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CASE STUDIES IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

Extreme Programming
Mani Ambalan

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It helps them to improve productivity and s a great methodology for creative and software
projects, where new ideas and innovations can be quickly adapted into the existing framework
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Efusion Inc
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In the eCommerce business, one
of the restrictions that online consumers used to face was a break in communication with the online
store or company
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PushToTalk TM was a new communication paradigm, where online consumers
could talk with a customer service representative of an eCommerce portal
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Changes in the underlying market conditions caused the product to go through a series
of ownership and management changes – from eFusion, Inc
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During
the early stages of its evolution, early adopters and potential customers were companies that were
“born online”
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The “intel development culture” was
prevalent; this, in combination with the fact that there was significant product learning that was
still needed, resulting in a space shuttle methodology and solution—a highly over-engineered
product design approach was adopted
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To resolve the problem, it was suggested to use the Agile
methodology which focuses on people and collaboration within the team
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Also, Agile is a
great methodology for creative and software projects, where new ideas and innovations can be
quickly adapted into the existing framework
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BRIEF HISTORY

Efusion Inc
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In the eCommerce business, one
of the limitations that online consumers used to face was a discontinuity in communication with
the online store or company
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Push to Talk TM, a Voice over IP (VoIP) – based product innovation from
eFusion called EAG (eFusion Application Gateway)
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Luis Machuca, the COO of eFusion, looked at this overwhelming innovation as the “defining
signature” for the company
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to ITXC Corp to
strata, Inc
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The prevailing project structure was unique; it was functional
within the organization and matrix structure within the company

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