Teradyne Corp The Jaguar Project Case Solution

1. What were the unintended consequences of using the Project Management Tools?

During the project, the Project Management Tools were utilized for the development of a novel semi-conductor technology which did not turn out like it was expected. It turned out to be extremely complicated. 

• The semi-conductor tester was supposed to test the extent to which an electronic chip encountered its objective specifications. However, this is one of the most complicated tasks in the electronics industry. 

• Furthermore, due to the complex nature of some of the metric, the project team used easier metrics that were unable to properly demonstrate the project status. 

• Throughout the course of the project, a large number of development resources were wasted on unnecessary training and status update gatherings. 

• The team members lacked the sense of responsibility towards project delivery and expected the higher administration to perform this job.