Assignment
Identify a project that you worked on in the past (or research one online) and discuss at least four of the key decisions that were made or NOT made during the pre-initiating and initiating processes. How did they impact the project either positively or negatively. Do you think all necessary decisions can be made during this process? Why or why not?
Project Title: Just-In-Time Training Project
Budget Information: The firm has allocated $1,000,000 for this project. Approximately half of these costs will be for internal labor, while the other half will be for outsourced labor and training programs.
Project Objectives: Develop a new training program that provides just-in-time training to employees on key topics, including supplier management, negotiating skills, project management, and software applications (spreadsheets and Web development). Develop an approach for measuring productivity improvements from this approach to training on an annual basis.
Approach:
• Terminate all internal training courses except the Six Sigma training once new courses are developed
• Communicate to employees the plans to improve internal training and let them know tuition reimbursement will continue as is
• Work closely with internal manager and employees to determine the best approaches for providing training in supplier management, negotiating skills, project management, and software applications
• Research existing training and work with outside experts to develop several alternatives for providing each training topic
• Develop and implement new training
• Take advantage of new training approaches and technologies and encourage employees to take some training during non-work hours
• Encourage experts within the company to mentor other workers on current job duties
• Determine a way to measure the effectiveness of the training and its impact of productivity on an annual basis.