The case study at hand indicates that the successful completion of project management goals hinges on several critical factors, such as the identification of its scope and the integration of an effective infrastructure based on a meticulously built information management system. The latter is, in fact, at the top of priorities for an NCO implementing a project in a specific setting, such as Panama. Since the focus of NCOs’ work is primarily on checking the presence of any criminal background in the target population, such as drug peddling, providing assistance to the Embassy is usually restricted to effective data management, including its collection and accurate transfer from one NCO to another, thus keeping the process of checking consistently.
Assisting the Embassy is a crucial role that NCOs must play in the target setting. Namely, offering critical data concerning the current issues and exerting control over the situation concerning the human rights vetting are two of the critical focuses of NCOs in the Panama environment (Aziz, Nawawi, & Ariff, 2016). Although the TAFT has already been navigating the process of vetting human rights, and the fact that Panama does not have a huge problem with the subject matter, unlike other states, the implementation of the basic precaution measures is still instrumental (Kyle, 2016). Thus, NCOs will be able to meet the needs of the target vulnerable population, ensuring its security and the successful management of their needs.
The maintenance of the project processes is another critical role that NCOs must play in the target setting, and in which the importance of data management and the accurate identification of the project scope is truly high. Since the project in question stretches across a significant area and requires embracing an enormous array of factors, pieces of information, and people, it needs to be adjusted constantly (Aziz et al., 2016). Thus, NCOs can keep track of essential issues while providing the necessary assistance to vulnerable groups by offering them protection and security. Thus, the adjustment of the scope and the reinforcement of the project priorities are critical aspects of project management that must be adhered to in the specified setting by NCOs accordingly (Kyle, 2016). Since Panama is a large state, the cope needs to be stretched far enough to embrace the entirety of its economic, political, financial, sociocultural, and environmental factors. At the same time, NCOs have to keep their priorities in order so that they could meet the established goals accordingly and detect early signs of criminal activity. For this reason, reevaluating the scope is another crucial part of the project.
In the political and social context of Panama, NCOs face multiple challenges. Moreover, adhering t the objectives of the project becomes much more difficult with the abundance of data through which NCOs have to browse to ensure that the objectives of the project are achieved correspondingly. However, with the implementation of the key elements of project management and paying especially close attention to data management and its scope, NCOs are capable of addressing some of the difficulties more effectively. Namely, NCOs successfully assist the embassy and provide extensive support t vulnerable groups by preventing crimes and locating the sources. With the present course for improvements in the infrastructure of the project and more effective management of data, NCOs will be capable of delivering even more effective outcomes.
References
Aziz, N. D., Nawawi, A. H., & Ariff, N. R. M. (2016). Building information modelling (BIM) in facilities management: opportunities to be considered by facility managers. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 234, 353-362. Web.
Kyle, C. (2016). NCOs take on multiple roles to ensure success in Panama (case study). Maxwell AFB, Alabama: College of Aerospace Doctrine, Research and Education.