.