General Motors Corporation

Table of Content

Introduction ………………………………………………………………....................................2
Problem Statement……..………………………………………………………………………4
Organizational Capacity Planning …………………………………………………………………..3
Project Portfolio Management (PPM) Process ……………………………………………………4
Project Selection…...…………………………………………………………………….……………..6
Program Management Plan ……………………….………………………………………………….7
Conflict Management …………………………….…………………………………………….…….8
Change Management ...………………………………………………………………………….……9
Resource Utilization …………………………………………………………………………….……10
Conclusion ……………………………………………………………………………………………..11
Works Cited …………………………………………………………………………………………….12

Introduction GMC (General Motors Corporation) was founded at the turn of the century in the year 1908 by William Billy Durant. Mr. Durant was a manufacturer of horse-drawn vehicles in Flint Michigan before he began his venture in automobile production. In the beginning GMC was comprised of only the Buick Motor Company, but in the matter of a few years GMC would acquire Oldsmobile, Cadillac, and Pontiac. In those early years GMC’s philosophy was based around the strategy of “a car for every purse and purpose” (GM, 2012). GM dedicated itself to building quality products for every budget. During the 1920’s GMC experienced high volume growth, were they expanded to the point where more than a dozen new plants were opened outside of the United States. During this time GMC’s Cadillac would change the way people viewed automobiles. The design of this automobile brought GM into the forefront of automobile design quality innovations that made the corporation into a household name. GMC quality concepts for safety and luxury led it to create innovations such as, the one piece steel roof, independent front wheel suspension, and uni-body construction made GMC synonymous with quality