Managing Successful Business Projects
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Managing Successful Business Projects INTRODUCTION 1 TASK 11 P1 Aims and Objectives 1 P2 Project management plan2 P3 Scope Work structure and a Gantt chart 5 TASK 27 P4 Small-scale research by applying qualitative and quantitative7 TASK 39 P5 Analyse research and data using appropriate tools and techniques 9 P6 Recommendation15 TASK 415 P7 Reflection 15 CONCLUSION 16 REFERENCES 17 INTRODUCTION Information technology has a wideconceptthatan organisation to work efficiently. This
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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1P1 Aims and Objectives.........................................................................................................1P2 Project management plan..................................................................................................2P3 Work breakdown structure and a Gantt chart...................................................................5TASK 2............................................................................................................................................7P4 Small-scale research by applying qualitative and quantitative........................................7TASK 3............................................................................................................................................9P5 Analyse research and data using appropriate tools and techniques..................................9P6 Recommendation.............................................................................................................15TASK 4 .........................................................................................................................................15P7 Reflection........................................................................................................................15CONCLUSION.............................................................................................................................16REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................17
INTRODUCTIONInformation technology has a wide concept that enabled an organisation to workefficiently. It play a crucial role in managing business procedure, strategies as well as to runningoperational activities in a smooth manner. Cloud technology is a most important part ofinformation technology that enable a company to store maximum data at a specific place,generate connectivity and retrieve data when needed. This report is based on ContinentalConsulting Limited which provides re-engineering activities for small and mediummanufacturing company. The initial objective of this report is to identify the impact which can becatered with implementation of cloud technology within organisation. Furthermore, this report isgoing to highlight importance of Project management plan that assist to determine overallrequirement for the accomplishment of undertaking project of implementing cloud technology.The primary research will be undertaken so that views of respondents can be identified andevaluated. Recommendation and reflection will be offered at the end of the report (Drucker, 2012). TASK 1P1 Aims and ObjectivesIn a business organisation, technology play a most important role that assist to reducecomplexity in the operational activities and create digital database for the smooth functioning. Itassist to implement innovation in firm for the desired alteration and modifications. Informationtechnology is a wide concept that consider Cloud technology, artificial intelligence, Social medianetworking, The internet of thinks and so on. Each of these technologies are considerable fordifferent areas in order to create efficiency in several practices. On the basis of this, anorganisation can accomplish their desired objectives and goals easily. Topic: “The impact of digital technology supporting small business growth and innovation”. Acase study on “Continental Consulting Limited”.Background of the project:The concept of this report is based on Continental Consulting Limited which is aInformation technology firm and working as business process re-engineering for small andmedium manufacturing enterprises (Hillson, 2017). The business wants to upgrade their software1
to compete with challenges in market. For this, Continental Consulting Limited want toimplement Cloud technology that enable them to make changes in business operations througheffective filing and storing of information (Adzic, 2011). On the basis of this, firm can attaintheir future business strategies in effective and efficient manner. Research aim: “To identify the influence of cloud technology on future business strategies andperformance. A case study on Continental consulting Limited”Research objectives:To analyse the impact of cloud technology on small business.To identify needs of business strategies for its future performance.To analyse the relationship between cloud technology and future business strategies. Research Question: What are the impact of cloud technology on small business ?What are the needs of business strategies for its future performance ?How to analyse the relationship between cloud technology and future businessstrategies ?P2 Project management plan Continental Consulting Limited is IT sector organisation which needed to upgrade theirsoftware services to attain higher competitive advantages. In this procedure, Cloud Technologyassist them to make changes in their internal business services by focusing on data