examine how your company approaches projects and how financial performance and company missions/strategies are connected to a project for financial performance.

addressing the following items:

• Overview: Identify the area selected and why
• Issue: Explain how a lack of connection has impacted project success in the past. Alternatively, explain how a strong connection contributed to project success. If possible, consider providing an example project to illustrate your point.
• Conclusion: Discuss how the connection can be better established in the future including any training or improved skill-sets that might be necessary.

The objective for the is to convince leadership to adopt changes that embrace a stronger connection with either financial performance or company missions/strategies.