Integrated Project Management: Internal and External Factors and Strategies for Implementation

Integrated project management

Table of Contents
PART B......................................................................................................................................1
1. Evaluate the internal and external factors and their impact on project management
process?..................................................................................................................................1
2. Strategies to implement the appropriate course of action..................................................2
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PART B
1. Evaluate the internal and external factors and their impact on project management process?
The case scenario of Quasar Communications Inc. sheds some light on the internal
and external factors capable of impacting the Project Management Process. Following key
factors have a significant impact on the Project Management Process of Quasar Inc:
Internal Factors:
By considering the SWOT analysis of QCI, following are the key Enterprise
Environmental Factors that are affecting the legal process in project management:
Loss of employees: The organization is facing issues in retaining the employees in managing
the marketing and sales operations. The contracting issues that are changing according to the
legal process are having the significant impact on the business process of organization and
influencing the satisfaction level of employees. In Quasar's case, as the Vice President stated,
the organization is facing difficulty in meeting time and cost parameters without sacrificing
the quality (Larson & et al., 2014). In their previous project, they were able to satisfy only
75% of the customers even though the work was completed on time within the estimated cost.
The factor is to manage project members for maintaining the high standards for project
management. For that employee need technical skills, experience, and working methodology
is crucial for the success of the project.
Communication: The Project Management Team (PMT) has to allocate resources judiciously
so that optimum utilization and quality work could be delivered on time (Heagney, 2016). As
the case study suggested for Quasar, project managers and line managers are facing difficulty
in carrying out effective communication with their customers as well as in managing the
activities of various departments. They have lots of responsibility but very less authority that
makes it difficult to manage team members.
External
Political factors: The political environment has the direct impact on the enterprise planning
and implementation of strategies. The changes in legal framework are influencing the cost of
project management process. However, the organization is having a good understanding of
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