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Project Management: the integration of all aspects of a project in order to ensure that the proper knowledge and resources are available when and where needed, and...; Project Management definition on BNET »

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KSA Helps Leading Food Retailer Increase Bakery Contribution: As part of an internal company-wide re-invention project, a dominant regional grocery chain wanted to identify opportunities for improvement in its bakery department. From systems through operations, every area was open to scrutiny. A lack of adequate internal resources created the need for outside assistance with extensive content knowledge. KSA...; Tags: Strategy, project management, food, analysis, knowledge, team; Case studies
Estimate Activity Duration: Estimating activity duration accurately is important to the success of any project. You and your team estimate the various requirements of cost, time, and resources throughout your project. Although activity duration estimation looks at the time it takes to complete the entire project, activity duration estimation is dependent on other...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., estimation, work breakdown structure, team; White papers
Gather Project Performance Data: A key activity of project management is highlighting problems and issues early in the process and taking appropriate action. The earlier the action, the less likely the project is to suffer. To do this, you need to gather, analyze, and track data and create reports. Throughout the life cycle of...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Corp., project management; White papers
Improve Project Performance By Sharing Information: Unfortunately, people sometimes attempt to amass power by keeping information to themselves. In project management, however, the opposite approach is the most effective. Sharing project information is a source of power - the power to successfully complete a project. When people collaborate to achieve goals, good communication contributes to success...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., project management, team, performance; White papers
About Scope Management: Managing the scope of a project is an important part of project management. By properly managing the scope of your project, you help to ensure that only the essential work required for project completion is included in planning and scheduling. And by performing this task well, you help to ensure...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Corp., project management; White papers

Manage Project Risks And Issues: Management of project risks and issues is one of the most critical yet easily overlooked aspects of successful project management. Risks and issues can quickly derail plans and divert focus from important project activities. Unfortunately, there's no avoiding risks and issues, and so it pays to have a plan to...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Microsoft Corp., project management; White papers
Goal: Distribute Project Information Online: This paper is about goals which are described as activities because they are organized around the project management life cycle. After you schedule your project, you may want to distribute the most current project information to team members or other stakeholders. Project provides several ways to distribute project information online....; Tags: Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Corp., project management, team; White papers
Goal: Distribute Project Information In Printed Format: This paper contains the activities which are defined as "Goals" because they are organized around the project management life cycle. After your project is scheduled, you may want to distribute the most current project information to team members or other stakeholders. You can display just the task or resource information...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Corp., project management, team; White papers
Goal: Optimize The Project Plan To Meet The Budget: This paper describes activities as goals because they are organized around the project management life cycle. This paper is designed to help you not only use Project but also better understand project management. After you build your project plan, review the planned costs. If the planned costs do not meet...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Corp., project management; White papers
Goal: Optimize The Project Plan For Resources: This paper describes activities as goals because they are organized around the project management life cycle. This paper is designed to help you not only use Project but also better understand project management. After you build your project plan, review the allocation of your resources. If some resources are unacceptably...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Corp., project management, allocation; White papers
Goal: Optimize The Project Plan To Meet The Finish Date: This paper describes activities as goals because they are organized around the project management life cycle. This paper is designed to help you not only use Project but also better understand project management. After you build your project plan, you need to review the scheduled finish date. If the plan...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Corp., project management; White papers
Goal: Help Protect Project Information: This paper describes activities as goals because they are organized around the project management life cycle. This paper is designed to help you not only use Project but also better understand project management. Project and Project Server offer basic security features that help protect your project information from unauthorized access....; Tags: Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Microsoft Corp., project management, security; White papers
About The Residential Construction Template For Project: Small homebuilders, including general contractors and specialty subcontractors, can profit from applying project management techniques to control their operations. This paper includes the basic tasks required to construct a single-family home and the logical relationships between those tasks. The template may be used strictly for training or to develop custom...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., residential construction, project management, training; White papers
From Start To Finish With Office XP And Microsoft Project 2000: Whether you're a building contractor or a project manager, you need the tools to help you achieve your goals. From creating spreadsheets and customer databases to developing floor plans and business models, Microsoft Office XP and Microsoft Project 2000 can help lay a solid foundation for whatever your project might...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Strategy, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office XP, Microsoft Office, project management, spreadsheet, Microsoft Corp., tool; White papers
Create Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Codes: Work breakdown structure codes are alphanumeric codes that identify each task's unique place in the outline structure of your project. WBS codes can be used for reporting schedules and tracking costs. There are two types of WBS codes in Microsoft Office Project: outline numbers and custom WBS codes. Outline numbers...; Tags: Project management, work breakdown structure, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.; White papers
Goal: Define Phases And Tasks: This paper is part of a series of papers that describe a broad set of project management activities. We call these activities "goals" because they are organized around the project management life cycle: Build a plan, track and manage a project, and close a project. These "goal" papers were designed...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Microsoft Corp., project management; White papers
EPM: Maximizing Project ROI Across the Enterprise: Enterprise Project Management (EPM) is the strategic management of business and IT priorities, investments, and projects across the enterprise. The objective of EPM is to take full advantage of the synergies across the enterprise architecture, portfolio management, and project management office disciplines to get maximum strategic value and return on...; Tags: Strategy, Tools & Techniques, Headstrong Corp., enterprise architecture, project management, investment strategy, strategic management, investment, ROI, information technology; White papers
Bayside Health: Reliable and Affordable project management Leads to Better Patient Care at Bayside Health: Formed in June 2000, Bayside Health comprises three large healthcare facilities: The Alfred Hospital, Caulfield General Medical Centre and Sandringham & District Memorial Hospital. Bayside Health required a flexible enterprise project management system to enhance staff collaboration and improve productivity. It also had to be scalable and affordable. Programs from...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, Vertical industries, Microsoft Corp., project management, health care, patient, tool, Web; Case studies
CGI Helps Breathe New Life Into Midwest Family Mutual's Automated Processes: Midwest Family Mutual Insurance Company, recognized that INSideOUT would provide it with a fully integrated variety of functions, including Web-enablement, underwriting, underwriting report ordering, rating, submission tracking, policy and claim administration, management and bureau reporting, printing, workflow and imaging. The CGI team of experts drew on their extensive knowledge of...; Tags: Scripting languages, Document management, CGI Group Inc., CGI, project management, imaging, printing, insurance, knowledge; Case studies
AAPT: Telecom Company Reduces Overhead With Enterprise project management Solution: AAPT is one of Australia's three largest telecommunications and Internet carriers. The company needed a centralized project management application to help it track the progress of jobs in the company pipeline, capture costs more accurately, and improve productivity. The Microsoft Office Enterprise Project Management Solution provided a Web-based portfolio view...; Tags: Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Microsoft Corp., telecommunications, project management, job, Internet; Case studies