Orion Shield Project assignment

Orion Shield Project assignment Order Description Assignment Instructions Required readin" rel="nofollow">ings After studyin" rel="nofollow">ing The Orion Shield Project, each student is to address the followin" rel="nofollow">ing questions in" rel="nofollow">in a succin" rel="nofollow">inct and thoughtful report on 'Project Management Prin" rel="nofollow">inciples in" rel="nofollow">in the Orion Shield Case." NOTE: IN CASE YOU HAVE TROUBLE WITH THIS LINK TO THE ORION SHIELD PROJECT, it is also posted as a separate file in" rel="nofollow">in this week's module), 1. Applyin" rel="nofollow">ing the readin" rel="nofollow">ings from Week 7, what Project Management prin" rel="nofollow">inciples, if any, were violated in" rel="nofollow">in this case: o By Project Manager Gary Allison, o By Henry Larsen, Director of Engin" rel="nofollow">ineerin" rel="nofollow">ing o By Elliott Grey, Director of Program Management o By Paula Arnold, Project Engin" rel="nofollow">ineer 2. What structural and cultural characteristics of SEC allowed each of these in" rel="nofollow">individuals to behave as they did? Be specific in" rel="nofollow">in defin" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing the behavior you feel was a violation or failure, and the organizational characteristic(s ) that supported that behavior. o How does the Project Management Body Knowledge address the effects of organizational structure and culture on successful project management? o What prin" rel="nofollow">inciples of project and general management can a project manager rely upon to positively in" rel="nofollow">influence these organizational characteristics? 3. What guidance do project management prin" rel="nofollow">inciples give for creatin" rel="nofollow">ing effective communication, and what do you thin" rel="nofollow">ink Gary would have done differently if he had been well versed in" rel="nofollow">in those prin" rel="nofollow">inciples? 4. Henry Larsen gave Gary three requirements for good project management. How do those compare with the project management body of knowledge? Should Gary have been given different advice? • If so, what would have been better advice? • If this was good advice, how did Gary fall short on those three criteria? 5. How many departments were in" rel="nofollow">involved in" rel="nofollow">in this project, and what guidance do project management prin" rel="nofollow">inciples give for coordin" rel="nofollow">inatin" rel="nofollow">ing functional departments? o Citin" rel="nofollow">ing relevant prin" rel="nofollow">inciples, explain" rel="nofollow">in what Gary could have done differently to avoid Larsen’s perception that Gary had failed as a project manager. 6. Fin" rel="nofollow">inally, did Gary fail? If SEC was awarded a sole source contract for production of the new material, why was his project perceived as a failure? • Do you agree or disagree? Explain" rel="nofollow">in your rationale, citin" rel="nofollow">ing relevant project management literature for how success is defin" rel="nofollow">ined for a project. Remember to in" rel="nofollow">include a meanin" rel="nofollow">ingful, results-filled executive summary at the begin" rel="nofollow">innin" rel="nofollow">ing of your report.