Busn 6110
Assignment#1 by Narasimha Rao Tippi
BUSN 6110 – Chapter 2
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Question:
Coordinating departments in a major project is always a challenge. Which department within the Starwood organization likely played a role in each of the following projects related activities?
a. Defining and organizing the project b. Planning the project c. Monitoring and controlling the project
Answer:
Defining and organizing the project:
The senior management of Phoenician company in Phoenix, Arizona was involved in defining an ambitious $38 million spa and golf renovation program. They considered three options for the centre for well-being spa
Of which the first option was seen as short-term fix, while the remaining two were viewed as having longer-term potential.
Since before any work activities starts on the project, the project has to be defined, that work was successively completed by the Phoenician management team, with assistance from Starwood field operations and corporate offices. The both together prepared an extensive analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threads to better understand the environment which I believe is first and foremost thing and is the right way to define a project.
Planning the project:
The corporate design and construction group developed architectural and engineering plans, as well as the work breakdown structure (which is an important part of the project plan) and diagrams showing the critical path for the possible project options.
Monitoring and controlling the project:
The Planning process corresponds to the “plan” component. The Executing process corresponds to the “do” component. The Monitoring and Controlling process corresponds to the “check-act” component. The Initiating process starts the “plan-do-act-check” cycles. The Closing process ends them. It is the integrative nature of project management which requires
BUSN 6110 – Chapter 2
____________________________________________________________
_______________
Question:
Coordinating departments in a major project is always a challenge. Which department within the Starwood organization likely played a role in each of the following projects related activities?
a. Defining and organizing the project b. Planning the project c. Monitoring and controlling the project
Answer:
Defining and organizing the project:
The senior management of Phoenician company in Phoenix, Arizona was involved in defining an ambitious $38 million spa and golf renovation program. They considered three options for the centre for well-being spa
Of which the first option was seen as short-term fix, while the remaining two were viewed as having longer-term potential.
Since before any work activities starts on the project, the project has to be defined, that work was successively completed by the Phoenician management team, with assistance from Starwood field operations and corporate offices. The both together prepared an extensive analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threads to better understand the environment which I believe is first and foremost thing and is the right way to define a project.
Planning the project:
The corporate design and construction group developed architectural and engineering plans, as well as the work breakdown structure (which is an important part of the project plan) and diagrams showing the critical path for the possible project options.
Monitoring and controlling the project:
The Planning process corresponds to the “plan” component. The Executing process corresponds to the “do” component. The Monitoring and Controlling process corresponds to the “check-act” component. The Initiating process starts the “plan-do-act-check” cycles. The Closing process ends them. It is the integrative nature of project management which requires