Project Management for Establishing a Restaurant in GTA

Running Head: PROJECT MANAGEMENT
PROJ 5001: Establish a Restaurant in the GTA
Name of the Student
Name of the University

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Table of Contents
Executive Summary.........................................................................................................................2
1. Phases of Project Management....................................................................................................2
2. Project Timeline and Work Breakdown Structure.......................................................................8
3. Project Costs, Operating Budget and Start Up Budget (Budget Plan)......................................14
4. Human Resources Plan..............................................................................................................15
5. Communications Plan................................................................................................................16
6. Risk Management Plan..............................................................................................................17
7. Project Control Plan...................................................................................................................18
References......................................................................................................................................20

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Executive Summary
This project is based on setting up a new restaurant in Greater Toronto Area (GTA). In
order to undertake this particular project, there are several work requirements including hiring or
constructing a new building where the restaurant will be set up, installation of cooking
equipments, preparation of dining space, recruitment of chefs, preparing an appropriate menu for
the restaurant, preparation of appropriate prices for the dishes and others. Based on the
requirements of the project, a project plan has been developed in this report that includes project
timeline, budget management, risk management, human resource management, communication
management and project control plans.
1. Phases of Project Management
The five main phases of project management that will be followed for this project are as
follows.
Project Initiation Phase – This is the starting phase of a project in which the most
common activities include discussion regarding progressing with project, feasibility testing,
project proposal submission and others (Harrison & Lock, 2017). For this particular project, the
list of activities under this phase is specified as follows.
Project Initiation Phase
Discussion between Project Board Members
Discussion Regarding Feasibility of Project

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Discussion Regarding Selection of Area for Setting Up Restaurant
Agree on an Appropriate Plan
Submit Project Proposal
Receive Approval on Project Proposal
Project Planning Phase – This is one of the main phases of the project where detailed
planning is done regarding further work. The planning includes development of project charter,
specification of project scope, determination of budget, schedule, risk management plan and
others (Kerzner & Kerzner, 2017). For the establishment of restaurant in GTA, the following
activities are required for the planning phase.
Project Planning Phase
Prepare Project Charter
Develop Project Budget
Develop Project Schedule
Prepare Human Resource Management Plan
Prepare Risk Management Plan
Prepare Project Control Plan
Prepare Quality Management Plan

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Appoint Project Team
Project Execution Phase – The execution phase constitutes all the major work packages
that are required to reach the goals of the project. In other words, this is the most important part
of a project and is also the lengthiest one (White, 2018). For this project, the execution phases
requires the following activities.
Project Execution Phase
Restaurant Building
Survey Target Area
Rent Building for Restaurant
Contact Local Council
Acquire Trade License
Acquire Permission for Proceeding with the Project
Procurement
Prepare List of Necessary Resources
Hire Project Working Team

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Purchase All Necessary Equipments
Installation Works
Installation of the Equipments in the Kitchen Room
Electrical and Plumbing Works in Kitchen Room
Dining Area Design
Prepare Floor Plan
Electrical Works
Place Tables and Chairs as per Floor Plan
Set Up Counter for Ordering Food and Bill Payment
Installation of Air Conditioning System
Utilities
Restroom Development
Installation of Restroom Essentials
Plumbing Works
Install Hand Wash Equipments
Decoration Design and Implementation