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:
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.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.Suggest the project management leadership style that is most conducive to overseeing the operation of the business growth plan.Recommend at least three (3) risk mitigation strategies to address
project plan details that might be forgotten or overlooked. Justify the
selection.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.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:Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
