American Shogun Case Study When a high-profile project is implemented, there needs to be a lot of planning, research, and flexibility. When a high-profile project also includes a very aggressive deadline, there is little room left for error. In the American Shogun case, they had only eleven months to create a brand new product that meet their main client’s needs, the general consumer’s needs, and rivaled their competitor’s similar product. Overall, through a thorough management system, the project met its deadline and was a success for the company.
Lessons Learned There were many obstacles involved in this project. First of all, there were no seasoned project managers available and a novice was brought in to handle this project. In order to set the project manager, Melanie Lehr, up for success, she was given a mentor. Through this mentorship, she was able to seek counsel with a veteran project manager and avoid making …show more content…
Communication is one of the most important assets to any program or project. Without open communication, there cannot be a cohesive program. “For project managers, the evidence is clear that developing, learning from, and refining their decoding and encoding communication competencies, through training and/or professional development activities, can have a positive impact on their team members’ satisfaction and productivity,” (Henderson., 2008, p. 56). In the Shogun case, it was clear that open communication helped the project align deadlines and eventually have a successful project closure. In the very beginning, each department created a specific work breakdown structure and then took that work breakdown structure to the project as a whole to create a master structure. Through open communication with the different departments, it was clear how each team’s role would impact another team and therefore lead to meeting the deadline or
Lessons Learned There were many obstacles involved in this project. First of all, there were no seasoned project managers available and a novice was brought in to handle this project. In order to set the project manager, Melanie Lehr, up for success, she was given a mentor. Through this mentorship, she was able to seek counsel with a veteran project manager and avoid making …show more content…
Communication is one of the most important assets to any program or project. Without open communication, there cannot be a cohesive program. “For project managers, the evidence is clear that developing, learning from, and refining their decoding and encoding communication competencies, through training and/or professional development activities, can have a positive impact on their team members’ satisfaction and productivity,” (Henderson., 2008, p. 56). In the Shogun case, it was clear that open communication helped the project align deadlines and eventually have a successful project closure. In the very beginning, each department created a specific work breakdown structure and then took that work breakdown structure to the project as a whole to create a master structure. Through open communication with the different departments, it was clear how each team’s role would impact another team and therefore lead to meeting the deadline or