Stakeholder Analysis Assignment $$ Worth $20\%$ of Final Grade

Company Background

Plastic Services Inc $($PSI$)$ is a Toronto based manufacturer of plastic products. Founded in $2005,$ PSI began as a pioneering producer of recyclable plastic cutlery for local restaurants. Through sustained growth and capital reinvestment, PSI expanded its production capabilities to capture a larger share of the consumer plastic goods market. PSI$$s current line of plastic goods include cutlery, food containers, water bottles, and cups. PSI has a total workforce of $600$ staff spread across five departments $($refer to Appendix A for organization chart$).$

Scenario

Like many other companies, the emergence of COVID$-19$ dealt a heavy blow to PSI. The demand for their line of plastic products sharply declined as consumer spending behavior shifted towards other consumer products such as toilet paper, hand sanitizer, and hair care products. By the second month of the pandemic, PSI was forced to lay off $40\%$ of its workforce to maintain operations.

In light of dwindling sales and slumping demand, Nam Shah, the PSI CEO, convened a meeting with the five department directors to present a new business plan. The surge in demand for Personal Protective Equipment $($PPE$)$ for front$-$line health workers and essential businesses has created a supply shortage in the market. This has created a public health threat for the provincial government of Ontario.

To rectify the threat, the Government of Ontario invoked an emergency powers act restricting the sale and export of PPEs to only the province of Ontario. To further mitigate against the threat, the Government of Ontario also issued special grants for eligible companies capable of producing PPEs. Nam$$s proposal is to modify PSI$$s current production line to make face shields and transparent barriers. In order to be eligible for the grant and capitalize on the supply shortage, PSI will need to begin production within two months and requires the participation and coordination of all five departments.

All five department directors pledged their support for Nam$$s proposal and will serve as members of an Executive Steering Committee. Nam Shah will serve as the client as well as a member of the Executive Steering Committee. This committee is tasked with identifying and assigning resources to support the project. The Director of Operations has volunteered to champion the project. PSI has contracted you as a project manager to plan, manage, and execute Nam$$s business plan. The target market includes hospitals in the greater Toronto area.

Points to Consider

$$ PSI will need to ramp up its production to $100\%$ pre$-$COVID capacity in order to meet the very tight two$-$month timeline. This will involve significant staff hires and re$-$hires

$$ Engineering has indicated that it can modify its current production line to manufacture the proposed products, but requires a different type of plastic than it currently uses for its suite of finished plastic products

$$ Health & Safety has indicated that the current production floor setup has staff working in close proximity to each other and does not conform to the social distancing measures

$$ Hospitals are not typical customers. Sales & Marketing will need to establish new customer contacts and secure purchase orders

Stakeholder Analysis Assignment

This assignment is comprised of four parts aimed at evaluating your application of the stakeholder analysis concepts covered in the lectures. Utilize the details from the case study, including the organization chart, combined with your own assumptions to complete each of the five parts. This assignment is worth $20\%$ of your final grade.

Part $1$ Stakeholder Identification

$$ Identify the following $17$ stakeholders involved and$/$or impacted by this project:

o Client $($already provided as an example$)$

o Executive Steering Committee $(6$ members, indicate all their names and positions$)$

o Project Sponsor

o Project Manager $($you$!)$

o Project Team $(5$ staff, indicate all their names and positions$)$

o Subject Matter Expert

o External Authority

o End User

$$ For each stakeholder indicate their name and title $($if identified in the case study$),$ the organization they work for, their corresponding Stakeholder Category $($which may be selected from the dropdown list$)$ and P$/$I Designation $($e$.$g$.$ A $$ High Power$/$High Interest$)$

$$ Below is a sample of the expected output:

Important Notes:

$$ PSI has hired a consulting firm $($Brilliant Plastics Consulting$)$ to assist in choosing the correct grade and type of plastics for the PPEs. Karen Francis, a senior consultant working with Brilliant Plastics Consulting, will be assigned to the PSI project

$$ Ensure that the project team members have most appropriate skills to help deliver the project but are not committed to management responsibilities on a day$-$to$-$day basis. It is expected that the project team members will work $100\%$ of their available time on this project until it is completed.

