...Case Analysis Corwin Corporation Project Management Failure by Jane Mauret EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report has been prepared to examine the reasons why the Peters/Corwin project, instigated in late December 2011, was terminated during the testing phase by the client. This led to financial loss for Corwin and cessation of relations with Peters, an important customer. Corwin has long-standing internal protocols with regard to project selection around product-based initiatives from outside clients. However, in this instance, these measures were entirely overlooked. Thus, the project failed to meet the brief due to lack of proper management at the initiation and execution stages. This analysis points up three major areas of concern, namely: project selection (includes staff competencies); managerial support (includes organisational culture); and communication issues (for internal and external stakeholders). Out of the discussion, conclusions were drawn which then helped formulate practical recommendations to address issues raised now, and to ward off future repetition. 1. INTRODUCTION This report seeks to isolate the reasons why a recent collaboration with Peters Company (PC), a company with which Corwin Corporation (CC) had an established and healthy working relationship, floundered. Not only did CC lose out financially but its future potential revenues from Peters have been jeopardised. CC’s strong reputation has received negative publicity at a time of global recession...
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...Case Analysis Corwin Corporation Project Management Failure by Jane Mauret EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report has been prepared to examine the reasons why the Peters/Corwin project, instigated in late December 2011, was terminated during the testing phase by the client. This led to financial loss for Corwin and cessation of relations with Peters, an important customer.Corwin has long-standing internal protocols with regard to project selection around product-based initiatives from outside clients. However, in this instance, these measures were entirely overlooked. Thus, the project failed to meet the brief due to lack of proper management at the initiation and execution stages. This analysis points up three major areas of concern, namely: project selection (includes staff competencies); managerial support (includes organisational culture); and communication issues (for internal and external stakeholders). Out of the discussion, conclusions were drawn which then helped formulate practical recommendations to address issues raised now, and to ward off future repetition. 1. INTRODUCTION This report seeks to isolate the reasons why a recent collaboration with Peters Company (PC), a company with which Corwin Corporation (CC) had an established and healthy working relationship, floundered. Not only did CC lose out financially but its future potential revenues from Peters have been jeopardised. CC’s strong reputation has received negative publicity at a time of global recession...
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...Assignment 4: Project Motorcycles – The Comprehensive Project Plan Submitted By: Dhruv Jolly BUS 375 Dr. Mark C. Bojeun November 28, 2013 As a project manager, you’ll need to define Project Scope no matter what methodology you choose to use. Defining what is needed is the first step towards establishing a project timeline, setting project goals and allocating project resources. These steps will help you define the work that needs to be done – or in other words, define the Scope of the project (CIO, 2011). Scope is the summation of all deliverables required as a part of the project. This includes all products, services and results (Kerzner). The Scope here, is to successfully transition from manufacturing of ‘cruiser’ motorcycles, which have an engine or motor size ranging from 500 cc - 1,000 cc, to manufacturing of ‘touring’ motorcycles, which have an engine or motor size of 1,100 cc or larger. Project Scope, is the work that must be completed to achieve the final scope of the project, namely the products, services, and results. In this case, the Project Scope will include delivery of a larger engine or motor and transitioning from manufacturing ‘cruiser’ motorcycles, to ‘touring’ motorcycles. The Project Scope will list work that needs to be accomplished to deliver a product or service, with the specified features and functions. It will include benefits of the product to target audience, such as, comfort while driving long distances on the ‘touring’ motorcycles, engine...
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...CEBU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF COMPUTER STUDIES CCS 417 Software Project Management Plan For CIT – U CCS Alumni Information System (Résumé and File Management) Signature The Signature that will be affixed below indicates that this Software Project Management Plan was already checked and is accepted by our adviser. ___Mr. Ralph Laviste____ SP Adviser Change History |Version |Author |Date |Reason for changes | |Template |Mr. Ralph Laviste |Dec. 11, 2010 |For Students Project | |Rough Draft |Villanueva, Marie Claire Yaxien Zabate |Dec. 25, 2010 |To be corrected soon upon integration | |Version 1.0 |Villanueva, Marie Claire Yaxien Zabate |Jan. 2, 2011 |Partial Integration of different chapters | |Version 1.1 |Villanueva, Marie Claire Yaxien Zabate |Jan. 5, 2011 |Correcting errors for passing | |Version 1.2 |Villanueva, Marie Claire Yaxien Zabate |Jan. 9, 2011 |Corrections made | |Version 1.3 ...
