Hector Gaming Company

Hector Gaming Company –Case Study 1. What is our problem ?The problem problem for Hector Hector Gaming Gaming Company is that there there are no preset preset long range range goals andob je ct iv es . Also there is a lac of focus focus in resource allocation as the managers !ereunable to mae efficient use of the available resources.". #dentify some symptoms  of the problem?

 $ac of actual practice of team !or.

 $ac of proper Communication among the employees.

 %any &rojects are unable to meet the deadline.

 'ach project manager believes his or her project is more important than others.

 '(ceeding the estimated budget to complete the projects.

 Confusion as to !ho the target maret is.

  )o priority teams to prioriti*e projects.+. What is the major cause of the the prob proble lem m?,ne of the major caus es is that HGC is gro!ing to o fast at a rat e - a year for the past c o u p l e o f y e a r s . # t m e a n s H e c t o r h a s l o t o f p o t e n t i a l m a r  e t s h a r e b u t ! i t h m a n y organ rgani* i*at atio iona nall pol politic itics. s. They They shou should ld use use the the proje roject ct port portfo folilioo matri atri(( to deci decide de !hich hich proj projec ects tsare are a ligned !ith the companys co mpetitive strateg y and should impl im pl em en t thos th os e pr oj ec ts . )ot payi paying ng attent attention ion to to interna internall matters matters is also also one one of the the causes causes for for the the problem. /ally &etersseemed to be shoced !ith the problems !hich mean there !as a lac of proper attention. 4. Action Plan: #n the earlier stages Hector !as to!ards the functional organi*ation of projects but slo!ly they hey shifted to dedicated project team !hich is a good move. The follo!ing actions solve the problems faced by Hector to a greater e(tent.

 &ossibly hire an H0 director to mae sure proper resources are allocated accordingly.

 se decision variables in project screening matri( to decide !hich projects to tae upinstead of having too many projects taing place at a time.

 Having group outing for the team !hich increases the bonding and thereby sho!cases good ood team !or.

 #mplementing a corporate structure for Hector Gaming Company.

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/ally &eters should involve more and concentrate more on the active projects !hich areclose to deadlines.