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Managing Projects and Operations

Case Study: Gym Equipment Reconfiguration

Team Name: NGLRS

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Student Name and Number - Report Title Overview of Energise Gym Project Management Assignment

Research aim or Project aimWhat is the background?Assigned to undertake project management in project teams,What is the reason/rationale/motivation for this project? Internalidentification of potential area efficiency gains to be found in thegym in order to enhance capacity and increase customersatisfaction.

Key TheoryWhat is the theory that underpins this project?Managing Successful Project with PRINCE 2Operation Management (slack et al,2013)Belbin Team RolesWhat literature has informed the research?The Essentials of Project Management ( Lock,2007)The Project Manager (Newton,2005)Project management ( Field et al,1998 )

GANTT Chart

Outcomes

Did the project achieve its aims.This project had achieved our aims as we came with a proposal that hasthe new equipment locating, which could help the owner either toincrease the capacity of membership or to use the space for moreequipment.What unexpected benefits were there?The methodology made an impact on our performance by forming ourproject stages and efficiency.

ReflectionWhat went well?Project members were cooperative. Sharing knowledge and experience.What went badly?Misunderstanding of communication. Meetings sometimes wereconflicting with team members other tasks. Also response to emails wasnot as expected.What would you do different next time?

It is important to get closer to team members to understand them better.Find appropriate time for meetings so all members can attend.

DeliverablesWhat does this project intend to do?

Use organisational planning to execute Energise Health & FitnessCentre reconfiguration of gym equipment to meet their current andfuture needs.What questions will it answer?Are there potential area efficiency gains to be found? Are thereoverused and idle machines?What problems will it solve?Areas of inefficiency in the gym, customer satisfaction

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Research aim or Project aim

AIM: Use organisational planning to execute Energise Health & Fitness Centrereconfiguration of gym equipment to meet their current and future needs.

SCOPE: Internal identification of potential area efficiency gains to be found in thegym assuming that layout / walls have remained the same as of when we visitedthe gym.

OBJECTIVES:Establish team roles and responsibilities by 04/11/13Identify dependencies and milestones by 04/11/13.

Identify overused and idle machines to determine future equipment investment by25/11/2013.Develop a layout that will maximise area gains 25/11/2013.

SUCCSESS: Deliver the outcomes and benefits required Energise Gym throughimplementing deliverables that meet agreed requirement/s.

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Deliverables

What does this project intend to do? Use organisational planning to execute Energise Health &

Fitness Centre reconfiguration of gym equipment to meettheir current and future needs.

What questions will it answer? Are there potential area efficiency gains to be found? Are

there overused and idle machines? What problems will it solve? Areas of inefficiency in the gym, customer satisfaction.

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GANTT Chart

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Reflection - Positives

Members were very cooperative Experiences and opinions were shared

Everyone contributed there ideas Everyone lived reasonably close to one

another

Good mixture of strengths within the group

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Negatives

Focused heavily on time. Conflicting tasks; modules, different courses

etc... Communication was another negative; lack of

contact at times, one main way ofcommunicating.

More difficult to arrange meetings anddeadlines

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Potential Improvements

Initial group member selection needed to bemore thorough.

We could use the Belbin analysis beforeselecting a group.

Look at starting the project earlier again. More frequent meetings.

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References

Managing Successful Project with PRINCE 2 Operation Management (slack et al,2013)

Belbin Team Roles The Essentials of Project Management (

Lock,2007)

The Project Manager (Newton,2005) Project management ( Field et al,1998 )

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