{draw:frame} Blue Spider Project Compiled By: Dirk Bottinger Student Number: 6907025308081 Dirk Bottinger DOCUMENT INDEX Executive Summary This document examines the following case: An organization called Parks Corporation for the purpose of this document they are a sub contractor to a larger firm called Lord Industries Current Organizational situation Parks Corporation is in low cost production facility that had to retrench 4300 employees when the defense contract market that they had penetrated went through a bad financial patch. This forced the company to return to low cost production as this is where they made their money and as a survival tack tike. As markets improved the company grew again and they landed a sub contract deal through Lord Industry for redesign of the Spartan missile through research and development that could ultimately be worth $500 million to Parks Corporation Current Organizational Problems Parks Corporation’s top management has neglected to secure highly skilled personnel as they are not willing to pay for them and has thus used a method of promoting from within the company but neglected to provide sufficient training. They also hired engineer’s strait out of college to save on wage costs. Parks Corporation management has no company policies or procedures that are followed and make decision on matters without discussions with project leaders. This miss management is leading to employee dissatisfaction. Their attitude towards training or lack there off has placed strain on department’s relationships within the organization Recommendations Recommendations are made as to eliminate bad management and to rectify the training that has left the company in a difficult position with its clients as to its ability to perform The following recommendations are provided: Rectification of Management Trust Project Portfolio Manager Departments Client Blue Spider Project Introduction Parks increased...