\n Activity type\n <\/p>\n
\n This is a group assignment. Refer to the case in\u00a0Appendix B\u00a0titled \u201cThe Accounting Software Installation Project.\u201d\n <\/p>\n
\n Objectives\n <\/p>\n
\n The objective of this assignment is to examine students\u2019 ability to describe and explain the project management knowledge areas and process groups, and to define and develop the scope statement and work breakdown structure.\n <\/p>\n
\n Instructions\n <\/p>\n
\n Read the case study in Appendix A, review the notes you made in class and refer to your personal readings on Project Management Methodologies and Outsourcing.\u00a0Provide a summary overview of the case then\u00a0answer questions 1, 2, and 3\u00a0at the end of the case study.\n <\/p>\n
\n The entire assignment should be between 4-5 pages, double spaced (excluding title page and reference page) and should follow APA referencing style.\n <\/p>\n
\n Appendix B:\u00a0 Case Study (The Accounting Software Installation Project)\n <\/p>\n
\n The Accounting Software Installation Project\n <\/p>\n
\n Sitting in her office, Karin Chung is reviewing the past four months of the large corporate accounting software installation project she has been managing. Everything seemed so well planned before the project started. Each company division had a task force that provided input into the proposed installation along with potential problems. All the different divisions had been trained and briefed on exactly how their division would interface and use the forthcoming accounting software. All six contractors, which included one of the Big Five consulting companies, assisted in developing the work breakdown structure\u2014costs, specifications, time.\n <\/p>\n
\n Karin hired a consultant to conduct a one-day \u201cpartnering\u201d workshop attended by the major accounting heads, a member of each task force group, and key representatives from each of the contractors. During the workshop, several different team-building exercises were used to illustrate the importance of collaboration and effective communication. Everyone laughed when Karin fell into an imaginary acid pit during a human bridge-building exercise. The workshop ended on an upbeat note with everyone signing a partnering charter that expressed their commitment to working together as partners to complete the project.\n <\/p>\n
\n TWO MONTHS LATER\n <\/p>\n
\n One task force member came to Karin to complain that the contractor dealing with billing would not listen to his concerns about problems that could occur in the Virginia division when billings are consolidated. The contractor had told him, the task force member, that he had bigger problems than consolidation of billing in the Virginia division. Karin replied, \u201cYou can settle the problem with the contractor. Go to him and explain how serious your problem is and that it will have to be settledbefore the project is completed. \u201cLater in the week in the lunchroom she overheard one consulting contractor bad-mouthing the work of another- \u201cnever on time, interface coding not tested.\u201d In the hallway the same day an accounting department supervisor told her that tests showed the new software will never be compatible with the Georgia division\u2019s accounting practices. While concerned, Karin considered these problems typical of the kind she had encountered on other smaller software projects.\n <\/p>\n
\n FOUR MONTHS LATER\n <\/p>\n
\n The project seemed to be falling apart. What happened to the positive attitude fostered at the team-building workshop? One contractor wrote a formal letter complaining that another contractor was sitting on a coding decision that was delaying their work. The letter went on: \u201cWe cannot be held responsible or liable for delays caused by others.\u201d The project was already two months behind, so problems were becoming very real and serious. Karin finally decided to call a meeting of all parties to the project and partnering agreement. She began by asking for problems people were encountering while working on the project. Although participants were reluctant to be first for fear of being perceived as a complainer, it was not long before accusations and tempers flared out of control. It was always some group complaining about another group. Several participants complained that others were sitting on decisions that resulted in their work being held up. One consultant said, \u201cIt is impossible to tell who\u2019s in charge of what.\u201d Another participant complained that although the group met separately on small problems, it never met as a total group to assess new risk situations that developed. Karin felt the meeting had degenerated into an unrecoverable situation. Commitment to the project and partnering appeared to be waning. She quickly decided to stop the meeting and cool things down. She spoke to the project stakeholders: \u201cIt is clear that we have some serious problems, and the project is in jeopardy. The project must get back on track, and the backbiting must stop. I want each of us to come to a meeting Friday morning with concrete suggestions of what it will take to get the project back on track and specific actions of how we can make it happen. We need to recognize our mutual interdependence and bring our relationships with each other back to a win\/win environment. When we do get things back on track, we need to figure out how to stay on track.\u201d\n <\/p>\n
\n Case Questions\n <\/p>\n
\n 1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Why does this attempt at project partnering appear to be failing?\n <\/p>\n
\n 2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 If you were Karin, what would you do to get this project back on track?\n <\/p>\n
\n 3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Whataction would you take to keep the project on track?\n <\/p>\n
\n 4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To what extent do you think there was a clear scope statement and work breakdown structure for this project. Based on the information that is available in this case, draft your own scope statement and work breakdown structure for this project.\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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