Case Study Project Manage Mr Jone's Shed

Early in January Fred Smith, the founder and chief executive of Fred’s Sheds, received a phone call from Mr Jones, requesting a quote to design and build a workshop on his property. Fred asked Mr Jones what size and type of shed he would like, when he wanted work to commence, and when he wanted it completed. Mr Jones told him that he required a large shed, big enough to conduct his furniture making business.
He also specified that the shed must have power, water and a toilet. In addition he wanted a separate office space large enough for three people. He requested that the shed be made of high quality materials, because twice in the previous ten years other sheds in the area had been damaged by inclement weather, costing many thousands of dollars in repairs.
Mr Jones wanted work to commence in 6 weeks’ time and would like the job completed as soon as possible so he would have a place to store his timber before the winter rains came. Fred was aware the winter rain normally commenced in early May. Mr Jones expected the work completed within the agreed budget.
Mr Jones asked Fred to come up with a design and quote to build his shed and asked him to present them to him at a meeting at his house in a week’s time. He told Fred that he had four criteria he wanted met. These were quality, the ability to start and finish on time, and cost.
As soon as Fred hung up the phone his mind started to think of all the different tasks he would need to do to win and complete the job. He realised the workshop was larger than any shed he had previously built, but having built many sheds before, he was confident he had the project management skills to build a shed that would meet Mr Jones’s criteria. He jotted down some of his thoughts on a notepad so that he would not forget anything.
First of all, Fred knew he would have to come up with a winning design, so he would need to put his designer, Karen, on the job. Fred would also have to source quality building materials.
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