The Project Guardian case study
A wearable fall-detection device with an AI companion app for elder-care facilities. Two workstreams, one plan, and a cast of stakeholders who each pull in a different direction.
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Project Manager, Project Guardian
The learner's seat throughout the course.
Layla Al Khalifa
Executive Sponsor, VP of Product
Sets and reframes the vision; approves value trade-offs.
Omar Haddad
Director of Hardware Engineering
Owns the predictive workstream — deadlines, suppliers, critical path.
Priya Nair
Engineering Manager
Owns the agile workstream — backlog, sprints, the app/AI team.
Khalid Mansour
Head of Sales
Pushes scope creep and launch-date pressure — the main source of conflict and change requests.
Dr. Amara Obi
Regulatory Affairs Lead
Surfaces compliance requirements and risk events.
Mariam Al Farsi
Partner Success Lead
Voice of the elder-care facility customers — stakeholder value and engagement.
Sam Okafor
Junior Firmware Engineer
New to the team — role-clarity and leadership-style scenarios.
Faisal Al Nasser
PMO Director
Governance, reserves, and reporting cadence.