Week 6: You Decide

Farkhanda Qadir
PM 598
I am Shawna, who is managing a large IT project in the healthcare industry, ZAP. “My project is to refurbish an existing office building, install the IT infrastructure, and outfit the area for use as a new telephone answering hub for my company. I took over this project a week ago from John, the previous project manager ( DeVry).” 1. Is Bear or is ZAP responsible for the inspections? What is a reasonable course of action given that the project may have to be delayed a week or more?
As Project Manager, I believe ZAP responsible, as Bears have managed to handle the refurbishment of the project. ZAP is responsible as no contract was signed regarding any issues. As Bears being a construction company, they are handling all the painting, interior work of the project. They signed a memo with John, the past Project Manager, whose project I have taken over. As the project discusses an issue of doing a quick review of seeing Bear being responsible, I simply believe that does not make sense or prove anything of having them held responsible for the inspections. Bear can’t make efforts to work on the issue as they have already signed the form of contract with John. Bear have told their responsibilities of work in the contract which we should look upon.
ZAP shall be held responsible as they are a healthcare industry and doing an inspection is what they should be aware of as they are dealing with medicines which is fragile to human’s health. According to the World Class Contracting Book, the diagram below discusses the process of fulfilling a good project. It is always important to know what the beginning and end will bring to the process of the work asked for. The project always as an end date to the reason why it is called a project and not another term in this case. I find the term of communication important as it inputs