After Mr. Xiang divorced, the president regretted it

In the conference room, the atmosphere was like solidified magma, so oppressive that it was hard to breathe. The heads of various departments lowered their heads and remained silent. No one dared to touch Xiang Yu's bad luck at this time.

"Are you all speechless?" Xiang Yu slammed the table, his voice low but full of oppression, "What does the overseas market expansion project mean to the company? Do I need to emphasize it again? Now the progress is seriously lagging behind. Tell me, what is the problem?"

Everyone looked at each other, no one dared to be the first to speak. Human Resources Director Zhou said, "Mr. Xiang, preliminary investigation found that the project progress is delayed mainly because..." He paused, glanced at Yan Jin who was sitting next to him, and then hesitantly said, "It is because there are disagreements between the Marketing Department, R&D Department and International Trade Department on project progress and resource allocation, which has led to slow progress of the project."

"Disagreements?" Xiang Yu sneered, "I think it's just each doing his own thing! The reform has just begun, and we have encountered this kind of problem. Are you trying to tell me that the reform is simply not feasible?"

"No, that's not it, Mr. Xiang." Liu, the manager of the R&D department, hurriedly explained, "We are all following the new system and procedures, but..." He hesitated, as if he had something to hide.

Seeing this, Yan Jin took over the conversation, speaking in a gentle but unquestionable tone: "Manager Liu, just say whatever you want to say. Now is the time to find out the problem and solve it. Don't have any concerns."

Manager Liu took a deep breath and mustered up the courage to say, "That's right, President Yan. The new system has indeed improved the efficiency within the department, but there are still some problems in cross-departmental cooperation. For example, in this project, the requirements proposed by the marketing department are not considered realistic by the R&D department, and the International Trade Department..."

Before he could finish, he was interrupted by Director Wang from the Marketing Department: "Manager Liu, what do you mean by this? The requirements proposed by our Marketing Department are all based on market research and customer analysis. How come they are not in line with reality?"

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel again, Xiang Yu frowned and was about to speak to stop them, but Yan Jin raised her hand to signal him to calm down. She looked around at everyone, her eyes sharp and firm: "Everyone, I know that there will always be various problems in the early stage of reform, but this is not a reason for us to back down. Now, what we need to do is not to blame each other, but to brainstorm and find a solution to the problem."

"Mr. Yan is right!" Employee representative Chen, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up. He is a long-time employee of the company and an active supporter of reform. "I think we can ask a professional management consulting team to help us diagnose the problem and develop more perfect systems and processes."

His proposal was agreed by some people, but others raised doubts. For a moment, the conference room fell into a chaotic debate.

At this moment, Xiang Yu, who had been observing everything silently, suddenly spoke up: "Wu's management consulting team will arrive at the company tomorrow."

Everyone suddenly became quiet and looked at him in confusion.

Xiang Yu raised a meaningful smile: "It seems that it is better to make some preparations in advance."

He turned to look at Yan Jin, his eyes full of trust and determination: "I believe that we can find a way to solve the problem."

Yan Jin responded with a confident smile, but she felt a little uneasy in her heart, because she knew that this was just the calm before the storm, and greater challenges were still to come...

As soon as Xiang Yu finished speaking, the atmosphere in the conference room suddenly changed. The anxiety and uneasiness that had originally permeated the air were gradually replaced by a sense of expectation and hope.

The next day, Wu's management consulting team arrived as scheduled. After listening to the reports from various departments, they did not rush to provide solutions, but went deep into various departments and conducted a series of investigations and interviews.

At the same time, the company was also actively seeking breakthroughs. At a cross-department meeting, Liu, the department manager, proposed a bold idea: "Can we break down the barriers between departments, form a dedicated project team, concentrate resources, and make every effort to conquer overseas market expansion projects?"

His proposal immediately aroused everyone's interest. In the past, companies divided departments according to their functions, which was conducive to professional management, but also caused communication barriers and waste of resources between departments. Forming a cross-departmental project team can effectively solve this problem.

"This is a great idea!" Chen, an employee representative, was the first to agree. "I suggest that project team members should come from various departments and be given greater autonomy so that they can make decisions and take action quickly."

"I agree!" Director Wang of the Marketing Department also nodded in support. "This way, we can work together more efficiently and avoid problems such as information asymmetry and slow decision-making."

Seeing that his proposal was recognized by everyone, Manager Liu showed a gratified smile on his face. He has always been an active supporter of the company's reform. He also believes that only by breaking the old thinking mode and daring to innovate can we find the best solution to the problem.

Employee representative Chen took the initiative to undertake the task of coordinating various departments and forming a project team. With his excellent communication and coordination skills, he quickly completed the selection of personnel and the formation of the team.

The newly formed project team was full of energy and passion. They developed a detailed project plan in the shortest possible time and clarified their respective responsibilities and goals.

