Assignment 2: Project Motorcycles

You are a project manager for a
medium-sized manufacturer of motorcycle cruisers. The engines in motorcycle
cruisers, like the ones you manufacture, are usually categorized by size rather
than the number of cylinders. In the past, your company has successfully
manufactured and marketed the best-selling of these fuel-efficient cruisers
that occupy the middleweight class. The rather nebulous middleweight class
comprises motorcycles broadly ranging in engine size from 500 cubic
centimeters, or cc, to 1000 cc.

Executives at your company are now interested in motorcycles with larger motors
and would eventually like to produce motorcycles in the touring class,
specifically designed to excel at covering long distances with motors larger
than 1100 cc. The proposed target market for these larger motorcycles consists
of males between the ages of 35 and 60 in global markets. Price points for the
larger motorcycles cover income ranges from $55,000 to $100,000. Management has
decided that your company will meet the objectives stated herein within the
next five (5) years. During the proposed changeover, the company will continue
to manufacture the middleweight cruisers to serve its existing clientele.

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:
1. Select one (1) of the types of project organization that
would suit the development of the larger touring class motorcycles. Outline the
process steps that your company would take in order to develop the motorcycle.
Provide a rationale for the response.
2. Recommend one (1) strategy to the senior executives that the
organization might use to balance short- and long-term needs. Specify the
crucial resources that you would need as a project manager to run the existing
business interests at the same time that the business changes to the production
of touring class motorcycles.
3. Suggest the project management leadership style that is most
conducive to overseeing the operation of the business growth plan.
4. Recommend at least three (3) risk mitigation strategies to
address project plan details that might be forgotten or overlooked. Justify the
selection.5.Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and
other Websites do not quality as academic resources.

Your
assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times
New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and
references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor
for any additional instructions.

Include a cover page containing the
title of the assignment, the students name, the professors name, the course
title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in
the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:

Design an organizational structure,
staff a project office, and establish a communications system to effectively
manage projects.

Analyze the role of executive
management in the life of a project.

Apply the project managers critical
skills, in terms of project leadership, team building, time management,
conflict management, and effective communication with executive sponsors,
peers, team members, and project clients.

Use technology and information
resources to research issues in project management.

Write clearly and concisely about
project management using proper writing mechanics.Assignment 2: Project MotorcyclesYou are a project manager for a
medium-sized manufacturer of motorcycle cruisers. The engines in motorcycle
cruisers, like the ones you manufacture, are usually categorized by size rather
than the number of cylinders. In the past, your company has successfully
manufactured and marketed the best-selling of these fuel-efficient cruisers
that occupy the middleweight class. The rather nebulous middleweight class
comprises motorcycles broadly ranging in engine size from 500 cubic
centimeters, or cc, to 1000 cc.

Executives at your company are now interested in motorcycles with larger motors
and would eventually like to produce motorcycles in the touring class,
specifically designed to excel at covering long distances with motors larger
than 1100 cc. The proposed target market for these larger motorcycles consists
of males between the ages of 35 and 60 in global markets. Price points for the
larger motorcycles cover income ranges from $55,000 to $100,000. Management has
decided that your company will meet the objectives stated herein within the
next five (5) years. During the proposed changeover, the company will continue
to manufacture the middleweight cruisers to serve its existing clientele.Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:1. Select one (1) of the types of project organization that
would suit the development of the larger touring class motorcycles. Outline the
process steps that your company would take in order to develop the motorcycle.
Provide a rationale for the response.2. Recommend one (1) strategy to the senior executives that the
organization might use to balance short- and long-term needs. Specify the
crucial resources that you would need as a project manager to run the existing
business interests at the same time that the business changes to the production
of touring class motorcycles.3. Suggest the project management leadership style that is most
conducive to overseeing the operation of the business growth plan.4. Recommend at least three (3) risk mitigation strategies to
address project plan details that might be forgotten or overlooked. Justify the
selection.5.Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and
other Websites do not quality as academic resources.Your
assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times
New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and
references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor
for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the
title of the assignment, the students name, the professors name, the course
title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in
the required assignment page length.The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:
Design an organizational structure,
staff a project office, and establish a communications system to effectively
manage projects.
Analyze the role of executive
management in the life of a project.
Apply the project managers critical
skills, in terms of project leadership, team building, time management,
conflict management, and effective communication with executive sponsors,
peers, team members, and project clients.
Use technology and information
resources to research issues in project management.
Write clearly and concisely about
project management using proper writing mechanics.