Organising a Musical Event: Critical Thinking

This assignment involves applying critical thinking to resolve problems associated with organising a musical event. It covers financial management, marketing strategies, scheduling, and venue selection, requiring the application of critical thinking skills to make informed decisions and avoid fines or extra charges.

An introduction to critical
thinking

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................2
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1

INTRODUCTION
This report comprises critical thinking which is an evaluation and examination of
objectives of an issue in order to form a decision. This is a complex and unbiased evaluation of
factual proof (Cottrell, 2017). Critical thinking is what when a person analyses flaw and barriers
of a event. This report is based on a musical event that was conducted by conducted by ED
Sheeran and issues faced by them like how many staff they had and which type of problem they
faced, how much fund they used in order to manage whole event and from where it was arranged
etc. This project also sums up that running an event is not an easy task and to make it successful
event planner has to confront some problems and to get rid out of all this situation they use to do
critical evaluation. As per critical examination it can be said that event was more successful than
issues they faced.
TASK 1
In Modern era, trend of music festival is continuously increasing. These kind of programs
are attending by numerous people. In similar to this, I conducted a musical event in United
Kingdom and during that time various sort of problems were faced by me and my team. Like, I
took permission from government to make proper arrangement for this. Along with, various
kinds of troubles faced by me which will be facing by any organisation at the time of operating
business. To make event effective, I required proper crew members who had team working
abilities. Along with, I need sufficient finance for extra working. I did marketing by utilising
appropriate tools as well as techniques. Therefore, individuals will know about this and got
attracted to attend it. For above stated aim, many methods will be utilized by me, such as social
sites, advertisements, magazines, pamphlets and so on. The main issue will be associated with
venue and gathering and place is selected by me adequately.
I asked many individuals for sponsorship which provide support me to make event more
successful. Along with this, I formulated a budget which aid me to assign requisite fund for each
work. Additionally, for the event I invited some professional signers who sung song over there
and for this, I paid some amount to them. As we were working in team so many times conflicts
get raised. For example: regarding selection of venue, singer and many more. By negotiation, we
all handled entire troubles effectually. To conduct event, I had not sufficient time so that many
arrangements were not get properly done. We forgot about privacy arrangements which was not
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done by us effectively and this is the main factors which need to be taken into under
consideration at each kind of event (Hughes and Lavery, 2015).
TASK 2
There were many kinds of problems which can be faced by an individual at the time of
organising an event. According to Dwyer, Hogan and Stewart (2014), it will comprise issues like
finance, marketing, selection of venue, time and many others, out of these finance as well as
marketing is considered as major difficulties.
Finance:
To arrange fund in a proper manner, manager takes help from some institutions like bank,
government etc. It is important to allocate and arrange suitable amount of fund for working on a
project so that better and suitable working on project could be done. As per the view point of
Kong and et. al. (2014), finance is a life blood of every business which need to utilise in an
appropriate and suitable frame so that better and effective gain could be promoted. On the basis
of define problem which signifies that project do not have appropriate money to implement the
project successfully. Thus, to overcome this issue college need to provide appropriate and
supportive fund to each and every individual properly so that it lead to deal out with this major
concern. Music concert need more and more money which need to allocate properly so that
better and suitable gain could be promoted.
Time:
As indicated by Hunter and et. al. (2014), another major concern issue which associated
with this project is time. It is important to provide appropriate time to a derive valid outcome for
a project so that effectiveness and efficiency could be maintain. On the basis of... time always
play an important role in success of a project. Thus, to deal with all major issues and problems of
a project it need to get complete on time. The previous concert of ED Sheeran in USA was
organise for 3 days in different locations but in UK it only organise for only 2 days. This create a
major issue and problem in business plan and activity. In this consideration, marketing become a
major business problem as for 2 days not many people lead to get gather at one place. Thus, this
is another major problem which have to get overcome in a suitable and appropriate frame. Time
boundaries not have to bother any concern regarding project as well as better and proper gain
need to analyse in a suitable manner.
Marketing:
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This is considered as a foremost concern which face by any business organisation. With
assistance of an effective marketing organiser will capture attention of numerous individuals. To
make it more effective, many kinds of tools will be utilized by arranger, such as social sites,
advertisements and many others. It assists them to make an event more successful and people
will easily get to know about it. Event was conducted for 2 days almost and previous program of
ED Sheeran was conducted for 3 days. He is a popular singer and many persons want to enjoy
the event.
According to the Choi, Lindquist and Song (2014), it is important to make and draw valid
comparison between current and past things effectively so that major deviations lead to get
analyse in a suitable frame. Business issues need to get manage in a suitable and appropriate
