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1. How Effectively Do You Think Rachel Spent Her... | Chegg.com http://www.chegg.com/homework-help/questions-and-answers/1-effectively-think-rachel-spent-day-like-spent-day-effectively-did-arrive-early-caught-ta-q3079552[19/2/2013 2:24:19 PM] home / homework help / questions and answers / business / operations management / 1. how effectively do you... Not yet rated Not yet rated Not yet rated bombita79 1. How effectively do you think Rachel spent her day? It seemed like she spent her day effectively because she did arrive early to get caught up on tasks, reviewing her duty list before responding to urgent messages, reviewing project assignments with Victoria, and following up on an issue. 2. What does the case tell you about what it is like to be a project manager? From my Military Veteran perspective, being a project manager is like being an NCO or Sergeant in the Military. You must check up on your workers and tasks. Operations Management Answers (3) Tim H - just now not effective at all Emma Watson - 2 hours later . Project managers has a huge responsibility and authority over a project. This was clear in the case when Rachel had to deal with client firm’s additional requests where she has to manage performance of the extended requirements, time and cost to finish the project successfully. Man in between One good example is where Rachel going and talking to the purchasing agent assigned to her project, on getting necessary equipments to the project site earlier than planned. Also where she walks down to the marketing managers office to clarify on the problem they came up with. 1 min Emma Watson - 2 hours later How effectively do you think Rachel spent her day? After reading the case “A Day in the Life of Rachel”, the Project Manager of a large information systems Project, we could say that there are several places where her effectiveness can be improved and there are several things that she did appropriately. Rachel needs to improve her system of checking her email/voice mail. She had several unplanned breaks and should improve the way she is managing interruptions and the project status meetings. She has not established the right process of communication between marketing and the project management team. She wasted time taking responsibility of Victoria’s project instead of bringing it to the portfolio management team. Among the things I consider she did correctly, we could mention the good communication she has with her boss. She listens to her team’s problems making a good line of communication between her and her team. Rachel meets with her team members and she provides feedback on a job well done. Some of the things she could do to improve her effectiveness are: • Have a consistent email/voice mail communication process. • She needs to set expectations on days that she is going to be out on client’s places, so that she can manage the team better. • Rachel does not need to indulge in spreading rumors. • She lets interruptions and unplanned breaks get in the way of making progress on the real issues. • At the time she meets with her team, she should not ask open ended questions. She needs to ask the right questions to get the right information without wasting time Ask a new question More than 200 experts are waiting to help you now... mgt 404 Answered » 300 pts offered » 25% ans rati per Sign In » Homework Help eTextbooks Sign In Help
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1. How effectively do you think Rachel spent her day? It seemed like she spent herday effectively because she did arrive early to get caught up on tasks, reviewing herduty list before responding to urgent messages, reviewing project assignments withVictoria, and following up on an issue. 2. What does the case tell you about what it is like tobe a project manager? From my Military Veteran perspective, being a project manager is likebeing an NCO or Sergeant in the Military. You must check up on your workers and tasks.
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Tim H - just nownot effective at all
Emma Watson - 2 hours later. Project managers has a huge responsibility and authority over a project. This was clear in thecase when Rachel had to deal with client firm’s additional requests where she has to manageperformance of the extended requirements, time and cost to finish the project successfully. Manin between One good example is where Rachel going and talking to the purchasing agentassigned to her project, on getting necessary equipments to the project site earlier than planned.Also where she walks down to the marketing managers office to clarify on the problem they cameup with. 1 min
Emma Watson - 2 hours laterHow effectively do you think Rachel spent her day?
After reading the case “A Day in the Life of Rachel”, the Project Manager of a large informationsystems Project, we could say that there are several places where her effectiveness can beimproved and there are several things that she did appropriately.
Rachel needs to improve her system of checking her email/voice mail. She had severalunplanned breaks and should improve the way she is managing interruptions and the projectstatus meetings. She has not established the right process of communication between marketingand the project management team. She wasted time taking responsibility of Victoria’s projectinstead of bringing it to the portfolio management team.
Among the things I consider she did correctly, we could mention the good communication shehas with her boss. She listens to her team’s problems making a good line of communicationbetween her and her team. Rachel meets with her team members and she provides feedback ona job well done.
Some of the things she could do to improve her effectiveness are:• Have a consistent email/voice mail communication process.• She needs to set expectations on days that she is going to be out on client’s places, so that shecan manage the team better.• Rachel does not need to indulge in spreading rumors.• She lets interruptions and unplanned breaks get in the way of making progress on the realissues.• At the time she meets with her team, she should not ask open ended questions. She needs toask the right questions to get the right information without wasting time
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