Office Relocation Project Management: Techniques and Methods
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT (POPP5013) (BLOCK TAUGHT)
PROJECT MANAGEMENT (POPP5013) (BLOCK TAUGHT)
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Table of Contents
Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 2
Project context ................................................................................................................................ 2
The rationale for the proposed plan and choice of methods ........................................................... 3
Technique/method 1........................................................................................................................ 4
Technique/method 2........................................................................................................................ 6
Technique/method 3........................................................................................................................ 7
Technique/method 4........................................................................................................................ 9
Technique/method 5...................................................................................................................... 10
Technique/method 6...................................................................................................................... 11
Conclusion .................................................................................................................................... 12
Reference list ................................................................................................................................ 14
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Table of Contents
Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 2
Project context ................................................................................................................................ 2
The rationale for the proposed plan and choice of methods ........................................................... 3
Technique/method 1........................................................................................................................ 4
Technique/method 2........................................................................................................................ 6
Technique/method 3........................................................................................................................ 7
Technique/method 4........................................................................................................................ 9
Technique/method 5...................................................................................................................... 10
Technique/method 6...................................................................................................................... 11
Conclusion .................................................................................................................................... 12
Reference list ................................................................................................................................ 14
PROJECT MANAGEMENT (POPP5013) (BLOCK TAUGHT)
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Introduction
An organization is a body that is made up of a few resources. It is not the materials or the
products that are manufactured in the company, which defines a specific firm. It is the people of
the firm, the politics they are involved in within the organization and the place of work that
comprises of the organization as a whole. The organizational politics keep the company running
and the functions are done efficiently by the people of the firm. The hierarchy of power and
position as well as the social networking that defines a firm works towards achieving the changes
that will benefit the firm and the individuals in it. These changes can be of any kind and of
different intensity as well. This can be an internal operation only or can be done for external
variation. Relocation is one such change that companies go through to provide support to the
existing firm, to help its growth and to channel long-term sustenance of the organization in the
international market.
The changes that occur in an organization may be influenced by the individuals of the firm for
personal interest fulfillment without considering the organization as a whole. It can also be a
collaborative approach of the organization to implement and issue certain changes of interest to
the company as well as to the people in it. However, relocation is considered as a change of high
intensity as moving the headquarters or the firm from one location to another by covering a
certain amount of distance takes significant management skills and a lot of investment as well.
Relocating an office might be issued to gain specific opportunities that were unavailable in the
current area. Therefore, this paper provides a specific stance of an office relocation that has taken
place with 250 employees working in the organization. Further discussions regarding the effects
and impact of the relocation are provided as well.
Project context
The focus of this project is the relocation of a call center from the Metropolis City Centre. The
office will be relocated to a business park that is new and is in the periphery of Metropolis City
Centre (Pullen and Rhodes, 2015). The existing call center has a total of 250 members working
in it in different departments and all of these staff has to be moved along with the company.
There are a number of buildings in the business area that can be selected to be turned into a new
office for the call center but all these buildings have to be modified a little to have a proper
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Introduction
An organization is a body that is made up of a few resources. It is not the materials or the
products that are manufactured in the company, which defines a specific firm. It is the people of
the firm, the politics they are involved in within the organization and the place of work that
comprises of the organization as a whole. The organizational politics keep the company running
and the functions are done efficiently by the people of the firm. The hierarchy of power and
position as well as the social networking that defines a firm works towards achieving the changes
that will benefit the firm and the individuals in it. These changes can be of any kind and of
different intensity as well. This can be an internal operation only or can be done for external
variation. Relocation is one such change that companies go through to provide support to the
existing firm, to help its growth and to channel long-term sustenance of the organization in the
international market.
The changes that occur in an organization may be influenced by the individuals of the firm for
personal interest fulfillment without considering the organization as a whole. It can also be a
collaborative approach of the organization to implement and issue certain changes of interest to
the company as well as to the people in it. However, relocation is considered as a change of high
intensity as moving the headquarters or the firm from one location to another by covering a
certain amount of distance takes significant management skills and a lot of investment as well.
Relocating an office might be issued to gain specific opportunities that were unavailable in the
current area. Therefore, this paper provides a specific stance of an office relocation that has taken
place with 250 employees working in the organization. Further discussions regarding the effects
and impact of the relocation are provided as well.
