Trial Analysis

THE TROPHY PROJECT CASE STUDY

EVALUATE THE CASE AND PROPOSE A SOLUTION. PRIORITISE THE STEPS TAKEN IN YOUR APPROACH, BE SYSTEMATIC AND MOTIVATE YOUR ASSERTIONS

ANSWERING APPROACH: Identify the problems associated with the project, evaluate them and propose solutions in the order indicated below:

The problems that The Trophy project experienced were as follows:-

 Unavailability of a business case

 No support from top management

 Lack of a Baseline plan

 No Change management

 Undefined Roles and responsibilities

 Lack of policies and procedures

 Lack of Strategic leadership

 Lack of Budget controls

 No Customer focus

The situation clearly shows a company in stagnation and whose leadership is willing to change their approach to organisational growth through consultation and alignment of their strategic mission with the ever changing surrounding environment etc etc etc

Problems Identified and Underlying Causes

There are three major problems identified in the Trophy Project case study:

i) Organisational problems

ii) Management and Leadership problems.

iii) Project Management problems

ORGANIZATIONAL PROBLEMS

Although there are signs that the company has a matrix structure in place, they do not follow a programme management approach and numerous failures within the structure exist. Their approach to management is still that of a traditional organisational approach, which tends management to lack both strategic purpose and customer focus.

The effectiveness of this structure is negated by poor implementation and lack of support for project managers by the project office and line managers. The organisational structure is not well applied and does not support projects.

There is mention made of a program office, but no programme manager. The program office was not involved from the start, and was also the reason for the project being in trouble right from the start.

The company is that of a bureaucratic...