Homework

Continue to read the Woody 2000 case. (Wideman, 2015b) case, paying particular attention to Construction, Startup, and Control. Then, address the following questions in a short essay. (These are found at the end of the Case.)

1. Contracting for Engineering and Construction Services

a. What were the contracting alternatives open to Woody's? Which would have been best and what would that have involved?
b. How should the contract(s) be organized and tendered?
c. How should they be administered?
d. Were the original Woody 2000 project requirements delivered?

2. Communication and People Management

a. Draw a project organization chart. What were the real relationships?
b. Should Leadbetter have been left to run the project? Would training have helped?
c. How should the Woody 2000 project plan be communicated and when?
d. What communication (coordination) would you expect to see during execution?

3. Progress Monitoring and Control

a. Would a good baseline plan have helped to make up time?
b. Draw a responsibility chart for effective control.
c. What would you have done when you saw that the project would not meets its schedule?
d. Project records were apparently poor. What records should have been kept and how?

4. Cost Control

a. Why was EID's first price so high? Was their position reasonable?
b. When did Woody's know they were in trouble with over expenditure? What was the result?
c. How should the project budget and expenditures be set out for cost control?
d. Draw a simple flow chart for processing changes?

5. Risk Identification and Management

a. How did EID handle their risks? Was this effective? What might they have done?
b. List Woody's actual surprises and add other possible surprises. What was, or should have been, done to prepare for and respond to them?
c. Were there changes? What were the impacts?

SLP Assignment Expectations

• Don't write in checklist form. Integrate your answers to the above questions into a well-constructed essay.

• The Case does not provide specific answers to every question. You will need to "fill in the gaps," using your understanding of the Case, and the Background Information.

• Style and format must comply with the Writing Style Guide. ( TUI Guide, n.d.)

• This is not an English course; however, errors in spelling, grammar and style will be penalized.

• Provide citations and references. Use of APA style (Writing Guide) is encouraged, but not required.

• There is no page requirement. Write what you need to write, neither more nor less.

Wideman, M. (2015b). Project management case study: The Custom Woodworking Company - Woody 2000 project. Retrieved on 7 Feb 2015 fromhttp://www.maxwideman.com/papers/woody2000/intro.htm