Project Management

You should base your assignment on Apple organisation. you are require to analyse actual business objectives, identify projects and then produce plans to achieve these objectives.

Scenario

You work for a management consultancy practice and have been asked to support internal staff in a client organisation, with project management activities.

Identifying the projects

* Introduction - Apple Inc. is one of the top four technological companies. Its headquarter is in Cupertino, California, USA. Apple deals with electronic consumer products, Computer Software, and online services.

Products - Apple has a wide range of products including Mac book, iPhones, iPods, Apple smartwatch, Apple TV, Air pods, and software.

*Size of the organization -

No. of Employees: 132,000

Revenue: $ 265,595 Million

Net Income: $59,531 Million

Net Assets: $ 365,725 Million

*Note - All data in approximate values , and are tentative to increase or decrease.

* Vision - We believe that we are on the face of the earth to make great products .

*Current condition in market - Financially stable. Household name strong and efficient management. Continuous Innovation.

* Potential projects - With the current objective of making great products A renowned Brand like apple now has the best time to get into new projects like Electronic vechicles and technological innovations , and Recording equipments .

- As this sector already has very limited competition and when a brand like apple will enter in such sector it will come up with state of art technology making the final product the finest .

You are required to research in Apple organisation and identify potential projects that fit with the current business objectives and are feasible for Apple organisation. You should prepare a briefing paper on potential projects for a meeting with the senior management team at Apple company. Your briefing paper should:

Task Project feasibility and methodologies

The senior managers of Apple are interested in one of the projects you have recommended but want further information about the project to gain approval from the board of directors. You should write a report to the board of directors that:

• assesses the feasibility of the proposed project
• reviews project methodologies and identifies a suitable methodology for the chosen project
• describes the structure you have devised for the management of the project
• explains the role and responsibilities of the project manager.
• justify the methodology you have identified as suitable for the project
• evaluate the skills and experience needed by the project manager.
• analyse the contribution that the project will make in achieving the business objectives
• justify the chosen management structure and explain the contribution made by other team members.