Unit IV
Case Study
Case studies are an important learning strategy in business
classes because they provide an opportunity for you to critically analyze
events that have taken place in real-life businesses. This develops your
critical thinking and research skills as you research the competition and
industry in which your business resides with an end goal of formulating a
recommendation for the challenges faced by the company.
Read “The Bathtub Period” case study on pages
544–545 of your textbook. As you complete the analysis, address the following
topics, and integrate researched evidence within your responses.
1. Describe the
situation within this case from the standpoint of effective project management.
2. Prepare a network
diagram that demonstrates your recommended work sequence for the Scott Project.
(See the Unit IV Lesson for additional insight on the compilation of network
diagrams.)
3. Explain the risks
involved with this strategy and potential work-arounds.
4. Identify two
scheduling techniques that might be used effectively for this project with the
advantages and disadvantages of each.
In formatting your case analysis, do not use the
question-and-answer format; instead, use an essay format with subheadings. Your
APA-formatted case study should be a minimum of two full pages in length (not
counting the title and reference pages). You are required to use a minimum of
three academic sources that are no more than 5 years old (one may be your
textbook). All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced;
paraphrased material must have accompanying in-text citations. A minimum of three
in-text citations are required.
