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Project Managers Responsibilities Discussion

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Project Managers Responsibilities Discussion

Organizational Background

This paper’s proposal is to construct an adult education center that promotes literacy for individuals of all ages. The center would provide a positive ambience where the older persons would engage with their peers. The center would be constructed as part of the university’s buildings so that it would be easier to integrate the program with the university’s programs. It would be easier for the learned university staff to promote intelligence in the local community members. The center would not be limited to faith-based, for profit, non-profits, and union organizations. The adult center requires a project manager, human resource development team, and workplace assessment (Nylander et al., 2018). There should be an effective management team led by a project manager highly experienced in running projects. This would improve connection of the public with the project’s stakeholders.

Organizational Problem

Analysis reveals that in the age group o 16-74 years, the adults have a low literacy level of approximately 130 million persons (Nietzel, 2020). This is huge problem since it results in low proficiency skills in professional jobs. Regardless, of this, the majority of the adults are employed in informal sectors that boost the economy. Issues arise since it becomes difficult to provide the public with suitable learning skills. The limited number of individuals with post-secondary training limits the capability of the country to grow in the many economic sectors it would have grown.

There are other issues whereby the large numbers uneducated persons cost the economy $2.2 trillion every year (Nietzel, 2020). The new organization for an adult education center requires proper organizational management so that it would address issues that limit negative effects on the economy. Lack of education in adults causes limited employment opportunities, little opportunities for income generation, poor health due to lack of healthy living, crime engagement, and high dependence on charity for sustenance. The issues are prevalent and require specific methods of dealing with them so that there would be improvement in the social and economic sectors.

Nature of Project

The project promotes the development of an effective method of dealing with the rising cases of unemployed adults due to lack of education in certain areas. The appendix section of this paper contains all stakeholders involved in the project’s development. It is imperative to involve all the persons mentioned since they would deal with the issues using their unique expertise. The project shall involve a planning phase that aligns the various activities involved in the conception phase that this paper has dealt with. The next phase shall be launch phase that shall connect the project with the public’s expectations. It would be possible to determine whether the project adhered to expected outcomes.

The next phase of the project is performance assessment. This improves the quality of the adult education center since it provides insight into the public’s behavior as the project got implemented. The next phase is the close of the project after it gets determined that the expected outcomes were achieved. The adult education center that focused on all these areas would provide an effective method of limiting the government’s budget on supporting persons with lack of self-sustenance. Even after the project closes, the tasks would be ongoing so that the overall objective of promoting economic development would be promoted.

Appendix

Preliminary List of Stakeholders

Stakeholder	Preliminary issues
Project Manager	The adult center experiences issues whereby it is difficult to connect with all stakeholders. Project managers can lack knowledge of issues that affect various members. It can also be challenging to connect the issues of adults with the capabilities that the center would have in terms of funding. The project manager is involved in providing the adult center with the required personnel to promote effective development. It is the manager’s responsibility to also assign each stakeholder a task based on their capabilities.
Community development leader	The leader’s involvement is mandatory since it provides an effective method of dealing with organizational issues. The adult education center has issues whereby it is difficult to adhere to community guidelines. This limits development as the center may not be suitable for all expected participants. The center would be constructed in the local environment, as such, it is imperative to engage with persons familiar with the geographical location’s procedures.
Human resource leader	The involvement of this person is imperative since the community has issues of maintaining collaboration among members of a workforce. It is mandatory to promote effective management and adherence to project expectations. All stakeholders must be connected to enable the project’s tasks. There are issues whereby the workforce may lack knowledge of improving adult education.
Adults in the community	There are many persons in the community who lack an effective method of applying their skills in the diverse economic environment. The lack of education in various professional fields is a factor that causes limited opportunities for the adults. It is difficult for the formal employment sector to employ all adults since the lack of professional training reduces suitability.
Young people in the area	There can be issues whereby the young persons in the community would find it hard to connect with parents who do not have high levels of literacy. The young persons would not get motivated to get education since they emulate the adults who they consider to living well regardless of lack of formal training.
Persons living near construction site	There would be limited opportunities to build the center since the local residents would expect little noise and interference with their lives.
Public health	Maintenance of health of members constructing and living in the adult centers
Shareholders	There can be no certainty whether the center would be profitable
Engineering firm	Selection of a suitable engineering firm is difficult
Architect	The center might have to fit the local area’s design map
Transportation	The type of transport means for the center would have to be determined before the project begins
Service providers	The center requires learned and experienced persons to promote adherence to guidelines of development
Students	Participation of students should be determined to ensure their connection to the project’s tasks
Professors	There should be an effective plan of action to ensure the professors have enough time to connect with their students and the project’s expectations
Investors	The project requires adequate funding since there has to be development of the facilities as well as the employment of persons for the project and the center’s operations

Conclusion

In surmise, the project management plan has an effective inception stage since it is possible to determine all stakeholders and their capabilities. The area where the project would get developed was determined and would enable connection with the university students and professors. The process would improve knowledge of project management that can get applied in a professional setting.

References

Midtsundstad, T. (2019). A review of the research literature on adult learning and employability.  European Journal of Education , 54(1). https://doi.org/10.1111/ejed.12321 .

Nietzel, M. (2020). Low Literacy Levels Among U.S. Adults Could Be Costing The Economy $2.2 Trillion A Year. Retrieved 22 January 2021 from https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeltnietzel/2020/09/09/low-literacy-levels-among-us-adults-could-be-costing-the-economy-22-trillion-a-year/?sh=213abcdb4c90 .

Nylander, E., Österlund, L. & Fejes, A. (2018). Exploring the Adult Learning Research Field by Analysing Who Cites Whom. Vocations and Learning 11, 113–131. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12186-017-9181-z .