frame properly so that chances of suitable and appropriate gain could be maximise. As by
considering such differences between each and every single variable appropriate strategies lead
to get frame and develop so that better and suitable working could be enhance.
In this aspect, marketing for music concert is not a easy thing. It need so much money
which directly get spend on sponsor for inviting a famous music composer. This have to get done
in a suitable and beneficial manner through which a successful event lead to get organise.
Organisers need to spend appropriate money on each and every consideration which enables in
promote and generate more and more individual. Although, they need to include some major key
essential features of management which are as follow: Planning: As stated by Kong (2014), each kind of event needs proper planning as this
works as a guidelines for people. By doing this, entire work will get accomplished in a
systematic manner. This aids to reduce repetition of any task and individual will able to
manage overall event in an effective manner; as a result, issues will get reduced. It has
been determined that, it will be associated with time, venue, finance, marketing and many
others. Organising: According to the Andreou, Papastavrou and Merkouris (2014), organising is
a major task and thing which need at every level so that all major issues and problems get
minimise. At every event, all activities lead to organise at single place and then evaluate
all major issues and problems which associated with it. As it is important to organise all
issues and problems properly after plan so that success could be measure. Hence,
organising consider as major and considerable factor before commencing any activity in a
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suitable frame. Thus, organising play a vital role in order to maximise success which
signifies by Marshall and et. al. (2014). Staffing: As per the view point of...., suitable candidate have to included in a project so
that all major issues and problems lead to get minimise. Staffing is a only thing which
further support to implement a successful operations in order to maintain feasibility of
project. Although, in this aspect team working consider as a part of staffing which create
issues and conflicts between two or more individual. Thus, at such large and big events,
things need to get manage in a beneficial manner as well as in a project, conflicts
between various individual have to minimise properly so that better return could be
maximise with deducting in problems and issues between various associates. Controlling: As per view Alexander (2014), it is clear that en event must be controlled so
that over expenditure can be controlled. This feature ensures that every person that are
associated with event are doing their allotted task with full efficiency because it is
necessary for gaining profits which should be more than expenses. This actions is
essential in finding success of event. There are some points that elaborate need of
controlling function while running a music event. These are stated as beneath:
Hitting Targets: Control over employees to motivate them in attaining all goals in set
time frame is necessary as this helps in making event successful and recognisable in market.
Cost Control: As indicated by Hunter and et. al. (2014), controlling upon all activities is
necessary as it helps in diminishing over expenses that will ultimately reduces overall cost of
event and on the other hand increases monetary benefits of event company.
 Controlling is a task that must be done for fulfilling all duties with required efforts as this
ensures a feasibility of particular function and reduces ideal time of employees and it also
inspires workforce to obtain all objectives with current efforts without negatively affect
productivity and quality of that event.
 Without control all tasks will gonna be mismanaged and will reduce feasibility and
importance of event. Without control success can not be gained in any function.
With all these features and factors some other aspects which have to consider by
organisers are permission of police, government etc. so that all major issues and problems which
arise in business could be minimise. Like if Government lead to invite any famous individual for
hosting an event then chances of taking huge amount are less. Thus, several consideration in this
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aspect to minimise all major business issues and problems which derive at the time of event
management stated as follow and described by Dwyer, Hogan and Stewart (2014),: Environment agency: One of a major factor which arise or consider as major issue and
problem with such events are environment. According to the... sound and plastic bags
always harm the environment. Thus, to minimise these aspect, appropriate suggestion and
permission have to gain from environment agencies in a frame of NOC which signifies
No Objection Certificate. This factor need to take in consideration by the organisers
properly otherwise they have to face issue and problem which further file a case against
them as well.
 Permission: For musical event, company needs to take permission from government or
respective authorities. By taking permission, they will secure themselves from any sort of
extra charges or fines. Along with, organiser needs to get NOC from respective collector
of that place. Some programs need license as they never allowed those persons who are
not above the age of 18. People need to pay some tax for this sort of event, such as state
tax. If they are using loudspeakers then also it required permission. Henceforth, it has
been understood that to organise a concert, individual needs to take required license,
permission and in addition pay tax.
CONCLUSION
From above described assignment it get concluded that critical thinking is unbiased thing
and it is related with self judgement. To organise a musical event many kinds of business issues
will be faced by organiser. These problems will be associated with finance, marketing, time,
place and so on. To sort out trouble of fund, they will make budget as this will help them to
proper allocation of resources in an effective manner. To organise an event, they need to take
permission of respective authority. This will assist them to protect any type of fines or extra
charges.
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