(PROJECT MANAGEMENT)
MERCENE, JOHANNA B.
BSIS- 3B
Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION
CASE: AaronSide to Teams
Dragan Z. Milosevic, Peerasit Patanakul, and Sabin Srivannaboon
Answers
1. (a) Relay race approach has its good idea to conduct first a study of what the consumers’ desires before getting into the decisions of making a new project or product to determine the needs of the customers. But, having this approach is much suitable for local projects. In the other hand is the Cross- functional approach. Cross functional approach is ideal to a large project especially if the project is getting worldwide. This approach needs to hire experts’ people to build a team for the departments. With this, the success of the project can exceed from the expectation. But, failure of the project has its big chances if the department or team was not united.
(b) In my own evaluation, I think it is the relay race approach. Because for me it is much better to have a not so small project successful than having a large project with a big lost of yours if you failed.
2. It is the Swedish company who has more power while less power was on Aaronside.
3. Yes. It is because cross- functional approach requires hiring expert people to build a team for a certain project.
4. I think it is because of the fact that VPs want to make the major decision by themselves without the consulting to the members. Additionally, VPs request to the members to bring only the necessary information and come up to that kind of decision without asking for any opinion or approval from the members as respect to their presence.
5. Yes. Because it is not right to tolerate such things.
CASE: Cocable Inc.
Jovana Riddle
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1. The advantage to the Cocable case is that the company was open for a change to improve their company. Additionally, the employees were trained to the extent of their capabilities to work at Cocable for the continues development