Project Motorcycles Assinghent 1
BUS 375: Project Management
Assignment 1 Project Motorcycles
by
Dorinda Greenfield
Instructor: Pamela Payne
Strayer University
Select one (1) of the types of project organization that would suit the development of the larger touring class motorcycles. Outline the process steps that your company would take in order to develop the motorcycles. Provide a rationale for the response. The things to consider when selecting a project organization are: project length, project size, and project location, experience with project management organization, philosophy and visibility of upper-level management, available resources, and unique aspects of the project. In this case study, the matrix organization would be the best for the manufacturer of motorcycle cruisers. The matrix structure is a two-dimensional in which employees are assigned to organizational groups: a functional group based on skill sets which has a functional manager (vertical) and a specific project group where employees report to a product manager (horizontal). Matrix organizational structure combines the functional structure and some other organizational structure types. In a matrix organization there are project teams, bringing skilled individuals together from across the organization, but there are still divisions. As such, a person has two bosses: the division manager and the project manager. In this organizational structure, projects benefit from having cooperation across the company in that the best and the brightest in the company can weigh in on projects they otherwise may not have access to. Further, all departments can have a voice in the production process, from the actual fabrication of the product to its marketing and sales. (Kerzner, 2009, pp128) The company in the case study is already experienced in manufacturing motorcycle cruisers. The issue here is to move from the medium size engines to larger ones. The project is supposed to be completed within
Assignment 1 Project Motorcycles
by
Dorinda Greenfield
Instructor: Pamela Payne
Strayer University
Select one (1) of the types of project organization that would suit the development of the larger touring class motorcycles. Outline the process steps that your company would take in order to develop the motorcycles. Provide a rationale for the response. The things to consider when selecting a project organization are: project length, project size, and project location, experience with project management organization, philosophy and visibility of upper-level management, available resources, and unique aspects of the project. In this case study, the matrix organization would be the best for the manufacturer of motorcycle cruisers. The matrix structure is a two-dimensional in which employees are assigned to organizational groups: a functional group based on skill sets which has a functional manager (vertical) and a specific project group where employees report to a product manager (horizontal). Matrix organizational structure combines the functional structure and some other organizational structure types. In a matrix organization there are project teams, bringing skilled individuals together from across the organization, but there are still divisions. As such, a person has two bosses: the division manager and the project manager. In this organizational structure, projects benefit from having cooperation across the company in that the best and the brightest in the company can weigh in on projects they otherwise may not have access to. Further, all departments can have a voice in the production process, from the actual fabrication of the product to its marketing and sales. (Kerzner, 2009, pp128) The company in the case study is already experienced in manufacturing motorcycle cruisers. The issue here is to move from the medium size engines to larger ones. The project is supposed to be completed within
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