Project

Management
Case Study : Goshe Corporation

41378 Carolin Hübner

42455 Olivier Bayerlait
42349 Raphaël Salimi
39856 Rodrigo Martins
 
The Agenda

RECAP: Project Management & Scope Management

INTROCUCTION: Goshe Corporation Case

SITUATION ANALYSIS

RECOMMENDATIONS

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Project management
“is the application of a collection of tools and
techniques to direct the use of diverse resources toward
the accomplishment of a unique, complex, one-time task
within time, cost and quality constraints. “

Purpos Output
Scope
e s

inclusio exclusio unnecess

n n ary

Scope
management
“is the process of ensuring that:
- An adequate, or sufficient amount of work done
- - unnecessary work is not done
- The work which is done delivers the desired performance improvement””

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The Case is about :
Goshe Corporation

Implementati Projects are

on of MIS between 1 and 3
division month long

MIS is project driven If fail: MIS will be

division with high demoted to another
expectations department

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Analyzing Goshe Corporation Situation
we find..

Who?
Cost
Training Manufacturi Engineering
Grandy Banyon accounting
manager ng manager manager
Manager

• Lack of personnel • Created • Complex • A system that • Given a • Lack of training

• Poor inter- Unrealistic structure was too impractical to deal with the
What? department Deadlines change requires complex to put deadline to change in the
cooperation • Poor training into use was accomplish organization
• No training for Communication designed
personnel

• Number of projects • Failed to ask for • Due to high • Lack of • No flexibility with • No prior planning
was too much for managers amount of work communication project to introduce
How? the amount of opinion of load there was no and cooperation management project
personnel possibility of transition period between team management
available reaching that allowed for departments training
• Departments felt deadlines. training
that project • Did not realize
management there was a lack
could just handle of personnel or
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Scope Management involves serial
tasks
the case situation is mainly about...

Plan
Develo
througho
p
ut
project Validat
lifecycle e

Define Monitor

Control
Which of the following tasks is discussed
in the case at hand?

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Goshe Corporation issues of PM
implementation

No smooth process
Bad baseline to start the project

Deadline issues
Exclusion of EDP department

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Why did the project end up as a fail?
Problem Analysis

Problems

Incorrect diagnosis

Lack of methodology in the

implementation of a project
division

No alignment regarding the project

manager's mission

Bad time management

Several roles assigned to an

employee

Bad vertical communication

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Why did the project end up as a fail?
Problem Analysis

Problems Questions to ask

How to identify the main

Incorrect diagnosis
problems ?

Lack of methodology in the

What is Goshe Corporation
implementation of a project
commitment regarding PM ?
division

How different shareholders

No alignment regarding the project understand the role of project
manager's mission management ?

Bad time management How to implement deadlines ?

Several roles assigned to an Can a division manager act as a

employee PM ?

Is good vertical communication a

Bad vertical communication prerequisite for good
communication in general?
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Why did the project end up as a fail?
Problem Analysis

Problems Questions to ask Recommendation

How to identify the main Hiring a management

Incorrect diagnosis consultant analysing, identifying
problems ?
and solving it
Lack of methodology in the Project management trainings have
What is Goshe Corporation
implementation of a project to be organized by the HR department
commitment regarding PM ?
division

How different shareholders A clear definition of the project

No alignment regarding the project understand the role of project manager role is required. It can be
manager's mission management ? explained by the training manager.

Put realistic deadlines in place

Bad time management How to implement deadlines ?
(adapted to the staff available) and
use an IPC system
This should be avoided as much as
Several roles assigned to an Can a division manager act as a
possible as a PM with an additional
employee PM ?
function will be less efficient and will
favour hidepartment
Is good vertical communication a Not necessarily. Horizontal
Bad vertical communication prerequisite for good communication can be a good
communication in general? substitute.
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What should Goshe do differently when
applying concept of PM (Scope
Management)

External diagnosis HR trainings Integrated Planning System Recruitment

Exhaustive review (audit) In order to better Match the resources and Add expertise in the
of the problems encountered understand the function needs of Goshe Corporation company that will be in
by the company and of project manager and and thus plan a suitable charge of the project
implement a clear strategy in interact in a good way course of action. management on a full-time
terms of PM. with it. basis.

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Summary of Case – Its recommendations
& learnings
Situation
Goshe Corporation represents a Project Management Case, more specifically one part of it: Scope Management.
We looked at one certain element (in planning objectives) which is most crucial resource to execute project: human resources

Analysis
Analysing the case reviles that management was not sufficiently aware of project management practices & The
resources required for the PM were not available

Recommendati
on
We would recommend: to carry out an internal and external diagnosis
of the skills and resources in place to manage projects effectively.

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THAN
K YOU
References
https://www.usask.ca/ipa/institutional-planning/what-is-integrated-planning.php

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