The Task of a Project Manager in Building Individual and Project Team Capability in Modern Day Project Work

From the point of view of an organization, projects act as a means for consolidating the experience and expertise of the organizational members effectively, create learning environment, encourage team-spirit and help to achieve organizational objectives. This article is about the task of a Project Manager in building Individual and project team capability in modern day project work

The Modern Techniques of Commerce with Matters Connected to Projects

This article has highlighted some of the issues related to projects and how to deal with it. So often projects start and its completion becomes a challenge due to some the related issues discussed above. The project manager must monitor and control the human side of his project. This involves utilizing appropriate forms of power in managing the project team to obtain desired results. Project teams also need to manage stakeholder expectations through understanding their expectations, delivering on those expectations, and communicating effectively (Kloppenborg, 2012). This will give the project manager the upper hand to deal with issues that may cause the failure of the project

The 21st Century way of Dealing with Some Issues Related to Project Teams

This article addresses the issues that comes up as a result of working in a group on project. Assembling a good team is important in any phase of business, but it is especially important when managing a project to make sure that the work can get done on time and on budget. The process of acquiring a project team takes place within the executing processes and is concerned with confirming human resource availability and obtaining the personnel needed to complete project assignments. It is complicated by the fact that individuals with different skill sets will be required at different points throughout the project

An Investigation of Yam Ingestion Customs in Ghanaian Urban Communities, Ghana

This study examined the major factors that drive changes in yam consumption patterns across income groups, seasons and urban centers in Ghana to inform food policy formulation. The study, among other things, sought to provide evidence on whether or not yam had become a luxury food commodity in Ghanaian urban communities. Special attention was also given to the question of whether household income allocation between males and females had any significant effect on yam consumption. The study estimated yam expenditure elasticities for the pooled/aggregate data and the four different urban centers across different income groups to test Engel's law. Results of the study showed that majority (>80%) of yam consumers in Ghanaian urban communities preferred white yam to yellow and water yams, and the most important reason for their preference was taste. Boiled yam (ampesi) was the most preferred yam product in Ghanaian urban centers followed by pounded yam (fufu). Rice was identified as the most important substitute for yam in urban communities. In a typical Ghanaian urban center, household food budget formed about 51% of the total household budget. Yam constituted about 12% of household at-home food budget and 13% of its away-from-home food budget. The shares of food budget that households allocated to yam generally increased during the peak harvest season and dropped during lean season across all urban centers in Ghana. Yam expenditure elasticity for the pooled sample was found to be inelastic (0.76), suggesting that yam is a basic food commodity in a typical Ghanaian urban center. Yam expenditure elasticity was lowest for Tamale (0.64), a less urbanized center, and highest for Accra (1.01), a more urbanized centre. However, in each particular urban center, Engel's law was affirmed; yam expenditure elasticity was higher for low-income households and lower for high-income households. Yam expenditure elasticity was found to vary across seasons; yam was expenditure elastic during the lean season and expenditure inelastic during the harvest season. Women's share of household income was found to be positively related to household yam budget share. Evidence from this study did not support the hypothesis of economies of household size with respect to household yam budget share when the pooled data was used for analysis. However, the hypothesis of economies of household size was supported in the seasonal consumption analysis where households were found to enjoy economies of size during the relatively yam abundant period of August to December and diseconomies of size during the lean season. The study showed that yam budget share was down-price elastic but expenditure inelastic. Urban households were more responsive to changes in yam prices than changes in household income, implying that the substitution effect is stronger than the income effect. The high price elasticity for yam budget share stresses the importance of food price changes for households, and it is important that households' reactions are taken into account in the development of comprehensive agricultural and food policies in Ghana

An Evaluation of Vehicle Component Procurement on the Performance of Road Transportation, A Study of Public Bus Transit, Ghana

