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The Facebook Debacle and the “Own Your Data” Movement
The world media was recently rocked by a data breach scandal involving Facebook. This scandal wherein Facebook had allowed a third party named Cambridge Analytica to misuse the information of its users created a ruckus. Various campaigns broke out, and activists wanted to ensure that the integrity of the user’s data was not compromised by […]
What Caused the Global Economic Crisis ?
The previous article in the module introduced the global economic crisis with a brief overview of the causes. This article looks at the causes of the global economic crisis in depth. For starters, the global economic crisis carries a distinct “Made in the USA” tag which means that the origins of the crisis are to […]
BPI Project Tools – Different Types of Flow Charts
Business Process Improvement programs are an effective way of overhauling the business operations, of improving the efficiency, of bringing in change in the operations and lastly in enhancing the benchmark of the Business offering of the product or service to the Customer. In the fast changing business environment marked by technological advances, shortening lifecycle of […]
Information Technology – A Key Driver of SCM
Supply Chain Management is a broad-based function that encompasses all business and operational processes involved in but not limited to Procurement, Manufacturing, and Finished Goods Transportation, warehousing & Distribution and Inventory Management. In a globalized business scenario characterized by Geographically spread markets, raw material procurement sources across the world and cheaper manufacturing and labor markets […]
A project in any organization is collaboration across departments to achieve a single well defined objective. The process of planning, organizing and managing resources to achieve the organizational objective is called project management.
Project management is very important in production of goods and services. Idea generation to final production of product or service, each step can be categorized as individual projects. Any project requires a project manager, who leads the project to its logical conclusion. Project manager is responsible for appointing team members with different background but essential in completion of the project.
A project is not normal day to day activity undertaken by organization rather it is specific, non-routine activity of varying time frame and impact viability of the business in the long run. A typical project has following characteristics:
A typical project is divided into following phases. Each phase of the project has its own importance and impact on overall success of the project.
Project management activities are mainly divided into three main categories Planning, Scheduling and Controlling.
There are several techniques utilized for project management. Some of the techniques are as follows, and they are mainly used for project scheduling.
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Costs in Project Management – Costs associated with the Projects
February 12, 2025
