Assignment #2 – “GPS-to-GO Takes on Garmin”

After reading the case on GPS-to-GO it was hard to come to the conclusion of Joseph Thomas. Temperament refers to one’s personality meaning are they an introvert or extrovert. Thomas seems to be more of an introvert because when he was in the meeting with Scott and he tried multiple times to get his point across, he was continuously ignored by Scott. Thomas does not seem like a leader that would tell anyone how to do anything. He simply let the project go the way it was going and did not challenge anyone. Yet he wants to convince Scott one way or the other that the project is in great order. Thomas had a last minute meeting with his team to figure out if there is a way the cost could be cut down before he spoke with Scott. He knew the project was over budget for a while but has decided to not speak up about it at all until it was absolutely necessary. Thomas also felt as though he could solve some of the issues of the budget by having the products manufactured outside of the United States. This sounds like a possible solution, but the cost is said to still be over budget. The first stage of the project life cycle is the project initiation. The initiating stage includes establishing the need for the project, understanding the project scope, approximating the time and cost required and securing approval to plan the project in detail (Kloppenborg 2003, p. 14). Joseph Thomas did not approach the first step of the project life cycle properly. Joseph Thomas obviously launched or initiated a project because it is clear that there was a project on GPS systems. This is the point that the budget would be set. We know that there was a budget that was set for this project because throughout the project, Thomas kept trying to find ways to cut down on the overly spent budget. If the budget was clear and to the point, the