Improvement Strategy for Project Management at Mawson Zoo

Project Management

Project Management
Executive summary
The Mawson Zoo is the organization which is looking forward to implement new project
management technologies for the successful completion of the project. The focus should be
given on the current working strategy of the enterprise so that the systematic arrangement of
the project activities can be planned to achieve strategic goal of the firm. The division of
roles and responsibilities among the stakeholders helps in measuring the performance of the
stakeholder with their accountability associated with the given task. The planning and control
policies helps in increasing the reliability of the proposed project by increasing the efficiency
of the distribution of work among the member participants. It can be concluded that the
deployment of the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK) helps in improving the
business management plan of the Mansow zoo
1

Project Management
Contents
Executive summary....................................................................................................................0
1. Introduction.........................................................................................................................3
2. Discussion...........................................................................................................................3
Alignment of project with corporate strategy.........................................................................3
Accountability and responsibility in project management.....................................................4
Project supporting organization structure...............................................................................5
Standardization of project methodologies across the organization........................................5
Integration of recognised project processes across the project life cycle...............................6
Project performance and success measurement.....................................................................6
Continuous improvement of project practice.........................................................................8
3. Conclusion..........................................................................................................................9
4. Staged implementation schedule......................................................................................10
5. References.........................................................................................................................11
2

Project Management
1. Introduction
The Mawson Zoo is the organization which is looking forward to implement new project
management technologies for the successful completion of the project. The organization is
facing problems in accomplishing their project within time and cost so the CEO of the
company decided to implement newer project management methodologies to overcome the
problem of project delay and overrunning of the cost. The purpose of this paper is to design
an improvement strategy for the proposed projects.
2. Discussion
Alignment of project with corporate strategy
The alignment of the project with corporate strategy is the important step for achieving the
project success. The focus should be given on the current working strategy of the enterprise
so that the systematic arrangement of the project activities can be planned to achieve strategic
goal of the firm. The business strategy should be reviewed for managing the priority of the
proposed project. The framework which should be followed for aligning the business
processes with the corporate strategy are comprised of following:
Processes Description
Governance The rules and regulations should be
developed according to the requirement of
the project plan. The ethical code of conduct
should be followed for achieving the project
success
Strategy management The development of the strategic plan helps
the manager to take effective decision. It
helps in improving the decision making
capability of the manager in complex
situation
Portfolio management The development of the portfolio
management helps in analysing the division
of role and responsibilities among the
member participants of the project
3