discussion week 1Read Case Study 3.1
The Keflavik Paper Company is a case with a problem in determining a project management process for new product development.
Answer the following questions:
What does this case demonstrate about the effect of poor
project screening methods on a firms ability to manage projects
effectively?How would project portfolio management help to improve the situation at Keflavik?If you think about it, all business problems are case studies.
To effectively evaluate the situation, you must approach the problem
in a methodological manner. A proven technique to do this is to do the
following:
list the facts;identify the issues;based on the facts of the case and your knowledge, analyze the issues of the case;prepare recommended solutions and their possible outcomes;implement the optimal solution (not always the one with
the best outcome, because the cost or other things could be
impractical); andmonitor the implementation and outcomes.

So when you read and prepare to respond to this case, please follow
the above guidelines. I don’t necessarily expect you to perform Steps
46, but I do expect your response to be based on the facts and your
knowledge. Rememberyour first impressions may not be correct!Read Case Study 2.4
The Widgets R Us case study is a case with a problem of how the
company is set up and how the company will handle operations with its
projected growth.
Answer the following questions:
You have been called in as a consultant to analyze the
operations at WRU. Based on the readings, what would you advise
Widgets R Us to do in order to sustain the competitive advantage in
the widget market?What structural design changes might be undertaken to improve the operations at the company?

discussion week 1Read Case Study 3.1The Keflavik Paper Company is a case with a problem in determining a project management process for new product development.Answer the following questions:So when you read and prepare to respond to this case, please follow
the above guidelines. I don’t necessarily expect you to perform Steps
46, but I do expect your response to be based on the facts and your
knowledge. Rememberyour first impressions may not be correct!Read Case Study 2.4The Widgets R Us case study is a case with a problem of how the
company is set up and how the company will handle operations with its
projected growth.Answer the following questions: