ASSIGNMENT 1 Case Analysis # 1 Teradyne Corporation: The Jaguar Project Stephen Byrne 10/13/2013 Prepared for Clifford White, MSTM 6034 – Project Management Brief Overview of the Situation: Teradyne Corporation is the world’s largest supplier of equipment used in semiconductor testing with 2004 net sales reaching 1.79 billion dollars (Gino & Piaano, 2006). As the semiconductor market has changed during the 1990’s through to the early 2000’s, the specific requirements for this
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PISANO Teradyne Corporation: The Jaguar Project Jack O’Brien looked at the clock in his car; it was 7:38 a.m. and he knew he would need some luck to get to his 8:00 a.m. meeting at Teradyne’s Harrison Avenue headquarters on time. Traffic on Boston’s Central artery choked amidst the lingering construction from the interminable “Big Dig.” O’Brien was looking forward to today’s meeting with Teradyne senior executives to reflect on the lessons learned from the Jaguar project, which O’Brien had led for more
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engineering organizations over committing to projects, therefore, utilization capacity was estimated at 300% because the projects were poorly planned and goals and scope was often not clearly defined upfront which caused projects to be delayed because engineers and marketers had to think of additional features. The strategy implemented to solve this problem, was Aggregate Project Planning (APP). APP was implement so Teradyne could to stick to the projects that align with the broader strategy of the
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Teradyne Corporation: The Jaguar Project Project Management Case Analysis PRESENTED TO Dr. Rupesh Kumar Pati Submitted BY Sudha T (EEPOM-05-029) Suman KR (EEPOM-05-032) Mithun Mukundan (EEPOM-05-010) Manickavasagam Ramasamy(EEPOM-05-008) Yeshaswini Rajendra (EPGP-03-193) About Teradyne Corporation • Teradyne was founded by Alex d’Arbeloff and Nick DeWolf, who were classmates at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the late 1940s. • Teradyne was the world's largest supplier
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Teradyne Corporation: The Jaguar Project As Jack O’Brien, project lead of Teradyne’s Jaguar project, sat in traffic on his way to work he pondered his team’s efforts over the past eight years. Teradyne, a manufacturer of semiconductor test machines, had long been awaiting the arrival of their new full-range testing equipment. The project marked a number of firsts for Teradyne including up-front project planning, formalized tools for project tracking, and a structured development process. Despite
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Bronx Zoo: Jungle World Exhibit General Description: The Jungle world Exhibit at the Bronx Zoo was very interesting. If it wasn’t for this class I probably wouldn’t have ever went there, I am glad that I went because I saw a lot of interesting displays and learned a lot about animals that I have never really known about. My favorite display is the Rainforest display. The display was so real feeling. I saw animals such as ebony and silvered langurs, as well as tree
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“Balboa” a short story by Sabina Murray AS YOU READ Pay special attention to descriptions of Balboa's relations with the Indians and the Spaniards. Write down any questions you generate during reading. Vasco Núñez de Balboa ascends the mountain alone. His one thousand Indians and two hundred Spaniards wait at the foot of the mountain, as if they are the Israelites and Balboa alone is off to speak with God. Balboa knows that from this peak he will be able to see the western water, what he
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and injured on a rock. A jaguar finds the man and offers to take care of him. The man, who is initially afraid of the jaguar, reluctantly agrees and follows him to his lair. Upon arriving to the jaguar’s lair, the man sees that the jaguar’s wife is spinning. The jaguar’s wife questions her husband as to why he has brought a human to their lair to which her husband replies that the man will now be his companion and their son, and that she is to take care of him. The jaguar goes out to hunt and instructs
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of Mayan villagers chasing a wild boar. This scene is where we are introduced to the main character, Jaguar Paw. Jaguar Paw was the son of the chief of the village. As they are splitting the meat of the pig they caught another tribe wanders by only asking for permission to pass. The presumed leader of that passing tribe warns Jaguar Paw that they are leaving because their campsite was invaded. Jaguar Paw and the Chief noticed the looks fear and terror on their faces. However they push this back in
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British car manufacturer, Jaguar plc, has experienced a turnaround in profitability over the past four years. As a result of this recent success, the British Government has decided to return the company to the private sector through a public offering of the stock. Through an analysis of Jaguar’s profits over the past four years, it is apparent that the majority of their success can be attributed to the appreciation of the US Dollar. Like any multinational company, Jaguar plc, is exposed to exchange
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