Activity 2 - Essay
Activity 2 - Essay
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BS EnSE 4 23 January 2020
Definition of terms:
What is a leader?
What is a manager?
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leadership responsibilities of management, which include
communication, motivation, providing inspiration and guidance,
and encouraging employees to rise to a higher level of
productivity.
What is a supervisor?
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What is a Non-Manager?
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the term ‘SMART’ with reference to objectives. The term SMART is
now in common usage among managers who use SMART to set
objectives within appraisal and performance management systems.
SMART i.e. specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and timely
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Opportunities and threats are external—things that are going on
outside your company, in the larger market. You can take
advantage of opportunities and protect against threats, but you
can’t change them. Examples include competitors, prices of raw
materials, and customer shopping trends.
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
Threats are external factors that you have no control over. You
may want to consider putting in place contingency plans for
dealing them if they occur.
What is a PERT/CPM?
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network-based project management techniques, which exhibit the
flow and sequence of the activities and events. Program (Project)
Management and Review Technique (PERT) is appropriate for the
projects where the time needed to complete different activities
are not known.
On the other hand, the Critical Path Method or CPM is apt for the
projects which are recurring in nature.
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4. PERT technique is best suited for a high precision time
estimate, whereas CPM is appropriate for a reasonable time
estimate.
5. PERT deals with unpredictable activities, but CPM deals with
predictable activities.
6. PERT is used where the nature of the job is non-repetitive.
In contrast to, CPM involves the job of repetitive nature.
7. There is a demarcation between critical and non-critical
activities in CPM, which is not in the case of PERT.
8. PERT is best for research and development projects, but CPM
is for non-research projects like construction projects.
9. Crashing is a compression technique applied to CPM, to
shorten the project duration, along with the least
additional cost. The crashing concept is not applicable to
PERT.
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management plans, risk management, quality, procurement,
resourcing and communications.
The project plan will also include a scope change plan, a process
for issue escalation, a risk management plan and most importantly
a communications plan. Project managers spend a lot of time
developing clear project plans. A well thought out project plan
leads to smooth execution and successful completion.
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fixed, as the balance of power between these two kinds of
managers isn’t organizationally defined.
Pros
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This structure can serve as a great boon for employees who are
looking to widen their experience and skill sets. They can be
part of many different aspects of various projects. It puts them
in an environment that facilitates learning and gives them an
opportunity to grow professionally.
Cons
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downside to that too. Having more people in managerial positions
is going to have an impact on the organization’s bottom line.
Responsible Who is responsible for doing the actual work for the
task.
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Informed Who needs to be kept informed of major updates.
Typically senior leadership.
Step 3: Draw a matrix with a row for each team member and a
column for each task/milestone.
Step 5: Discuss, analyze, and get approval from the project team.
Step 6: Provide everyone a copy. You can just email the file out
to everyone.
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**Submitted last 23 June 2020, 4:05 pm
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