Project Implementation, Control, and Termination Paper and Presentation
Project Implementation, Control, and Termination Paper and Presentation
MGT/437
Monday, July 2, 2012
Curt Haydt
Project Implementation, Control, and Termination Paper and Presentation
Project management is the “application of knowledge, skills and techniques to execute projects effectively and efficiently” (What is project management?). Using project management allows management to assign tasks to employees whereas they focus on the everyday operations. This paper will propose a parking garage by showing that there is a need for it, by identifying stakeholders, determining goals, creating a time line and budget, and developing a plan or a statement of work that will outline the steps of this project. Team B will also identify the performance criteria, listing the desired outputs from the project and show how good communication will help maintain effective teamwork during a project..
Background and Statement of Need An outdoor shopping outlet has just opened in Atlantic City, one block away from the casino strip. It is central to the main highway and in the central part of the city. The casinos have parking garages but there is no available customer parking at the shopping outlet. Customers have to park in a casino garage and travel with their purchases back and forth. There is no place to park in between. The area also houses many restaurants that do not offer parking.
It is a high traffic area but as the outlets expand, there is still no relief to the parking issue. Building a parking garage in the immediate area will increase the amount of shoppers because it will provide a place for shoppers store their vehicles. Also, as it is the only shopping outlet in the city, not including the high end stores in the casinos, building a parking garage would help increase revenue for the stores in the shopping outlet. More people will visit, especially during sale periods because they know that they will not have to carry endless shopping bags to the
MGT/437
Monday, July 2, 2012
Curt Haydt
Project Implementation, Control, and Termination Paper and Presentation
Project management is the “application of knowledge, skills and techniques to execute projects effectively and efficiently” (What is project management?). Using project management allows management to assign tasks to employees whereas they focus on the everyday operations. This paper will propose a parking garage by showing that there is a need for it, by identifying stakeholders, determining goals, creating a time line and budget, and developing a plan or a statement of work that will outline the steps of this project. Team B will also identify the performance criteria, listing the desired outputs from the project and show how good communication will help maintain effective teamwork during a project..
Background and Statement of Need An outdoor shopping outlet has just opened in Atlantic City, one block away from the casino strip. It is central to the main highway and in the central part of the city. The casinos have parking garages but there is no available customer parking at the shopping outlet. Customers have to park in a casino garage and travel with their purchases back and forth. There is no place to park in between. The area also houses many restaurants that do not offer parking.
It is a high traffic area but as the outlets expand, there is still no relief to the parking issue. Building a parking garage in the immediate area will increase the amount of shoppers because it will provide a place for shoppers store their vehicles. Also, as it is the only shopping outlet in the city, not including the high end stores in the casinos, building a parking garage would help increase revenue for the stores in the shopping outlet. More people will visit, especially during sale periods because they know that they will not have to carry endless shopping bags to the
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