1.1 Managing projects requires a diverse range of skills and abilities, this is because managers are responsible for a wide range of duties during the project life cycle and these include planning, organising and controlling the project in order to achieve the project’s objectives (Clements, Gido, 2012:324). In order for a project to be successful a project manager needs to be competent in but not limited to the following: team building, coaching and mentoring, delegation, motivating,…
ABSTRACT This paper proposes who should the project stakeholders, project sponsor, and the project manager be in the launching of newly designed room-sized plastic storage unit of Winsome Manufacturing Company. This paper also took the opportunity to explain what the communication process will be and how the project charter will manage the whole project. This paper considers to help the head of the marketing department of Winsome Manufacturing Company to present the finding made.…
Science coming from the Latin word Scientia, meaning “knowledge,” is a systematic structure that builds and organizes knowledge from testable explanations and predictions about the universe. The nature of scientific progress and the rationality of scientific change lies between Karl Popper and Thomas Kuhn. The two prominent philosophers of the 20th century had very distinct viewpoints of science which led to countless debates. One of them, which I believe to be the most intriguing, was the…
Paradigms “The Structure of Scientific Revolutions” introduced Thomas Kuhn’s paradigm theory. Paradigms describe the scientific observations of a natural phenomenon or theory (Kuhn 2012, 41). Thomas Kuhn’s “Structure of Scientific Revolutions,” provides a philosophical look into the scientific process and an understanding of how theories change and progress over time. Paradigms help explain theories, concepts, and observations so they can be learned from (Kuhn 2012, 43). Kuhn himself…
1.2 You need to develop this further. You need to clearly explain how Kotter’s model can be used. PLANNING TEMPLATE TITLE: ………. Development Task Actions STEP 1 Establish a Sense of Urgency. The reason. Is it important to do it? • SEA. • Complaint. • Risk assessment. What is the urgency? Hold a meeting with staff to discuss the current financial situation at the organisation. Inform employees that they are all on the threshold of losing their jobs due to the limited revenue…
The substrate is rotated in the center of the growth chamber to ensure even growth on its surface and its angle can be manipulated depending on which effusion chamber shutter is opened. The time the substrate is exposed to an effusion chamber is calculated. Based on the area of the substrate, the pressure in the chamber and the molecular weight of the species, the shutter time is calculated to ensure the desired thickness of the film which will be adsorbed on to the substrate. For example, when…
INTRODUCTION Each organization has a procedure, even if it is called operations or not. The aim or intention of the majority of organisations include the creation of goods and/or services. In order to accomplish this, they have to obtain capital and natural resources. Transform them, which results outputs and transport them to their customers. The word operations include all the actions that are mandatory in order to produce and distribute an organization’s goods or services to its consumer…
Many projects are managed in various areas of our life such as construction, healthcare, technology, education etc. Projects are significant in our life because of producing a definite outcome, within a planned schedule and limited budget. There are many different ways in the literature, on the definition of the concept of the project. The various definitions of the project has been carried out according to the work area. The Project Management Institute, USA has defined project as a temporary…
teamwork? The distinction between work group and team is important. According to Wheelan (2013, p.2) “A work group is composed of members who are striving to create a shared view of goals and to develop an efficient and effective organizational structure in which to accomplish those goals. A work group becomes a team when shared goals have been established and effective methods to accomplish those goals are in place”. A team is a group of individuals who delegate responsibilities and operations…
Time and cost controls are the main factors which more linked to construction projects. It is very important for a team to completely understand the whole project setup and how critical it is to develop an effective team. Construction team members are chosen, based on the abilities of each team member, namely particular discipline of skill, expertise, and experience, they have to offer to perform the technical contribution in an efficient and profitable way. In addition, some are chosen…