Training of Business Executives on Use of Decision Making Systems

This report outlines a training program for business executives on the use of 'Decision Making Systems' (DMS) software within Phoenix Power Company in Oman. The project aims to enhance the executives' ability to make informed decisions by providing comprehensive training on the software. The report details the project's objectives, including improving efficiency in using decision-making systems and addressing organizational needs. It covers the project team and their roles, project stages and key deliverables, time management with work breakdown structure, activity lists, network diagrams, Gantt charts, budget considerations, and a risk log. The intended outcome is to equip business executives with the skills to effectively use decision support systems, manage risks, and improve business processes within the company. This document is available on Desklib, where students can find past papers and solved assignments.

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Training Of Business Executives on Use of ‘Decision Making Systems’ Software
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author’s note

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Table of Contents
1. Project Introduction and Objectives............................................................................................2
1.1 Introduction to the Report......................................................................................................2
1.2 Aims of the Report.................................................................................................................2
1.3 Objectives of the Project........................................................................................................2
1.4 Outcome of the Project..........................................................................................................3
1.5 Outline...................................................................................................................................3
2. Project Team and their Roles.......................................................................................................4
3. Project Stages and Key Deliverables...........................................................................................7
4. Project Time Management...........................................................................................................9
4.1 Work Breakdown Structure...................................................................................................9
4.2 Table of Activity List...........................................................................................................10
4.3 Network Diagram................................................................................................................13
4.4 Gantt Chart...........................................................................................................................14
5. Budget (Cost).............................................................................................................................15
6. Project Risk Log/Register..........................................................................................................16
Bibliography..................................................................................................................................22

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1. Project Introduction and Objectives
1.1 Introduction to the Report
Phoenix Power Company in Oman is considered as a company that owns the operations
based on handling of the large number of natural gas fired power plants. The company is based
on the implementation of a decision making system, which would be helpful for facilitating the
decision taken by different project managers and high level officials. Different advances in
information technology systems would be helpful facilitating the supported systems. These kind
of systems would be helpful for improving the processes of judgement and guiding the project
managers and decision makers to think in a rigorous and critical manner. The project would be
able to ensure that the business executives would be able to learn the proper. Various theories
and concepts of project management has been applied for successful training programs that has
been discussed in the sections below.
1.2 Aims of the Report
The primary aim of the project is to ensure that the business executives would be able to
get the proper form of training in relation to the use of ‘Decision Making Systems’ (DMS)
software.
1.3 Objectives of the Project
The primary objectives of the project based on training of business executives based on
the usage of decision making systems are:
 To make them efficient with the use of decision making systems.
 To provide the best forms of training in order to help them resolve the needs of the
organisation.

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1.4 Outcome of the Project
Based on the considerations of the above aims and objectives, it could be concluded that
the outcome of the project would be helpful for deciding about the best use of decision making
systems. Based on the considerations of the outcome from the project, it could be considered that
this project would be helpful for supporting the business executives based on the usage of
decision making systems. In the company, there are different managers who would be constantly
required for evaluation of different alternatives and thus be able to make different kinds of
decisions. The process of decision making would involve different forms of risks and
uncertainties. The decision makers within an organisation would have a higher responsibility for
the aversion of risks. Hence, the project would be able to provide a brief of the use of decision
supporting systems and the ways it would be helpful for facilitating the processes of business
within the company.
1.5 Outline
Based on the requirements of the project, it could be considered that the project would be
done as per the needs of the company. This project would be helpful for supporting the different
forms of requirements based on discussing about the impacts of decision supporting systems
within the company. The project would provide a brief introduction and set the objectives of the
project. The project would also be able to outline the concerned team of the project and would
outline their roles within the concerned project. This report would also outline the different
stages of the project and would support the key deliverables that would be needed within the
project.
Based on the further progress of the project, this report would also define the list of
activities concerned within the project, prepare a network diagram and Gantt chart. This report

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would also list the budgets concerned with the project. There are different forms of risks within
the project. Hence, this report would also outline the different forms of risks concerning the
project.