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...relative to their growth and the company to include customer feedback, observation of behaviors, professional goals, strategic direction, and competitive analysis (Best Practices, 1999, p. 29). AT&T CCS has integrated employee development and career planning into its human resource strategy. By making employee development a cornerstone of its human performance system model, AT&T CCS signals its importance to managers and employee alike (Best Practices, 1999, p. 29). It is similar to Foundation Schools, Nancy’s leadership has been a key reason the school has achieved its current reputation. She focuses her time on developing her staff, investigation and implementing new approaches to learning, and ensuring the school maintains its position as a leader in special education (UOP, 2011,p.2) To foster commitment, involvement and innovation, AT&T CCS employs a variety of team and individual involvement approaches. To measure and manage performance, AT&T uses three key measures to determine performance to include (1) people value added (PVA), customer value added (CVA), and economic value added (EVA). The PVA process focuses on the opinions and needs of employees through two indices (1) the Leadership Index that is composed of associate opinions on (a) AT&T CCS management’s leadership, (b) the organization’s dedication to customers and (c) job satisfaction; and (2) the Diversity Index that includes (a) supervision and (b)...
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...that I have from the beginning of my work experience in different projects and countries, projects are like symphonies. Each instrument has to be introducing in the right moment, in the right performance, in the right intensity and overall harmony has to be predominant. The orchestra director in this case is the project manager and the project participants are the musicians. I want to base my argument in different cases and articles discussed during the course. First, as we can see in the second tutorial, into the Conference Centre Case Study, the project manager, orchestra director, is the maximum responsible of the completion and successful of the project. In that case, the requirement was to build a conference centre with specific condition and constraints. As for orchestra director is not the first time that has to be interpreted a piece of Wagner, any time is required a new version, different and unique to the rest, like projects, with specific conditions that has to be negotiated with producers, clients for the project manager. A very detailed and congruent definition of the scope and a very detailed planning of the project, the score for the orchestra, is the cornerstone for successful. Furthermore, the art of the project is based on the art of the project manager to add harmony between all the integrant to complete any phase on time, on cost and performance. In that case, if the non-experienced project manager had planned and negotiated in detail the scope, significant...
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...Project Motorcycles West End Manufacturer is a medium-sized manufacturer of motorcycle cruisers. We specialize in fuel-efficient cruisers with engine sizes ranging from 500 cc to 1000 cc. We have successfully manufactured and marketed the best- selling cruisers for the middleweight class. Our success has been greatly attributed to having an effective and efficient Project Management Office. However, the executives at West End Manufacturer are now interested in producing larger motorcycles in the touring class for income ranges from $55,000 to $100,000. In this paper, I will present which project organization best suits the development of the larger touring class motorcycles, outline the process steps the company will take in order to develop the motorcycle and provide a reason for the response. In this paper, I will recommend one strategy to the senior executives that the organization might use to balance short- and long-term needs; specify crucial resources needed during the production of the touring class motorcycles; suggest a project management leadership style that will be best for overseeing the operation of the business growth plan; and I will recommend at least three risk mitigation strategies to address project plan details that may be overlooked. Project Organization The Project Organization I selected that would best suit the development of the large touring class motorcycles is the Matrix Organizational Form. The reason I selected the matrix organizational form...
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..._____, and the elected Advisory Board Chairperson. . The Executive Committee will also be responsible for identification, qualification and promotion of funding priorities to support the _____ goals. Advisory Board The _____ Advisory Board (_____AB) will consist of 10 – 15 members. Term of membership will be for three years, renewable for up to two terms. Chairperson will be nominated and elected by the Advisory Board. The Advisory Board will also appoint members to chair Committees. Nominations for Advisory Board and Committee membership will be approved unanimously by the _____ Executive Board and by at least a two-thirds vote of the Advisory Board. Management Board The Management Board (MB) will consist of key administrative personnel from each group and the Development Office liaison(s). The Management Board is responsible for directing, communicating, and coordination of initiatives’ established by the Executive or Advisory Boards. The Development Office liaison will head this planning and will consult and communicate their efforts with each Administrator. Administrators will work closely with Development Office liaison to offer advice, assistance or to request services. The Development Office liaison will also keep...
