Operations and Project Management: A Case Study of Cadbury

Operations and project
management

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................2
Main Body.......................................................................................................................................3
An explanation of each stage of the PLC that applies to your selected project, including
supporting documentation for each stage...............................................................................3
Analysis of the project methodologies and tools used...........................................................8
Review and critically evaluate the effectiveness of the PLC in application to given project
using appropriate theories, models and concepts.................................................................10
Application of project life-cycle and changes for small and large projects.........................12
Evaluation of PLC through practical and theoretical exploration of its effectiveness and
recommendations for improvements....................................................................................14
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................14
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................15
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INTRODUCTION
Project life cycle is considered to be the technique which consists of several levels which are
initiation, implementation, closer as well as planning. Every of these mentioned levels are
combined together in order to offer the way to conduct several task of the project in the effective
as well as efficient way from the starting through the last point of it. In addition to it every of
these levels have specific period of time in which the company required to attain the practices in
accordance to meet the long term objectives as well as goals off the project. Commercial
business functions their operation in the several levels from beginning level to the end level in
which middle level is known to be the phase in which work of the project is implemented in
accordance to accomplish the objectives as well as goals in the given deadline. The following
report is based on the organization Cadbury which is one of the largest confectionery
organization across the globe. Moreover to this, the company is basically operated by Mondelez
International currently as well as early it was known to be Cadbury. The respective mentioned
company he was founded at bringing gum in the year 1824. Furthermore the following report
will cover about the case study that involves several issues as well as problems that are
encountered by the Cadbury in the implementation of offering services of online catering to their
users.
Overview of the case study-
The current case study is about the organization which works in manufacturing that is known as
the the organization introduced with the purpose of accomplishing there commercial goes as well
as object is and assist their workers by enhancing as well as bettering their standard of living.
The main goal of the company is to lower the overcrowding from the common places of the
commercial enterprise at the time of the break or the lunchtime. It has also been mentioned that
the company launched the on site project of Catering service with the aim of offering the workers
with the healthy as well as tasty food items in the premises of the company as well as accomplish
several goals also with that. There are several methodologies which are effective and it is linked
to the respective project and also it is opted by the company which assures more effectiveness as
well as increased efficiency of the workforce in the company. In addition to it there are in depth
research as well as techniques which are opted by the company in accordance to monitor the
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efficiency of the implementation of the project and this also supports the commercial business in
order to work more determinedly with having more effectiveness and efficiency.
Main Body
An explanation of each stage of the PLC that applies to your selected project, including
supporting documentation for each stage
Project life cycle having the process which involves several levels that supports the company in
accordance to attain there predefined Task of the project in the effective way as well as it moves
the commercial business towards success and accomplishment of its goals. There are several
phases which are opted by the associates of the respective organization in accordance to attain
more better performance from their workforce as well as increasing there productivity for long
period of time. Also by adopting these phases respective organization can assure that specific
task of the project achieved on given time period within the limited resources the organization
had. This also supports the company in order to pay more emphasis on all and every work in the
effective as well as efficient way.
Project initiation: This is the first stage of the project life cycle which is known as the
phrase in which the company introduces the latest project task in their market share which
commonly means to the starting level of introducing the project in the market. Respective
company access many opportunities of the market which they can accomplish by introducing
creative as well as new goods in their share of market. Associates on the company Cadbury and
objectives of posting new project which is on site catering service which will be helpful for the
workers.
Business case
 Background-. Respective organization Cadbury determines the difficulties as well as
challenges and give several print solution in order to offer more food items which are
healthy to their workers on their time of break and lunch. IT support the organization in
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