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One key concept in project management is to learn from previous projects. The Lessons Learned review allows an organization to collect and document the results of both successful and failed projects. Give an overview of a project you were involved with as a leader or team member. Choose three of the project areas listed below and answer one question from each group of questions found in Chapter 12 of your text.

I work at a large property and casualty insurance company and our project is turning into a 6 sigma lean company.

3 Areas with question:

Time: were the schedules realistic?

Quality: Did we confirm to the customers specifications?

Scope: Were the objectives clearly defined?

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Time: the schedules for turning this company into a six Sigma lean company were realistic, largely due to the fact that the schedules that were developed were developed as a means by which to allow each area of the company to incrementally become more efficient and lean. The schedules were developed in a method in which phase 1 allowed three months for the personnel department to eliminate any unneeded and unnecessary personnel, phase 2 allowed lower and mid-level management to become acclimated with and utilize six Sigma methodology, and phase 3 allowed three months for ...

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