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Assessment Specification

Case study: SINTEF's lean implementation initiative.

Example 1:

Leadership is knowledge, skills, and behavior required to guide, motivate and direct a team to achieve its business goals (copied from page 56 of PMBOK), as this is considered plagiarism, instead you must show how you would apply that statement to your case.

Example 2:

PMBOK version 6 constitutes 10 knowledge areas, 5 process groups and 49 process activities or

PRINCE2 consists of 7 Principles, 7 Themes and 7 Processes.

Produce your answers for the case in question. DO NOT write about the theory or explain what PMBOK, PRINCE2, DMAIC methodology, etc covers. That will not attract any marks. You should demonstrate the application of the best practices not the theory.

Discuss with your lecturer / tutor if you need help.

Word count limit (excluding references and appendix). Your submission should be made using Microsoft WORD document of 2,500 - 3,000 words.

Your tasks

This assessment item requires you to work in a group (no more than 3 students).

You have been engaged as a consultant to assist the senior management team identify a project team that comprises a project manager and several key project team members who will spear head the implementation of lean principles in SINTEF. The senior management team has asked you to provide a REPORT that covers the following:

Questions:

1. Compare and distinguish various leadership styles that could potentially be adopted by the selected project manager.

2. Select one (1) leadership style and explain in detail why you think it will be the best option given SINTEF's organisational structure and context.

3. Determine characteristics that will be required to become a valuable team member of "THE A TEAM".

4. Propose tools / techniques that could be implemented in various departments of SINTEF that will improve their efficiency. Provide specific examples on how the tools will be implemented. (You should include assumptions to facilitate your choice of tools and techniques)

Attachment:- Leading Lean Projects.rar