Project Life Cycle and Methodologies for Operations and Project Management at Desklib

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...........................................................7
Review and critically evaluate the effectiveness of the PLC in application to given project
using appropriate theories, models and concepts...................................................................8
Application of project life-cycle and changes for small and large projects...........................9
Evaluation of PLC through practical and theoretical exploration of its effectiveness and
recommendations for improvements....................................................................................11
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12
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INTRODUCTION
Project life cycle is refers to the method which involves several phases like Planning,
initiation, execution and closure. All of these levels are combined together and give the pathway
in order to carry out the task of the project in an effectual way from the starting to the last point
of it. All of these stages have known as the time period in which company need to attend their
practices in order to meet the long term goal as well as success of the project. In addition to this
business conduct their function in several levels such as starting level, middle level as well as
end level in which middle stage of this cycle in which work of the project is implemented in
order to accomplish the predetermine objectives as well as goals in the given time. The following
report is based on the company Cadbury which is based on the United Kingdom and it is a
production organization that is one of the largest brand of confectionery across the globe.
Moreover to this currently the owner of the company is Mondelez International and it was
formally called as Cadbury (Apaolaza, and et.al., 2022). The company was founded in the year
1824. Additionally the following report will cover about the case study which involves several
issues as well as challenges which are encountered by the respective organization in the process
of offering online catering services to their consumers.
Overview of the case study-
The following case study is about the manufacturing company which is Midland situated
and initiated with the aim of accomplishing the present goals as well as objectives of the
commercial business and support their workers by enhancing their standard of living. The main
goal of the companies to minimise the congestion from the common places of the organization at
the time of lunch or recess time (Boychenko, and Ismailov, E.I., 2021). Moreover to this there
are on site project of catering which is initiated by the respective organization with the aim of
offering healthy food items to their workers add the company premises as it will lead to their
enhanced motivation. There are several effectual methodologies which are linked to the project
which is opted by the company that make sure major effectiveness as well as efficiency of the
workers at the company. Also there are in depth determination process which are utilised by the
company in order to check the effectiveness of the implementation of the project as also it will
support the business to perform the pre exam in functions on the given deadline with higher
effectiveness.
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Main Body
An explanation of each stage of the PLC that applies to your selected project, including
supporting documentation for each stage
Method of project life cycle involves several levels which supports the company in order
to attend there implement a task in an effectual as well as efficient way which will lead the
business towards more success and growth. There are several levels which are utilised by the
leaders or managers of Cadbury in accordance to increase the performance and productivity of
the workers as well as enhance their process of working in the company (Chalova, and
Omshanova, 2021). By opting these levels Cadbury make sure that the specific project is
completed on time within the limited resources they have as it supports the respective company
in order to pay more emphasis on all the working in suitable way.
Project initiation: First phase is known as the initiation phase which refers to the level in
which the company introduce the new project in the industry which is commonly is at the
starting level of introducing the project in market. In respect to the Cadbury management access
several opportunities in the market which they can conveniently accomplished by introducing
new as well as innovative items in the market. Leaders or managers of the Cadbury decides
several objectives in order to foster the onsite catering requirements of their workers.
Business case
 Background- Cadbury evaluate the issue as well as offer several solution in order to
provide food which is healthy to their workers in the time of lunch as it support the
organization to resolve the issue which is linked to the healthy eating and no crowding in
surrounding of their company. There are several methodologies of the product which are
positioned and which supports in order to manage effectual environment of the working
of the company. These such methodologies assist the leaders or managers of the company
in order to make sure optimum usage of the asset and sources as well as maintaining the
quality of operations of the business.
 Goals: The main objective of the new project which is on site cake train is to achieve the
corporate social responsibility obligation and also it minimise the no engagement of the
employees from the company (Denicol, Davies, and Pryke, 2021). It also supports to
secure them from any type of harmful effects.
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