This week, the assignment is to think about your own experience with projects and answer the following questions.
Part I:
Identify an organization/job that you are currently working in or have worked at in the past. Give a brief overview of the organization. If it is the same organization from last week’s assignment, share additional information or insight on the company…do not copy the same material.
Part II:
Consider some recent projects that were successes. Choose at least one success and answer the following questions:
- Describe the project and why it was a success.
- In your opinion, what made it a success?
- Was the success announced to others? If so, how? If not, why not?
- Were there any lessons learned from the success?
- What do you think were the major factors that contributed to the project’s success?
Part III:
Consider some recent projects that were failures. Choose at least one failure and answer the following questions:
- Describe the project and why it was a failure.
- Was there an effort to learn from the failure?
- Did anything change in the business/organization as a result of the failure?
- At what point did people know the project was a failure?
- How was the failure announced?
- What was the reaction among team members or people in the organization/business?
- Was there a commonality between the failed project and other similar failures in the company? If so, what do you see as that commonality?
- What major issues contributed to the failure?
- How long had they remained unresolved?
Part IV:
After reviewing the successes and failures, how well do you feel your organization implements projects? Be sure to thoroughly explain your answer.