Integrated Project Management at Ford Motor: Recommended Changes and Analysis

Running head: ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
Electronic Systems Engineering
(Ford Motor Co. Electrical)
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Executive summary
In this report, the integrated project management taking place at Ford Motor is considered. The
recommended changes for planning project management is also discussed here. It includes the
formulation of various life cycles and the process of project management. Here, the learning
outcomes are elaborated and included. In the analysis of the change request, the detailed analysis of
the process of project management is evaluated. This is done for every stage of the life cycle of the
project. Lastly, various integrated change controls and justifications are provided that has been
demonstrated in the study.

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction:......................................................................................................................................3
2. Change request analysis:....................................................................................................................3
3. Details of changes in the process of project management and every phase of the project life cycle:5
4. Integrated change control:.................................................................................................................9
5. Justifications to the required changes that occur:............................................................................14
6. Conclusion:......................................................................................................................................16
7. References:......................................................................................................................................17

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1. Introduction:
The Ford Motor is the fifth largest automaker and ranks second in the U.S. market. Its
company has been making revenue of about 160,000 billion with approximately 300,000 staffs
throughout the world. Its department of electronic and electrical system engineering has developed
the electrical systems that have value to more than 70 vehicle programs.
The following study deals with the integrated project management at Ford, after the suggested
changes to the plan of project management is provided. This also involves the formulation of the life
cycles and project management processes that should incorporate and elaborate on the discussion
results. For this, the change request analysis, the details of changes in project management processes
and every stage of the project life cycle are analyzed. Further, integrated change control and
justifications for the needed changes occurring has been demonstrated in the study.
2. Change request analysis:
While working with the project, the change is definitely expected. However, the change has a
notable effect on the project. The request to change has been approved properly, communicated and
incorporated. It has been causing notable issues and comprises of adverse effects. It has often been
spiralling out around the Ford. Here, the change request analysis of the study is listed.
The first stage includes the determination of the scope to change. This involves the finding of
new requirements for the project at the initial place. Here, Ford has also affected every stakeholder to
elicit the changes in the requirements, analyzing various requirements and then it must be validated
(Hornstein, 2015)). Then, the scope to include the changes are to be determined. As the changes
needed are understood, the project team must be formulating the response to the suggested changes. It