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... Process involved in organizational assessment 4. Organizational assessment workbook with findings 5. Summary Non-bank credit organization Finance for Development LLC - Organisational Assessment (OA) Report Organizational assessment undertaken by David Alimbarashvili, MED Coordinator, DRC & Sabina Mikayilova, CEO of CC LLC – November - December, 2004 Venue: Offices of Fin-Dev LLC in Baku, Barda and Mingechevir, Azerbaijan 1. Introduction Finance for Development is a spin off of Oxfam GB/Azerbaijan and was registered as a Limited Liability Company by the Ministry of Justice of Azerbaijan Republic in September 23, 2002 and obtained a license from the National Bank of Azerbaijan in April, 2003. Prior of Fin-Dev’s establishment its founder Oxfam GB started a “Saving and Lending” project in Azerbaijan in 1997. The project performed different activities including study of existing formal and informal saving and credit systems. In January, 2000 Oxfam GB initiated Future Financial Institutions (FFI) project in Barda but due to Azerbaijan legal framework had to separate the FFI project and register it as an independent entity (NBCO). Main operational base of Fin-Dev LLC is situated in Barda. Fin-Dev has two branches in Barda and Mingechevir. The area of lending operations cover Barda, Tar-tar, Agdam, Agjabedi and Kurdamir, Mingechevir, Yevlakh, Agdash, Goychay, Ujar and Sheki districts. In April 2002, Fin-Dev signed an agreement...
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...Acquisition System Energy Audit GIS New Connection Billing Collection Asset management Infrastructure Setup Slide No. 3 14 16 17 22 23 29 30 39 40 42 46 53 What is R-APDRP Power sector reforms in India have been going on for more than a decade Initially the focus was more on bringing about structural changes like unbundling of SEBs and creation of independent generation, transmission and distribution companies Subsequently power generation received maximum focus In the recent past, it was felt that power distribution was the weakest link in the entire value chain and sector cannot achieve viability unless issues in the power distribution sector are resolved, aiming at a sustainable development of the sector With these objectives in mind, Government of India’s Ministry of Power launched R-APDRP scheme This is a unique initiative in the utility industry globally This covers total automation of core utility business processes of the targeted towns in an ESCOM covering millions of consumers using a common infrastructure 3 What is R-APDRP R-APDRP is GoI’s initiative with primarily objectives of Establishment of baseline data Fixation of accountability Reduction of AT&C losses Commercial viability Reduction of outages & interruptions Increase consumer satisfaction through strengthening & up-gradation of Sub-Transmission & Distribution network & adoption of Information Technology during XI Plan What is R-APDRP To cover urban areas with population > 30,000 (10,000...
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...Automated Election System Does automation = clean elections? Possible Problems: Preliminary Results Technical Briefing What is the AES? l “A system using appropriate technology which has been demonstrated in the voting, counting, consolidating, canvassing, and transmission of election result, and other electoral process” process” Public perception of the AES It would lead to clean elections l Cheating would be impossible in an automated election l AES System l Election Management System (EMS) Configuration of precinct data l Election Mark– Up Language (EML) Mark– l l Precinct– Precinct–Count Optical Scan (PCOS) System l Precinct Machine BOC Computer l Consolidation / Canvassing System (CCS) l PCOS Machine SMARTMATIC AUTOMATED ELECTION SYSTEM (SAES 1800) SAES 1800 lPrecinct Count Optical Scan / Optical Mark Reader (OMR) • Detects the absence or presence of a mark in predefined positions on a form SAES 1800 Components RF Key Thermal Printer •2-1/4 inch roll paper •Rated to last 5 years Digital Scanner •4-bit mono – color scanner •16 shades of gray Processor And Memory Not Specified Compact Flash (CF) Card Input / Output Ports •CF Card Reader •UTP Ethernet Port •Disabled USB •RJ – 11 Modem Port Ballot Box Cast and Return •Buttons Disabled Display • Touch screen, mono-color display •Quarter VGA in size, 320x240 pixels Ballot Boxes with Transparent Panels Compartments the Ballot Box in Transparent Panels ...
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...COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT / ADMINISTRATOR (QATAR) Position Profile A Communications Assistant/Administrator supports multiple account teams and must be able to efficiently service each of these teams. Communications Assistant/Coordinator must have excellent organizational skills and the ability to adapt to multiple assignments and deadlines as well as an environment that changes frequently. The focus of the position is on managing invoicing, procedures, preparing presentations, management of process and procedure, clip reports, briefing materials, etc. Primary Responsibilities 1) Client • • Proactive in understanding IPN’s portfolio of client’s Have a clear understanding of clients organisational structures and key contacts 2) Media • • • Develop and maintain media contact lists and database - Mediadisk Continually update knowledge of new media Maintain comprehensive library of media titles and subscription 3) Writing • • • Assist in formatting new business presentation and preparation Management of procedures and processes Prepare clip reports and summaries as needed by teams 4) Team Support • Actively participate in agency development by assisting with urgent clients needs • • • • Continually update line managers on progress of activities Balance workload between account staff to ensure that all work is accurate and completed within established deadlines Support office development/work, as directed Routinely attend all relevant staff meetings 5) Administrative...
