Semester Research Project Description
For the assigned case study, BP and the Deepwater Horizon Disaster of 2010, you must individually
analyze it, addressing each of the four items for analysis below.
Key Issues: Briefly describe the leading issues, in this case, using the information presented in the case
description.
Diagnosis: Define the nature of the problems (structure, human recourses political, cultural) and defend
your diagnosis.
Processes: Define the process problems in the case. Do they result from poor communication, missing
leadership, muddled decision-making, incomplete problem solving, ineffective group norms and rules,
inadequate conflict resolution strategies, inadequate structure or design of the organization, or some other
reason?
Redesign: Describe the steps you would take to take to redesign this situation to resolve the problems
presented in the case. You will propose four to six concise recommendations for people, technology, and
structural changes at the individual, interpersonal, and/or organizational levels.