Bachelor of Business Administration in
International Office Management
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The Individual research project
A GUIDE FOR INTERNATIONAL OFFICE MANAGEMENT STUDENTS
Bachelor of Business Administration in
Office Management
The Individual research project
A GUIDE FOR OFFICE MANAGEMENT STUDENTS
Academic year: 2009/2010
Research Project Co-ordinator:
Afke Moufakkir-van der Woud BA., MA., PhD.
Guide developed in cooperation with Dr. O. Moufakkir from the Department of Tourism Management, Institute of Leisure and Labour at the CHN
Stenden University-Institute of Office Management
Postbus 1298
8900
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1.1 The individual research project
The research project is an individual project and can be done in English or Dutch. The project is commissioned by the host company. Before starting your placement or shortly after starting work, the subject of the research Project needs to be decided on in consultation with the host company. Approximately 15% of the time should be spent on the project.
The project is a research project very much like the research project you undertook in the strategic management semester during the third year of study. It comprises of a literature research, data collection, data analysis, conclusions and recommendations. In consultation with the internship/academic supervisor and the company concerned the project may include an implementation phase focusing on practical improvements in work procedures and processes.
In each of the first four progress reports the internship/academic supervisor (mentor) will pay attention to the progress of the project and coach you where necessary. The project will also be discussed during placement visits. If necessary the internship/academic supervisor will indicate some improvements/changes in order to maintain the level of OM graduates. This means that you have to work on the project all through the 7/10 months of your industrial placement. You are
The Case Study for PROJ587 will place the student in the role of a senior manager in charge of one of your company’s Strategic Business Units (SBU). Your first task in this new position is to develop a project portfolio management process and then use this process to select projects for your SBUs portfolio. The Case Study will involve the application of the tools and techniques of multi-project/program management and will deal with the analysis and establishment of project management systems based
Explain the background to the project and how it relates to the key strategic plans.
‘A project is a connected sequence of activities involving a range of resources, designed to achieve a particular outcome and frequently used as an instrument of change. It takes place within a defined period of time and is the responsibility of a single individual or agency’ (CMI p17)
The definition of a project is “a temporary endeavour undertaken to create a unique product or service. Temporary means every project has a definite beginning and an end. Unique means that the product or service is different in some distinguishing way from all other products or services”.(Project Management Institute., 2008)
What is a project? Project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service or result)
iRobot is a very competitive firm in the robotics industry that creates many types of robots from consumer cleaning robots to drones used for military applications. In the last few years, the sales of the consumer products have been driving the majority of iRobot’s revenues. The company has a few, albeit experienced, competitors in the consumer market while in the military robotics market the company has battled with industry veterans such as Lockheed Martin. The financial structure of the company had been strong until the worldwide economic crisis hit in 2008.
A project is a temporary endeavour, undertaken to meet particular goals and objectives, having a defined beginning and end, usually to bring about beneficial change or added value. The temporary nature of projects stands in contrast to, which are repetitive, permanent or semi-permanent functional work to produce products or
Chapter one will introduce the project proposal by giving a small description of the project, stating the project problems and identifying the solutions to the problem. Chapter two will identify the background behind the project problem by identifying the problem history, the relevance of the problem, the occurrence and reasons behind the particular problem, whether the problem has been solved and what has been achieved, whether the problems has solutions that solve it or similar systems that do not have the said problem and finally, the possible improvements that can be done to solve the problem. Chapter three will summarize what the intended project proposal achievement. Chapter four will look at the elements and scope of the project by breaking it down into the procedure required to actualize the project and the required tools of engagement. This chapter will also discuss the challenges and issues to be faced during implementation of the project such as the type of skills and equipment needed. The deliverables will also be discussed such as the project report, prototype, program and model describing the products of the project in detail. This chapter will emphasize the intended contributions of the project, timeline and budget. Finally, the last chapter that is chapter five will discuss the conclusion summary of the entire project
PROJECT: Implementation and monitoring of the Project Management Professional. Job loss during restructuring. Develop policies and documents. Sitting on the Executive Committee and presented the relevant and new issues. Opportunities to simplify organization, or structure razed multiskilling and political consultations.
According to the simulation, “All projects that an organization undertakes are linked to the organization’s strategic plan. This entails the development of a process by which projects are selected based on their relevance to the strategic plan” (Wideman, 1999). This of course is much easier said then done. However after completing the first step of the project by insuring that the project is necessary and pertains to the organizational mission
The Project Management Plan (PMP) provides the general overview and establishes specific strategies and milestones for the preparation of study notes and delivery of presentation on the topic “Developing the Project Team “. The PMP will define the project 's requirements and expectations. This document will be updated as required, if there is any change in the subsidiary management plans.
This refers to how the project is going to be planned and conducted for its approximate three month duration, how it will be implemented, the overall structure, the key players, the make-up of the project management team, and the key roles that each member of the team will play during the process, i.e., who will be primary software developer, database analyst, systems analyst, etc. The project will be divided into a number of stages and the overall arching aim of the plan should be to deliver the plan within the agreed stages:
Project Management plan defines how the project is being executed, monitored, controlled and closed. The complexity and size of the project determines the level of detail for the plan of the project. The project plan should cover the following subsidiary plans: scope management plan, schedule management plan, cost management plan, quality management plan, process improvement plan, staffing management plan and/or human resource plan, communications management plan, risk management plan, procurement management plan and stakeholder management plan. It should include the phase or project resource calendars, cost baseline, schedule baseline, milestone lists, risk register and
Project Requirement: As per project requirement as a team we need to select a project based on different criteria like timing of project, complexity, probability of success and enjoyment of team. We need to execute the project as per the project management methodology and prepare different documents during life cycle of the project starting from initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and control and closure. One of the team member has to take leadership role of project manager and guide the team during project execution. At the end of semester we need to submit a project notebook with detailed summary of project and different documents generated during project.
The paper is divided into three sections, the first of which will establish a timeline of events. This project background will serve as a case study for the analysis in the following section that will be structured such that each of the previously mentioned facets will be independently analyzed and contrasted with project management principles. Finally the paper will conclude with a summary of the analysis and recommendations based on