Case Study – The Blue Spider Project 1. Discuss the project management organization on the project. Strengths? Weaknessess? Recommendations. Parks Corporation used a matrix project management organization on the Blue Spider Project. It was a multi-disciplinary team where the members came from different functional units such as Research and Development‚ Engineering‚ Manufacturing‚ Quality Control‚ Purchasing‚ and Finance. Gary Anderson‚ the Project Manager‚ was responsible for the project but his
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the lessons learnt in the Blue Spider Project Case studies. The Blue Spider Project that Gary Anderson managed for Parks Corporation was a good example of an unsuccessful project. There were many aspects that increased project risk and contributed to the problems encountered. Some of those problems could have been prevented or resolved if Gary Anderson applied proper project management methodology. In any project‚ one of the most important success factor is the project manager being able to communicate
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CRANEFIELD COLLEGE OF PROJECT AND PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT INDIVIDUAL EXAMINATION FOR MODULE M1: Project Management: Leading‚ Creating‚ Implementing and Improving CASE: The Blue Spider Project I hereby declare that this assignment is entirely my own work‚ and that it has not previously been submitted to any other Higher Education Institution. I also declare that all published and unpublished sources have been fully acknowledged and properly referenced. This includes figures‚ tables and exhibits
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The Blue Spider Project 6. Is it true when you enter project management‚ you either go up the organization or out the door? Yes that is the truth‚ because there are only two places you can go from program management‚ namely up to the organization or out the door. There are only very few engineers who failed in program management and permitted to return to the project. In real life‚ failing managing a project means you will get fired in most cases. In this case the project manager should count
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through the case study The Blue Spider Project (which appears after the assignment questions): After the final testing and the programme report were completed‚ Henry Gable decided to look back with introspection and identified a number of challenges along the “Blue Spider Project” life-cycle which were not clear but in need of solutions (for example: project manager qualification; authority of a project manager; functional employees of the customer and contractor communication set-up; project management
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Parks Corporation is a company that concentrated mainly on R&D business‚ doing projects for the Department of Defense. Parks Corporation has changed it’s focus over the years from predominantely R&D business to a low-cost production facility. The recession resulted in the company retrenching a number of employees‚ the staff compliment going from 6700 to 2200. In 1975‚ the corporate strategy changed again with the upturn of DoD spending. Parks began to beef up it’s R&D engineering
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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‚
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Systems Engineering Principles: Blue Spider Case Study Name: Professor: Course Name: Subject: Date Due: Executive summary Parks Corporation is a firm involved in R & D business; the firm does projects on behalf of the Department of Defence. Over the years‚ Parks Corporation has transformed its focus from the R & D business to being involved in low cost production. The process of retrenching employees in the firm was as a result of the recession and this brought down the number of staff
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2 Strategic Management and Project Selection More and more‚ the accomplishment of important tasks and goals in organizations today is being achieved through the use of projects. The phrases we hear and read about daily at our work and in conversations with our colleagues‚ such as “management by projects” and “project management maturity‚” reflect this increasing trend in our society. The almost explosively rapid adoption of such a powerful tool as project management to help organizations
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The Blue Spider Project Case Study Questions Question 1. If you were Gary Anderson‚ would you have accepted this position after the director stated that this project would be his baby all the way? Answer: Yes‚ I will because this is a good chance to help me raise my current position. Before I apply for this position‚ I got MBA degrees before 1995. I have been a production engineer last several years and prepared to be a project manager. Question 2. Do engineers with MBA degrees aspire to high
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