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...Ecotourism Investment and Development Models: Donors, NGOs and Private Entrepreneurs Susan Heher smh53@cornell.edu Johnson Graduate School of Management School of Hotel Administration Cornell University December 2003 -1- 1. 1. INTRODUCTION OVERVIEW OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM AND ECOTOURISM 3 7 7 8 12 15 17 17 20 22 26 27 29 31 32 33 34 36 37 39 39 42 46 55 58 61 64 70 75 77 79 81 SUSTAINABLE TOURISM AND ECOTOURISM COMMUNITY BASED ECOTOURISM THE SCALE OF ECOTOURISM MARKET DEMAND 2. DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FROM DONORS AND AID AGENCIES THE RISE OF DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE TOURISM PROJECTS OVERVIEW OF TYPES OF DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS AND ASSISTANCE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES AND NGOS THE ROLE OF CONSULTANTS THE PROJECT PROCESS: ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION CONCLUSIONS 3. PRIVATE SECTOR ENTREPRENEURS AND DEVELOPERS PROFILE OF ECOTOURISM ENTREPRENEURS SOURCES OF FINANCING AND CAPITAL STRUCTURE GROWTH, PROFITABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY: THE ABILITY TO HAVE AN IMPACT CONCLUSIONS 4. 5. HYBRID: NGO VENTURE CAPITAL CASE STUDIES A. INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK, IADB B. US AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, USAID C. WORLD BANK: LESOTHO D. THE EUROPEAN UNION: SWAZILAND E. WORLD BANK IN SWAZILAND F. THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, TNC G. CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL, CI H. CONSERVATION CORPORATION AFRICA, CC AFRICA I. TURTLE ISLAND J. MAHO BAY K. KRUGER NATIONAL PARK, MALULEKE COMMUNITY AND MATSWANI SAFARIS 6. CONCLUSION -2- 1. Introduction The...
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...Section 1 – E-Mail to Alex conveying project duration and critical tasks Hi Alex, Based on the task details provided, a project plan for the UltraMAX Testing Project has been created. The total duration of the project as can be seen from the project summary report is 140 days, with the project completion date as 3rd September 2010. The tasks that are on the critical path, and which should be managed very closely to ensure that there are no delays to ensure that there is no schedule slippage are : identify target consumers, recruit test subjects, screen test subjects, finalize test subjects, prepare placebo, test the subjects, input actual data into database, analyze actual data and prepare findings report. The critical tasks report for the project is attached below for your reference Section 2: Project Overview, Project Status and Resource Leveling The project in scope is the product testing and analysis for UltraMAX to determine suitability for women customers, where NutroBalance as part of its strategic goals have decided to expand the Ultra product line to include new customer segments. The scope of the project therefore entails detailed end to end activities to effectively plan, facilitate, test, analyze and then report findings using which the company can make decisions for the new product. The timeline for the project is expected to be 140 days given that this is a key strategic project that must be completed fast, with the project start date being February 22, 2010...
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...recording manual completions and other activities, you can monitor progress toward the CC, ACB, ACS, ACG, CL, ALB, ALS and DTM awards. My club has assigned a mentor to help me. My mentor is: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ LAST NAME FIRST NAME EMAIL ADDRESS __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ADDRESS TELEPHONE NUMBER (DAY) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ CITY STATE/PROVINCE ZIP TELEPHONE NUMBER (EVENING) TOASTMASTERS INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION AND LEADERSHIP TRACKS The Toastmasters educational program consists of two tracks: a communication track and a lead rship track. You can participate e in both tracks at the same time or choose just one to start. Both tracks provide recognition for specific accomplishments. The diagram below shows the award rogression in each track. Following pages provide more detail. p LEADERSHIP TRACK Competent Leader AND Competent Communicator Advanced Leader Bronze Advanced Leader Silver New Member DTM Competent Communicator Advanced Communicator Bronze Advanced Communicator Silver Advanced Communicator Gold COMMUNICATION TRACK COMMUNICATION TRACK Competent Communicator (CC) To be eligible for this award, a member must have completed the 10 speeches in the...
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