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Dear Sir/Madam, please note that the assignment requires a proposed work activity schedule to be created with A) Microsoft Project (MSP) or equivalent. In addition to the word filed for business case/project plan (maximum length 3,000 words), the assignment further requires that a project plan be submitted in the form of B) Gantt and a network chart. Please confirm that A & B will be provided in both native and editable format to permit final changes. Thank you.

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No of pages 12

Academic level masters

No of sources 18

Topic : Project Management Leadership and Skills


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Subject: Other Topic: Project Management Leadership and Skills Paper details: Short assignment description This involves the creation of a detailed business case, project plan, and schedule including use of Microsoft Project or equivalent, and discussion of other relevant issues. More detail on the assignment requirements is provided in the project brief that follows. This assignment relates to Project Management Leadership and Skills module. Module learning outcomes covered by this assignment Apply knowledge of the theory and practice of project planning and control and the use of Project Management methods and techniques Demonstrate a sound understanding of the importance of Project Management in the development and maintenance of sustainable and global organisations operating in complex market environments Develop knowledge and application of the techniques of estimating, forecasting and resource management. Work independently and with others in analyzing and presenting solutions to Project Management planning, control and process problems. Communicate effectively through a variety of media to different audiences. Make decisions in complex and unpredictable situations using tools and techniques appropriate to the module. Use terminology associated with the subject area accurately and in a way which demonstrates sophisticated knowledge and understanding. Assignment Case Study Introduction The assignment contains information from news and other sources. We have sought to make this as close as possible to a live project brief. You may wish to conduct relevant research but please do not contact anyone involved without first contacting your module tutor. Yang Sing Hotel Manchester This building is a Grade II listed Manchester warehouse, with cast iron internal columns, timber beams and masonry external walls. The building had been left vacant for a number of years and extensive repair works were required to prevent further deterioration to remove dry and wet rot, leaking roof, leaning parapet brickwork etc.), before plans to convert into hotel were developed. Structural conversion works included removing the original central staircase and lift: constructing a new lift and stair core, repair and strengthening works to timber floor beams; adoption and strengthening works to roof trusses to allow formation of mezzanine floor to top floor suites; formation of new plant room at roof level; repair of cast iron column, and enhancing stability of external masonry walls. The considerable work required meant that rebuilding and redesign work went over budget and over time. Yang Sing Closes Manchester Evening"News"2/3/2009 Yang Sing Oriental, the luxury Manchester City Centre boutique hotel, closed its doors today less than eight months after it opened; victim of the deepening economic crisis. The company will be placed into the hands of a liquidator. Managing Director, Gerry Yeung, who realized a long standing ambition when he launched the E8m project in a listed building in Princess Street last July, said: It is a tragedy. My team are amazing and one of the saddest outcomes of this is that 30 people will be made redundant. Together we have created the best hotel in Manchester and business was growing. Everyone who stayed here loved it, but we couldn't have picked a worse time to open a luxury hotel: with a global banking crisis, credit crunch, and the worst recession since the 1930s." "I have committed an additional £1m of my personal money to the Yang Sing Oriental since it was launched, but with room rates being massively discounted across the luxury hotel market, and with no end to the recession insight, the business is just not sustainable." The nationally renowned Yang Sing Restaurant, located next door and run jointly by Mr. Yeung and his brother Harry for more than 30 years, is unaffected by the hotels Closure. The Yang Sing Oriental offered 43 individually designed bedrooms and suites inspired by the cultures of Far East, with rack rate tariffs ranging from £179-£569 per night. A statement on the hotel's website said: "Gerry Yeung and his amazing team at Hotel Yang Sing Oriental deeply regret to inform you that, despite hard work and best efforts, Yang Sing Oriental Ltd has been placed into liquidation. "As a result of this Hotel Yang Sing Oriental closed its doors on Monday 2nd March 2009. "We thank you all most sincerely for your support and the generous and wonderful reviews that you have kindly sent to us. It has been an honour and a privilege to welcome you to the hotel over the past eight months. We are so glad that you have enjoyed staying with us." Critics were impressed by the hotel after its launch. The international travel website Trip Advisor rated the Yang Sing Oriental Number 1 of 147 Manchester hotels in its Popularity Index. A newspaper travel writer said: "Manchester is a world class destination and has the accommodation to match. It [Yang Sing Oriental] is incredibly stylish, luxurious and laid back.... Guest feedback on the Late Rooms website showed that 98 per cent of visitors would recommend the hotel and would return. The hotel was full at the weekend, but guests were taking advantage of rate cuts of up to 50 per cent which are now becoming commonplace across the industry. Gerry Yeung, the boss of the city boutique hotel, told Manchester Confidential that there were a combination of factors all rooted in the economic crisis which have led to the failure of the business. "We're operating at 80% capacity at the moment which isn't too bad but the problem is we can't Get the room rates we need. Even at 80% we're discounting. In another economic time I believe we would have been fine, but we opened just as things start to get bad globally. We were ambitious too, we wanted to provide very individual accommodation, with 24-hour room service and five-star customer service generally." Funding for the hotel was provide by the Yeungs, private investors and Natwest Commercial Banking. Total losses are estimated in the region of £7 Million. Assignment Brief You have recently been appointed by an investment company who wish to relaunch the Yang Sing Hotel under a new name after recently buying the building but they have concerns over the problems that caused Yang Sing Hotel to close. Your assignment is to write a report on the prospective New Yang Sing Hotel as a project - considering what is likely to go well and what not so well. Your report should therefore focus on the project management aspects including the key risks e.g. loss of money and overrunning its schedule and not meeting the performance requirements expected from a project of this type. You will need to produce a detailed business case and project plan and any recommendations to the Project Board that you consider appropriate. You may want to use some of the sub heading below but that is entirely up to you: this is not a template. -Introduction identify the major planning problems with the Yang Sing project and suggest how project management techniques might have helped to mitigate these problems. Discuss in your report, the following for your suggested project: Project Objectives. Performance Measurement Management of quality. Stakeholder Analysis. Activities to be carried out and scheduling including any milestones: your project plan must include a schedule created with Microsoft Project (MSP) or equivalent. Resources to be used including project budget. Constraints and Risks. Communications to be used. In addition, please discuss the following in your report: Possible success/failure factors for this project. Considerations concerning future operations. Include a bibliography of your sources. Electronic submission A single file to be submitted. This should be a word filed which should include your business case/project plan (maximum length 3,000 words) and project plan in the form of Gantt and a network chart.
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