Work Allocation is about Managing Tasks Working towards a positive outcome for a project is about two primary things: carefully managing tasks and the people who are expected to do the job. Companies can generate extra revenues when tasks are assigned and completed within a given time. 1.2 You have been approached by GHD Real Estate to scope and manage a project within their organization. The organization has approximately 350 employees country wide, and their business involves property sales, leasing, facility management and property development. They have a majority of skilled and semi-skilled labour, with a national management team of approximately 90 people. The company also has a fully operational IT department that overseas all networking and computer systems. The project must focus around the development, launch and implementation of a national referral network which will offer membership to all other estate agent companies at an annual fee you have a budget of R1.5 million, and a period of one year to complete. You must use the 4 IT Specialist of the organization as project resources, but can specify the rest of the human resources you may require. Scope of the project includes development and implementation of the pilot programme, at 5 of the company offices, selection and training of system administrators and a sustainable implementation of a system maintenance plan, Excluded is the provision of additional computer equipment and ADSL internet lines at each of the 5 offices.

Prepare a Work Plan of the above project that clearly indicates how you will implement the following points: The process that will be followed to select the project team. Prepare and present a work plan that is aligned with the work unit's business plan Make use of communication methods to facilitate work unit understanding of the procedure Plan and allocate work in a participative manner in accordance with resourcing requirements Facilitate effectively the understanding by individuals within the work unit of their roles, responsibilities and accountabilities Evaluate and monitor the alignment of work in progress with allocated costs Develop and implement a process to monitor and continuously track work progress Gather, analyse and report accurate progress information to plan and implement corrective action Consolidate financial and work plan outcomes with intended results Compare outcomes with key performance areas as identified in the work plan Report results in the format required by the organisation Communicate results to the team to set benchmarks and improve productivity