Ad643 Bg Project Leadership And Communication
Jennifer DiTomasso Jacobsen
U63594427
AD643 BG, Project Leadership and Communications
Professor Star Dargin
Homework Two
Questions two and three on page 83 of the Gray and Larson text, and questions one and two on page 96
2. You work for LL Company, which manufactures high-end optical scopes for hunting rifles. LL Company has been the market leader for the past 20 years and has decided to diversify by applying its technology to develop a top-quality binocular. What kind of project management structure would you recommend they use for this project? What information would you like to have to make this recommendation, and why?
First, I would want to know what type of organizational structure is already in place, and what type of …show more content…
If not, then I would consider using a using a virtual structure, in order to outsource the technical needs of the project to those with the requisite technical ability already in place.
Third, I would want to diagnose the culture of the organization. In general, I would want to determine how cooperative the people are. Metrics for measuring the organization’s culture are included on page 79 of the Gray and Larson text, including:
• Member identity: whether employees identify with their jobs or with their …show more content…
It sets the standard for what is and is not done within an organization, and serves as an example for what type of behavior will be rewarded. For example, where I work, at the Office of Information Technology, in the Networked Information Services division, the group on campus that manages the BU Web, our director has us devote a lot of time to maintaining our internal procedures. His idea is that a new employee should be able to read those procedures, starting on his or her first day, and not have to ask anyone anything in order to start working. He verbally criticizes any employee that takes up another employee’s time asking for instructions on how to do something, and demands an explanation of the person that wrote the procedure, about why it was not well enough written. Therefore, the procedures are well maintained, but collaboration is hindered. Employees who ask each other for help typically do so in whispered
U63594427
AD643 BG, Project Leadership and Communications
Professor Star Dargin
Homework Two
Questions two and three on page 83 of the Gray and Larson text, and questions one and two on page 96
2. You work for LL Company, which manufactures high-end optical scopes for hunting rifles. LL Company has been the market leader for the past 20 years and has decided to diversify by applying its technology to develop a top-quality binocular. What kind of project management structure would you recommend they use for this project? What information would you like to have to make this recommendation, and why?
First, I would want to know what type of organizational structure is already in place, and what type of …show more content…
If not, then I would consider using a using a virtual structure, in order to outsource the technical needs of the project to those with the requisite technical ability already in place.
Third, I would want to diagnose the culture of the organization. In general, I would want to determine how cooperative the people are. Metrics for measuring the organization’s culture are included on page 79 of the Gray and Larson text, including:
• Member identity: whether employees identify with their jobs or with their …show more content…
It sets the standard for what is and is not done within an organization, and serves as an example for what type of behavior will be rewarded. For example, where I work, at the Office of Information Technology, in the Networked Information Services division, the group on campus that manages the BU Web, our director has us devote a lot of time to maintaining our internal procedures. His idea is that a new employee should be able to read those procedures, starting on his or her first day, and not have to ask anyone anything in order to start working. He verbally criticizes any employee that takes up another employee’s time asking for instructions on how to do something, and demands an explanation of the person that wrote the procedure, about why it was not well enough written. Therefore, the procedures are well maintained, but collaboration is hindered. Employees who ask each other for help typically do so in whispered