This case focuses on project classification, and the monitoring and controlling processes of project management. It tells the story of an IT department in which several projects had failed over a number of years. The company urged change, so a consultant was hired to provide the structure and tools for project classification, and monitoring and control. The resulting recommendations were twofold. One was to classify projects into two groups: high priority and low-to-medium priority using certain criteria. Different guidelines were provided to different project groups. The second was the implementation of a dashboard concept as a means of communication, where project status was color-coded to determine its status

1. The Story Of An
IT Department.
PRESENTATED BY GROUP 6
Gurleen (07) , Ankit Kumar (43) , Ashish Kedia (44) Sakchi
Suman (46) , Mayank Kumar (57)

2. Company Overview
Introduction
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3. Insights About
The Case
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4. Q1. In managing software projects, to what extent
do you agree (or disagree) with the “extreme”
policy? Why?
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5. Q2. What do you think would be the next step?
What would be the team’s reaction to the new
approach to these project management tools?
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6. Q2. What do you think would be the next step?
What would be the team’s reaction to the new
approach to these project management tools?
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7. Q3. Do you think Sammy’s recommendations would work? How
would you amend these recommendations? What sort of
additional channels could be used to make the dashboard more
visible in addition to storing it on the network drive?
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8. Q4. a) What would be the major challenges in implementing this project
classification method and the dashboard concept for monitoring and
controlling purposes? How would you overcome such barriers
 Data Quality and Availability
 Data Integration
 Data Security and Privacy
 Dashboard Design
 Real-time Updates
 Cost Management
 Stakeholder Alignment
Implementing a project classification method and a monitoring dashboard can indeed pose
several challenges, including:

9. Q4. b) How would you overcome such barriers ?
 Data Quality and Availability
 Data Integration
 Data Security and Privacy
 Dashboard Design
 Real-time Updates
 Cost Management
 Stakeholder Alignment
Implementing a project classification method and a monitoring dashboard can indeed pose
several challenges, including:

10. Key Learnings
from the Case:
 Recognizing the Need for Change
 Leveraging External Expertise
 Clear Project Classification
 Effective Communication through Dashboards
 Training and Skill Development
 Feedback Mechanism
 Security and Access Controls
 Change Management
 Measuring Success

11. CONCLUSION
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12. Thank you