Road transportation is anessentialtransit medium for development and economic growth in developing countries. Procurement of vehicle component partshas serious impact on the performance of the road transport industry. Shortage and unavailability of technically specified and quality vehicle component parts resulting in broken down transit buses tend to affect the overall management of public bus transit system.We use the public transit system in Ghana as a typical case study in the West African sub-region. Data gathered through questionnaires, interviews and observations and the adoption of a hybrid form of Just-In-Time (JIT) and Total Quality Management (TQM) supply chain management systemsfor procurement procedures revealed some results. The study findings outlined ineffective procurement practices as contributing to the difficulties in shortage of vehicle component parts. Difficulties relating to poor provision of technically detailed parts specification, inaccurate purchased quantities, delivery delays and dysfunctional supplier relationships, amongst others. Proposed recommendations are measures of enforcing on the procurement function and strengthening of communication within procurement stages, information flow and improvement in the use of fully electronic computerized data management in the procurement and inventory systems

Implementation of Budget and its Preparations in the Private Organization, Ghana

The study was conducted to know about implementation of budget and its preparations in the private organization (Ahantaman Rural Bank Ltd in Ghana). The purpose of the research was to emphasize the importance of budget and budgetary control and to investigate whether this important tool for focusing on corporative objective is being used by private sector organizations. Specifically the study seeks to investigate the budgetary process in the selected private company, Assess the implementation and monitoring process of budgets in the selected organization, Make recommendation for efficient budget and budgetary process in the selected organization. To address the issue of delay in budget implementation, the researcher suggests that, the appropriate persons are to constitute the budget committee being the head of the various departments. In their absence, the next in command should represent them to ensure proper coherence among the budget staff. There should be an authority in place to check proper and faster implementation of the budget. This will move budget implementation faster as different group of people are involved and can also serve as a check on one another. In so doing, the budget committee members will be somehow independent of what happens at their various departments. The authority should institute training programmes for budgeting officers. Such training should cover both senior and junior staff. This will update their knowledge and facilitate their workAgain, the instituted budgetary control system in the Authority should also go beyond identifying deviations and taking corrective actions. Where deviations usually occur, the departmental head responsible must be called upon to explain the causes and must be put on track. If deviation still persists, some disciplinary action must be taken against them. It will bring some improvement. Lastly, there should also be in place some reward scheme for budget officers who perform and discharge their work with proficiency. This will serve as a motivational tool for budget officers and even inspire others to work hard

30-day in-hospital stroke case fatality and significant risk factors in sub-Saharan-Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Existing studies investigating 30-day in-hospital stroke case fatality rates in sub-Saharan Africa have produced varying results, underscoring the significance of obtaining precise and reliable estimations for this indicator. Consequently, this study aimed to conduct a systematic review and update of the current scientific evidence regarding 30-day in-hospital stroke case fatality and associated risk factors in sub-Saharan Africa. Medline/PubMed, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), APA PsycNet (encompassing PsycINFO and PsychArticle), Google Scholar, and Africa Journal Online (AJOL) were systematically searched to identify potentially relevant articles. Two independent assessors extracted the data from the eligible studies using a pre-tested and standardized excel spreadsheet. Outcomes were 30-day in-hospital stroke case fatality and associated risk factors. Data was pooled using random effects model. Ninety-three (93) studies involving 42,057 participants were included. The overall stroke case fatality rate was 27% [25%-29%]. Subgroup analysis revealed 24% [21%-28%], 25% [21%-28%], 29% [25%-32%] and 31% [20%-43%] stroke case fatality rates in East Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa, and Central Africa respectively. Stroke severity, stroke type, untyped stroke, and post-stroke complications were identified as risk factors. The most prevalent risk factors were low (<8) Glasgow Coma Scale score, high (≥10) National Institute Health Stroke Scale score, aspiration pneumonia, hemorrhagic stroke, brain edema/intra-cranial pressure, hyperglycemia, untyped stroke (stroke diagnosis not confirmed by neuroimaging), recurrent stroke and fever. The findings indicate that one in every four in-hospital people with stroke in sub-Saharan Africa dies within 30 days of admission. Importantly, the identified risk factors are mostly modifiable and preventable, highlighting the need for context-driven health policies, clinical guidelines, and treatments targeting these factors

