Project Management Analysis of Transport for London Operations

This report provides an analysis of project management practices at Transport for London, focusing on key aspects such as stakeholder analysis, risk identification, and the application of project management tools like Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), Gantt charts, and network diagrams. It evaluates different project methodologies, including Agile and Waterfall, and their suitability for Transport for London's projects, particularly in the context of road improvements and green initiatives. The stakeholder analysis identifies various stakeholders, categorizes them based on power and interest, and proposes communication strategies. The report also assesses potential risks, their probability and impact, and strategies to mitigate them. Furthermore, it outlines quality expectancy, acceptance principles, and controlling methods to ensure high standards throughout project execution. This document is intended to provide a comprehensive overview of project management considerations within the operational framework of Transport for London.

Project Management – Transport for London

Table of Contents
Introduction..................................................................................................................................................................................................................3
Task 1...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................3
Task 2...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................4
Task 3...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................5
Task 4...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................9
Task 5.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................10
Task 6.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................12
References..................................................................................................................................................................................................................13

Introduction
Project management is an effective technique which is used for setting higher standards in the project industry. The techniques provided
a service to their customers that ensure the effective use of project resources as well as a better working environment in the organisational firm.
Operational work at Transport for London is taken into account in the provided report document (Adams, 2021). The analysis of project firm
stakeholders, risk identification, and considerations of WBS, Gantt chart, and network diagram are highlighted in the following report document.
Task 1
Project methodology mainly work as a critical path for communicating projects progress in the most concise and effective manner as
possible. These methodologies are dedicated to maximising the benefits or output from the resources that are used to make an investigation in
the project. Undertake road projects to create safer, greener, and more attractive streets, as well as improve the entire bus network across
London, that is used in the project as well. The following are some key methodologies that could be focused on;
 Agile: When working in self-organized and cross-functional teams, the given methodology is thought to be the best approach (Cao,
2021). In this context, as Transport for London considers developing streets and planning development with regard to greenery in the
London region, As a result, the given methodology will be best suited to the firm's social prospective, in which the organisation will be
exposed to multi-cultural aspects.
 Waterfall: Second methodology that is used to work and make effective claims to be effective in promoting work efficiency in the
manufacturing and construction industries. The methodology presented focuses on continuous work in the project industry. In its
evaluation, if a worker leaves in the middle of a project task, arrangements are made to replace the individual while keeping the
effectiveness of the work being produced constant. Which is helpful for generating different platform and manage the task in more
appropriate and effective ways. This, methodology provide a systematic growth in the industry to achieve some growth in different
channels.

Task 2
This section is helpful for generating different stages and make approaches to analyse work more effectively in major situations to
complete this project. There are different activities is useful for the growth in starting from budget approval, to hire the orchestra and music to
analyse systematic performance in different manners. It will be helpful for the project to achieve growth in advertising media and order
customers for the growth perspective in Transport for London (Faith-Ell and Fischer, 2021). Where project management plan is helping for
staging one of the famous that can be considered for the growth to create 800 new homes within London. All of these activities are completed in
70 weeks. In order to complete the activities Gantt chart is used to work effectively and manage the each and every activity in different manners.
This will be helpful for working in an appropriate manner and considered as completed activities in specified time period (Zhang and Zhao,
2021).

Task 3
Stakeholder’s analysis is an important component and it is one of the first step in stakeholder management process. It is a basic technique
which is used by the successful people to gain and support the other people. Stakeholder’s management to use critical progress in providing
more information to projects, allowing them to complete tasks more thoroughly (Kurup and et.al., 2021). Stakeholder management is used to
develop long-term initiatives and is essential for achieving more effective results. When identifying various requirements, it is critical to
examine how all three processes are engaged among company management, resulting in the identification, prioritisation, and, finally,
comprehension of stakeholders. As a result, more people are involved in the company's process to complete work with important information in
order to handle tasks effectively.

 High Power, High interest: It can be fully engage with different people and make great efforts to satisfy the need to satisfy the basic
need.
 High Power, Low interest: Those people to keep them satisfied is different matters and make systematic change to maintain the growth
with high power and low interest.
 Low Power, High interest: They are related to manage wide category that may further use and manage in well-planned manners
(Vassallo and Bueno, 2021).
 Low power, Low interest: They are the one who are related to work with low power stakeholders with lowest interest.

