T has just returned to his job in the Finance Department of Z Company, having spent the last six months as a member of a project team working on the development of an Educational Visitors Centre for the company. Reflecting on his experiences whilst working on the project, he feels that most of his time was spent in meetings that did not achieve anything, but rather wasted his time. He also feels that the final stages of the project were not dealt with effectively, with the project members going back to their functional jobs without any discussion or feedback on the project performance and outcomes. He has now been asked to take on the role of project manager for a new project and is determined that he will improve the experience for his project team. Discuss the problems that may be associated with project meetings. Make recommendations on the methods T could use to ensure the meetings he arranges as project manager, are effective.
Critical Path Method
The critical path is the longest succession of tasks that has to be successfully completed to conclude a project entirely. The tasks involved in the sequence are called critical activities, as any task getting delayed will result in the whole project getting delayed. To determine the time duration of a project, the critical path has to be identified. The critical path method or CPM is used by project managers to evaluate the least amount of time required to finish each task with the least amount of delay.
Cost Analysis
The entire idea of cost of production or definition of production cost is applied corresponding or we can say that it is related to investment or money cost. Money cost or investment refers to any money expenditure which the firm or supplier or producer undertakes in purchasing or hiring factor of production or factor services.
Inventory Management
Inventory management is the process or system of handling all the goods that an organization owns. In simpler terms, inventory management deals with how a company orders, stores, and uses its goods.
Project Management
Project Management is all about management and optimum utilization of the resources in the best possible manner to develop the software as per the requirement of the client. Here the Project refers to the development of software to meet the end objective of the client by providing the required product or service within a specified Period of time and ensuring high quality. This can be done by managing all the available resources. In short, it can be defined as an application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to meet the objective of the Project. It is the duty of a Project Manager to achieve the objective of the Project as per the specifications given by the client.
T has just returned to his job in the Finance Department of Z Company, having spent the last six months as a member of a project team working on the development of an Educational Visitors Centre for the company.
Reflecting on his experiences whilst working on the project, he feels that most of his time was spent in meetings that did not achieve anything, but rather wasted his time. He also feels that the final stages of the project were not dealt with effectively, with the project members going back to their functional jobs without any discussion or feedback on the project performance and outcomes.
He has now been asked to take on the role of project manager for a new project and is determined that he will improve the experience for his project team. Discuss the problems that may be associated with project meetings. Make recommendations on the methods T could use to ensure the meetings he arranges as project manager, are effective.
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