Franklin Equipment, Ltd. Case Study Management Essay

Franklin Equipment LTD Case Study
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Franklin Equipment LTD Case Study
Q1. Evaluate the criteria FEL uses to assign managers to project teams. What efficiencies do these criteria create? What are the resulting problems?
Franklin Equipment Limited (FEL) mainly assigns managers based on their expertise and availability to participate in the project given the person's other commitments. Another vital criterion FEL considers when assigning managers is the client relationship. For instance, Gatenby was able to secure the project, Abu Dhabi, for FEL due to its good relationship with the client. All these factors are necessary for building operational teams. They ensure that the assigned managers are well informed and possess enough experience to handle the project's tasks, and are readily available to run the project until completion. However, the criteria are not sufficient for the project's success. Like the Abu Dhabi project, some additional factors, such as the managers' credibility, individual motivation, and members' political connections (Larson et al., 2018). The interview results that Carl Jobe conducted to reveal the narrow criteria for assigning managers, such as lack of teamwork, would lead to the Abu Dhabi project's failure.
First, the personal differences between Rankins and Perry, the operation manager, will create an unfriendly environment. The two will be trying to sabotage one another instead of cooperating and working together. Secondly, Gatenby lacks strong credibility in the team since he failed to communicate the team's correct vision and overcome any doubts about the project's success. Moreover, the team members are not motivated and committed to working for the project's success; thus, it is likely that they will not portray exceptional performance in their work. The limited impact of Gatenby, the project manager, on the team's composition is another uncertain aspect concerning the assignment practices of FEL. The FEL's criteria are ineffective because of the limited consideration of subjective factors. Their selection process is also over-formalized.
Q2. Why is it even more important that project team members work well together on international projects such as project Abu Dhabi?
Team cohesion and unity are significant, particularly for global projects, due to their strategic importance and complexity. For instance, the Abu Dhabi projec...