Project Management Analysis: Impact Factors at Ford Motor Company

This report assesses the core internal and external factors influencing project management processes at Ford Motor Co.'s Electrical/Electronic Systems Engineering department. Internal factors include the leadership of senior managers, project management tools, internal staff expertise, and gov...Read More

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Assessment of the core and exterior factors........................................................................2
Impact on project management processes...........................................................................3
Reference.............................................................................................................................4

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Assessment of the core and exterior factors
The incorporation of project management and engineering procedure can be very
much significant to enhance the growth and productivity of this commercial
establishment. There are diverse categories of external and internal factors which have an
influence on the existing project management processes of this organization (Todorović
et al., 2015). The most significant internal factors who have an bearing on the project
management process is the senior level manager who have huge influence to manage the
resistances which crops up in this organization. Leadership qualities of the senior level
managers are very much significant to manage the variances of this organization. There
are diverse categories of project administration tools and methodologies which are
deployed in this organization to minimise the inconsistencies of the projects.
Other internals factors which have an impact on each of the projects are internal staffs of
this organization (Binder, 2016). The internal stakeholders includes the subject matter
experts who uses feedback for the deliverables of each of the projects. Prioritization of
each of the projects undertaken by this organization is significantly impacted due to the
diverse categories of interior and exterior factors. The execution of the project depends
upon the role of the project managers (Todorović et al., 2015). Time scheduling is one of
the most significant responsibility of projects managers and the success and failure of
each of the projects undertaken in this organization depends hugely on the role of the
project managers. At the same time, it can also be said that the governance boars is the
other internal factor in this organization who reviews the progress of each of the project
from the initiation phase to the final stage of the projects (Meredith et al., 2017).
Approval and rejection of each of the activities is depended hugely on the role of the
governance boards in this organization. Regular meetings can be very much significant to

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manage both the external and internal factors in this project (Todorović et al., 2015). The
members of the department are the other external factors which have a huge impact on
the project management process.
Impact on project management processes
Both the interior and the exterior factors having a huge impact on each of the
project management processes which are maintained in the working environment of Ford
Motor. Most of the decision making process of this organization depends primarily on the
project management processes. Long terms business plans can be significantly affected
due to these external and internal factors (Kerzner, 2017). Management of the service
level agreements can also be significantly impacted due to the presence of both the
external and internal factors. The approach which was followed to analyse the status of
any undertaken projects can also be impacted due to the above discussed factors.
Transparency of the project can be also be managed using these factors. Thus, it can be
said that the consistency of each of the project undertaken by this organization can be
impacted due to the interior and exterior factors.

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Reference
Binder, J. (2016). Global project management: communication, collaboration and
management across borders. Routledge.
Kerzner, H. (2017). Project management: a systems approach to planning, scheduling,
and controlling. John Wiley & Sons.
Meredith, J. R., Mantel Jr, S. J., & Shafer, S. M. (2017). Project management: a
managerial approach. John Wiley & Sons.
Todorović, M. L., Petrović, D. Č., Mihić, M. M., Obradović, V. L., & Bushuyev, S. D.
(2015). Project success analysis framework: A knowledge-based approach in
project management. International Journal of Project Management, 33(4), 772-
783.