University of Phoenix Terry Norris January 20, 2008 Project Plan for Whitbread World Sailboat Race This paper analyzes the Whitbread World Sailboat Race case scenario presented in chapter 9 in the Gray and Larson text, Project Management: the Managerial Process. The Whitbread World Sailboat Race is a nine month round the world race. Bjorn Ericksen has been chosen by his country to head up the project of getting a boat and a team ready for the race. The objectives of the project are to design, build and test a new vessel and select and train a crew capable of winning the race. The objectives must be completed within 45 weeks, the start of the race, and with a planned budget of $3.2 million. Initial projections show that the …show more content…
Analyzing crash times and costs we see that if each activity were crashed the project could be finished in 42 weeks, however, the budget would skyrocket to $4.952 million. Therefore, the team will need to analyze the project network and its critical path to determine which individual activities can be crashed while maintaining the integrity of the budget and the duration of the project. Plan to Reduce Project Duration Initial projections show that the current schedule will take 50 weeks to finish with a final budget estimate of $3.152 million. Although the project estimate comes in under budget, the time frame for completion extends beyond the acceptable 45 weeks. Before deciding which activities should be crashed, Bjorn and his team first need to have a clear understanding of the project’s priorities. To do this the team has first defined the project’s scope and decided to develop a project priority matrix. Defining the project scope sets the stage for developing a plan and its primary purpose is to define as clearly as possible the deliverables and to focus project plans (Gray & Larson, 2005). The team has stated the project’s objectives, defined deliverables, established milestones and technical requirements, which help define the project’s scope and establish priorities. With the imposed deadline, completion of the project on time should be the project’s top priority and thus becomes the
"The Boat" by Alistair MacLeod is the story told from the perspective of university teacher looking back on his life. The narrator relates the first memories of his life until his father's death. The story focuses on the conflicting relation between the mother and the father, and their different perspectives on how their children should lead their lives. MacLeod uses features of setting to present the tension between tradition and freedom.
With the aftermath of the failure saw a new project manager assigned to restart the operation. Gathered were nineteen key stakeholders and corporate executives at an offsite retreat to discuss and aid in the direction of the project. Out of this meeting came the revelation that they would need to redefine the criteria of the project and then shape the project timeline around the criteria as opposed to shaping the timeline around a predetermined deadline. From that starting point, the project team was on track with the finish line in sight in the not to distant future. The team also began taking repeated surveys of the effect of the
Insignificance in The Open Boat The Open Boat is a short story written by Stephen Crane. This is a story about a group of men who survived sinking in a ship and were using a small boat to reach the dry land. While on the boat, the four men experienced bad weather and they have to work together in order to survive the storm.
For the successful completion of the project, the management needs to outline the requirements in terms of both input and output incorporating necessary steps such as research, personnel, technical knowledge as well as the financial implications. According to Nokes (2007), project
Almost every weekend during months of April, May, and June, I am out on the water racing. The daily practices are draining and boring, but what makes this sport worth it is when it comes time to race. The minutes leading up to the race are the most stressful and chaotic. All the teams in the category line up bow ball to stern, waiting for the marshalls to give instruction. As my boat and I wait, it's my job to calm the nerves of the rowers and make sure we are all ready to go in a moments notice. Before the start I always say “It’s a beautiful day to row”. I save it until the last minute, right before the countdown begins; 10, 9, 8 strokes until the clock is on. It has become a tradition. Even in the worst conditions I'll still say it, and
Please define Naturalism and list at least two of its traits. Using one of the texts assigned, show how the text illustrates the traits listed.
Keeping any organization above water takes a few key components. These components are not limited to strategic planning, goals, budgeting, qualifications, leadership and loyalty. These components will make for a successful organization as long as they remember to prioritize. A case study has been conducted on the business of D.D. Williamson. The D.D. Williamson Company has not been one to lack success, but has lacked the ability to manage projects. Because of its lacking ability to manage projects they have missed out on opportunities and have exceeded budgets. After reading the
"The Open Boat," by Stephen Crane, has been critiqued and deconstructed by many thinkers. One such critique is "The Dialogic Narrative of `The Open Boat'." This critique on Stephen Crane's "The Open Boat," was written by two authors: Sura P. Rath and Mary Neff Shaw. The authors focused on a five main points in the duration of this Critique. First Mikail Baktin's theory of the "Five basic types of discourses," are discussed and used in the deconstruction of "The Open Boat." The critique then delves into the use of first-person actor-character to third person spectator-narrator. Shaw and Rath then annotate the tonal quality of "The Open Boat." Fourthly the critique characterizes and analyzes the key figures of the Novel. Lastly
The Plan includes an ambitious list of projects and investments that exceed current funding levels. The successful implementation of the Plan will require a greater commitment of organizational and financing resources and will also require establishing project priorities. It will also require creative (out-of-the-box) thinking and partnerships to accomplish some of the bold objectives leading to success.
In the previous lesson, we complete our scheduling and resource assignments. For this lesson, we will assume our project is underway and that several tasks have either finished or are partially finished. We will then determine if our project is behind or
c. Start to start: A contractor may elicit RFQs from subcontractors (activity B) while blueprints are still being fine tuned (activity A). This creates a lag between the start of activity A and the start of activity B.
List the tasks that are on the critical path(s) of the project in part A1. If there is more than one critical path, list the tasks on each critical path as a separate list.
* The project needs to be completed within the timeframe. * The project needs to be delivered within the budget.
I calculated the cost and the duration of the project and monitored the progress of the work using the software Primavera Project Planner. As the leader of the team, it
The Project Logframe. 4 2.The Project Work Breakdown Structure. 8 3.The Project Cost Estimation. 9 4.The Project