22 Jul In Milestone Four, you will analyze the project team in the VALID case study and discuss mindset, motivation, disposition, and assumptions. You will also assess the work performance of the project team and how it might have been affected by mindset

Overview: As you have learned, an engineering project can be thought of as a complex system with many interrelated parts. In your role as an engineering manager, you must be aware of the typical problems that can disrupt that system. Sometimes, you may be brought into an existing project—perhaps because of a restructuring in the organizational chart, or because the project has gone off-track and is in need of new leadership. When that happens, it is important to thoroughly assess the project dynamics before implementing new management strategies.

Prompt: In Milestone Four, you will analyze the project team in the VALID case study and discuss mindset, motivation, disposition, and assumptions. You will also assess the work performance of the project team and how it might have been affected by mindset.

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

III. Project Team

A. Characterize the mindset of the engineers on the project team. What are their strengths and weaknesses? Defend your position with specific evidence.

B. Specifically describe the motivations, dispositions, and assumptions of the engineers working on the project team. How are they distinct from those of the nontechnical members of the project team? Illustrate with specific examples.

C. Assess the extent to which the distinct mindset of the engineers impacts their work performance. In what ways are the engineers not thinking or acting strategically? To what extent are they failing to maintain a holistic view of the entire project? Illustrate with specific examples.

Rubric

Guidelines for Submission: Milestone Four should be a 2- to 3-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and sources cited in APA format.