Audit Report

PJM 6140– Managing Troubled Projects - Week 3: Individual Assignment - Midterm

Overview and Rationale

In order to demonstrate proficiency with the content in this course we will complete a number of different assignments to validate your learning – and allow you to implement relevant practices a real-world setting.

PJM 6140 Learning Outcomes

This assignment aligns with the following learning outcomes

• Demonstrate an ability to review projects and identify when a project is failing or troubled • Define and select strategies for avoiding failed or troubled projects • Determine the health of a project through an audit or assessment • Develop a troubled project recovery plan • Plan and execute a failed project shutdown

Essential Components Now that you have reviewed all information for the Troubled Health System case (made available to you in Week 1) completed the Health Assessment (Week 1), along with your audit (completed in Weeks 2-3,), it is time to prepare your Audit Report.

Your report will be to the project sponsor who has several concerns:

1. What is the current state of the project

2. What are the root causes of the problems

3. What changes that need to be made (including rationale)

I have provided a sample from the author of our textbook as an example (ONLY!) to support the development of your audit report - as the recovery project manager - use your own experience, the content we have covered in our core classes, and the information from this course and the case study - to prepare your audit.

In the audit, be sure to include both the project and people issues. It is also important to examine the symptoms and identify the root causes of issues encountered - use these roots to guide your recommendations. In addition to creating the actions that will be taken, be sure to explain the rationale behind the steps you plan to take.

Once the recommendations are accepted, these will drive the development of the recovery plan (due Week 6 as your final). The recovery plan is not part of this mid-term exam.

For the project side of the analysis, pull in your experience and learnings from the earlier courses in the curriculum.

When examining the people side of the project - consider the following:

1. In what stage of the five-stage team development model is this team and why do you assess it at this level? 2. What skills are present and what skills are lacking in the team - at both the individual and team levels? 3. What is your recommendation for this team? What actions do you recommend to move the team to its next stage of

development and why will these resolve the team issues?

As you explore conflict resolution leadership, consider the following?

1. What is the cause of conflict? 2. What strategy should you employ to resolve the conflict? 3. What leadership style for current stage of the team development (guiding, coaching, structuring, directing) do you

propose and why?

From a motivation and confidence perspective,

1. What motivation strategy do you recommend to develop cohesiveness in the team? 2. How will this be implemented

3. What guidelines can you put in place to know if this has resolved the troubled team issues?

Guidelines: Be sure to include any citations (as necessary) per APA 6th edition and references.

SUBMIT THE MIDTERM EXAM THROUGH THE TURNITIN LINK BELOW.