【Projectmanagementassignment!needhelptodrawstructurechart!YouareaprojectmanageratSNEHeavyEquipment.Youhavejustreturnedfromatwo-weektripfromBarbadoswhereyouclosedaverysuccessful,well-managedproject.Youhadgiventheteam】
Projectmanagementassignment!needhelptodrawstructurechart!
YouareaprojectmanageratSNEHeavyEquipment.
Youhavejustreturnedfromatwo-weektripfromBarbadoswhereyouclosedaverysuccessful,well-managedproject.Youhadgiventheteamawell-deservedendofprojectpartyandreleasedthemfromtheproject.Oncheckingyourvoicemailathome,youseeyouhavetwomessages.Thefirstoneisfromthecompanypresident,WilliamG.PepperIIIwhowantedtothankyouforajobwelldone.Hethoughtthe
write-upintheThursday'snewspaper,TheMopandPail,wasgreatpublicityforthe
company.Yousuppressasmileandcheckthenextmessage.Yoursmiledisappears.
Themessageisfromyourboss,DirectorofConsulting.
"Welcomeback,Icouldn'tgetyouonyourcell.Guessyoumusthavebeenonthe
plane.Look,wehaveasituation.ProjectMinorhashitanalltimelow.Theclientsare
reallyunhappywithprogressandthedeliverablessofar.Inaddition,performanceis
patheticandweareonthehook.TheprojectmanagerisAlfredE.Newman.Youmay
knowhimalready.IknowyoujustgotbackbutcanwemeetaboutthisonMonday?
ASAP?ImayneedyoutogotoAbernessbyTuesdayandgetusoutofthis.Youhave
agoodweekend."
Youignorethelastremarkandreplaythemessage.Alfredhadneverbeenagood
projectmanager,butitmaynotbehisfault.TheclientsherewereColdStone
Minerals,aconglomerateof3leadingminingcompanies.Youknewthattheproject
inNunavutwascriticalbutyouhavenoideawhatcouldhavegonewrong.Whydo
youhavetogetthisdisasterproject?AbernessupinthefarnorthofScotlandin
Decembermustbeniceyousurmise.
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Monday-December17,2007
AssoonasyouwalkintothecompanyofficeinLondon,yourealizethatAlfred's
projectmusthavebeenreallybad.Thereisnowelcomefromanyoneafteryour
successfulBarbadosproject.Yourbosscallsyouimmediatelyforaclosed-door
meeting.
Itappearsthatthe￡1,300,000projectfordeliveringacomputersystemtolocate
preciousmineralshasrepeatedlyidentifiedincor
