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(Maxwell Mohr)
Team members
Maxwell Mohr - Resident Craft Brewery Espionage Advisor
Tyler Dowling - Senior Financial Planning & Analysis Manager
Rockford Stoller - Senior Marketing Manager
Nathan Holzworth - DuffMan Pit Crew Chief
Deepak Mirchandani - Chief Unicorn-Grooming Officer (CUGO)
Duff Beer LLC.
Project Description
(Rockford Stoller)
Seasonal products are a popular method staying relevant throughout the year
determined that it is very likely that Duff Beer can benefit from a seasonal
product. Duff Beer has had a very limited product selection since our founding
by Howard K. Duff VIII over 30 years ago. Our goal with this project is to get a
research and development department as well as the new product line, Duff
Cider, up and running with limited trouble. We expected the entire process of
(Rockford Stoller)
Today marks the beginning of week 16 of our project. We are officially entering
the second half of this endeavor. We are pleased with the progress of the
project at this point. The construction part of the project is running several
weeks ahead of schedule and significantly under the estimated budget at this
mark in the process. We are projected to finish the construction portion of the
project much earlier than originally anticipated and to save even more on costs
due to the acceleration in production. The hiring process for the project is
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the problem, the number of qualified applicants is. We plan to increase our
recruitment budget with some of the savings from the construction budget,
bringing in more qualified applicants allowing us to get back on track with the
hiring schedule.
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Duff Beer LLC.
Our Progress
Work
Completed
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Work
Remaining
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(Nathan Holzworth)
and under budget. This would allow the new facility to open earlier than
expected, if not for ongoing delays in the hiring of research staff. Leadership
should consider reworking the R&D hiring process as it has been completely
ineffective so far. Given that the new facilities will be completed earlier our best
completion start familiarizing themselves with the facility so they can better
Conclusion
(Nathan Holzworth)
In conclusion the more time restrictive parts of the project are moving along
better than expected, however progress overall is lagging behind because of the
hiring delay. With improvements to the hiring process the project should be
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