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BlueSkyProjectCasex.pptxBlue Sky Project CMGT-570
Introduction
The Blue Sky Project involves two IT experts Jackson and Hudson
Both were well experienced in the field but had very poor relationship.
Jackson was outgoing and Hudson always felt that Jackson had interest in the directorship posts.
Both Jackson and Hudson were quite hardworking but Jackson was a more ration al decision maker
The Blue Sky conversion project was introduced to help reduce organization costs now that the company’s budget was affected by the economic down time and facing a reduction of the annual budget funding by up to 25%.
Jackson feared that he would be retrenched.
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If you were Hudson, how would you respond to the director?
I would convince the director that I have played an essential part in ensuring the project is a success
I will do is to convince the director that I have stayed in touch with Open-Range and I have learned significant details about the project which I intend to continue using to ensure the objectives of the project are realized.
I could also point out my capability as Jackson in his level of work by pointing out that I was the one who worked all weekend when there were issues with servers at work, while Jackson did not.
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What mistakes did Hudson make?
Failure to interact with Blue Sky Project employees
Staying in his office working on several assignments and overlooking the need to know his colleagues and work together as a team
Found it difficult to conduct training for the staff on the use of information technology even though he knew that his team had little knowledge about IT.
Convincing the committee to choose Open-Range as the cloud service provider.
Finally, he chose to quit his previous job at Bluegrass systems' to go for a new one that was not secure in the long run since he was not sure of its job security.
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What are the lessons to be learned from this case?
Importance of teamwork
Importance of time management
Essence of cost-effectiveness
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Conclusion
Working in any organization does not only require the technical but also the intellectual skills. Teamwork, time management, and cost effectiveness are key aspects to any task.
It I also essential to interact with colleagues at work to help build a good working relationship.
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