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Can A Project Management Approach for Engineering Design Teams be Adapted to Business Methods Improvement Teams

Background and Need. Inspiration: Moor and Drake article.BA 295 I and II Fall/Spring senior capstone course in Industrial Distribution Mgmt (IDM). I integration of all prior IDM course concepts (New: Fall 01 Intro MS Proj Mgmt)II team practicum experience @ client companies8 hrs each Friday..

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Can A Project Management Approach for Engineering Design Teams be Adapted to Business Methods Improvement Teams

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    1. Can A Project Management Approach for Engineering Design Teams be Adapted to Business Methods Improvement Teams ? Fred Coleman, III, Ph.D. College of Commerce and Business Administration March 7, 2002

    2. Background and Need Inspiration: Moor and Drake article. BA 295 I and II Fall/Spring senior capstone course in Industrial Distribution Mgmt (IDM). I integration of all prior IDM course concepts (New: Fall 01 Intro MS Proj Mgmt) II team practicum experience @ client companies—8 hrs each Friday.

    3. Background and Need Historical Problems Atypical undergrad proj mgmt Uneven work load Individual contribution Scarfing/Time Mgmt New Issues Client company expectations: deliverables Client feedback into grading process

    4. Approach Focus on Team Development Early Fall semester: 2 hr “Team Building” exercise: Office of Student Conflict Resolution (N. Makdad) -Spring semester: 1st Class: 3 hour “Resolving Conflict in Teams” exercise: Office of Student Conflict Resolution (N. Makdad)

    5. Map Moor and Drake to Practicum Projects Project Descriptions (Client and Faculty) Project Scheduling (Apply MS Project) Project Review Meetings (Weekly/Bi-Weekly) Incoming/Outgoing Proj Mgrs PM Reports from both due w/in 24 hrs Design Memos (Consultant Deliverable Memorandums) Individual technical contributions, “8” high quality and consistent time submission for a “B”. Final Report Outline distributed on 1st. Day of semester

    6. Issues and Status Understanding what a CDM is and quality/quantity (+/-) Learning curve of roles/responsibilities (+/+) Accept responsibility for individual tasks (+/-) Content and format of PM reports (+/+)

    7. Acknowledgements Michael C. Loui, Leader and Facilitator, “Successful Groups and Teams in the Classroom” Fall 2001. Nathan Makdad, Office for Student Conflict Resolution Cheelan Bo-Linn, Office of Instructional Resources

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