The Research and Development (R&D) department will need to conduct a production trial run to test the new flavor and production processes. The output of this trail run will be used by R&D in the consumer testing phase of the project. This process must take place before the product goes into full production. In the event R&D identifies issues related to production adjustments can be made. The quality management processes are designed to ensure the end product meets expectations.
Human Resource Management
In planning for the M&M® Rotational Flavor Project it was determined that additional human resources would be required to meet the needs of the project (Appendix D). The HR department was responsible to acquiring these individuals. They …show more content…
Risk management is the process of identifying risk, assessing risk, and taking steps to reduce risk to an acceptable level. “Through risk management, the project changes from being in control of the project manager to the project manager being in control of the project” (Mulcahy, 2009). It is the portfolio managers’ responsibility to ensure projects align with an organization 's Objectives, Goals, Strategies and Measures (OSGM) …show more content…
Freeman defines a stakeholder as “any group or individual who can affect or is affected by the achievement of the organization 's objectives” (p. 46). The stakeholders involved in the production phase of the Birthday Cake M&M® included R&D, site operations, and the activities management team.
R&D had the responsibility of developing the actual product to be produced by plant operations. This required members of their team to come to the production site to evaluate its line capability. Operations had at least one representative at each weekly meeting to provide input, and to address any concerns or roadblocks before trials and first production runs were initiated.
The operations project lead scheduled dates for the R&D team trials, and the activities manager had the responsibility of hosting weekly meetings for the cross-functional project team. These steps were taken to ensure the project was on track for first delivery to the customers as identified in the project Charter. An important aspect of stakeholder management is in keeping external and internal stakeholders on track with the development of the raw materials, and packaging needs. These weekly meetings continued through the first week of a full production run. At this point it was determined that the project objectives for testing, production and packaging met stakeholder
Human Resource Management
In planning for the M&M® Rotational Flavor Project it was determined that additional human resources would be required to meet the needs of the project (Appendix D). The HR department was responsible to acquiring these individuals. They …show more content…
Risk management is the process of identifying risk, assessing risk, and taking steps to reduce risk to an acceptable level. “Through risk management, the project changes from being in control of the project manager to the project manager being in control of the project” (Mulcahy, 2009). It is the portfolio managers’ responsibility to ensure projects align with an organization 's Objectives, Goals, Strategies and Measures (OSGM) …show more content…
Freeman defines a stakeholder as “any group or individual who can affect or is affected by the achievement of the organization 's objectives” (p. 46). The stakeholders involved in the production phase of the Birthday Cake M&M® included R&D, site operations, and the activities management team.
R&D had the responsibility of developing the actual product to be produced by plant operations. This required members of their team to come to the production site to evaluate its line capability. Operations had at least one representative at each weekly meeting to provide input, and to address any concerns or roadblocks before trials and first production runs were initiated.
The operations project lead scheduled dates for the R&D team trials, and the activities manager had the responsibility of hosting weekly meetings for the cross-functional project team. These steps were taken to ensure the project was on track for first delivery to the customers as identified in the project Charter. An important aspect of stakeholder management is in keeping external and internal stakeholders on track with the development of the raw materials, and packaging needs. These weekly meetings continued through the first week of a full production run. At this point it was determined that the project objectives for testing, production and packaging met stakeholder