Circulating Naturally-Occurring Anticoagulants before Treatment and after Recovery from SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Ghana

Background: Disturbance in naturally-occurring anticoagulants may contribute to the hypercoagulable state in COVID-19. This study determined the plasma antigen levels of protein C (PC), protein S (PS), antithrombin-III (AT-III), and thrombomodulin (TM) before treatment and after recovery from COVID-19. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study, conducted from February to August 2022 at Kumasi South Hospital, recruited sixty-five RT-PCR-confirmed COVID-19 participants. A venous blood sample was taken for full blood count (FBC) analysis using a 3-part fully automated haematology analyzer, and PC, PS, AT-III, and TM antigen levels measured using ELISA. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 26.0. P<0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Severe COVID-19 participants had relatively lower haemoglobin (p<0.001), RBC (p<0.001), HCT% (p<0.001) and platelets (p<0.001), but higher RDW-CV% (p=0.013), WBC (p<0.001), and absolute lymphocyte counts (p<0.001) compared to those with the non-severe form of the disease. The overall prevalence of anaemia among the participants was 58.5%, and 32 (84.2%) and 6 (15.8%) of the anaemic participants had mild and moderate anaemia respectively. Protein C (p<0.001), PS (p<0.001) and ATIII (p<0.001) levels were lower among the severe COVID-19 participants than in the non-severe group. But severe COVID-19 group had higher TM levels (p<0.001) than the non-severe group. Again, participants had higher haemoglobin (p<0.001), RBC (p<0.001), HCT% (p=0.049), absolute neutrophil count (p<0.001) and platelets (p<0.001) after recovery from COVID-19 than the values on admission. Additionally, after recovery, participants had higher levels of PC (p<0.001), PS (p<0.001), and ATIII (p<0.001), but reduced TM (p<0.001). Conclusion: Severe COVID-19 patients had higher PC, PS, and AT-III, but lower TM levels. The changes in circulating anticoagulants may contribute to the hypercoagulable state of COVID-19. Blood cell indices are negatively affected during COVID-19. Complete recovery from the SARS-CoV-2 infection normalised the haematological indices. Assessment of naturally-occurring anticoagulants and the provision of anticoagulants are recommended in the management of COVID-19.   Doi: 10.28991/SciMedJ-2022-04-04-01 Full Text: PD

Echec scolaire et accompagnement pastoral des élèves du cours secondaire méthodiste d'Abidjan Cocody

L'objectif de cette recherche est de mettre en évidence l'impact de l'environnement familial sur le rendement scolaire de l'élève du Cours Secondaire Méthodiste d'Abidjan Cocody. Il s agit de déterminer, dans la famille, les principaux facteurs qui influencent de façon significative le rendement scolaire des élèves, afin de permettre à l'aumônerie scolaire de mieux les accompagner et atténuer, autant que faire se peut, le nombre d'échecs scolaires. De nos jours, l accompagnement pastoral des élèves est un enjeu ecclésial important. Faire chemin avec eux et surtout avec ceux qui sont en difficultés fait partie intégrante de la mission assignée à l'aumônerie. Cet accompagnement pastoral consiste à répondre à de multiples attentes : désir de faire le point et d'échanger, besoin de se réconcilier avec soi-même, recherche d'encouragement, demande d'amour, d'affection et de protection... La manière d'écouter et de conseiller de l'aumônier, son attitude de respect et sa discrétion, sa bienveillance et son bon sens sont les signes d'une authentique vie spirituelle. Finalement, face au problème récurrent de l'échec scolaire, la mission de l'aumônerie doit être orientée dans trois directions fondamentales: l'accompagnement moral et spirituel en termes d'éducation de la foi et de catéchèse ; l'accompagnement social en termes de diaconie ; l'accompagnement pastoral en termes de cure d'âme.STRASBOURG-B.N.U.S. (674821001) / SudocSudocFranceF