Case Study: Trophy Project CONTENTS 1. Executive Summary 4 1.1 Abstract 4 1.2 Death of Effective Communication 4 1.3 Recommendations 4 2. Anallysing the causes 5 2.1 Problem Identification 5 3. key affected business areas 9 3.1 Dearth of Key Business Areas 9 4. recommendations 10 4.1 Creating a Climate for Change 10 4.1.1 Increase Urgency 10 4.1.2 Build the Guiding Team 11 4
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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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Participation trophies‚ while often frowned upon for their unsavory title as one of the peaks for liberal ideology‚ are actually quite plentiful in redeeming qualities. Participation trophies provide psycological boosts‚ a benefital bottom line in competetive sporting activities‚ and are surrounded by an opressive and negative stigma that stops the general public from realizing the encouraging personal reaps of getting them. Psycological boosts when participation trophies can be seen right away
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Are participation trophies effecting young athletes? According to the Trophies For All policy‚ young athletes are being given an award for participating. Will this affect young athletes in a bad way or a good way? Simply giving out an award for showing up is a tantamount of child abuse. Receiving participation trophies can effect the young athlete’s future in a bad result. There are some good results ‚but there are a lot of bad results as well. This can hurt ‚not just the athletes ‚but the programs
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and realize the kid that only came to 2 practices the whole year got the same exact trophy as you. The happy feeling you felt turned into anger and frustration. Kids should not receive participation trophies because getting a participation trophies does not teach kids the concept of losing‚ it is not fair to everyone on the team‚ and the cost of them could be going to better use. Receiving a participation trophy does not teach kids to accept losing. If a child keeps getting a reward for everything
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