Project Management, Leadership and Skills: Target UK Project Report

This report presents a comprehensive business case and project plan for establishing Target stores in the UK, addressing concerns arising from the unsuccessful Target Canada expansion. It includes a literature review of project management concepts such as initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure, emphasizing the importance of project initiation and planning. The report defines project objectives, performance measurement factors, and stakeholder analysis. It details the project schedule, resource allocation, budget, and identifies potential risks and constraints. The communication plan is also outlined to ensure effective team collaboration. The analysis recommends a phased project implementation approach for successful execution of the Target UK project.

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Abstract
The report aims in discussing the project management aspects associated with a project of
opening Target Stores in UK. The project is a critical project particularly because the previous
project of opening a target store in Canada was a failure. A business case and a project plan is
developed for the Target UK project, which are discussed in the report. A literature review has
been undertaken in order to understand the importance of project initiation and planning. The
project objectives are defined in the report so that an accurate project plan can be developed. The
report incorporates stakeholders’ analysis in order to establish the importance of the
stakeholders’ management in a project. The reports identifies the major risks and constraints
associated with the project. The project plan that is prepared for Target UK project will help in
successful completion of the project. The importance of project initiation and planning is
established in the report.

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Table of Contents
Part A...................................................................................................................................3
Part B.................................................................................................................................13
Introduction....................................................................................................................13
1. Literature Review......................................................................................................13
1.1. Project Management...........................................................................................14
1.2. Project Initiation and Planning...........................................................................16
1.3. Different Approaches..........................................................................................16
2. Introduction to the Case.............................................................................................17
3. Project Plan................................................................................................................19
3.1. Project Objectives...............................................................................................19
3.2. Performance Measurement/ Management of Quality.........................................19
3.3. Project Stakeholder Analysis..............................................................................20
3.4. Project Schedule: Activities and Milestone........................................................21
3.5. Resources and Budget.........................................................................................25
3.6. Constraints and Risks.........................................................................................27
3.7. Communications.................................................................................................29
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................30
References..........................................................................................................................31

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Part A
A presentation of project plan and business case for Target UK project is prepared.
The Presentation aims in discussing the Business case and the Project plan for Target UK
project

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The first slide of the presentation introduces the topics that are covered in the
presentation. The presentation will be discussing the major components of the business case and
the project plan that is prepared for the Target UK project.

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In order to identify the need of project initiation and planning in successful project
implementation, an extensive literature has been undertaken. The literature search indicates that
project initiation and planning phase is important as it ensures appropriate requirement
identification and gathering. For the implementation of Target UK project, a phased project
implementation process is recommended as it helps in setting up an experienced project team.

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Project planning and initiation are considered important for the Target UK project as the
Target Canada project failed mainly because the project team could not identify the customers’
needs. Furthermore, the supply chain management software that was prepared was faulty leading
to the failure of the expansion.

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The slide identifies the main objectives of the project. Fulfillment of the above identified
objectives will ensure successful completion of the project.

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This slide gives an idea of the stakeholders in the Target UK project.

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The above slide indicates the activities that are to be completed for Target UK project.
The schedule plan that is prepared indicates that it will take 815 days to complete the entire
project.
The above slide indicates the resources allocated for the project. The resources are
allocated on basis of the activities that are needed to be completed.

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The above slide provides an idea of the major constraints and the risks associated with
the project. The major risks include, schedule overrun, loss of money and quality issues.
Addressing the risks and the constraints are essential for successful management of the Target
UK project.

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The above slide gives an idea of the communication plan that is prepared for the project.
This will ensure effective communication among the team member.