Susans Consulting Company (SCC) – Problem OverviewSusans Consulting Company (SCC) has been in business for ten years and has experienced a significant turnover in the project management group, which has prompted senior leadership to investigate. A preliminary review by senior leadership has determined that Project Managers are frustrated with the amount of required project management documentation, which has impacted their ability to manage projects successfully. A recent review of the project management process has determined that SCC has spent between 30-40% of its total project budget on projects' overhead costs to include project management costs. A review of industry standards is between 5-15% higher than most companies. In addition, senior leaders found that projects are being delivered between 25% and 50% over budget and late 95% of the time.Note: Project Management overhead includes the PM's time managing the project, attending meetings, and developing the required documentation. SCC Request: SCC has reached out to your team because you are experts in defining project management processes and delivering projects on time. The SCC request includes the following:The development of a new project management process which at a minimum should include the following:The ability to track issues, risks, changesThe ability to view project activities consists of a view of what has been completed and what activities the team is working on over the next reporting periodThe company must have a view into total life cycle project costs to include what has been spent to date, baseline budget, any changes to the budget, remaining budget, and cost of the project at completionIn addition, to the new process request, SCC has a new project they need to complete by the end of the year with a limited budget and no project management staff. AssignmentIdentify a project manager – this individual is responsible for the team assignment ensuring that team members are completing their assigned work on time.I will act as the sponsor both for the project and for the methodology build-out. Any questions should be directed to me.The group assignment has two partsPart 1: Build a MethodologyIdentify and descript the methodology to be used by the company. Both a narrative and pictorial representation is required.Identify and describe the deliverables which must be completed for each project by the project team.Identify and describe the process the Project Management Office should use when reviewing changes to the methodology, this should include cadence for the process reviews.Identify the prioritization technique the project manager will use to prioritize work delivered in the process. Look at options like PV, IRR, NPV, Pay Back PeriodIdentify and describe any risks you see with the new process and mitigation strategies.Identify and describe the optimum organizational structure for your methodology. Identify and describe the life cycle costing model for your methodologyPart 2: Project DescriptionIn addition to building a methodology, SCC has hired you to complete a high-profile project using your new methodology. Project Description: Develop algorithm(s) to monitor user activity on the internet, the algorithms should work on the following applications used by the business today.Application AApplication BApplication CApplication XApplication YApplication ZProject Costs:Given the critical nature of the project, the company has provided the following information in terms of cost for each application. Year 0 is the projected cost the company has estimated for the build of the component. This includes a 15% overhead cost for project management workYear 1-Year 5 is the amount of revenue the company has estimated for the productThe Acceptable Rate of Return for all projects with the company is 10%Part 2A: Project RequirementsYour paper should include the following information: Project scope statementUsing the methodology outlined above, describe each phase of the project and its deliverablesUsing your defined project management process outlined above, describe the life cycle model for this projectCreate a WBS for the project. Remember your WBS is a deliverable base, so there should be a section of your WBS which outlines our project management deliverablesUsing your defined prioritization process, prioritize each application.Using the defined organizational structure, create a pictorial and narrative description of the organizational structure for the project.Identify at least ten potential stakeholders for your project. Identify at least five risks to include both threats and opportunities associated with the project. For each risk, please include the following information:CategoryImpactProbabilityDescription of the riskMitigation Strategy

Overview You work as a middle manager for one of the top U.S. producers of luxury and mass-market automobiles and trucks. It has been a very busy couple of months for you. You have already submitted your plan for enabling innovation in the organization, including your recommendations for the type of innovation (incremental or discontinuous), a strategic plan, and improvements in organizational structures for an internet of things (IoT) innovation project. Additionally, you are leading a cross-functional team in charge of implementing the IoT innovation project. Now it is time for your final recommendations for making the organizational changes permanent. In this assignment, you will share your plans for futureproofing the company’s processes, structures, and culture of innovation in an executive summary, which will be used by your team to take your recommendations forward. Prompt Draft an executive summary listing the recommendations for futureproofing the company’s processes, structures, and culture of innovation.  Address the following criteria in the executive summary: Discuss recommendations for organizational changes to support continuous innovation (you can use your suggestions from the project). How would you make innovation a part of the company’s values and culture permanently? What specific organizational structures and processes would you recommend? Share your reflections on potential roadblocks to making the company more innovative. Where would you expect to find organizational resistance? How would you overcome this resistance? Final Information This week you will learn how to write an Executive Summary.  This is an important skill given that senior leadership really won’t read your lengthier documents.  The goal of the Executive Summary is to convey the main points briefly.  Think of it as an elevator speech.  The assignment calls for 1-2 pages, and I will be checking the page count.  If you get to 3, you probably wrote to much.  Try to avoid restating the same thing over and over again and use the page count to provide meat.  I am looking for good grammar, no misspelled words.

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