This case assignment is an analysis of a case from the textbook on Case Histories in Project Management. You are to read the Case Titled, Clark Faucet Company in Chapter $1,$ Page $7.$ What is the critical issue?

What can be done about it$?$

Can excellence in project management still be achieved and, if so$,$ how? What steps would you recommend?

Given the current noncooperative culture, how long will it take to achieve a good cooperative project management culture and even excellence?

What obstacles exist in getting marketing and engineering to agree to a single methodology for project management?

What might happen if benchmarking studies indicate that either marketing or engineering are at fault?

Should a single methodology for project management have a process for the prioritization of projects, or should some committee external to the methodology accomplish this?