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2. Project Team and their Roles
Based on the considerations of the different aspects of the project, there would be several members associated within the team
of the project. This section would be able to underline the different team members and would also define their roles that would be
assigned to them as per the needs within the project.
Title Role
Project Manager These are the people within the organisation who would be responsible for the specific project that would be
assigned to them. The project manager concerned within the team of a project would be responsible for preparing
a plan for the entire project. These individuals would plan and prepare the entire design of the project. They
would also prepare a budget of the entire project. The project manager would hold the responsibility of the entire
team of the project. Hence, they would also be responsible for developing of plans within the project and monitor
the entire set of actions within the project.
Responsibilities
Based on considering all the necessities within the project, the responsibilities of the concerned project manager could be summarized
as:
 A proper planning of the resources of the project.
 Assembling and Leading of the team of the project.
 Management of time based on delivering projects within the concerned deadlines.
 Maintaining a proper form of budget for the project.
 Managing of several issues and risks within the project.
 Preparing of reports and maintaining documentation concerned with the project.

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Title Role
Project Trainer The primary role of the project trainer should be aware of the modern techniques in relation with the training
modules. The trainer should also aware of the latest methods and tools, which would be helpful for providing the
proper form of training to the individuals. This would help the individuals to gain knowledge about the basic
needs of the training, which would help them in their future works.
Responsibilities
The primary responsibilities of the sponsor of the project based on discussing about the success or failure of the project are:
 To detail the entire schedule of the project.
 They should properly communicate with the trainees in order to satisfy their queries.
 The trainer should also be aware about the remote tools of learning and use them during the training functionalities.
 They should also perform the role of a simulator who would understand the challenges of trainees and engage with them.
Title Role
Project
Coordinator
The project coordinator would be the individual who would be responsible for reporting to the project manager.
They would be responsible for preparing a proper schedule of the project, prepare a proper module for the training
period of the trainees and would also ensure that the entire project would be highly organized and run in a smooth
manner.

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Responsibilities
The primary responsibilities of the project coordinator are:
 They would ensure that the entire period of the project would run smoothly.
 They should also make proper arrangements for training.
 They should also be a good communicator in order to bridge the gap between the project manager and the managerial levels of
the organisation.

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3. Project Stages and Key Deliverables
Stage Activity description
Define This could be defined as the stage of planning. In this stage, the entire schedule of the project would be
planned by the top managerial levels. The proper form of planning would be needed in order to ensure that
the proper trainers should be indulged for training the new joiners. This would also include the
brainstorming sessions. After the proper plan has been made, there would be a certain need of approval
from the top management. A proper meeting session would be needed based on the requirements of the
training of business executives.
Design After the proper schedule of training would be designed during the planning phases, the managerial
department should be responsible for finalizing the rooms needed for the training. A proper training room
would be highly required that would be able to facilitate with all types of facilities for the trainee. A proper
room of training would be able to provide all the basic amenities that would be necessary during the
training schedule. The timings of the training should also be set properly such that they would be able to
match with the timing of the business executives while not hampering their present work. The training
methods should also include proper schedule and proper training modules. This should include a
presentation that should be able to list down the major points that would be covered during the training
period.
Deliver Based on defining the proper schedule of the project and designing the training modules, the management
team should be able to ensure that the training would take place as per the exact needs of the organisation.
The training should also meet the objectives set during the start of the scheduling stages. The team involved
in training should also ensure that the learning modules included would be able to meet all the business
needs of the organisation. Thus the business executives would be able to gain the proper knowledge during
the training period and then apply the knowledge during their work area.
Develop Based on the training provided to the business executives, the managerial team should gather reviews or
feedbacks from the trainee in order to understand their level of knowledge on the selected topic. The entire

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training period would be able to serve some forms of learning outcomes that would be able to satiate the
needs of the business. The closure of training should ensure that the trainee would be able to meet the
objectives of the business with proper satisfactory outcomes.

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4. Project Time Management
4.1 Work Breakdown Structure
0 - Training on Decision Supporting Systems
1 - Start
2 - Planning of the entire training tenure and modules
2.1 - defining the aims and objectives of training
2.2 - Checking of Computer systems
3 - Defining of training requirements
4 - Selection of Training Vendor
5 - Preparation of Training Sessions and Modules
6 - Performing of Training
7 - Project Closeout
7.1 - Evaluation of Feedback from Trainee
7.2 - Distribution of additional training materials
8 - Stop
Fig 1: WBS chart of the Training Project
(Source: Created by author)

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4.2 Table of Activity List