Oilwell Cable Company

A Recommendations Report
Team A:
Claire Donnelly (Project Manager) 10085875
Kenneth Condon 10047545
Thomas Papp 10045411
Carlo De Mattia 10067150
Olugbemi Rosiji 10070260
 Project Background
Originally known as Chord Cable Company had
management difficulties
Oilwell Cable Company now run using team
management process works well
Produces primarily flat and round wire and cables for
submersible pumps in oil wells
Proposal to introduce new microprocessors to improve
competitiveness
 Scope of works
Conflicts / advantages of Operations Manager, Norm
going ahead with micro-processor conversion project

Potential problems / advantages of Norm putting the

decision to the appropriate production team

How to address issues encountered

Recommendations
 Analysis of Key Issues
Team management process: 11 teams highly involved in
the Company decision making process
Decision making: should the prod. team be consulted?
Organization: getting the buy in from the production team
Staff Insecurity: by-passing the production team could be
seen as a threat to job security
Timing: by-passing the production team would expedite
the entire process
 SWOT Analysis
STRENGTHS: resourcing, quality products, competitive

WEAKNESSES: slow decision making, one location only

OPPORTUNITIES: company expansion, expansion of

product range

THREATS: vulnerability to new products and technology,

single location, recession could cause layoffs
 Project Proposal
Stakeholders / Sponsor identified
Work breakdown structure compiled
Project lifecycle

Risks identified & addressed

All risks rated good and bad by priority
with control measures
Work Breakdown Structure
Risk Matrix
 Project Proposal (contd.)
Communication plan proposal
Introduce team leaders to production team
Encourage two-way communication
Use conflict / change management tools
Recommendations
Add project management team to the matrix organization
Expand the company nationally & internationally
Adequate resource management ensure motivation
Audit & Review progress of company
 Our Lessons Learnt
Google Drive was used to store files; assumption that
everyone was familiar with the application

Lack of regular face-to-face made the project difficult

Consistency in Harvard Referencing was time

consuming
 Summary and Suggestions
We suggest the organization structure changes to matrix
organizational design to aid decision making to include
project management team
Oilwell needs to look at expanding - decentralizing
Risks Identified and Prioritized
Conflict management & change control tools will keep staff
motivated during the transition to a matrix organization design
Adequate communications plan should be used to keep staff
productive / motivated & ensure buy-in from stakeholders
Auditing tools should be used to monitor progress