PM Activity 4A

Part 1

Describe
a complex project that could be completed using a Hybrid Model.
Describe the hybrid model? Why do you feel that this model is better for
this type of project? What would be the impact of completing the
project using a different approach?

Part 2

See attached Dell Case Study document

Case Study Overview:

In
February 2017 the Team Project Manager and Flow Project Coordinator for
Dell Technologies-Limerick (Ireland), is preparing for a review with
Dell’s Systems and Processes Improvement board, early in a transition
from the use of one agile software development method (Scrum) to another
(Flow, which applies lean manufacturing techniques to software
engineering). The new manager has been on board for less than six
months. With ten years’ prior software development experience in Brazil,
he moved to Ireland when hired by Dell. Dell is midway through its
attempts to transform from a manufacturing-heavy strategy to an
IT-supported service-heavy strategy; its recent acquisition of EMC is an
important step in that direction, and executives expect Flow will help
globally-distributed software developers produce higher quality code,
faster, in follow-the-sun mode. The Flow coordinator/champion recognizes
Flow is a complex innovation; it will take time and focus for busy
software developers (who only recently mastered Scrum techniques) to
master new Flow techniques. The champion is also concerned that needed
digital Kanban functionality (essential for supporting globally
distributed teams using Flow) has not yet been approved or provided by
the Dell IT organization in Texas; this and other obstacles are impeding
the developers’ transition to Flow. Keen to demonstrate his commitment
to help Dell achieve these aims, he worries that some executives expect
performance improvements sooner than teams can realistically deliver. He
seeks to persuade executives to be both patient and helpful. As he
plans his 20-minute presentation for the next day’s meeting, he is told
to keep his remarks to executives simple: highlight no more than three
messages.

Questions:

1. What should Ferreira do next to accelerate Flow Adoption?
2. What three points should Ferreira make at the 7 Feb 2017 SPI Board Review?
3. Review the seven lean manufacturing principles and demonstrate how Ferreira used them when implementing Flow.

Part 3

Case Study Overview:

In
conventional business and government megaprojects–such as
hydroelectric dams, chemical-processing plants, or big-bang
enterprise-resource-planning systems–the standard approach is to build
something monolithic and customized. Such projects must be 100% complete
before they can deliver benefits: Even when it’s 95% complete, a
nuclear reactor is of no use. On the basis of 30 years of research and
consulting on megaprojects, the author has found two factors that play a
critical role in determining success or failure: replicable modularity
in design and speed in iteration. The article examines those factors by
looking at well-known megaprojects, both successful ones, and cautionary
tales.

Mega Project Case Study is attached

Using the megaproject case study answer the following:

Build
and describe a complex model that can be used to manage the
mega-project described in the case study linked above. Your model
should include the following:

1. Overview of the process
2. Pictorial design of the process
3. Description of each phase
4. Explanation as to why this process will work when managing megaprojects.

Assignment Requirements:

1. The assignment is to answer the question provided above in essay form.
2. Where applicable students can include diagrams if it will help provide a pictorial view of the solution.
3. This is to be in narrative form and should be as thorough as possible.
4. Bullet points should not be used.
5. The paper should be at least 4 pages in length.
6. Times New Roman 12-pt font, double-spaced, 1-inch margins
7. Utilizing
   at least one outside scholarly or professional source related to
   project management. The textbook should also be utilized.
8. Do not insert excess line spacing.
9. APA formatting and citation should be used.