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Running head: IMPLEMENTATION PLAN RESEARCH WORKSHEET: FRIAR TUCKER
Implementation Plan Research Worksheet: Friar Tucker
University of Phoenix
MBA 590/Strategic Implementation and Alignment
Doug Hocking
June 19, 2006
Friar Tucker Implementation Plan Research Worksheet

In order to help Friar Tucker with its implementation planning process, you will need to look at how companies in other industries have dealt with similar issues.
Topic A: Best Practices in Project Implementation
Instructions for Topic A: In the Response row, each team member must identify at least one company that has faced and addressed similar situations (successfully and unsuccessfully).
In the Response row, identify whether the company has been successful or unsuccessful.
In the Response row, summarize your key findings for the company as they relate to the scenario.
In the Response row, identify at least one alternative solution for Friar Tucker from each company researched.
Response to Topic A:
Claimtrack Systems, Inc. (Successful)
As exampled by Claimtrack Systems, Inc., via its successful Electronic Medical Records implementation program, the key to a successful project implementation begins with the selection of the right players for the right positions. In creating a project management team, careful attention must be paid when selecting the Project Manager, the Project Leaders and certain strategic employees. Victory depends on the caliber of the members of the team, the team's ability to work together and to magnifying the talents of team both individually and collectively. Successful implementation teams include: a Project Manager who has the ability to engage the right players, in the right activity, at the right time and Project Leaders who control the interaction between these players, balance expectations and keep the project moving forward. (Passage, 2006, p. 44)
Friar Tucker must develop and implement the right person...