Stakeholder Internal / External
Amount of
Power/Interest
The stakeholder has
How would the stakeholder affect
the project or be affected by the
project
Communication Strategy
Customers EXTERNAL High power, Low interest Customer have the high power as
they can change the decisions of
the project team. But on the other
side, they have less interest.
With the different
promotional techniques and
selling methods are used to
communicate with
stakeholders.
Trade unions EXTERNAL Low power, Low interest Trade union are the external
stakeholders of the company, as
they have low power and low
interest to this project.
Trade unions can be
communicate through the
employees of the company.
Government EXTERNAL High Power, Low
interest
They are the external sources who
have the high power but low
interest in the company. Which
means that the respective projects
to analyse an effective perspective
(Liu and et.al., 2021).
The government can make
communication through
official letters and a
meeting with project
nature.
Employees INTERNAL Low Power, High
interest
Employees are the internal
stakeholders, they have very few
They can be communicate
with formal and informal

power to the company whereas the
interest is high.
ways in addressing some
major process.
CEO INTERNAL High Power, High
interest
They are the major internal
stakeholders of the company, as
they can make high strategies and
take decision about the project.
Whereas, they have also the high
interest to make more effective
approaches in different schedules.
They are the major
stakeholders of the
company, as they are the
owner and make effective
decision in the stages.

Task 4
Main activities for Transport for
London
Budget Approval Music Advertising Develop an
Advertisement Plan
Train Production
Crew
Performance
Director Approval
Department
approval
Hire Orchestra
Manager’s concern
Hire publicity
Director
Use of digital
techniques
Marketing tools
Hire set designer
Set designed and
built
Cast rehearsal
Advertisement
media
Concern of
marketing manager
Performance
management
techniques
Training

Task 5
A risk is the matrix which is basically used for allocating the risk and identify the challenges in diferent perspective. It is basically
working on the two major perspective that are event probab;lity and its impact on the project from both of the sides positive and negitive ( Li,
2021).
In order to identify major risk it is analysed to work and make more effective and appropriate approach to work accordingly as per the need and
demand of the project.
Risk
Description of the
risk
Negative / Positive
Probability / Impact Strategy to deal with the risk
Social risk Negative High Probability and low impact This risk should be mitigate as it can be social risk and make

changes in different ways. Furthermore, it make an impact on
the decision and strategies of project.
Construction Negative Low probability and high impact This risk should be share by the management team as they can
transfer the possibilities of this risk to the other department of
the project.
Financial
funding
Negative High probability and high impact Here, the project team should strategies the other plan that
means always be ready with the different strategies and
growth.
Cost controlling Positive High probability and high impact To minimise the cost sector of project, it is important to reduce
the cost and improve safety of the project.
Political factors Positive Low probability and high impact The political factors should be avoided by the project
management team as they have no control to minimise or
reduce the risk. They have to bear the risk if any occur during
the project.
System design Positive High probability and low impact Risk buffering can be used by the project company, as it will
help the system design to extra supplies on the hand to
eliminate the risk of running out.
Technological
transfer
Negative High probability and high impact It will be helpful for conducting technological transfer to
achieve risk level and way to down to resist the technological
transfer.
Project
feasibility
Positive Low probability and low impact It control the growth and achieve transfer to analyse systematic
another organisation that can be helpful for result and their low
impact.
Public safety Negative Low probability and high impact It helps in controlling by performing analyses in different
segments to achieve the public safety.
Decision
making process
Positive Low probability and low impact. There are different process to analysis in different decision
making accepting consequences to select in terms of money
and time.

Task 6
Basic Quality expectancy Acceptance principles Quality requirement Controlling methods
Methodology KPI High standards Project completion Detecting
Stakeholders Benchmarking High quality Effective assignment Personal management
WBS KPI High superiority WBS Track different activities
Gantt chart Benchmarking High standard Project completion Project execution
Risk Analysis KPI High quality Risk assessment Register challenges

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