IPD: Mutual Benefit And Reward

All internal stakeholders want to be part of this development and are motivated to make it work

Less autonomy since the major specifications of the product is pre-defined and already committed prior to the detail design. This means the engineer cannot easily change the design if this is against the approved specification of the product.

These problems ultimately result in incomplete work and a policy that is not to a high quality of standard. To remove these problems the team members need to improve their communication with each other, to do so they need to be more aware of their listening, verbal and non-verbal listening skills. It is recommended that management give training to the members on the different communication types, how to demonstrate effective interpersonal skills through their verbal communication and through gestures and expressions that are made when in a conversation with another member, leading to better understanding and respect for each other (Rasmussen, Mylonas and Beck, 2012). The company should promote healthy intrapersonal skills and self-awareness of their behaviours towards others. By completing these recommendations the team will work together efficiently and respectfully leading to the overall success in the task at hand. The success of the team also depends upon the team leader and each of its members. (Rasmussen, Mylonas and Beck, 2009)

Within the project-based organizations is developed throughout the completion of projects. Between the non-project based organizations, the other areas of the project are completed

Our company currently provides the executives with internet-enabled smartphones, however, in order to save money we have decided to expand the smartphone program to all employees who currently have a company cell phone and laptop. It should be noted that 100 employees currently have a both a company laptop and cell phone, while 15 have neither and 10 senior managers expect to be the priority recipients of the new smartphones. Granted that the savings are long term, the funding will be approved for the upgrades.

In today's business it is in the best interest of companies to have project managers. Common sense isn't always easily accomplished. Anyone who's ever worked on a project in a technical setting knows this. Indeed, much of working with others consists of solving unexpected problems and learning from mistakes along the way. Knowing this and having the proper tools a project manager will be able to manage and complete the most intense project out there.

The “Five Keys” of PBL (project based learning), as shown in the video were: real world connections, core to learning, structured collaboration, student driven, and multifaceted assessments. For me, the most important keys are the: real world connections, student driven, and structured collaboration. The reason is simple, the goal of education is to ready an upcoming population into the workforce. For those with great aptitude, education provides the means to further one’s self. Everyone should strive for academic excellence, but some people lack the willpower of necessary cognitive skills to do so. This is where having an education system based on student driven learning comes into play. PBL incorporates this by having the students solving real world problems or by allowing real world project to be created. The student learns something they can see an end goal for, thusly creating their drive to carry it out. Structured collaboration allows for the students to work together while staying on track. Going back to the early comment, I said I particularly enjoyed three of the five keys. Putting them into perspective for life after school: a self driven person will achieve more, having them focus on real world task i.e. getting money or going about their job will push this self-motivation forward. The structured collaboration key comes into play here, as students learn to talk and work

Project Integration Management – management of all processes to ensure proper coordination of the project.

What is IPD (Integrated Project Delivery) as it applies to construction? Generally speaking here is how it works: IPD is a process where a team of everyone involved in the project gets together and create a plan then continue to be involved to see it through completion. The team is bound together by contract legally and stands to gain or lose financially as a whole by the outcome of the project. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) currently defines IPD as "a project delivery method that integrates people, systems, business structures and practices into a process that collaboratively harnesses the talents and insights of all participants to reduce waste and optimize efficiency through all phases of design, fabrication and construction (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia 2015). Instead of each stakeholder having their own side projects all members are stationed in the same pool where they can exchange ideas. At this point, the project depends on collaboration and team building (Burcin &Karen, 2010).

In my extensive project experience I have been involved with all aspects of project delivery:

Project Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) and Critical Path Method (CPM) decision support systems are widely used for projects management. Traditional PERT relies on engine called stochastic analysis that focuses on managing schedules for stochastic project environment. Therefore, the estimated schedule is highly stochastic. A good approximation in beta distribution is obtained only when cv ≤ 0.66. But it is found that 80% of the projects violate the approximation limit that is provided by the beta distribution calculation of PERT. Beta distribution generally reliance on subjective estimates, underestimates stochastic variations. PERT engine with simulation is combined with risk registers to discover disruptive events. Modern project management DSS do not include PERT or CPM in estimating schedule. But PERT still has room for improvement in scheduling. Thus, the improved version of PERT, neglecting all the limitation stated above is proposed in the paper (PERT 21). PERT 21 uses stochastic engine to achieve valid stochastic schedules. PERT 21 do not require excessive user inputs and provides valid risk analysis.

‘Briefing is the process by which a client informs others of his or her needs, aspirations and desires, either informally or formally, and a brief is a formal document which sets out a client’s requirements in detail’ (CIB, 1999, p.5).

Since the process was re-structured, ISD now lead projects related to Information Development. This ensures that the project is assessed from all perspectives of the business and not a specific single divisional viewpoint.

A project which I was encountered with was in the healthcare industry and can speak for is the Benefits simplification project. The project was about the way Medicare members looked at their portal and gets information regarding what benefits they are covered for. It turned out that most of the members got confused with the information presented and end up calling an associate to get an explanation of their benefits. The project thus undertaken was to simplify the benefits grid so that members will understand the information presented on their portal and wont call at the call center thereby reducing call volume and in turn expenses of those

Another key area that is necessary for the successful completion of the client construction project is the organization for the site meetings. Through a properly planned and conducted site meeting, much can be accomplished since well planned meetings enhance positive achievement, (Shmueli, Pliskin & Fink, 2016, pg 400). However, meetings with no pre-planning will tend to accomplish very little, and always result into a waste of time which is one of the most valuable resources. According to (Shmueli, Pliskin & Fink, 2016, pg 399), for the construction project, personnel have the right to call on the meetings which can be convened by both the Principal Contractor and the organization’s Key Personnel such as the construction Manager, Project Manager, Estimator and the Accountant. In the meeting some of the most important issues that can be discussed comprise of the feasibility of the Project. Generally, feasibility of the any project is based on the project’s Tender Documents.