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    The project met its scope, time, and cost goals of implementing a social networking solution to enhance the R&D process within 4 months and $100,000 budget. The project success criteria of accounting for future growth and input from interested employees was also met. Key lessons included scheduling regular meetings and being flexible. The cohesive team developed an innovative solution on time and within budget, though implementation challenges occurred when some meetings were missed, requiring additional developers. In the future, the manager will schedule regular weekly meetings with the team and client.

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    The project met its scope, time, and cost goals of implementing a social networking solution to enhance the R&D process within 4 months and $100,000 budget. The project success criteria of accounting for future growth and input from interested employees was also met. Key lessons included scheduling regular meetings and being flexible. The cohesive team developed an innovative solution on time and within budget, though implementation challenges occurred when some meetings were missed, requiring additional developers. In the future, the manager will schedule regular weekly meetings with the team and client.

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    Lessons Learned Report

    Prepared by: Lindsay Graffius Date: April 5, 2012


    Project Name: Social Networking to Enhance the RnD Process
    Project Sponsor: Johnson & Johnson
    Project Manager: Lindsay Graffius
    Project Dates: January 23, 2012 – April 21, 2012
    Final Budget: $100,000
    1. Did the project meet scope, time, and cost goals?
    Yes, the project met the scope, time, and cost goals.

    2. What was the success criteria listed in the project scope statement?
     Implement a social networking solution to enhance the RnD process
     Solution implementation must be completed within 4 months
     Stay within a budget of $100,000
     New process must account for future growth and innovation
     Utilized employees that would be interested in using a solution to this
    problem in order to identify key aspects that should be included in the
    solution

    3. Reflect on whether or not you met the project success criteria.


    After looking at the success criteria, the team as a whole believes that each
    success criteria was met in order to produce the best possible solution for the
    project. J&J indicated that the project success criteria was met.

    4. In terms of managing the project, what were the main lessons your team learned?
    The team, as a whole, learned several lessons throughout this project. First of
    all, regular meetings should be scheduled to ensure that everyone can attend in
    order for all team members to be up-to-date on ideas, possible solutions, and
    deliverables. Additionally, the team learned that it is important to be flexible
    when unforeseen circumstances arise. Conflicts cannot always be predicted,
    so it is important to be prepared for various situations.

    5. Describe one example of what went right on this project.


    During this project, many things went right. First of all, the team gathered in
    order to develop and implement a solution turned out to be a cohesive team
    that managed to enhance the current RnD system at Johnson & Johnson. Since
    the team worked so well together, meetings were very productive and well
    organized. Next, since the team members came from diverse backgrounds, an
    innovative solution to the problem was decided upon in a timely manner.
    Therefore, meetings were productive so deliverables were completed within a
    fashionable time period, which helped expedite the product. Additionally,
    various ideas and solutions were presented from team members in order to
    produce the best possible solution.

    6. Describe one example of what went wrong on this project.


    Implementation of the solution experienced many problems. In order to
    complete the project in time, it was necessary to hire additional senior
    developers. Since the team fell behind during this stage of the project and the
    budget would allow it, the team felt it was in the best interest of the project to
    hire these additional senior developers. The result being that the project was
    back on track in order to be completed within the timeline that was developed
    at the beginning of the project. Another example of what went wrong during
    the project is that of missed meetings. On occasion, members of the team
    would miss meetings. This led to setbacks for the team regarding deliverables
    that needed to be completed.

    7. What will you do differently on the next project based on your experience
    working on this project?
    Having regularly scheduled team meetings would definitely be beneficial for
    the next project. It was difficult to coordinate time to schedule as needed
    meetings. Additionally, more frequent meetings with the client would be
    helpful in order to keep the client updated with the latest information about
    the project. Therefore, it would be a better idea to have weekly previously
    scheduled weekly meetings in order to discuss deliverables, any questions
    that may have arisen throughout the week, and new ideas in order to develop
    the best solution.

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