Problems Identified and Underlying Causes There are three major problems identified in the Trophy Project case study: i) Organisational problems ii) Management and Leadership problems iii) Project Management problems i) Organisational Problems Although there are signs that the company has a matrix structure in place‚ they do not follow a programme management approach and numerous failures within the structure exist. Their approach to management is still that of a traditional organisational
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The Trophy Project The ill-fated Trophy Project was in trouble right from the start. Reichart‚ who had been an assistant project manager‚ was involved with the project from its conception. When the Trophy Project was accepted by the company‚ Reichart was assigned as the project manager. The program schedules started to slip from day one‚ and expenditures were excessive. Reichart found that the functional managers were charging direct labor time to his project but working on their own “pet” projects
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CRANEFIELD COLLEGE OF PROJECT and PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT MODULE 2 PROJECT MANAGEMENT: PROGRAMME MANAGING‚ ORGANIZATIONAL TRANSFORMATION‚ CHANGE AND PERFOMANCE IMPROVEMENT GROUP ASSIGNMENT PARTICIPATION SHEET THE TROPHY PROJECT CASE STUDY DUE DATE: 17 SEPTEMBER 2014 GROUP: EAST RAND SYNDICATE GROUP We hereby declare that this assignment is entirely our own work‚ and that it has not previously been submitted to any other Higher Education Institution. We also declare that all published
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Overview: As Reichart had been an assistant project manager and thereby involved in the trophy project from its conception‚ he was made project manager for the project once the project was accepted by the company. From the very beginning Reichart faced issues that would be fatal to the project. The management functions of planning‚ organizing‚ staffing‚ controlling and directing personnel and resources were poorly executed by both senior and project level management. Trying to address the problem
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CASE: TROPHY PROJECT 1.1 Executive Summary Executive leaders are the guardians of an organisation’s preferred culture and behaviour‚ however this is not evident in this organisation‚ There is clearly no mutual respect for employees’ rights and support from top-level management as people are intimidated and threatened if they do not deliver results. The organizations behavioural strategy needs to transform from a bureaucratic to a learning organisation where employees operate in high performance
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Organisation 12 4.1 Managing Organisational Change 13 4.2 Apply Leadership 14 4.3 Design Effective Organisational Structure 16 4.4 Managing Resistance to Change 17 Bibliography 20 Executive Summary While analysing the case study of the Trophy Project the findings will show the major problems identified and to determine the root cause of the problems. The findings will show how the lack of leadership has resulted in poor or no organisational strategy. Through analysing the lack of behavioural
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Trophies are so satisfying when you receive one‚ but is it too far for a kid to get a trophy just for showing up? Yes it is‚ and there are numerous reasons to support this opinion. In particular‚ getting the same trophy other players are rewarded as well shows nothing worth awarding. Furthermore‚ trophies are not suppose to be an easy thing to achieve‚ or that demolishes the purpose of a trophy. I feel coaches give players too many trophies. To start things of‚ a trophy is meant for a particular
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world where you didn’t get a trophy for breathing‚ existing‚ or being made of atoms. However‚ memories of this time are fading fast as people are being rewarded with awards and fanfare for small insignificant acts‚ and because of this the question‚ “ Should everyone get a trophy?” has arisen. Nowadays it seems as if people are being rewarded for the simplest things; it has gone on for so long that some people are running out of space because of the sheer amount of trophies that they are receiving. Although
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No one receives a trophy just for participating in life. Losing is a skill a child needs to learn and experience because it is apart of life. Rewarding children with trophies; whether winning‚ losing‚ participating‚ etc. can have a negative impact on a child. We give children too many trophies for many reasons. Opponents argue that coaches can use trophies as a way to acknowledge a player’s unique contribution and effort. Christine Carter; author‚ sociologist‚ and Uc Berkeley Greater Good Science
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down to Miami‚ and stopped at the building that started it all. The place where he got that 500‚000$ and gold trophy. He looked inside‚ to see Tyreke sitting there with a money bag himself. Jason put down his money bag next to Tyrekes. In the middle of the money bags‚ was a platinum trophy. Tyreke made the trophy out of the gold trophy he stole‚ and the silver trophy he won. The platinum trophy was silver‚ white‚ and red. Jason and Tyreke shook hands‚ and the game was on. Strike after strike after strike
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