Chapter 4: Project management knowledge areas There are 9 major knowledge areas of project management that PMBOK describes as required expertise for all project managers. They are: • Scope management • Communications management • Risk management • Human Resources management • Procurement management • Time management • Cost management • Quality management • Integration management Scope management Includes the processes concerned with defining and controlling what is or is not included in
A knowledge area represents a complete set of concepts, terms and activities that make up a professional field, project management field, or area of specialization. (PMBOK, 2013) PMBOK® defines important features of each knowledge area and its integration with process groups. Following are the ten knowledge areas defined by PMBOK®. Project integration management: Project integration management includes the processes and activities to identify, define, combine, unify and coordinate the various processes
Task -1 1.1 Explain the importance of project management principals, and explain how it would support to bring solution for the above scenario (1.1) (M2.1) Project Management What is meant by project management? Project management is simply the way in which different areas that are considered in a particular project concerned are bought together in order to achieve a common goal. There are different views that are given by different people about project management. All these ideas, differ from one person
Literature Review 2.1 Definition of Project Nazira Binti Mahmud (2009) found that a project is a finite endeavor undertaken to establish a unique product or service in order to facilitate a beneficial change or added value. According to Xiaoyi (2001), finite endeavor is defined as having definite start and finish dates. Organizations utilize projects as temporary organizational structures purposely to achieve agreed upon objectives. Ngoc Se (2010) mentioned that a project is a problem planned for solution
report will explain the importance of risk management to success a software development projects. Nowadays software development become more popular. Success of the software development project is based on risks. Risk is the possibility of gaining or losing the value of something. By identifying and reducing risks organizations can success their businesses. This report has given an introduction about risk management, risk management on software development projects, recommendations at last. Risks in Software
between Project management, and Programme management, to be well aware of skills and competencies needed by programme manager. Indeed, the distinction between these two roles is a bit blurry for a lot of organizations, even within the same organization. In project management, the project manager is responsible of a portfolio of project but it doesn’t mean that all projects are linked to reach the same finality. He is concentrate on completing deliverables and respecting deadlines of his project. He
the Relationship between Knowledge Management Dimensions and Organizational Performance in Lean Manufacturing. International Journal Of Management, Accounting & Economics, 4(3), 218-225. In this journal article, Forghani & Tavasoli conduct research to study the relationship between knowledge management and organizational performance. Five hypotheses were tested. There is a relationship between knowledge acquisition and performance, there is a relationship between knowledge registration and performance
hand, identify innovation as the implementation of significantly new processes, products or management approaches in order to increase efficiency of an organization. Dulaimi (2005) define innovation as the generation, development, and implementation of ideas that are new to an organization and that have practical or commercial benefits. Innovation in construction is the creation and adoption of new knowledge to improve the value of products, processes, and services. Considering this fact from
The project client is Nestle Nigeria it’s a Nigerian–founded company; the organization is into foods, water, and beverages (Emis Store, 2016), it manufactures, market and distributes products in different locations of the country (Reuters, 2017), Nestle can be refer to as the user or economic client according to Baaij (2014). This project is about improving and increasing the overall business performance and, for the redesigning the innovative infrastructural technologies that can enhance and increase
preservation, production asset and control of waste from human and animal activities. It is based on environment build, renewable energy industries and traditional energy as well. To maintain the environment, we seeks to use energy efficiently and required knowledge across many disciplines. It is a fundament for Human protection from populations effects of pernicious environmental factors; protection of environments, both local and global, from the potentially harmful effects of natural and human activities;