I need help with Project Management subject, MBA 3rd semester subject,

what is the proper format to answer case studies, our college has given some hints verbally but its not enough. they will ask the case study for 15 marks.

1: Case study

Cortez Plastics was having growing pains. As business base of the company began to increase, more & more paperwork began to flow through the organization. The 'Informal' Project Management Culture that had worked so well in the past was beginning to deteriorate & was being replaced by a more formal Project Management approach. Recognizing the cost of implications of a more formal Project Management approach, senior management at Cortez Plastics decided to take some action.

Questions :

a) How can a company maintain informal project management during the periods of corporate growth?

b) If the organization persists in creeping toward formal Project Management, what can be done to return to a more informal approach?

c) How would you handle a situation where only a few managers or employees are promoting the more formal approach?

2: Case study

Cordova Research Group spent more than 30 years conducting pure & applied research for a variety of external customers. With the reduction, however, in R & D funding, Cordova decided that the survival of the firm as well as performing R & D. The R & D culture was close to informal project management with the majority of the personnel holding advanced degrees in technical disciplines. To enter the manufacturing arena would require hiring hundreds of new employees, mostly nondegreed.

Questions :

a) What strategic problems must be solved in this situation?

b) What project management problems must be solved in this situation?

c) If excellence can be achieved, Would it occur most likely using formal or informal project management

3. Case study: The project composed of seven activities whose time estimates are listed in the below table. Activities are identified by their beginning (i) and ending (j) nodes.