Introduction: Walkers Processing Plant Case Study A processing plant may not have to meet the company’s end consumer directly. They typically report to the management team which serve as the brain of the company. Solid coordination is strongly required for the company to succeed, not only in selling the output […]
Project Management
Balanced Scorecard for Website Development Project
Introduction: Balanced Scorecard for Website Development Project Strategy infers the way a company develops from its present position to a desirable but uncertain future position (Tharp, 2007). In project management, leaders can be trapped in the focus on tactical measures but lose focus on strategic importance. A balanced Scorecard can […]
Organizational Culture and Project Management
This article will examine the paper written by Ibidunni and Agboola (2013). The paper discusses about organizational culture and how it can be utilized to strengthen performance. It examines the economic relevance, the theoretical views, the factors that influence organizational culture, as well as the creation, the change, and the […]
Google’s 20% Formula in a Project Management Perspective
Google’s 20% Formula: releasing 20% of its employees’ time to work on anything they want. Google’s 20% formula should be taken with a pinch of salt, especially in the context of project management. I agree that the formula can encourage creativity and innovation, but for the formula to work without […]
Evaluating a Project: Global Health Partnership
Keys to Evaluating Success of a Project: Lesson Learned from Global Health Partnership The key to evaluating the success of a project is to have clear criteria for success and how to measure them. The criteria should be robust, that they are not only about time, cost, and performance, but […]
From OEM Supplier to a Global Leader Case Study Review
This article will examine a case study written by Wu and Lee (2014) titled From OEM Supplier to a Global Leader. The case study examines how an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) company, Giant, transformed to become a global leader in the bicycle manufacturing industry. The company was initially founded as […]
Underestimating or Overestimating a Project
Estimating a project, whether about the cost, the duration, or the benefit of it, is a crucial part of that can determine the success of the project. This article will respond to some of the questions regarding estimates inaccuracies, whether it is underestimating or overestimating a project. Here, the article […]
The LAMP-H Case Stakeholder Analysis
Introduction Stakeholder satisfaction is the ultimate success indicator of a project, along with the main objective of the project (Watt, 2014). If a project provides benefits to the key stakeholders, it will be considered successful. However, a project usually has various stakeholders, and their expectations rarely coincide. If a stakeholder […]
Multicultural Challenges in the Interaction between UoPeople Students
Brett et al. (2006) discussed the multicultural challenges in the article, which can also applicable to student’s written interaction in an online university. As a student of a the University of the People (UoPeople), I have faced those challenges as well, especially in group activity where we have to reach […]
Internal and External Stakeholders for Municipal Airport Expansion
Introduction A municipal airport is always involved with various stakeholders. When a municipal airport is considering to expand its operation, to serve larger planes, the airport would face abundant questions, not only about the technicality of the project, but also how it would impact its stakeholders. It may bring benefit […]