Evaluating and Managing Risks in Music Event Project Planning

Project Management

TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART 1: PROJECT PLANNING....................................................................................................3
1. Project Background .................................................................................................................3
2. Objectives................................................................................................................................3
3. Scope .......................................................................................................................................3
4. Activities and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)..................................................................5
5. Project Quality Plan.................................................................................................................6
PART 2: GANTT CHART..............................................................................................................7
PART 3: RISK MANAGEMENT IN PROJECT PLANNING
Evaluate risks associated with your music festival project planning...........................................9
Examining risk assessment and management in WIDER project planning processes................9
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12

INDEX OF TABLES
Table 1: Activities and description..................................................................................................6
Table 2: Float calculations...............................................................................................................7
Table 3: Schedule of activities.........................................................................................................8
ILLUSTRATION INDEX
Illustration 1: Network diagram.......................................................................................................7
Illustration 2: Gantt Chart................................................................................................................9

PART 1: PROJECT PLANNING
1. Project Background
A one day music festival is to be held by UK promoter in Central Park. The music
festival will be held on Saturday 9 April 2006. In this musical festival, several musical event will
be organized such as Rock and Music concert, dance face off, uses of different musical
equipment etc. It is 10 week project. In this festival, various internal and domestic music and
dance artists will be performed in the event. In this event, I am acting as project manager (Bryde,
2003). As a project manager, I am responsible for handling all the activities related to project
management such as resource management, financial planning, human resource management etc.
It is my responsibility for managing various task and activities of event with an best possible
manner that plays important role for success of event.
2. Objectives
2.1 Overall goal:
The primary objective of the music festival is to provide an platform to new emerging
domestic and international music artists through which they can express their art to large number
number of music lowers through these musicians are able to promote their art in all over the
world.
2.2 Objectives:
A list of specific objectives of the project is mentioned below:
 To facilitate best experience to artists associated with different part of world
 To ensure safety of visitors
 To manage the whole event with unique theme
 To carry out proper scheduling of different musical events
 To enhance appearance of musical event
3. Scope
Scope Management contains a systematic processes which is required to ensure success
of project as per the objectives of project (Craighead and Meredith, 2008). Furthermore, it helps
managers in evaluation of various facts and figures which are playing important role for success
of musical festivals.
3.1 Initiation analysis
You could include elements:
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