Throughout the project, the PMO maintained oversight for the overall budget. Other project elements were monitored by

individual members of the project team. For example, a planning team member monitored activities related to the WBS and

specifications.

At the completion of each project phase, the project team analysed the overall project status and conducted risk

assessments for the remaining phases. Any resulting changes to the WBS were approved by the project manager and

project sponsor. The end of the project was marked by the transition to full production mode. The official project closing

took place $12$ weeks after initial component production commenced.

Results

The VW Mexico team achieved and in many cases exceeded the objectives for the assembly set$-$up project. Specifically:

The entire project was completed within the specified budget

The team met all delivery deadlines for each phase of testing

Front axles and corner$-$modules produced on the plant's assembly lines continued to meet Volkswagen's quality

guidelines

The Jetta component assembly line project team also developed a number of tools and practices to serve as standards for

future projects at the plant. Key learnings from the project will enable future project teams to optimise communication

between different areas of the VW Mexico plant and ensure the success of future projects.

Source: PMI $($

https:$//$www$.$pmi.org$/-/$media$/$pmi$/$documents$/$public$/$pdf$/$case$-$study$/$vw$-$mexico.pdf$)$

QUESTION $1$

$(25$ Marks$)$

Identify both the internal and external stakeholders of the case study project. Thereafter assess the questions to consider

when analysing stakeholders in the context of the case study. You are at liberty to make some justified assumptions in your

discussion due to limited information in the case study.

QUESTION $2$

The case study project team had regular meetings with stakeholders. Applying the simple and effective plan do check$-$act

$($PDCA$)$ model is one way of improving the project meeting process ensuring that efficient and effective meetings are

conducted. Demonstrate how the PDCA model could have been used effectively to improve the meetings.

QUESTION $3$

$(25$ Marks$)$

The final step in managing either positive$/$supportive or negative$/$adverse project stakeholders is to develop implementation

strategies for dealing with them. Once project implementation strategies are operational, the project team must take a

proactive posture. Critically discuss this proactive posture that you have studied in the context of the case study project.

QUESTION $4$

$(25$ Marks$)$

To measure the effectiveness of the stakeholder engagement strategy is to check$/$monitor via the project assurance team,

that all key stakeholders and their information needs are covered. Referring to the case study, assess the tools and

techniques to measure the effectiveness of the stakeholder engagement Strategy. You may make justified assumptions in

order to enhance your discussion where necessary.