storageservices, connectivity approaches, drastic recoveries as well as additional access at anywherewhen it needed. This is a wide concept which requires appropriate understanding of each featureof new technology (Nicholas and Steyn, 2017). Thus, it is required for firm to create a projectmanagement plan that aid to build proper knowledge regarding overall procedure of cloudtechnology from adoption to implementation. Project management plan for the firm isdetermined below - Cost:- This can be described as most important fcators which is essentila to conduct anyproject in proper manner thoruhg arranegmnet of overall resources in proper manner. It isnecessary to collect desired amount of funds whihc is important to apply cloudtechnology in Continental Consulting Limited for achieving better outcomes of the same.Moreoiver, it is mandatory rto arrange sufficient amount of capital to invest for adopting2
the givn technology which helsp to attain desired outcputs in qappropriate way (Gareis,2010). It is observed and analysed that the considerable cost required to implement forcloud technology has been estimated as £20K which aid to manage resources for newtechnology in firm. Cost budget for this approach is determined below as - Cost budget on Cloud TechnologyParticularsAmountInitial investment £20000Expenses:Research and developmental activities£2650Operational expenses£5560Cost to IT experts£2150Maintenance£3640Licensing fee£6000Scope:- This inckludes the importance and scope of specific technivcal changes in termsof providing benefits to organsation to achive growth of business. It is observed that,cloud technology is helpful to fulfil advanecd business requirements along iwthcontaining broad scope of achieving success in future. However this technology willprovide support to generate effective storage of information, host internet security at highlevel and establish efficient connection for proper acces. It can be consider as anappropriate technques to compile overall activitie whihc facilitate to reduce complexityof tasks and rism of dat safety as well. Moreover, it has been analysed that cloud haswide scope as it helps to conduct projects pr tasks in more accurate way thoruhg gainingmaximum outcomes in limited duration of time. In context of Continental ConsultingLimited, they are required to apply this technology in oredr to store importnat dataproperly and manufacture desirde products to satisfy clinets for retaining thme for alongtime thoruhg gaining better profits (Turner and Zolin, 2012). Time:- This can be described as to conduct proper time mamangmnet of several activitiesof single task so that it can be completed properly in correct duration of time. It isnecessary to make accurate schedule of overall procedures of specific project in terms ofcompleting task with desired outcomes appropriately. However, it has been analysed thatcloud technology can be consider as time saving technique which is required to be3
applied in given organsation. It will render help to reduce complexity of project andfacilitate to easily conduct lengthy projects in desired manner by managing work loadproperly.It is possible for project manager will complete the project within 6 to 14weeks. With th help of doing this, they become capable to gain maximum advantages ofinformation technologies in the terms of accomplishment of future strategies as wel astarget objectives (Viaene and Van, 2011). Quality:- This factor of quality is very esntial to be manitained and boist up the same byapplying effective strategies and techniques in correct manner. It is importnat forattarcting new customers along with retaining new ones for increasing profitability of theorganisation. Moreover, it is evaluated that, cloud technology is appropriate concept to beadopted in given company in terms of providing digital security as well as correctutilisation of stored data and informations. However, it will render help to gain support tomake storage of information accurately in safe manner for fulfilling future purposes forincreasing quality of services efficiently to satisfy clients. In case of ContinentalConsulting Limited, the project managers should putt efforts to make sure about serviceand their maintainance of qualityalong with security algorithm to save the information.Communication:- Continental Consulting Limited is IT sector firm which provides re-engineering services to their clients. For this, firm needs to identify their services user'sneed and requirement to provide quality services to them. In this, process ofcommunication play a most important role which helps in identifying customer's demandfor specific services. Communication is not only required for customers managementapproach but it helps to resolve internal issues of firm. In order to implement the projectin an effective way the project manager needs to establish a communication throughoutthe team. So that they can share their perceptions and issues regarding the cloudtechnology. They can communicate through email and intranet to resolve the problemsand risk factors while developing the technology (Den and Van, 2010). Risk:- Cloud technology is application of information technology which requires highsecurity for networking outsourcing. The major concept of this technique is based oncoding which assist in managing higher level securities on different clouds. This is not aeasy concept because inappropriate working can create complexity in data storage andsecurity servicing. Therefore, firm needs to address legal licensing practices that assist to4
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