At this time, Wu's management consulting team finished their research and walked into the meeting room with professional project management suggestions and plans...

What Wu's management consulting team brought was not only reports with detailed data, but also a new set of project management concepts. They suggested breaking the traditional pyramid management model, establishing a flatter organizational structure, and giving the project team greater autonomy and decision-making power.

"We believe," Consultant Wu pointed to the chart on the projection, "that the current project progress is lagging behind, largely because there are too many levels of information transmission, resulting in inefficient decision-making. We recommend adopting a more flexible agile management model, splitting the project into several small iteration cycles, and conducting evaluations and adjustments after each cycle, so as to respond to market changes more quickly."

“In addition,” another consultant added, “we also noticed that there is a lack of effective communication mechanism among project team members. We recommend introducing professional project management software and establishing a unified information platform to share and track project progress, risks, documents, etc.”

The suggestions from Wu's consulting team pointed out the direction for the project team. After the meeting, employee representative Chen immediately organized team members to learn agile management methods and set about building a project management platform.

On the other hand, Human Resources Director Zhou was also taking active action. After learning about the personnel needs of the project team, she quickly coordinated with various departments and deployed experienced engineers, market analysts, and financial personnel to join the team, providing strong human resources support for the smooth progress of the project.

"Director Zhou, this time thanks to you for deploying manpower in a timely manner, otherwise we really don't know what to do." Employee representative Chen said gratefully.

Human Resources Director Zhou smiled and said, "It's all for the company, so it's what we should do. I believe that as long as we work together, we will be able to overcome the difficulties we face."

Xiang Yu stood in front of the French window in his office, looking at the busy figures in the conference room, his eyes full of satisfaction. He knew that Yan Jin and the team he created had strong cohesion and combat effectiveness, and they would definitely be able to overcome challenges and create new glory.

"Dong dong dong..."

There was a knock on the door. Xiang Yu turned around and saw his secretary standing at the door.

"Mr. Xiang, Mr. Yan wants you to come over." The secretary said softly.

"Okay, I'll go over immediately."

Xiang Yu straightened his clothes, walked out of the office and headed towards Yan Jin's office.

He knew that Yan Jin must have something else to say to him...

Xiang Yu knocked gently on the door of Yan Jin's office, and after hearing "Come in", he pushed the door open and walked in. Yan Jin was standing by the window, the afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on her profile, outlining her resolute outline.

"Is the project going smoothly?" Yan Jin turned around, with a hint of fatigue in his tone, but more of relief.

"Well, the plan proposed by Consultant Wu's team is very effective. The team's morale has been restored and the progress has been caught up." Xiang Yu walked over to her and handed her the document in his hand. "This is the latest progress report."

Yan Jin took the report and read it carefully. The project progress was indeed back on track as Xiang Yu said. Her tense nerves finally relaxed, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

"This time, thanks to you." Yan Jin said sincerely, "If it weren't for you standing up against all odds, we might still be stuck in the same place now."

"We are husband and wife, we should advance and retreat together." Xiang Yu looked at Yan Jin with gentle eyes.

Yan Jin was stunned for a moment, then avoided his gaze and put the report on the table, "Yes, we are husband and wife, we should advance and retreat together..."

However, the word "husband and wife" stirred different ripples in the hearts of the two.

In the following days, the entire project team was immersed in a positive atmosphere. The advantages of the agile management model gradually emerged, and the project progressed steadily as planned. Employee representative Chen also smiled again, and he said to everyone he met: "I always say that there are more solutions than problems!"

However, just when everyone breathed a sigh of relief, Yan Jin and Xiang Yu discovered new problems during a regular meeting.

"Why is the actual working time of this link so much longer than expected?" Yan Jin pointed at the data on the projector, frowning.

"Well..." Manager Liu, who was in charge of this process, hesitated, "Recently, there are many other projects in the department, and we are a bit short of manpower..."

"Why didn't you coordinate in advance when you were short of manpower?" Yan Jin asked sternly, "Weren't you also involved when the project plan was drawn up?"

"I..." Department Manager Liu blushed but was unable to refute.

"And this data, why is it inconsistent with last week's report?" Xiang Yu also found the problem, "Didn't you say last week that 80% had been completed?"

"I...I remembered it wrongly..."

"You remembered it wrong?!" Xiang Yu slammed the table. "How could you remember such important data wrong?!"

The atmosphere in the conference room suddenly became tense. Yan Jin and Xiang Yu looked at each other, and saw a hint of solemnity in each other's eyes. They realized that this was not just a simple mistake, and there might be a bigger problem behind it...

"The meeting is dismissed!"

Yan Jin uttered these two words coldly and walked out of the meeting room first. Xiang Yu looked deeply at Liu, the department manager, and also turned and left.