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Operation Mexicano Project and the Case of Carl Conway

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the transition of the Mexican plant to come under Mexican management is accomplished within the expected time line (Reeser & Loper, 1978). The student is asked to respond to five  questions about the case. 1. Was adoption of project organization the appropriate approach to get the Mexican subsidiary started? Project management can be used for any project that has  more than one task involved (Stewart, 1995). Projects can be anything within the companys scope from changing the customer service operations to developing a new product to opening a subsidiary  in another country. The project management approach is appropriate because there is a beginning, which is the point at which Linderman hires Conway, a middle, which are the myriad of  tasks that must take place to set up the subsidiary under Mexican management, and an end, which is when the plant in Mexico is open and under Mexican management. .  Project management is really about managing change, more precisely, it is about managing the process of planning for a specific change (Stewart, 1995). There are numerous tools that are used  in project management, including a critical path which is calculated by establishing a target time for each component in the project plan, PERT, which is used to determine time estimates.  A key concept in project management is creating network diagrams using PERT/CPM (Program Evaluation and Review Technique/Critical Path Management). There are many advantages to using the project management concept, especially  for companies who are expanding. A well designed project with adequate time and resources allows the company to keep track of the multitude of diverse tasks required to complete the  project. The project approach identifies who is responsible, i.e., it identifies roles that each member of the project team will play as well as the roles others not on