Project Management: Types of Projects, Scope Statement, Critical Success Factors, Risk Management, Quality Control

Project Management
10/3/2018

Project Management
Table of Contents
Task 1....................................................................................................................................................2
Answer 1...........................................................................................................................................2
Answer 2...........................................................................................................................................2
Answer 3...........................................................................................................................................2
Answer 4...........................................................................................................................................3
Answer 5...........................................................................................................................................3
Answer 6...........................................................................................................................................4
References.............................................................................................................................................5
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Project Management
Task 1
Answer 1
The projects are usually classified in three types as manufacturing projects, management
projects, and civil engineering projects. Manufacturing projects are the ones in which the aim
of the project team to is to manufacture a product, such as machine, tool, or other equipment.
Development of an aircraft is a manufacturing project. Management projects are the ones that
involve organization, handling, and managerial activities for the company. Restructuring of
an organization or migration to a new system are some of the management projects. The third
category is civil engineering projects that include industrial on-site projects. The construction
of a new building is an example of civil engineering project.
Answer 2
The key steps in the scope statement of the project shall include the project activities that will
be carried out by the project team members and the project activities that will not be carried
out by the members of the project team. These shall be highlighted in the sections as in-scope
and out-of-scope items. The project scope shall be defined on the basis of the project
requirements and the project constraints, limitation, and assumptions must also be included in
the scope statement (Wearne, 2014).
Answer 3
Task
Name Duration Start Finish Predecessors Total Slack
Project 22 days Tue 02-10-
18
Wed 31-10-
18 0 days
a 5 days Tue 02-10-
18
Mon 08-10-
18 0 days
b 4 days Tue 02-10-
18 Fri 05-10-18 13 days
c 6 days Tue 09-10-
18
Tue 16-10-
18 1 0 days
d 2 days Mon 08-10-
18
Tue 09-10-
18 2 16 days
e 5 days Mon 08-10-
18 Fri 12-10-18 2 13 days
f 6 days Wed 17-10-
18
Wed 24-10-
18 3 0 days
g 4 days Thu 25-10-
18
Tue 30-10-
18 6 1 day
h 5 days Thu 25-10- Wed 31-10- 6 0 days
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