Atesmen Project Management Case Studies and Lessons Learned

Stakeholder, Scope, Knowledge, Schedule, Resource and Team Management
Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4987-0043-6
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 231 Seiten

Based on the author's 35 years of experience in project management, this book is filled with case studies and lessons learned on managing project stakeholders, teams, resources, and schedules. The aim of the book is to help project managers with solutions to common project problems. It also helps project managers to gain insight in to crafting solutions to unique challenges in managing projects. This book is especially helpful to project managers whose teams are globally dispersed and present challenges based on cultural differences.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Atesmen, M. Kemal

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Projektmanagement

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Company Cash Flow Issue Affecting Design Review Pull-in. Setting Up Two Automated Assembly Modules in Malaysia. Getting a Senior Wafer Fabrication Engineer’s Life Stabilized. Material Delays in a Hydraulic Cylinder Manufacturer. Specification Clarifications with Customer in Germany. A Recalcitrant Engineer on a Project Team. Change in Customer’s Program Manager in the Middle of a Project. Japanese Customer Visit to Qualify our South Korean Plant for Volume Production. Engineering Interface among Wafer Fabrication Shifts. Protecting Intellectual Property during Technology Transfer to a Japanese Company. Shelf Life of Photoresist in Wafer Fabrication. Fire Fighting during Installation of a System on an Offshore Oil Platform. TBD and Erroneous Specifications for a Project. Dual Customer Project Managers for a Project. Customer Placed a Permanent Observer in our Plant and in our Subcontractor’s Plant. Subcontractor Announcement of Shutting Down Operations. Customer Is Delaying Installation and Training. Cost Overrun Due to Steel Price Increase. Error in Motor Mount Moment of Inertia Calculations. Engineers Sent to Japan to Improve Manufacturing Yields. Training in Japanese Language. Final Project Evaluation by Customer. Project Engineer Left Company under Adverse Conditions. Listening to an Engine Assembler. A Scheduling Challenge. On Site Equipment Training. Russian Federation Technical Passport Issue. Excessive Meetings. First Article Mishap. Getting Rid of a Lackadaisical Team Member. Pressure Put on a Team Member by Upper Management. A Japanese Wedding. Re-dimensioning of Design Drawings. Engineer Wants To Return To Her Old Job. Task Management between Different Times Zones. A Deserving Vacation. Honeymoon Period. Filtering Information. Technical Training Needs. Actual Cost of Work Performance. Holiday Conflict with Technical Proposal Presentation. Natural Disaster Insurance. Union Strike in France. Abysmal Performance at Design Review. Dictatorial Micro Management. Farewell Luncheon. Patent Rights. Project Scope Changes. Not Invented Here Factor. Promises to Team Members. Corporate Division Shut Down. Airline Travel Fares Increased. QA Department Going Over a Major Overhaul. Critical Team Member Getting Married and Going on Honeymoon. Bartering Minor Scope Changes. Re-specifying Bronze Coating Thickness on Wheels. Latitude versus Attitude. Component Certification. Customer’s Final Inspection Report. A Practical Solution to Fluid Flow Simulation. Traceability of Heat Lot Numbers. Project Closure - Lessons Learned Meetings. Project Manager Goes on a Sabbatical Leave. Technical Publishing during a Project. Technical Conference Conflicts with Project’s Progress. Keeping up with Software Revisions. Protecting Intellectual Property. Project Partners. Internal Project Direction. Dependence on other Departments. Upper Management Stability during a Project. Help from Legal Department. Index.