Project context
The focus of this project is the relocation of a call center from the Metropolis City Centre. The
office will be relocated to a business park that is new and is in the periphery of Metropolis City
Centre (Pullen and Rhodes, 2015). The existing call center has a total of 250 members working
in it in different departments and all of these staff has to be moved along with the company.
There are a number of buildings in the business area that can be selected to be turned into a new
office for the call center but all these buildings have to be modified a little to have a proper
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structure within the firm. The refurbishments required will be able to provide the office separate
office space for the separate departments to work inefficiently (Nalau and Handmer, 2018).
There are five senior executives in the firm, who need separate office spaces to work. There are
three different departments in the firm, namely the finance and payroll department, the human
resource department and the call center operations department comprising of 10 members, 5
members and 250 members of the staff respectively. There needs to be a different infrastructure
for the IT department as well. All these areas have to be covered in the new building, therefore,
the refurbishments are a requirement (Li and Jackson, 2015). As the Chief Executive for the
effective reporting of the project of relocation, the selection of the proper building, the initiation
of the refurbishments and the transfer of all the office staff along with the equipment to the new
job site in the new business area is all that has to be covered.
Relocation of an office is also a project of construction that is planned and developed based on
the requirements of the clients that the office serves. Clients or consumers of a company make it
successful and any kind of relocation has to consider them as the chief influencing facto for the
proposed change (Faulconbridge and Muzio, 2016). The relocation of the office has to be done in
a time span of three months with the capital investment of £50,000. However, the success criteria
of the relocation have to be analyzed as well before the designing or the building of the new
office space. The potential growth of the revenues needs to outweigh the minimal hiring cost of
the movers of long distance along with the risk that the company goes through while uprooting
the whole operation of the office. All these factors are a source of discussion in the report that
has been presented and will continue on further with the analysis of the whole plan (Coeurderoy
and Verbeke, 2016).
The rationale for the proposed plan and choice of methods
Rationale
The project demonstrates the structural and the functional aspects of the relocation of a call
center from one location to another within the same periphery or vicinity. The reason behind any
relocation and this relocation specifically is to improve the rate of growth of the firm (Bronen,
2017). The new area will motivate the employees to work with new enthusiasm and motivation
that the new surroundings with providing. The management and the executives of the firm along
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structure within the firm. The refurbishments required will be able to provide the office separate
office space for the separate departments to work inefficiently (Nalau and Handmer, 2018).
There are five senior executives in the firm, who need separate office spaces to work. There are
three different departments in the firm, namely the finance and payroll department, the human
resource department and the call center operations department comprising of 10 members, 5
members and 250 members of the staff respectively. There needs to be a different infrastructure
for the IT department as well. All these areas have to be covered in the new building, therefore,
the refurbishments are a requirement (Li and Jackson, 2015). As the Chief Executive for the
effective reporting of the project of relocation, the selection of the proper building, the initiation
of the refurbishments and the transfer of all the office staff along with the equipment to the new
job site in the new business area is all that has to be covered.
Relocation of an office is also a project of construction that is planned and developed based on
the requirements of the clients that the office serves. Clients or consumers of a company make it
successful and any kind of relocation has to consider them as the chief influencing facto for the
proposed change (Faulconbridge and Muzio, 2016). The relocation of the office has to be done in
a time span of three months with the capital investment of £50,000. However, the success criteria
of the relocation have to be analyzed as well before the designing or the building of the new
office space. The potential growth of the revenues needs to outweigh the minimal hiring cost of
the movers of long distance along with the risk that the company goes through while uprooting
the whole operation of the office. All these factors are a source of discussion in the report that
has been presented and will continue on further with the analysis of the whole plan (Coeurderoy
and Verbeke, 2016).
The rationale for the proposed plan and choice of methods
Rationale
The project demonstrates the structural and the functional aspects of the relocation of a call
center from one location to another within the same periphery or vicinity. The reason behind any
relocation and this relocation specifically is to improve the rate of growth of the firm (Bronen,
2017). The new area will motivate the employees to work with new enthusiasm and motivation
that the new surroundings with providing. The management and the executives of the firm along
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