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PPMP20009 Project Management Latino Engineering

   

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Table of Contents1.Introduction...................................................................................................................................22.Continuous Improvement Plan......................................................................................................23.Benefits of Continuous Improvement Plan....................................................................................34.PRINCE2 Methodology.................................................................................................................3Themes of PRINCE2 Method............................................................................................................35.Continuous Improvement using PRINCE2 methodology..............................................................4Quality Management.........................................................................................................................4Quality Control..................................................................................................................................5Quality Assurance.............................................................................................................................56.Root Cause of the Issues in the Company......................................................................................57.Resolution for the issue.................................................................................................................68.7 QC Tools....................................................................................................................................7Flow Charts and Graphs....................................................................................................................7Application of 7 QC Tools................................................................................................................8PDCA Cycle......................................................................................................................................99.Conclusion...................................................................................................................................10References...........................................................................................................................................101

1.Introduction The Assessment is to design the continuous improvement plan for a manufacturingcompany. Latino Engineering is a midsize company which consists of 300 employees in aplace called New South Wales which is located in Australia. Dominic Latino was the founderof the Latino Engineering. The company provides services like the design, development andthe production of the engineering equipment for different industries like oil & gas, utilities,construction and infrastructure industries. The company has impressed many investors whowanted to become a stakeholder or even they are ready to take over the company entirely.Dominic Latino wish is to sell the Latino Engineering only after his retirement. Dominicspent 35 years in the company and at the age of 65 he sold his company to their investors.After the takeover, some of the employees were retained but some other senior employeesleft the company and went for other offers. The new owner’s main aim was to maintain thename of the company. But after 12 months of the takeover, the company was unable tomaintain the name and they got many issues from the client side. The issues that arose fromthe client side are going to be taken into account in the upcoming sections and the continuousimprovement plan is to be generated for resolving the root cause of the issues. The root causeof the issue is to be identified and then the plan is to be developed to resolve the mentionedissues of the clients. The Six Sigma approach is used for drawing the continuousimprovement plan for the Latino Engineering company. The PRINCE2 methodology is usedin this assessment for making the quality control. The tools and techniques of the PRINCE2methodology is to be discussed in the body of the essay. The recommendations are given toresolve the root cause of the encountered issue.2.Continuous Improvement PlanContinuous Improvement Plan is the method that is used to identify the offers for workstreamlining and the reduction in waste. This is a practice that is adopted by most of thecompanies around the world. Many companies follow the Lean/Agile method in a formal waybut other companies did not follow the method formally, they enjoys the flexibility of thecontinuous improvement plan. The cycle of the continuous improvement plan is representedin the Appendix 1. Identify, Plan, Execute and Review are the steps that should be followedin the continuous improvement plan (Morgan and Stewart, 2017). 2

3.Benefits of Continuous Improvement PlanStreamlining the WorkflowContinuous improvement is called as a rapid improvement technique that is used to helpin workflow streamlining. This in turn saves both time consumption and money (LeanKit,2017).Project Cost ReductionThe project cost and overages prevention can be achieved by the Project manager onlyby using the forecasting software. Forecasting is the method that has the ability to improvethe effectiveness of the company (LeanKit, 2017).FlexibilitySome companies follow the Continuous improvement formally but still some othercompany enjoy the flexibility in it. Teams may take more time and space for their newcreations or innovative thinking (LeanKit, 2017). 4.PRINCE2 MethodologyPRINCE2 methodology is based on the process for managing the project. It provides aneasy and scalable method for managing all types of projects (Lianying, Jing and Xinxing,2012). Themes of PRINCE2 MethodThe PRINCE2 method follows 7 themes to manage the project and to improve thequality management strategy. All the themes are set at the starting stage of the project andthen its throughput is mentored continuously throughout the project cycle. The 7 themes areexplained below (PRINCE2 Blog, 2017).Business CaseBusiness case provides the knowledge that whether the project is able to achieve thedestination.OrganizationThe theme organization is related to the roles and responsibilities of the memebers in theproject team.QualityQuality is the most important theme which should be defined at the initial stage of theproject.3

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