Project Case Studies Samples That Help You Write Better, Faster & with Gusto

Introduction

Training and development for employees is a significant part of employee enhancement. Employees are known to achieve their full potential when they have the right skills and information to undertake their tasks. Also, of great concern is the need to ensure that the objectives of an organization is shared across all departments and branches so that there is one objective that is being strived to achieve. Project planning is a significant aspect that helps to point to the parties who are interested in a project how the project will be achieved and the parties who are concerned with the Continue reading...

Application Engineering

Compare and contrast Traditional Structure Methodologies and Traditional Object Oriented Methodologies
All software applications, whether large or small have some kind of methodology upon which they are developed from. A methodology is a way of doing things in a systematically. A methodology describes a repeated process of doing things and spans the easiest process of software development to complex processes of managing installed applications. A methodology specifies the expectations as well as the recommendations or techniques for resource planning, scheduling and others basing on the needs of a project. Over the years, software development methodologies have come to existence. Continue reading...

Dear Maria and Bob,

Further to our previous communications and according to our service contract, please find below requested analysis of issues relating to 2 considered projects, i.e. Project A and Project B, to be implemented to introduce your newly designed and patented chip.
1. Summary of issues relating to Project A and Project B implementation

The key facts of Project A and Project B implementation are as follows:

Maria Gonzalez and Bob Saunders conducted a research and designed a new chip that could speed up certain specialized tasks by as much as 25%.
There are two feasible options to launch the newly designed chip, i.e. Project A and Project B. Both options have an expected Continue reading...

Inventory Management Systems

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Access control systems are security systems deployed in a building in order to deter, monitor or control unauthorized entry into a premise. These types of systems are fitted in specific locations, at an angle in order to help focus on an image. They can be full based systems which consist of biometric scanners, security surveillance cameras, commonly known as CCTV (Closed Circuit Television), which are pre-configured using certain rules in order to deny or allow an object (Ballad et al, 2011).
In advanced scenarios, such systems are fitted with an automatic electronic reader that are connected to a Continue reading...

Operational management: AUIS Case Study

American University of Iraq – Sulaimani brief History
The American University of Iraq – Sulaimani (AUIS) Trustee Board in 2006 set out an intent of establishing an institution that could offer American-style education in Iraq. Dedicated to the promotion and preservation of Iraq’s burgeoning democracy, and determined to provide an alternative education. The rote learning style of education that was the norm throughout Iraq, the Board sought to create the foremost institution of higher education for Iraq’s future leaders.
AUIS opened its doors to students in September 2007, accepting 45 students into its English Writing Program and Language Institute ( Continue reading...

Research Problem Definition

The research problem and question statement is a critical starting point for any research project, whose precise definition serves to guide the entire process and defines the value that the project hopes to deliver. The research problem statement also gives clues regarding the applicable methodology and the manner in which the questions can be answered, besides giving the researcher an orientation or background to the issue in question. This means that a properly stated research problem helps the researchers to determine whether the problem is researchable. It gives clues to the variables to be investigated (which must be measurable Continue reading...

Slide 4: The work breakdown structure (WBS) of the company is divided into three different phases. The work breakdown structure of all of these seminar based activity is mentioned in the points.
Slide 6: Stakeholders are extremely important for the sake of an organization, as far as retaining their position in the industry for a long span of time. Stakeholders usually bifurcated into two different categorizes known as Internal Stakeholders and External Stakeholders (Baguley, 2008). The company is also intending to operate with both internal and external stakeholders. The Internal Stakeholders of the company are the employees and the Continue reading...

Investing In a Brewpub: A Capital Budgeting Analysis

Investing In a Brewpub: A Capital Budgeting Analysis

Initial investments include the following (Table 1)
Capital Investments for the project “Investing in a Brewpub”
Note: Data taken from Investing in a Brewpub: A Capital Budgeting Analysis. International Research Journal of Applied Finance (2013)

On the last period, the Brewpub is sold for $20,000 (estimated recovery value)

The change in working capital refers to amount spent on inventory and receivables at the initial period of the project and later on recuperated at the 10th year.
Sales in “best case scenario” are 7 barrels per set a year which equate to a total of 560 barrels or 138,800 pints a year at $5 Continue reading...

Abstract

SergyBrin and Larry Page founded Google in 1998, and they both established the informal culture in the company from the beginning. Page and Brin made a vision to form a functional group for human resources that work beyond extend of administration and also involves reviewing employees’s performance. In 2006 this function was named as people operations. Then in 2007, another group within the people operations named as people analytics was made and the mission of this group was evolved by the time. Out of the team of the people analytics, People & Innovation Lab (PiLab) was fashioned that was Continue reading...

Introduction

The paper determines the NPV, IRR and the payback period for the plan to introduce Frozen Pastries line. It also analyzes the impact of a competitor entering the market and uses sensitivity analysis to assess the effects of changes in a number of variables on the NPV of the project. Based on the analysis, the paper gives a recommendation for the management of the company.

NPV, IRR and Payback Period

In the determination of cash flows for the project, the cost paid to the marketing consulting firm is excluded from the analysis. It is a sunk cost hence it is irrelevant in evaluating this Continue reading...

