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CASE STUDIES IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

AtlasCom
Dragan Z
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PROBLEM & SOLUTION

Problem: The management perceived that the manufacturing productivity and quality of the
company have been declining
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Now, what would be the best project management tool that the
team can use that would allow them to enhance the productivity and quality of their products?
Solution: It can be enhanced through the use of Six Sigma since it concentrates on increasing
efficiency, raising productivity, and delivering consistent products to consumers
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II
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However, it turned out that
AtlasCom was being left behind by its competitors due to its declining manufacturing productivity
and quality
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The
team opted to use CPM schedule which was a network diagram technique for analyzing, planning,
and scheduling projects that demonstrates the project activities through nodes or arrows,
identifying which has the significant impact on project completion time and scheduling them to
meet the set date of completion with a reasonable and least cost
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However, the second-tier team members found the CPM
schedule to be a bit complex, thus, they were unable to use it
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However, a short-term outlook schedule is questionable in terms of accuracy in
information and it can get out of control if not under supervision since different members will
create their schedule
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Meanwhile, in this methodology skilled and
experienced workers are necessary due to the difficulty in applying for Six Sigma accreditation
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BRIEF HISTORY

AtlasCom is a company that is widely known for manufacturing advanced and specialized
construction equipment and is operating for more than 50 years
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To address this problem, the company has decided to launch several projects that
include reengineering the factory layout
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The first tier was a cross-functional group that comprises middle managers responsible for
handling the project effort
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Whereas, the second tier is
an extended team of manufacturing specialists that is responsible for doing the project work
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In preparation for the execution of the project, the main team explained the CPM schedule
to the second-tier team and requested them to start with the work and to report the development in
a week
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As a result, a
quality improvement project including members from both teams was asked to find a solution to
the problem
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IV
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COMPANY ANALYSIS

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SWOT ANALYSIS

INTERNAL

FAVORABLE

UNFAVORABLE

Strengths
- widely-known
for
manufacturing advanced and
specialized
construction
equipment
- Long operating years
- Differentiated products

Weaknesses
- declining manufacturing
productivity and quality
- lack of a formal project
management process and
experience
- High production cost

EXTERNAL Opportunities
- Marketing tie-ups with
leading foreign companies

VI
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Through this format, they should obtain a
comprehensible two-week plan that they could start using for organizing work and
reporting and updating every week
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It allows them to create a comprehensible friendly-plan
2
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Easier to present or report
4
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The plan may not be that efficient and accurate
2
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It can be unorganized when unsupervised
Option #2: Use Critical Chain / Path
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Each project begins by setting out a chain of core elements (the
critical chain/path) necessary to complete the project and then estimating milestones and
completion dates based on those elements
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Cons: Because additional time buffers are built into each stage of the plan, Critical Path
doesn’t work very well for small-scale projects with a quick turnaround
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Originally developed by Motorola, Six Sigma is a project management framework
designed to be driven by data
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The name refers to the fact that a “Six Sigma” rating indicates
that a product is 99
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It is another methodology requiring certification
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Cons: Being a data-driven quality-assurance system, Six Sigma can be extremely
rigid, which some teams find limit their creativity
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Efficiency Cost
(Time)
Wise

Effectivity

Quality
Improvement

Total

Retain the short term
outlook schedule

3

3

1

1

8

Critical Chain / Path

1

2

1

2

6

Six Sigma
Methodology

2

1

3

3

9

RECOMMENDATION

I recommend Option # 3 which was to use the Six Sigma methodology to solve the
problem regarding declining manufacturing productivity and quality of the company
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IMPLEMENTATION
Task
Suggest the need to
implement Six Sigma
and
its
benefits
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Duration

Lead Person

1 to 2
weeks

Project
Manager

Requirements
Discuss the need to implement
Six Sigma to the top management
and include in the discussion
about its corresponding impact
on the company
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Create
a
comprehensive plan
regarding the shift to
Six Sigma
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of

5 to 8
Months

Senior
Leaders

Placement of the
Project

One year

Team
members

Once approved, Create a plan
with the collaboration of other
managers regarding the details
needed for the shift to Six Sigma
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Create also a
corresponding
schedule,
timeline, and framework for the
continuous advancement of the
project
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Direct the development of
infrastructure to support Six
Sigma
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REFERENCES:
https://prezi
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workflowmax

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