Menlo Innovations: A New Approach to Workplace & Project Management
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Case Details:
Case Code : OPER069
Case Length : 16 Pages
Period : 2001-2008
Organization : Menlo Innovations
Pub Date : 2008
Teaching Note :Not Available
Countries : USA
Industry : Computers, IT and ITeS
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Adopting a 'Flexible' Approach
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Inspired by Edison's Invention Factory, Sheridan adopted a similar approach at
Menlo and there were no cubicles, walls, or doors in the office.
It was an open
style brick and beam office which resembled a workshop rather than a corporate
office. The employees were not even assigned personal computers to work on.
Neither did they work in isolation. They worked in pairs for a particular
project and were then reorganized into different teams the next week. This
ensured that all the employees worked on a project at one time or another...
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Results
As of 2007, Menlo had achieved revenues of US$ 2.7 million. In 2008, it made it
to the Inc 5000 list with a three year growth (2005-2007) of 72.3 percent. It
was also a finalist in the Top Small Workplaces.
Analysts felt that though Menlo
did not do too well on the growth front, it had excelled in other areas such as
putting together a vibrant and cohesive organizational culture and engaging
employees through effective team building initiatives. It had also demonstrated
its ability to retain talent...
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Exhibits
Exhibit I: Thomas Edison's Invention Factory and
Menlo Software Factory
Exhibit II: Menlo's Extreme Interviewing Technique
Exhibit III: Agile Project Management
Exhibit IV: Sample Story Card Used at Menlo |
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