Corwin Corporation Case Study

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2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The following report is based on a case study of Corwin Corporation. This is illustrated through a number of problems identified in this report such as a lack of a common project goal between the leadership team and project team members, ineffective communication between stakeholders and project team, no control of the project by project manager, project cost overrun of 106%, severe mismanagement of the project scope of work, lack of decisiveness on the part of the project manager to respond to emerging issues, lack of project structure and dysfunctional behaviour. The primary causes of the above stated problems were that there was a clear lack of team culture in the organization, not all the appropriate stakeholders were involved in the bid/no-bid decision making process, negative project environment established by the leadership, no formal project reporting process, ineffective management of project risk, wrong selection of project manager, project management competency gap within Corwin Corporation, no clear project management of change process, no project control framework, ineffective delegation of authority to project manager, lack of support from leadership, project processes and procedures were not established for team operation and there were serious deficiencies in the policies and procedures for in-house representatives. The recommended solutions include the development of a team building strategy, develop a systematic bid/no-bid process, implement a project risk management process, appoint a dedicated project manager for speciality products, implement a project management of change process, develop and implement a project control process, implement a formal delegation methodology, develop and implement a human resource plan for projects and develop and strictly implement clear policies and procedures for in-house representative on all
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