Hector Gaming Company Case Study

1. What is our
problem
?The problem for Hector Gaming Company is that there are no preset long range goals andobjectives.
Also there is a lac! of focus in resource allocation as the managers "ere unable to ma!e
efficient use of the available resources.#. $dentify
some symptoms
of the problem?

%ac! of actual practice of team "or!.

%ac! of proper Communication among the employees.

&any 'rojects are unable to meet the deadline.

(ach project manager believes his or her project is more important than others.

()ceeding the estimated budget to complete the projects.

Confusion as to "ho the target mar!et is.

*o priority teams to prioriti+e projects.,. What is the

major cause
of the problem?-ne of the major causes is that HGC is gro"ing too fast at a rate /0 a year for
the pastc o u p l e o f y e a r s . $ t m e a n s H e c t o r h a s l o t o f p o t e n t i a l m a r !
e t s h a r e b u t " i t h m a n y organi+ational politics. They should use the project portfolio matri) to
decide "hich projectsare aligned "ith the company s competitive strategy and should
implement those projects. *ot paying attention to internal matters is also one of the causes for the
problem. 2ally 'etersseemed to be shoc!ed "ith the problems "hich mean there "as a lac! of
proper attention.
4. Action Plan:
$n the earlier stages Hector "as to"ards the functional organi+ation of projects but slo"ly they
shifted to dedicated project team "hich is a good move. The follo"ing actions solve the problems faced by
Hector to a greater e)tent.

'ossibly hire an H3 director to ma!e sure proper resources are allocated accordingly.

4se decision variables in project screening matri) to decide "hich projects to ta!e up instead of
having too many projects ta!ing place at a time.

Having group outing for the team "hich increases the bonding and thereby sho"cases good
team "or!.

$mplementing a corporate structure for Hector Gaming Company.

2ally 'eters should involve more and concentrate more on the active projects "hich areclose
to deadlines.