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=====================1/8====================== Running head: OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT 1

Operations Management: Project Initiation Student’s Name Institutional Affiliation

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Economic, Technical and organizational Feasibility of the Project Technical Feasibility A big part of determining the resources that would be used in the project include assessing the technical feasibility of the project (Friedman, 2006). The technical feasibility deliberates the technical necessities of the project which are later compared with the ability or

the organization to operate technically. The project is considered technically feasible if the internal technical competence can support the requirements of the project. The project analyst must determine whether the existing technical resources can be modified to meet the technical expectations for the project. Organizational Feasibility Organizational feasibility is the ability of the proposed project to solve the organizational problems and explore the identified opportunities during the analysis of the project phases (Pinto, 2012). Organizational feasibility will determine the willingness of the administration to support the project. It is imperative to understand the commitment of the management to determine the organizational feasibility of the project. Economic Feasibility The economic feasibility of the project will assess the expected costs included in the project to determine if they are in line with the budget of the project (Bourne, 2016).[0] [1] [3] [4] ... The cost of the project deliverables at this point will be a rough estimate as the precise costs are not essential in determining the economic feasibility.[0] A rough estimate of the schedule of the project will be provided and set by the organization.[0]

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Aligning the Project to the Strategic Goals of the Organization The project can be aligned to the strategic goals of the organization through aligning the team, addressing the mission, vision and the goals of the organization.[8] [9] [6] ... The project should ideally support the organizational strategy as well as the management framework identified within the project scope to help in following on through the projects (Andersen, 2013). The project team should be ideally onboard with the organizational strategy to be able to align a common direction to each member of the team. To achieve this, the project manager should continuously review the strategy and ensure that the team is aligned. The project manager can then prioritize the initiative of the project to determine which problems to address first. He or she can then break then down into workable steps and ensure the project team understands the project scope. Finally, the project team can then choose the framework or the approach that would best suit the deliverables of the project.

Project Charted Including a High-Level Scope Project Title Operation management project Date 22 October 2018 Purpose of the project Improve the operations in the organization Objectives of the project To continue to be a leader in operation management To improve the efficiency of the operation within the organization. Project personnel • CEO =====================4/8====================== OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT 4

• program manager • strategic planner • logistics and distribution manager • transport specialist • IT Director • Environmental manager Risks • The costs may exceed the proposed budget for the project • Inadequate skills from the project team members • Replacement work may disrupt the normal operations of the organization. • New technologies may be challenging to use.

Budget summary The estimated cost for the project is $200,000 Project Schedule summary Four months from the commencement Criteria for measuring project success • Demonstration of improved operations within the organization. • Increased efficiency in operations within the organization.

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High-Level Timeline and Cost Estimate

Cost

Cost Factors 1 Cost estimates for high-level milestone

Cost Factors o Material - Vendor Quotes o Labor - Labor Rates o Material - Platform Site Cost o Training Cost 2 Continuous maintenance and support costs

Support costs Maintenance costs

3 Cost estimates at different project levels

Daily costs Weekly costs Monthly costs Annual cost

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Concerns of the Internal and the External Project Stakeholders Internal Stakeholders External Stakeholders • Concerned about the formal hierarchy of the project.

• Regulation of the project resources such as money, labor and materials. • The leadership style in developing the project. • Engagement in the strategic implementation of the project.

• Regulating the strategic resources. • Cooperation. • Ownership of skills and knowledge that form the core competence for the delivery of the project. • Networking and creating internal links with the internal stakeholders. • Regulation of the environment such as the network and the negotiation of the relationship to the external stakeholders.

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• Engagement in the strategic execution of the project.

Level of Support from the Key Stakeholders of the Project that could lead to the Success of the Project First, the customers provide support as the direct users of the services in the project both internally and externally to the organization implementing the project (Andersen, 2013). Secondly, the project manager supports the success of the project by leading the project team throughout the processes included in the project.[1] Third, the team members of the project support the project by implementing the project under the leadership and the influence of the manager. Fourth, the project sponsor supports the success of the project by funding the project.[1] [2] [3] [4] ... Sixth, the steering committee of the project provides support by guiding the project manager on the key decisions and acting as an advisory group for the realization of the success of the project.[2] [1] [3] [4] ... Also, the executives of the project including the top management in the company provide support through directing the strategy of the organization and aligning this strategy to the project goals. Finally, the resource managers ensure the success of the project by controlling the use of the resources in the project.[2] Stakeholder Analysis Template Name Role Interest Power Classification Louise Stephanie CEO High High Positive =====================8/8====================== OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT 8

Andrew Jones Strategic Planner Medium Medium Positive Victor Brian Program manager High Medium Positive

Jacqueline Thomson Logistics and distribution manager high Medium Positive David Brown Transportation specialist High Low Neutral John Paul Thomson IT Director/ systems advisor Medium Low Neutral Corazon Obrien

High Medium Neutral Leonard Lee Environmental manager Medium low Neutral