The project

The project identified for this analysis is the SFA (The Green Park Step-Free Access). The project is a unique work which won award (Project Of The Year 2012) owing to its risks in construction, small budget and the environment constraints. The construction was under an operational railway and a park. The sponsor of the project was Siemens who worked with ODA (Olympic Delivery Authority) to ensure successful completion.

Objectives and needs

The objective of the project was to establish a step-free access to several station platforms to accommodate disabled people. This was a requirement in law specifically Disability Discrimination Act. The major Continue reading...

Business

Section
Strategic Action for Royal Caribbean Cruise Line
A critical strategic issue facing the Royal Caribbean Cruise Line is to actively adopt environmentally friendly strategies.
What actions can the Royal Caribbean Cruise Line in order to actively adopt environmentally friendly strategies while at the same time achieving profit goals?

Stop dumping sewage into the oceans, ports and seas of the world using on-ship waste water treatment.

The strategic objective of the research project is to learn if Royal Caribbean Cruise Line can adopt an environmentally friendly way to discharge polluted water from the hull.

The financial objectives are to review the company’s annual report and find an affordable environmentally friendly strategy.

The strategic objective is to evaluate the opportunities the Royal Caribbean Cruise Line can adopt in order to meet environmental regulations on Continue reading...

Introduction

Engineering is one of the professionals that focus on improving lives. The National Society of Professional Engineers (NPSE) is an established professional society based in United States. NSPE is a known society of Engineers that provides legislatures that govern the action of the profession to ensure all engineering works in the country are ethical. Members of NSPE must understand the underlying rules and policies governing the practice of Engineering and adhere to this regulation in all their professional activities. On the other hand, Engineering is a very respected and learned professional therefore; members are expected to demonstrate highest standards Continue reading...

Capital Budgeting is found to be an effective part of finance management function, as it used specifically to analyze the level of feasibility of a project. Capital Budgeting has numerous options, which have the ability for the organizations to analyze the level of feasibility of a project. Some of the major types of capital budgeting tools that used by the organizations are

Net Present Value (NPV)

Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
Profitability Index (PI)
Accounting rate of return (ARR)
There is a case associated with this assignment of a company which is hypothetical names as Brody’s Sports LLC. The case divulged that Continue reading...

Seleris is undertaking a complex project termed as Silicon 6. Martha McCaskey is the project leader. She was promised that upon the completion of the project she would be promoted to group Manager. However, like any other project Silicon 6 has experienced some difficulties and challenges in the production of a new range of chips. After being advised that the organization needed to develop a new chip, McCaskey was entrusted with the role of obtaining the cost structure and completing the project in a timely manner. However, the chip to be used by the organization is relatively expensive, and Continue reading...

Question 1:

Marriot project involves the efforts and participation of various stakeholders in order to facilitate the success of the project. The stakeholders of Marriot include the following:

Sponsor: The sponsor of this project is Marriot International Company.

Customers and users also play a crucial role in relation to Marriot Bedding Replacement Program
Sellers of the beds and the bedding items also form part of this project.
Business partners like the IT firms also play a significant role in facilitating the Marriot Bedding Replacement Program.
Organizational groups like the distributors of beds form part of this project.
Functional managers: The functional managers in various departments like the finance and marketing departments Continue reading...

Introduction

Project Oxygen was done in Google to determine if managers matter in the company. This study was implemented to know how managers influence their team members in the progression of the company. The said project is vital for the ever growing company, which has a $37.9 billion revenue. With the continuous partnership and expansion the headcount of the company has increased. In this regard, Project Oxygen aims to identify the characteristics of a good manager based on the surveys given by People and Innovative Lab (PILab) and the teams from the people operations. The said teams made two types Continue reading...

Question 1

Dr. Geoff Tabin and Dr. Sanduk Ruit use some essential principles in running of the Himalayan Cataract project. These include; self-reflection, principle of balance, self-confidence and genuine humility. Self-reflection presents itself where they can identify what they stand for and reflect on it. They want to reduce the problems of blindness. The principle of balance presents itself where the two, Dr. Tabin and Dr. Sanduk, are capable of seeing situations from a broader perspective, and from differing points. The two had self-confidence; when they co-founded the project they believed that they would succeed. Genuine humility is seen where they Continue reading...

Questions

Is it the incompetency of the project development teams that led to failure to deliver the standard accepted system for knowledge management?

Is it not the problem of management that led to project implementation failure?

Answer question (b)
With reference to the case study, it is true to say that the problem of management led to the failure to successfully implement knowledge management project.

If proper management was practiced, then the management could have planned on how to train users so that they are comfortable with the system. When Rita reports that that the project is not being used as it is supposed to be used, it becomes a clear indication that Continue reading...

The major problem in this case revolves around the waterloo regional police service (WRPS) common information management systems (CIMS). The problem has been persistent for quite some time and there is now due necessity to ensure that it is fixed. In light of this, the manager, Gravill, has to make a choice between signing off payment of $350,000 or to cut the losses of WRPS.
Essentially, the major background documents that should be accesses to consider the implementation of the new project are the business case as well as organizational process assets. Business case documents are essential in Continue reading...