Strategic Project Performance Evaluation of Case Studies

This presentation evaluates the performance of three projects: DeGrandis Running Shoes, the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) Partnership, and Ladybird Sporting Apparel. The presentation analyzes each project's alignment with strategic goals and ethical standards, utilizing a Project Performance Scorecard (PPS) for each. The DeGrandis Running Shoes project, despite exceeding budget, achieved success in sales and positive customer reviews. The AOC Partnership faced ethical issues related to incentives, damaging the organization's reputation. The Ladybird Sporting Apparel project failed due to product quality issues. The presentation concludes with recommendations for improving project management, emphasizing the importance of ethical conduct, stakeholder consultation, time management, and quality control. The analysis highlights the importance of aligning projects with strategic goals and adhering to ethical standards for overall project success and organizational reputation.

Strategic Project
Management

Introduction
The aim is to develop a presentation based on the case
studies.
The three case studies that have been selected for
determining the strategic goals are DeGrandis sporting
goods, Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) Partnership
and Ladybird Sporting Apparel.
The paper will focus on determining the Project
Performance with the help of project performance
scorecard.

About the DeGrandis
sporting goods
The organization DeGrandis sporting goods is one of the well
known sporting club.
The organization has carried out several projects for the
purpose of meeting the needs of the customers.
The project have been carried out for the purpose of
providing better support towards the customer.

Need for proper project
management
Before carrying out a project it is essential to understand
all aspects essential for carrying out a project
successfully.
Each team members should learn enough about the way
time can be managed while carrying out the project.
Project must be completed within time and the budget
developed by the organization so that it can meet the
needs of the customers.

Project A – DeGrandis Running
Shoes
DeGrandis is a private organization that
aims at launching running shoe towards
the exiting product range.
The focus is to launch the shoes within
timeframe
However while developing the project
they ran over budget and this impacted
the performance of the organization.

Consequences of project
The project was delivered within the time and customers
loved this shoe
With time it has been observed that the sales of the
company have increased over the years.
The sales have increased by $5 million
In addition to this the shoe news channel has given the
shoes a rating o 5 stars as it has launched one of the best
running shoes.
The issue faced with the launch of this product is that the
organization did not consulted with the directors about the
Chinese organization.

Project Score card
Project process Objectives Score and measures
Stakeholder The stakeholders objective is to deliver the
project within the time so that major
objectives can be fulfilled.
5
Qualities The newly developed shoes is prepared
efficiently and has the potential to provide
high quality satisfaction towards the
customers
8
Innovation Running shoes is one of best innovation
that helps in maintaining the fitness of the
user
9
Benefits The user will be able to provide a better
way of managing the health.
10

Conclusion
Before starting a project it becomes essential to
consult with the directors and other project
members.
In addition to this there is a need to ensure that
the project has been carried out with proper
stakeholders that does not company’s code of
conduct.

Project B- Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) Partnership
The main objective of the project B is to become one of the official supplier for providing
sporting equipment to Australian Olympic team.
For carrying out the project new stakeholders have been identified that will help in increasing
the benefit rate.

Issues faced with project
The project was carried out in an
inappropriate manner.
The executive team member paid
high amount of incentives for gaining
the partnership
This impacted the organization
widely as this is against the ethics of
the company

Project Score card
Project process Objectives Score and measures
Stakeholder The stakeholder engagement was done
negatively that impacted the reputation of
the company.
4
Qualities The aim was to deliver better support
towards the Olympic Committee so that
they can maintain a good partnership
8
Innovation The idea was effective , however they were
not able to reach the goal.
7
Benefits The organization did not obtained any
benefit as such as it turn ought to be a big
scandal
3

Challenges faced by
DeGrandis
The organization faced issues with managing the
staffs and impacted the reputation of the
organization.
After the interference of the media this news
became public scandal
the reputation of the DeGrandis Sporting Goods
faced serious damages
In response to this marketing campaign was
developed for creating awareness among the
people about the scandal that took place within
the organization.