Project Management Case - 1601 Words

Executive Summary: Scientific Engineering Corporation (SEC) had decided to compete for Phase I of the Orion Shield Project. Henry Larsen, the Director of Engineering insisted on having an engineer as the Program Manager. This led to Gary Allison taking the role of Project Manager without any prior experience. Gary had previously earned the reputation of a respected and talented employee with over 14 years of experience as Project Engineer. Henry Larson wanted an inexperienced Project Manager who could be easily manipulated and who would accept his unethical management standards. This paper explores the technical, ethical, legal, contractual and other project management issues faced by Program Manager Gary Allison in the execution of Orion†¦show more content†¦23). Project Manager should demonstrate transparency and truthfulness in communications and conduct (Schwalbe, 2009, p. 23). Contractual issues: SEC was awarded with a fixed price contract of $2.2 million for a ten month effort. This implied that SEC had agreed to a fixed price and had to bear the risk, if it costs more to provide the goods or services than originally assumed (Schwalbe, 2009, p.185). SEC did not anticipate any risks with Orion Shield Project and negotiated for fixed price contract. SEC had to spent money for testing the new material that was not called out in the program plan. Initially Gary did not follow the contractual requirement for publishing client meeting minutes. This forced the client to call for daily meetings instead of monthly meetings which resulted in more administrative work hours and budget over run. Technical Issues: Initial testing indicated that Scientific Engineering design Corporation s would 0 not function above 130 F. The inability of the preliminary design material to be operated 0 above 130 F was a major technical issue. When the new material was introduced, the aging factor was not considered and posed a technical risk. NASA was not pleased with the recommendation of using a new material in a multi million dollar project. Project Management Issues: The Orion Shield Project is considered as the balanced matrix project where project manager decides what tasks and when theyShow MoreRelatedCase Study Management : Project Management1223 Words   |  5 PagesDauren Bolatov Hisham Faour PM Fundamentals Case Study #1 What is one of the biggest challenges for IT industry companies is implementing project management practice within a constantly changing environment and not flexible inner culture of the company. This paper is based on the case by Harvard Business School that is describing challenges and failure of AtekPC during the implementation of Project Management Office. AtekPC is a PC maker founded 1984 with the headquarters in Metropolis. In 2006Read MoreCase Study Management : Project Management4006 Words   |  17 PagesPROJECT MANAGEMENT Task 1a 1. 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