Solved by verified expert:“Private Questions & Study Emergency” Rescuing Troubled Projects Assignment Instructions: Click the External Content Launch link on the Video tab to access Lynda.com®. Type the title “Project Management: Rescuing Troubled Projects” in the Search Bar to find the video. Choose the one authored by Bob McGannon. Watch the “Project Management: Rescuing Troubled Projects” video. This is the company the Assignment must be done on: Hewlett Packard and the failed product was the HPS Touchpad Tablet.I only have to write 250 to 350 words for the two questions bolded below “Identify and Conclusion”: Resource: “Rescuing Troubled Projects” video Select: an organization (Hewlett Packard- HPS Touchpad Tablet) that has introduced a product or service project that has failed. Research: publicly available information, including Securities and Exchanges Commission filings, about the failed product or service project Identify: some of the warning signs that appeared to be evident prior to project completion (.It only has to be 250 or 300 words) Describe strategies that the organization could have used throughout the project’s phases that could have prevented the product or service failure. – Do not answer this question at all. (This Portion of the paper is already completed see attached paper to use as a reference if you have to) Conclusion: add a conclusion (Please do a conclusion on what you wrote, it only have to be 4 or 5 sentences) Prepare a 250 to 350 words paper detailing of the findings. Format the paper consistent with APA guidelines.
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Describe strategies that the organization could have used throughout the
project’s phases (initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and control, and
closure) that could have prevented the product or service failure. – Michelle
There were many factors that participated in the failure of the HPS Touchpad Tablet.
Noticeable contributions were issues with HPs management, lack of apps, the competition, and
patience or lack of it (Adhikari, 2018).
The main software behind HPs Touchpad was the WebOS, same technology used by our
web browsers today. This was different from the software used by Apple and Google,
respectively iOS software and Android. During the initial and planning phase of the project,
many of those involved stated the WebOS was ahead of its time in technology and many were
still trying to figure out how to properly leverage the WebOS system and integrate it with the HP
Touchpad design and product requirement. The challenge of surpassing Apple or Google with
inexperienced leaders and engineers to push the technology to the next level was one of the key
issues (Chen, 2012). One of the strategies to fix this would have been to leverage the WebOS
technology and build the required apps to ensure the touchpad would function the way it
supposed to. Many of the workers who initially worked on WebOS stayed with HP because they
believed in the technology they produced and believed it would provide one heck of a touchpad
product. Unfortunately, once the product was introduced during the control and monitoring
stages, the touchpads initial reviews were substandard. What HP should have done in this
instance was give the product a chance and listen to consumer’s likes and dislikes about the
product. Instead, HP decided to stop improving WebOS altogether considerably making the easy
decision to stop production of the touchpad.
Marketing the product was not there. HP and its marketing team failed to leverage the
technology and availability of social media, which in turn is way cheaper than paying millions
for marketing the touchpad via television or printed magazines (Wheibe, 2011). HP failed to
utilized Facebook, Twitter, and the ever increasing popularity of people and their blogs. All of
these social media avenues were available.
Reference
Adhikari, R. (2018). Tech News World. Retrieved from
https://www.technewsworld.com/story/73154.html
Chen, B. (2012). Technology. Retrieved from
https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/02/technology/hewlett-packards-touchpad-was-builton-flawed-software-some-say.html
Wheibe, T. (2011). Business Development Strategies. Retrieved from
https://wearedevelopment.net/2011/12/10/hp-touchpad-a-marketing-failure/
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