ORGANIZATIONAL ALIGNMENT-BASED IMPROVEMENT OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN A SMALL FIRM

Abstract

This paper analyzes the change experienced by a small company that produces staircases to order, requiring both production and project management. It operates in an environment that has been in crisis since 2008; where on-time delivery is essential whereas the demand shows an unstable behaviour. Therefore, the company needed to improve its effectiveness. Considering both internal and market-based limitations, the alignment of the whole system was considered to be the best choice for enhancement. Starting with the initial situation of the company, this inquiry describes the implementation process, the initial results and conclusions, and the suggested future improvement lines. As a result, interesting findings related to the management of this kind of environments have been found.