Blue Spider Project
INDEX
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ……………………………....……………2
2. SITUATION ANALYSIS ..........................................................…...3
3. PROBLEM ASSESSMENT & RECOMMENDATIONS …...….6-21
I. The Roll of the Project Office
II. Project Manager Skills
III. Team Selection Process
IV. Communication Break Down
V. Budget Control
VI. Risk Management
VII. Measurement
4. CONCLUSION ……………………………………….................20
5. BIBLIOGRAPHY …………………………………….............….21
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Blue Spider Project is an example of how a project manager incorrectly balanced the staff and work, resulting in a poor performance from a project. We see that Parks Corporation bidding to be part of a government contract and it shows problems with communication from the start.
Projects can fail for a number of reasons, including poor evaluation of cost and deadlines, inadequate organisation of resources – this is made worse when task assessment is incomplete before the project starts and lack of communication between departments once a project has begun. Human resource management can also cause major problems in the event of industrial action or inability to recruit suitable staff.
It is important to note the lack of communication with the project manager and research staff that developed a new material without the consent or knowledge of the project manager in order to stop the customer from discovering the use of their funding. When the customer was made aware of the new material it then felt the situation had not been properly reported and the customer began to demand more information from the developer. Early problems led to rescheduling being required, however the project manager did not communicate this to the manufacturing department until later as he had been highly involved in the work. Delays and lack of reporting from the project manager led to the demanding additional
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ……………………………....……………2
2. SITUATION ANALYSIS ..........................................................…...3
3. PROBLEM ASSESSMENT & RECOMMENDATIONS …...….6-21
I. The Roll of the Project Office
II. Project Manager Skills
III. Team Selection Process
IV. Communication Break Down
V. Budget Control
VI. Risk Management
VII. Measurement
4. CONCLUSION ……………………………………….................20
5. BIBLIOGRAPHY …………………………………….............….21
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Blue Spider Project is an example of how a project manager incorrectly balanced the staff and work, resulting in a poor performance from a project. We see that Parks Corporation bidding to be part of a government contract and it shows problems with communication from the start.
Projects can fail for a number of reasons, including poor evaluation of cost and deadlines, inadequate organisation of resources – this is made worse when task assessment is incomplete before the project starts and lack of communication between departments once a project has begun. Human resource management can also cause major problems in the event of industrial action or inability to recruit suitable staff.
It is important to note the lack of communication with the project manager and research staff that developed a new material without the consent or knowledge of the project manager in order to stop the customer from discovering the use of their funding. When the customer was made aware of the new material it then felt the situation had not been properly reported and the customer began to demand more information from the developer. Early problems led to rescheduling being required, however the project manager did not communicate this to the manufacturing department until later as he had been highly involved in the work. Delays and lack of reporting from the project manager led to the demanding additional
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