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Slide  108
Quality Management System Implementation
Implementation Strategies
•Compressed Project
°Drop Dead Date
°High Priority Project Management Approach
°Intimate high level management involvement
°Regular Scheduled Meetings
•Business As Usual
°Low stress
°Low Priority Project Management Approach
°Slipping schedule not critical
°Irregular Meetings
•Meandering
°Slipping schedule not important
°Low level management support / involvement
°Irregular meetings
°Project tends to ‘Fade Away’
Each company has a personality and tenor. Top management is extremely variable in how they approach, participation in and their interest in registration. Some are very involved. Some want to watch but monitor closely. Some don’t want to participate at all.

Some companies are given ultimatums. Deadlines. No new business, or reduced business threats (particularly US automotive). Some companies go through the process in an attempt to improve.

These are three implementation strategies a company has to consider. It should be noted that available human resources is an important part of any implementation strategy. Unfortunately, often this aspect is a serious threat to successful implementation within the project constraints (e.g.: time).