Week 4 Discussion
Reply to the following using at least 175 words per reply. Be professional and constructive in your reply. Be sure to use FULL APA references as well as in-text citations.
1. As we all experienced and continue to face the Covid Crisis, so too are many projects within businesses. Some complex projects have fared out better than others in making it through, yet there are many multi-million dollar projects that have failed (Why Large Complex Projects Often Fail – Lead Change, 2011). The bigger the project the bigger the pyramid structure and problems that might be caused (Sanjay Zalavadia, 2015).
In a 2002 case study analysis, almost one in four projects in UK were abandoned at the feasibility stage and of the project, one in three experienced schedule and budget overrun issues (A study in project failure, 2008).
What strategies are leaders using to sustain Lean practices in your organization?
What strategies are leaders in your organization using to motivate employees in your organization?
Reference
Why Large Complex Projects Often Fail – Lead Change. (2011, June 10). Lead Change. https://leadchangegroup.com/why-large-complex-projects-often-fail/
Sanjay Zalavadia. (2015, December). Why Agile Fails in Large Enterprises. InfoQ; InfoQ. https://www.infoq.com/articles/agile-fails-enterprise/
A study in project failure. (2008, September 6). Bcs.org. https://www.bcs.org/articles-opinion-and-research/a-study-in-project-failure/
2. The more time that is spent in the planning phase to ensure that all aspects of the project plan are thorough and well researched, the more likely the project will have minimal issues or problems. Hence, minimizing the “blame game.” What is that old saying by Benjamin Franklin, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” (An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure | dedicated to Project Controls, 2018). Too often, we fail to fully consider the trade-offs between speed, quality, cost, and risk. These sayings remind us of the importance of being thoughtful in our planning—specifically, how we consider the value of quality.