Every 4 years the world gathers to participate in and spectate the Olympic Games. The planning and
Question:
Every 4 years the world gathers to participate in and spectate the Olympic Games. The planning and execution required for the games is at the highest level. There is little to no room for error, due to the world stage and all eyes focused on the spectacle of the games.
The next Olympic Games will be taking place in Paris. Planning for how the games will be delivered plus the construction of key locations and transport links is well underway.
You are a Project Manager who is working for a project management consultancy that has won the contract to construct a new main Olympic gymnasium and a number of hotels that will be repurposed after the games. You have been assigned as the Project Manager that will oversee the Gymnasium Project and the development and launch of one of the new hotels - 'HotelO24'.
Architect drawings are complete and agreed for both developments. The Office of the Mayor of Paris has raised some issues around access. Transport Officials are not happy with some of the proposed site locations and have drafted a report containing their concerns and recommendations.
After the Olympics, the gymnasium will serve local schools and there will be a push on developing grassroots gymnastics. The facilities need to consider child friendly fittings and fixtures to accommodate school aged children. France's Sports and Education Minister is planning a press conference and visit to the gymnasium site some time in Q4 this year. It will be a high profile event with press and politicians from across the country in attendance.
The project management consultancy you work for is a new company, although it has been established for around 8 years, it has not got a great deal of experience working on major developments such as these. They have won the contract based on the quality of previous developments and expert knowledge of building regulations and requirements in the Paris area. There is a team in place to deliver the contract, you are a part of this team, however, more team members are needed in certain skill sets. Currently, the team is low on Building Surveyors in particular.
Alongside working as part of the consultancy team, you are working closely with the Olympics International Olympics Committee (IOC) - Central Programme Team. This team is based in Paris, with satellite project offices in various countries. These satellite offices feed into the central programme team with updates on project status and budget.
It is currently Q2 of the current year. Both projects started last year and you are now part way through their timeline. You are working at 100% of your time across both projects with no capacity to take on any further projects. You have recently received the following emails and information.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Project Resources
Other Key Resources and Touchpoints: There is a pool of Building Surveyors that is shared with other projects, there is not a dedicated Building Surveyor for your project. Hotel Manager. They are extremely passionate about the new hotel and the need for everything to be perfect for launch. There is a central IOC Communications Team based in Switzerland. All projects have been requested to contact them for marketing and communications guidance and collateral in the first instance. At a recent team meeting, the Resource Manager at your consultancy presented the latest resource plan. From this you are aware that there is a Project Manager currently working on another Olympic site project who is becoming available at the end of Q2 as their project is close to completion.
Project Reporting and Governance: Fortnightly meetings are held with the Hotels Programme Team on the essential requirements that all hotels need to have in place plus any dependencies across the hotel portfolio. The Paralympics Programme Office is based in Lyon. The team has asked for monthly reports on project progress and to ensure requirements for the Special Olympics have been met in the gymnasium. The Gymnasium Project has a Fortnightly Project Board meeting. The HotelO24 Project has a monthly Project Board meeting. Every month there is an opportunity to request new/additional funding through the Olympics Change Control Board.
Taking everything into account, acting as the Project Manager and using the templates provided, you are required to complete the following:
Each question/ sub-question will count out of 10. Marks will be allocated per question as follow - an average of 65% will be required to pass
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International Marketing And Export Management
ISBN: 9781292016924
8th Edition
Authors: Gerald Albaum , Alexander Josiassen , Edwin Duerr