University Project: Project Management of Rio Carnival Event Analysis

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the project management aspects of the Rio Carnival. It delves into the event's organization, highlighting both positive and negative factors. The report examines the importance of time management and budgeting in ensuring the event's success, while also addressing the complexities and pressures faced by organizers and participants. It acknowledges the crucial role of meticulous planning, stakeholder involvement, and the ability to overcome challenges associated with a large-scale event. The report emphasizes the significance of factors such as costume design, sound and lighting arrangements, and the overall experience for both the audience and the participants. The report provides a detailed overview of the strategies implemented and the challenges faced during the event, offering valuable insights into effective project management practices.

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Abstract
Samba Parade is the most famous event in the world where different neighborhood countries of
Brazil take part. The main objective of this project management report is to analysis of Samba
Parade which is also known as Inside Rio Carnival. The studies will also analysis the whole
carnival in order to identify the challenges that have to face during organizing the carnival.
Those challenges will be marked as negative factors, along with that the things that were done
according to the plane.

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Project Management
The process of achieving the project goals through a series of applied skills and
knowledge and methods is known as project management (Young, 2013). Every project has
certain goals and objective to be achieved the success or failure of the project depends upon the
certain methods those are applied for evaluation of the project (Todorović et al.,2015). Like other
project management task all process is followed in case of Rio Carnival. In terms of participation
one of the most important objectives is discussion about the Brazilians coveted title.
Positive factors of the project:
Time:
Time is the most important factor for the project management. It is a challenge in every
project to complete all the task within the allocated time (Javed et al.,2016). The positive thing
about the Rio Carnival is that all the tasks those are necessary for the success of the event is done
within the mentioned time.
Finishing of the tasks within the given time is a strenuous work. However the works
associated with the event like Syd, designer for Vila Samba School works for fifteen hours in a
day. Costumes for the participating team are made at the time of performance. The same way of
arrangement is applied to the sound and lightening. The workers need to deal with the adjustment
of sound and lightening at the time of the event to make the final project successful. The whole
event is broadcasted and aired over 1500 broadcasts. In order to do this proper cabling and
placing the cameras in the proper place is done within the time.
Budget:

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The estimated cost that can be used in order for the successful compilation of the project
is called budget (Waring & Siegel, 2015). Proper budgeting of the projects helps to achieve the
goals of the project in a proper way. The another positive thing about the Rio Carnival is proper
budgeting.
Rio Carnival includes various events or tasks. This includes the preparation of all teams
for the competition purpose and the arrangement of the venue for the performance. The costumes
of each team are prepared according to the themes of the each team which requires the resource
to buy the material and payment for the labor cost. In order to set the proper light and sound
arrangement and preparing the venue ready for the performance certain amount of money is
needed. The positive thing is that in order to all these things proper budget is made and all tasks
are completed within the estimated budget.
Negative factors of the Project:
Complexity of the project:
Different project has different tasks. The complexity of the project depends on the
number of tasks involved in the projects and the degree of involvement of the stakeholders.
Some tasks are easy and linear in nature and can be implemented in an easy way. In some cases
task can be complex and needs more attention and planning to execute (Ramazani & Jergeas,
2015). The compilation of the complex project takes time as the tasks and the events within the
project is interrelated with each other.
In case of the project management for the Rio Carnival the complexity is in the higher
degree as it involves los of tasks to be done. According to the complexity of the Rio Project the
degree of effort is given in a higher degree. The workers are needed to work almost day and

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night to make this event successful. The planning of the event takes almost a year. The success
of the event also depends on the several factors like the enjoyment of the audiences and the
accuracy of the performances, togetherness among the Brazilians. In order to achieve this
workers and organizers are needed to work hard.
Pressure on the organizers and participants:
The main negative factor of this Rio Carnival is the immense pressure on the organizers
and the participants as well. The pressure is all about the success of the project and the
acceptance of the event to the audiences. The success of the project depends on the effort that has
given to organize the project. This effort is measured from the sides of both participants and the
organizers. The individual teams are needed to be performed their best in order to be appreciated
by the audiences.
Each team has individual theme. Designers like Syd have to prepare the exact costumes
those are matching with the theme within a short span of time. The whole work is challenging as
the acceptance of performance of each team depends on the design of costumes.

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