Teradyne Corporation: The Jaguar Project, Harvard Business School, Case No. 9-606-042; Rev.

May 3, 2006 Team Name: __________________________________(Total score: 50) 1. List two critical problems companies frequently encountered in managing and controlling a project (2 points each) a. (12 words)

b. (12 words)

2. Explain what might be the reasons for those problems you listed above. (5 points each) a. (20 words)

b. (20 words)

3. What major problems usually encountered in Teradynes project in the past? (List two only) (3 points each) a. (15 words)

b. (15 words)

4. Bradley said the Jaguar project took the opposite approach from the previous. (5 points each) a. What was the previous approach? (20 words)

b. What is the Jaguar approach? (20 words)

5. There are two camps that support or resist the use of project management tools for the control and management of the project. List one argument from each side and give their reasoning. (20 words each) (5 points each) a. Support:

b. Resist:

6. Use the experience of the software development for the Jaguar project (p. 10 p.11), what is your own judgment of the use of project management tools for the control and management of projects? (30 words) (10 points)