Project Management on Developing a Roller Coaster

Running head: PROJECT MANAGEMENT ON DEVELOPING A ROLLER COASTER
Project Management on developing a Roller Coaster
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Table of Contents
Part A: Review over Personal Ability (Strengths and Weaknesses)...............................................2
Part B: Devising the project details.................................................................................................3
1.1 Traditional Agile, xPM and MPx Considerations.................................................................3
1.2 Five Stages of Project Management Life Cycle (PMLC) model used in the Project............4
1.3 Project planning considerations used for the project.............................................................5
1.4 Project risk management and management of scope creep...................................................5
1.5 Project stakeholder management and management of client expectations............................6
1.6 Project closure and transfer of relevant learning for future projects.....................................7
1.7 Network Analysis chart and Gantt chart................................................................................8
1.7.1 The Gantt chart for the Project...........................................................................................8
1.7.2 The Network Analysis Chart for the project.....................................................................10
References......................................................................................................................................13

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Part A: Review over Personal Ability (Strengths and Weaknesses)
I have come across different aspects of projects and have also managed a wide range of
aspects in relation to management of projects. Based on my sense of managing projects and the
various related aspects, the certain strengths and weaknesses that are relevant to me are:
Strengths – My strengths during managing of projects are:
1. Efficient Communicative Skills – I can efficiently communicate with my team
members and communicate their needs with other team members. I personally ask my team
members about any kind of difficulty that might be faced by them during performing any part of
the project.
2. Strategizing ability – I have a sound knowledge of understanding the requirements
that need to be developed for a project. Based on acquiring the knowledge, I can easily strategize
the progress development for the project. I can make certain considerations for my entire team
for planning towards the achievement of goal for the project.
3. Insights of Risk Management – During the development phase of projects, there
might be several forms of risks that might affect the project. I am personally effective in
managing risks that might happen towards project. I encourage my team to stay active during
pursuing certain approaches towards risks.
Weaknesses – However, while designing projects, I also face some level of problems. I
face certain problems based on managing the wishes made by others at unexpected moments.
Managing the expectation of the team members is sometimes difficult for me to handle. In such
situations, I have to think of many innovative ways for creating an innovative experience for my
team members.

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Part B: Devising the project details
1.1 Traditional Agile, xPM and MPx Considerations
During the construction of a roller coaster, different kind of considerations need to be
undertaken. Various laws of physics and extreme dynamics need to be implemented for the
development and construction of a roller coaster. However, during the development process
several considerations such as traditional, xPM, MPx and Agile considerations need to be
understood and used within the project management approaches:
Traditional – According to the traditional approaches for construction of projects, the
project manager or the construction manager would need to have enough experience for leading
the project to success (Špundak, 2014: 943). Different kind of issues such as scheduling, legal,
finance and other forms of conflict would need to be addressed during the construction of the
roller coaster within the park.
Agile – In this approach, the project team could divide the work packages into smaller
groups by assigning responsibilities and related tasks. These small teams could form together to
provide their valuable input ideas to the construction manager (Conforto et al., 2014: 32). This
would help in discussing the developmental aspects to be performed in a fast and better manner.
This approach could further help in developing the project in the best possible manner and also
ensure that no kind of risks would approach towards the project.
xPM – With the help of xPM approach, it would allow the construction manager to bring
several kind of changes and alterations during the development of the roller coaster
(Kaczorowska, 2015: 1523). The construction team making use of the xPM approach could make
various attempts for making things in the right direction.