Assignment 1: LASA – Final Project Report
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fallsc.m4.pptTRILLO APPAREL COMPANY REVISED DELIVERY PLAN
Chatae M Falls
Argosy University
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1ST ISSUE
- Necessity of building permits helps in beginning work on the fresh space of the real building.
- Postpone building permits
- 2 weeks changes to 3 weeks
Latest developments have brought extension to delivery date of the project. Actually, the project was established for having a four month time duration for reducing the effect on District Four’s actions while increasing the possible strategies for maximizing sales and district’s distribution. This time duration considered the time taken by each stage before the implementation of the next stage.
Thus it is found that various changing variables to the case’s worst scenario had been threatened by a timeline of four month. The first problem occurred because of governmental shutdown, the contractors found the timeframe’s extension for getting building permits. It was estimated originally for taking two weeks for obtaining perfect work permits for starting on time, moreover the timeline changed because of this and took three weeks for obtaining the permits. Work cannot commence on structural building without proper paperwork.
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2ND ISSUE
- Framing
- Needs to be finished before further building stages.
- Because of the delay only half the real crew is sent by the contractor.
- Actually15 days
- Presently 30 days
- Drywall
- Needs to be finished after completion of further building stages.
- Because of the delay only half the real crew is sent by the contractor.
- Actually15 days
- Presently 30 days
The second problems exist with two contractor teams appointed for this project. The contractors of framing and drywall are lacking behind in their earlier projects. They are not able to give full crews for our job site. Because of the delay only half the real crew is sent by the contractor, the timeframe gets doubled.
The framers cannot start working unless sanctioned, that can permit full crew availability when finally sanctioned. The drywall is unable to start unless the frame is fixed, plumbing is done, and the electrical system is fixed. This delay shifts the installation of framing and drywall to 30 days. This delay will effect the framing as the timeframe for plumbing and electrical could change that can cause the crews in command with unavailability of staffs when the project needs to continue.
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OPTION 1
Firstly this delay can be helped out by throwing more money to the problem. Also hiring another contractor for getting the framing and drywall work finished within time. This implies that the whole crew would be there comprising of the two variant contractor teams having schedule time of 15 days for framing and 15 days for drywall. “it is known from tradeoff analysis that variations in schedule induces changes in performance and cost ” (Kerzner, 2001, p. 166). For moving with such solution requires another $200,000 extra in the budget for covering this extra crew.
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OPTION 2
Secondly adjusting the project’s timetable. This allows the framers for completing a specific building section and allowing secondary groups before the completion of the framers. This requires more dedicated timeframe because these groups would work in nearby proximity. If correctly managed then each group would not be effected by others. As per Melton (2008), “The control plan is an essential tool for planning, monitoring and forecasting project tasks and thus it is an equipment used by the Project Team for planning their individual and work pressure of sub-team ” (p. 146).
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PROPOSED SOLUTION
- Option 2 will be used.
- For staying at budget and being punctual requires certain variations when all the contractors would be coming for performing their work.
The solution proposed is used in Option 2, till the other crews of contractors can adjust to the scheduled change. Option 1 cannot be ideal as it will over budget the project. Also option 1 have two crews that work together may not be working properly together. This can bring rivalries amongst the workers or inequality in the quality of work done by two variant crews that is seen as project finishes. Any issue amongst the crews can deviate the project’s schedule and also make over budget.
Using the working of variant crews at various stages on the building allows each group for working in the space previously finished by other crew. This increases the drywall and framing timeframes, but helps in decreasing the total time taken by other crews. This saves money and helps in keeping the schedule for timely delivery of the fresh space.
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CONCLUSION
Hence, it’s needed to first schedule the first project and plan the materials and skills stage wise. Of course, designing and planning is assumed to have been completed. The cost of construction materials varies considerably from time to time. It clearly explains the problem’s that are intended to be solved in the proposed project. The resources are the major focuses as they are dependable on the project completion, with the desired outcome, and the predicted investment return.
Variations are brought to the schedule. The real schedule will require changes for accommodating the short working crews on the framing process and drywall process. Each crew works on their specific building part as other portions finishes. This make certain of the four month timeframe and also budget.
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REFERENCES
- Kerzner, H. (2001). Strategic planning for project management using a project management maturity model. New York: John Wiley.
- Melton, T. (2008). Real project planning developing a project delivery strategy. Amsterdam: Butterworth-Heinemann.
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