Acuscan
...the initiative "Operation Optimize". The scope includes conversations held with various department heads, and the issues inferred from those conversations. This executive summary will summarize the situation; formulate conclusions, and present recommendations for actions to be taken to remedy the problems that are evident.
Summary of the Situation
Project "Operation Optimize" has effectively stalled. Our competition is thought to be just months away from a marketplace breakthrough. It is essential to the survival of AcuScan, Inc. as we know it to beat them to market with a viable product of our own.
We have a serious situation in which several of our department heads are in conflict. This conflict is not constructive in nature indeed it is the cause of the hiatus in the project. We must remedy this situation as soon as possible in order to get "Operation Optimize" back on track and schedule.
Key Points
As mentioned, there are several senior staff members that are unable to agree on a course of action. Pat Lambert the new director of Marketing, and Kelly Thomas chief of the software development team, cannot agree on the capabilities of the programmers. Thomas argues that even with current staffing levels, his team is pushing the envelope in maintaining support of existing systems. Placing the additional burden of multiple new product features is too much.
Lambert's stand is that a fully-featured prototype can be brought to market within the desired timeframe and budget, and that this can be achieved without the need for time consuming and costly statistical analysis. She further believes that it is possible to accomplish this through the use of outside resources. Neither Lambert not Thomas appears to be willing to reach a compromise, since both are so intent on defending their...
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