Monday, October 6, 2008
Comments on Draft Paper
Add comments on Draft paper to be incorporated into final version by EOD today
Friday, October 3, 2008
Tie case study to class lectures (5 points)
Review strategic plan and business plan – allocate budget for year (ACCOMPLISHED)
Review projects for:
- Operational feasibility - system will be used effectively
- Technical feasibility – technical resources required
- Economic feasibility – TCO – total cost of ownership, benefits (tangible / intangible)
- Schedule feasibility – implement in acceptable timeframe
THEY DID NOT DO ALL OF THESE ITEMS
Identify project
Review project (review committees)
- Benefits
- Business case (NEED A BETTER BUSINESS CASE FOR PROJECTS - MISSING)
- Evaluate request and set priority
Setting priorities
- Reduce cost?
- Increase revenue?
- Result in more information / better results?
Business case – internal audience, financial analysis with rationale. Quantitive.
Benefits of a Business Case
-Standardization for consistent view of initiatives
-Identify risks
-Justify / gain buy in
-Planning / prioritization
Business case components
Project description - INCLUDED
Cost analysis - NEEDED
Benefit analysis - NEEDED
Cost benefit summary - NEEDED
Alignment to business plan - ATTEMPTED
Stakeholder requirements
Implementation alternatives - NEEDED
Project impact assessment - NEEDED
Risk analysis - NEEDED
Detailed recommendation
Executive summary
Cash flow analysis
No silos - IMPROVEMENT OVER EXISTING PROCESS
Communication between PMs - IMPROVEMENT OVER EXISTING PROCESS
Hidden agendas - PROBLEM WITH EXISTING PROCESS DURING PRIORITIZATOIN
Standard format for status and escalation - SOMEWHAT IMPLEMENTED, BUT NEED BIZ CASE
Review projects for:
- Operational feasibility - system will be used effectively
- Technical feasibility – technical resources required
- Economic feasibility – TCO – total cost of ownership, benefits (tangible / intangible)
- Schedule feasibility – implement in acceptable timeframe
THEY DID NOT DO ALL OF THESE ITEMS
Identify project
Review project (review committees)
- Benefits
- Business case (NEED A BETTER BUSINESS CASE FOR PROJECTS - MISSING)
- Evaluate request and set priority
Setting priorities
- Reduce cost?
- Increase revenue?
- Result in more information / better results?
Business case – internal audience, financial analysis with rationale. Quantitive.
Benefits of a Business Case
-Standardization for consistent view of initiatives
-Identify risks
-Justify / gain buy in
-Planning / prioritization
Business case components
Project description - INCLUDED
Cost analysis - NEEDED
Benefit analysis - NEEDED
Cost benefit summary - NEEDED
Alignment to business plan - ATTEMPTED
Stakeholder requirements
Implementation alternatives - NEEDED
Project impact assessment - NEEDED
Risk analysis - NEEDED
Detailed recommendation
Executive summary
Cash flow analysis
No silos - IMPROVEMENT OVER EXISTING PROCESS
Communication between PMs - IMPROVEMENT OVER EXISTING PROCESS
Hidden agendas - PROBLEM WITH EXISTING PROCESS DURING PRIORITIZATOIN
Standard format for status and escalation - SOMEWHAT IMPLEMENTED, BUT NEED BIZ CASE
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Group contact information - Please add your info
Carrie Valatka
Email - cvalatka@gmail.com
Phone - 773.633.5015
Gmail chat - cvalatka@gmail.com
MSN chat - cvalatka@hotmail.com
Email - cvalatka@gmail.com
Phone - 773.633.5015
Gmail chat - cvalatka@gmail.com
MSN chat - cvalatka@hotmail.com
Assignment Roles
Hi group,
Our assignment is due 10/8. We need to create a 5 page paper.
Roles
Group facilitor - Carrie
Draft of paper - ?
Review of paper - ?