ParStakeholder Analysis Assignment $$ Worth $20\%$ of Final Grade

Company Background

Plastic Services Inc $($PSI$)$ is a Toronto based manufacturer of plastic products. Founded in $2005,$ PSI began as a pioneering producer of recyclable plastic cutlery for local restaurants. Through sustained growth and capital reinvestment, PSI expanded its production capabilities to capture a larger share of the consumer plastic goods market. PSI$$s current line of plastic goods include cutlery, food containers, water bottles, and cups. PSI has a total workforce of $600$ staff spread across five departments $($refer to Appendix A for organization chart$).$

Scenario

Like many other companies, the emergence of COVID$-19$ dealt a heavy blow to PSI. The demand for their line of plastic products sharply declined as consumer spending behavior shifted towards other consumer products such as toilet paper, hand sanitizer, and hair care products. By the second month of the pandemic, PSI was forced to lay off $40\%$ of its workforce to maintain operations.

In light of dwindling sales and slumping demand, Nam Shah, the PSI CEO, convened a meeting with the five department directors to present a new business plan. The surge in demand for Personal Protective Equipment $($PPE$)$ for front$-$line health workers and essential businesses has created a supply shortage in the market. This has created a public health threat for the provincial government of Ontario.

To rectify the threat, the Government of Ontario invoked an emergency powers act restricting the sale and export of PPEs to only the province of Ontario. To further mitigate against the threat, the Government of Ontario also issued special grants for eligible companies capable of producing PPEs. Nam$$s proposal is to modify PSI$$s current production line to make face shields and transparent barriers. In order to be eligible for the grant and capitalize on the supply shortage, PSI will need to begin production within two months and requires the participation and coordination of all five departments.

All five department directors pledged their support for Nam$$s proposal and will serve as members of an Executive Steering Committee. Nam Shah will serve as the client as well as a member of the Executive Steering Committee. This committee is tasked with identifying and assigning resources to support the project. The Director of Operations has volunteered to champion the project. PSI has contracted you as a project manager to plan, manage, and execute Nam$$s business plan. The target market includes hospitals in the greater Toronto area.

Points to Consider

$$ PSI will need to ramp up its production to $100\%$ pre$-$COVID capacity in order to meet the very tight two$-$month timeline. This will involve significant staff hires and re$-$hires

$$ Engineering has indicated that it can modify its current production line to manufacture the proposed products, but requires a different type of plastic than it currently uses for its suite of finished plastic products

$$ Health & Safety has indicated that the current production floor setup has staff working in close proximity to each other and does not conform to the social distancing measures

$$ Hospitals are not typical customers. Sales & Marketing will need to establish new customer contacts and secure purchase orders

Stakeholder Analysis Assignment

This assignment is comprised of four parts aimed at evaluating your application of the stakeholder analysis concepts covered in the lectures. Utilize the details from the case study, including the organization chart, combined with your own assumptions to complete each of the five parts. This assignment is worth $20\%$ of your final grade.

Part $1$ Stakeholder Identification

$$ Identify the following $17$ stakeholders involved and$/$or impacted by this project:

o Client $($already provided as an example$)$

o Executive Steering Committee $(6$ members, indicate all their names and positions$)$

o Project Sponsor

o Project Manager $($you$!)$

o Project Team $(5$ staff, indicate all their names and positions$)$

o Subject Matter Expert

o External Authority

o End User

$$ For each stakeholder indicate their name and title $($if identified in the case study$),$ the organization they work for, their corresponding Stakeholder Category $($which may be selected from the dropdown list$)$ and P$/$I Designation $($e$.$g$.$ A $$ High Power$/$High Interest$)$

$$ Below is a sample of the expected output:

Important Notes:

$$ PSI has hired a consulting firm $($Brilliant Plastics Consulting$)$ to assist in choosing the correct grade and type of plastics for the PPEs. Karen Francis, a senior consultant working with Brilliant Plastics Consulting, will be assigned to the PSI project

$$ Ensure that the project team members have most appropriate skills to help deliver the project but are not committed to management responsibilities on a day$-$to$-$day basis. It is expected that the project team members will work $100\%$ of their available time on this project until it is completed.

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