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a non-routine one time TEMPORARY job limited by time and budget to meet a SPECIFIC PURPOSE.

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project

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is the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements.

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project management

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Initiating, Planning, Developing, Implementing, Closing

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What are the five stages of a life cycle of a project?

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specified, on time, and within budget

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A project manager's primary role involves managing all aspects of a project from the beginning to the end and delivering it s____, o_ ___, and b____.

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Large organizations often employ some form of __ ___ that evaluates and recommends project proposals.

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project committee

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One of the persistent problems in most projects is the phenomenon known as ___ ____. This problem occurs when stakeholders or proponents of the project gradually expand their request by adding in new features or modifying initial specifications.

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creeping scope

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refers to the procurement of talent, such as consultants and suppliers from outside of the organization and sometimes overseas.

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outsourcing

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The latter is frequently referred to as ___. This is an important topic, and we devote an entire chapter to outsourcing and ___ in this book. (blanks are the same)

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offshoring

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The PM must be able to communicate properly with the key ____ of the project throughout the project development life cycle.

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stakeholders

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It is important to communicate and explain, as early as possible, d___ and u___ costs.

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delays; unexpected

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Inter-organizational relationships are important, particularly for large projects. The success of i___ projects depends on the broad participation of people in those functions that will be affected by the outcome.

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integrated

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s___ of the idea must make the case as to why the new project is needed and how it helps organizational objectives.

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sponsors

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at this stage, a project is put into place and a commitment is made.

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Initiation stage

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p___ s___: the project scope is defined as clearly as possible, objectives are described, and activities are planned. Team members are identified and responsibilities are assigned.

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planning stage

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d___ s___: This stage, sometimes known as the executing phase, encompasses the detailed design up to, but excluding, the final implementation of the plan.

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development stage

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i___ s___: at this stage, sometimes known as the control phase, (though we would argue that 'control' throughout the project), the product is delivered to the customer.

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implementation stage

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c__ s___: at this stage, the project is closed from an administrative point of view. Activities at this stage include: formalizing acceptance of the projects: evaluating the project team members; terminating vendor contracts as well as the employment of those hired specifically for the duration of the project...etc.

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closing stage

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obtained through quality control that is built into the process, with responsibilities clearly assigned.

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quality assurance

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The primary intent of the p__ a___ is to formalize and document the lessons learned, to generate a report that summarizes experiences gained, and to suggest ideas beneficial to future projects.

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project audit

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The project audit is a review of facts relative to events, activities, and processes for the purpose of o___ l___.

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organizational learning

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Organizations need to learn from their successes and failures through this knowledge sharing (its o___ m___) and build on this past experience to improve future performance.

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organizational memory

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s__ a___ is a technique to help project managers analyze those affected by the project

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stakeholder analysis

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Stakeholder analysis is often done in a kind of brainstorming session and then documented as a list or a set of interconnecting circles, sometimes known as a s____ m__.

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stakeholder map

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It is hard to define t___, but we know that individuals are trusted depending on their character, competency, and ethical standing.

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trust

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It is very important that your team members feel that you want to do the __ ___.

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RIGHT THING

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You cannot develop ___ in people who do not know their field and cannot promote confidence in those they work with.

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trust

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The i____ chapter introduced the topic of project management and provided an overview of project management principles and tools.

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introduction

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the project s__: the initial and important stages of project development are described.

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scope

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estimating c__ in order to be able to carry out project activities and deliver and final product that provides the predicted benefits.

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cost

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describes the essentials of project time management and scheduling.

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scheduling

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describes the project management l_______ and its importance to the success of any project as well as its impact on the project as a whole.

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leadership

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inter-organizational collaboration for projects.

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integrated projects

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scope, time and cost

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Triple constraints

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key success indicator which defines objectives, essential to evaluating resources, and is critical to achieving customer satisfaction.

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Project scope

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employees already in organization that can help with project

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Internal talent pool

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top management, managers, team members, customers, clients of proposed project, suppliers

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stakeholders

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an ethics guide to guide employee behavior

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code of conduct

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respect for the individual, dignity, fairness, pursuit of truth, and helpfulness.

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ethical characteristics

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(three fold) what project management is, what type of persons makes a successful PM'er, methods tools and processes to be a successful project manager.

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three aspects of project management

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volume, velocity, variety, veracity

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Four characteristics of big data

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Combination of Data Mining, Text Mining and Clouds Computing

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What is big data?

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Big data c_____ knowledge, and the new knowledge will shift traditional business to a new era

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creates

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PM is used to implement the transferring from the traditional business to big data

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How is PM used with big data

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Scope, time, cost, quality, HR, communication, risk, procurement and project integration management

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9 knowledge ares of PM?

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Sociocultural and technical

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Two type of PM skills?

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leadership, problem solving, team work, negotiation, politics, customer expectations

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Sociocultural skills

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scope, schedules, resource allocation, budgets, status reports

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Technical skills

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T/F Projects are notorious for budget overrun and delay

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True

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T/F Balance between the science and the art of project management.

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True

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understanding relations

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information

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understanding patterns

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knowledge

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understanding principles

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wisdom

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Project managers have replaced m____ managers in many organizations.

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Middle

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a non-routine one time job limited by time and budget to meet a specified need of the customer. "A temporary endeavor with a beginning and an end."

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project

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is the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements.

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Project management

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evaluates and recommends project proposals.

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project committee

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occurs when stakeholders or proponents of the project gradually expand their requests by adding new features or modifying initial specifications.

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creeping scope

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the procurement of talent, such as consultants and suppliers, from outside of the organization and sometimes overseas.

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outsourcing

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project is initiated and a commitment is made.

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initiation stage

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the idea must make the case as to why the new project is needed and how it helps organizational objectives.

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