Submit final paper - ?
Please provide initial feedback to the group questions by 10/3. Added a blog post for each question. We should be able to read / respond to each others comments / questions. If we can provide alot of content / analysis in this forum, the actual paper should be easy to compile. (e.g. if we take the time to do our own analysis and have well thought out and structured opinions that can be easily copy/pasted :0)
Important Milestones -
1) 10/3 Respond to questions - personal responses - ALL MEMBERS
2) 10/4 Draft paper and post for group - Need volunteer
3) 10/5 Review paper and provide feedback - ALL MEMBERS
4) 10/6 Update paper with Final comments - Reviewer should be diff than drafter
5) 10/7 Final paper complete and ready for submission
6) 10/8 Submit final paper
Hope this helps get us on track!
~ Carrie
773 633 5015
cvalatka@gmail.com
Our assignment is due 10/8. We need to create a 5 page paper.
Roles
Group facilitor - Carrie
Draft of paper - ?
Review of paper - ?
Submit final paper - ?
Please provide initial feedback to the group questions by 10/3. Added a blog post for each question. We should be able to read / respond to each others comments / questions. If we can provide alot of content / analysis in this forum, the actual paper should be easy to compile. (e.g. if we take the time to do our own analysis and have well thought out and structured opinions that can be easily copy/pasted :0)
Important Milestones -
1) 10/3 Respond to questions - personal responses - ALL MEMBERS
2) 10/4 Draft paper and post for group - Need volunteer
3) 10/5 Review paper and provide feedback - ALL MEMBERS
4) 10/6 Update paper with Final comments - Reviewer should be diff than drafter
5) 10/7 Final paper complete and ready for submission
6) 10/8 Submit final paper
Hope this helps get us on track!
~ Carrie
773 633 5015
cvalatka@gmail.com
Assignment Comments - Question #4
4. What should Matulovic do about the unfunded Supply Flow project?
Assignment Comments - Question #3
3. How should Matulovic respond to his fellow executives who are calling to ask him for special treatment outside the new priority management system?
Assignment Comments - Question #2
2. Who controls the budgets from which IT projects are funded at Volkswagen of America? Who should control these budgets? Should IT department have its own budget?
Assignment Comments - Question #1
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA: MANAGING IT PRIORITIES
Case Assignment #1
1. What is your assessment of the new process for managing IT priorities at Volkswagen of America? Are the criticisms justified? Is it an improvement over the old process?
Case Assignment #1
1. What is your assessment of the new process for managing IT priorities at Volkswagen of America? Are the criticisms justified? Is it an improvement over the old process?
Introductions - Group Project
Hi all,
Created a blog for our group project. Figured this would be a good forum for sharing ideas and communicating project related items.
I'm finishing up my MSIS degree at Depaul (2 classes left!) and working full-time as a Senior Consultant with Deloitte. I've been a consultant for the past 5 years, focusing on CRM implementations both onshore and offshore. Current project is for a large automotive manufacturer - Oracle Siebel / Genesys implementation.
I'm actually based out of Los Angeles, so won't be able to meet up in person for our project. If we need to set up a conference call or two, I'll arrange that.
Just wanted to reach our to our team and get this project up and rolling!
Great to meet everyone and I look forward to working with you.
~ Carrie
Created a blog for our group project. Figured this would be a good forum for sharing ideas and communicating project related items.
I'm finishing up my MSIS degree at Depaul (2 classes left!) and working full-time as a Senior Consultant with Deloitte. I've been a consultant for the past 5 years, focusing on CRM implementations both onshore and offshore. Current project is for a large automotive manufacturer - Oracle Siebel / Genesys implementation.
I'm actually based out of Los Angeles, so won't be able to meet up in person for our project. If we need to set up a conference call or two, I'll arrange that.
Just wanted to reach our to our team and get this project up and rolling!
Great to meet everyone and I look forward to working with you.
~ Carrie
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
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