Macon, Inc.

Company Background 50 year old company Develops and sells testing equipment to the tire-producing industry Macons equipment outperforms the competition because of the electrical control systems

Issues Company has a long history of segregated departments with very focused functional line managers Mechanical engineering was always the focus of projects because of V.P.s background in the field

Issues When problems arose, each department would blame another Projects are failing at an increasing rate Some customers had to assign their own project managers to oversee Macons handling of the project

Questions: Where will the greatest resistance for excellence in project management come from?

Questions: What plan should be developed for achieving excellence in project management?

Questions: Explain the potential risks to Macon if the customers experience with project management increases while Macons knowledge remains stagnant.