GMS 450- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 43 pages long!)

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Global Management Studies
• Course: GMS 450
• Professor: Masoomeh Moharrer

Document Summary

Learning objectives: what is a project and project management, different types of projects, project management vs. general management, project success and failure. Worldwide release of harry potter and the deathly hallows. In early 2007: upon the author finished writing of the book, scholastics printers should arrange to make sure that the book would be ready by the release date. ** release date is an important factor when producing a product. Shipping directly from printer to big retailers like amazon. Gps transponders where used to alert scholastic by e-mail if the driver veered off the designated route: close to 90% of sales of such special books occur in the first week! Project: interrelated set of activates with a definite start and end point, which results in a unique outcome for a specific allocation of resources. ** unique is one of the key terms with in the definition of project.