Project Brief: Luton Town Residences Housing Development - BSS027-2

This document presents a Project Brief for the Luton Town Residences (LTR) housing project, developed using PRINCE2 and Agile methodologies. The project aims to construct housing blocks in Luton, including general purpose and supported housing (emergency hostels, transitional flats, and hostels for young mothers), to fulfill corporate social responsibility. The brief outlines project definition, including objectives (meeting time, cost, quality, and risk management goals), scope, constraints, and assumptions. It details the project's desired outcomes (timely completion and societal contribution), the project product description (housing blocks), and the project approach (PRINCE2 with Agile). The project management team structure, role descriptions, and interfaces are also defined. The project involves the finance, facilities maintenance, customer service, and personal coaches working with supported housing resident teams, with roles for various staff and senior management. The document also includes an outline business case, stating the need for housing complexes for those unable to afford them. The project seeks to maintain corporate social responsibility while providing housing solutions.

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Overview
Purpose A Project Brief is used to provide a full and firm foundation for the initiation
of the project and is created in the Starting up a Project process.
In the Initiating a Project process, the contents of the Project Brief are
extended and refined in the Project Initiation Documentation, after which
the Project Brief is no longer maintained.
Contents The Project Brief should cover the following topics.
Project Definition.......................................................................................................3
Outline Business Case..............................................................................................4
Project Product Description......................................................................................4
Project Approach......................................................................................................4
Project Management Team Structure.....................................................................4
Role Descriptions......................................................................................................5
References................................................................................................................5
Advice The Project Brief is derived from: A project mandate supplied at the start of
the project; Programme management - if the project is part of a programme,
the Project Brief is likely to be supplied by the programme, and therefore it
will not have to be derived from a project mandate; Discussions with
corporate management regarding corporate strategy and any policies and
standards that apply; Discussions with the Project Board and users if the
project mandate is incomplete or if no project mandate is provided;
Discussions with the operations and maintenance organization (if
applicable); Discussion with the (potential) suppliers regarding specialist
development lifecycles that could be used; Lessons Log.
A Project Brief can take a number of formats, including: Document or
presentation slides; Entry in a project management tool.
The following quality criteria should be observed:
 It is brief because its purpose at this point is to provide a firm basis on
which to initiate a project. It will later be refined and expanded as part
of the Project Initiation Documentation
 The Project Brief accurately reflects the project mandate and the
requirements of the business and the users
 The project approach considers a range of solutions, such as: bespoke or
off-the-shelf; contracted out or developed in-house; designed from new
or a modified existing product
 The project approach has been selected which maximizes the chance of
achieving overall success for the project
 The project objectives, project approach and strategies are consistent
with the organization’s corporate social responsibility directive
 The project objectives are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and
Time-bound (SMART).
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Project Definition
The project needs to achieve a corporate social responsibility with the help of the
construction of LTR housing Association and the town of Luton for construction housing
blocks which is divided into general purpose housing and supported housing.
Background
This project is aiming at the Luton town residences in in Luton to bring about the
construction of several distinct housing blocks. This will be divided into four housing blocks
located amongst different areas in Luton with individual management offices. The
supporting housing would have an emergency hostel for single young people between the
age of 15 and 25, transitional flats for 16 to 18 years old living care and hostels for young
mother with 16 to 25 years of age.
Project objectives
The project is to follow up prince2 methodology followed by an agile management for
reducing the complexity of the project and making it more developed in a controlled
environment. The scheduled time would be maintained as for would be the cost, quality of
the housing complexes, and other associated activities. The risks would be managed to
evaluate all the issues that might arise and how to remove them for maximizing benefits
through the performance of the project. The primary goal is to achieve the success for the
project to maintain the corporate social responsibility for the organisation.
Desired outcomes
To complete the project within time and at the same time find out the contribution to the
society by making the needy get the desired necessities to thrive.
Project scope and exclusions
The project scope is to make sure that the organisation achieves the desired outcomes for
making the organisation have their corporate social responsibilities fulfilled.
The general exclusions will be e damage to the product, design build project elements, vehicle
liability and pollutants.
Constraints and assumptions
The project constants live on Cost, quality, scope, resources, customer satisfaction and time.
The assumptions that are made for the project are that the end users would be able to have
attached during the time that they agree for buying the housing complexes, the project would
be delivered as expected, the funding would be complete for the project, the estimated cost
for the project would be received and the delivery would be satisfactory to the customer.
Project tolerances
The tolerances of the project would be 5% above or below the project budget and finishing
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the project before time.
The user(s) and any other known interested parties
There are no other interested parties rather than few investors trying to to put their money
on the project.
Interfaces
The interfaces that would be used for the project would have Information Technology Outlook
manage with prince2 methodology and agile project management.
Outline Business Case
The project is required to make sure that the people who are in need of Housing Complex
but cannot afford to be in would be delivered with this business case initiating the project
process.
Project Product Description
General Purpose Housing
• Four housing blocks in various locations across Luton, each with an individual
management office
Supported Housing
• Emergency hostel for single young people aged 16-25
• Transitional flats for 16 to 18 years old leaving care
• Two hostels for young mothers aged 16 to 25
Project Approach
Prince2 with Agile methodology would be used for this project
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Project Management Team Structure
The finance team, the facilities maintenance team, the customer service team, and
personal coaches working with supported housing resident
Role Descriptions
Finance Team: 10 staff
Facilities Maintenance Team: 8 staff
Customer Service Team: 15 staff
Supported Housing Personal Coaches: 15 staff
General Administration Staff: 8 staff
Senior Management Team: 10 staff
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