GMS 401 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Symantec, Beta Distribution, Remington Rand

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Global Management Studies
• Course: GMS 401
• Professor: Wally Whistance- Smith

Document Summary

Using the microsoft project software package, each of the hundreds of details can be monitored and controlled. This change stems from awareness of the strategic value of time-based competition and a quality mandate for continuous improvement. Each new product/service introduction is a unique event, a project. The stakes in project management are high, and cost overruns and unnecessary delays occur due to poor scheduling and poor controls: projects that can take months or years to complete are usually developed outside the normal production system. Project organizations within the firm may be set up to handle such jobs and are often disbanded when the project is complete. On other occasions, managers find projects just a part of their job. It also revises or changes plans and shifts resources to meet time and cost demands: we begin this module with a brief overview of these functions.