In this project the students will select a new project that would be necessary to implement within their current role/own business; they can also choose a project that has just start

ASSIGMENT OUTLINE Assignment title: PLAN YOUR OWN PROJECT Weighting: 50% Programme: Executive Master’s

International Hotel Management Course name: Project Management Course number: M 9215 Faculty responsible: Julia Krebs

Hand-in date/Submission: 9th July 20323 by 23:59h (Spanish time) via Moodle/TurinItIn

Project Overview: Students will work on the preparation of the documentation of a new project of their own, ideally real, and in their own business setting. Overall Aim: The project is designed to develop the student’s skills on project definition and planning, using the steps of the project cycle and SMART goal techniques. Learning outcomes: 1. Apply project management skills effectively. 2. Link and implement project goals to the stakeholders’ needs. 3. Support optimal results using SMART goals. 4. Initiate, plan, implement and close projects.

Organization and methodology: In this project the students will select a new project that would be necessary to implement within their current role/own business; they can also choose a project that has just started but is lacking the necessary planning and support documentation. If none of this is possible, they will have to create a new one from scratch. In any case, it will have to be a feasible and real project related to the hospitality sector (hotel, events, restaurant, F&B, luxury outlet, etc.). Failing to submit the project on time will result in a 0 grade. Report layout: It is very important that the students pay special attention to the format of the document, as it reflects professionalism and care for the work done. The teacher will value the professionalism of the report in terms of formatting. One and a half spacing should be used for typing the general text. The general text shall be typed in Calibri font, 12 size and 1,5 interlineal space. All graphics and tables should use an appropriate format as well (word table, excel table embedded, etc.). Length of the document: 12-18 pages approx. TABLE OF CONTENTS

0. GENERAL INFORMATION 0.1. Hospitality business sector description 0.2. Location: Google Earth pictures / Site pictures (if applicable)

1. PROJECT INITIATION 1.1. Project charter

2. PROJECT PLANNING 2.1. WBS: Work Breakdown Structure 2.2. RACI matrix for members and activities 2.3. Budget estimation (general) 2.4. Risk analysis and management 2.5 Network construction using the Critical Path Method

3. PROJECT EXECUTION 3.1. Prevision of Monitoring & Control: techniques & tools that will be used. 3.2. Execution Control: organizational structure, roles & method

4. PROJECT TERMINATION 4.1. Conclude your project and give an outlook to its ROI

Assessment Tasks and Weighting:

Assessment task Weighting %

General Information about the project, etc.

5%

Project Initiation

15%

Project Planning

55%

Project Execution

10%

Formatting and professionalism of report

5%

English skills of written report

10%

Common skills developed (italics)/ assessed (bold):

MANAGING AND DEVELOPING SELF

1.Manages own role and responsibilities

2. Manages own time in achieving objectives.

3.Undertakes personal and career development

4. Transfers skills gained to new and changing situations and contexts.

5.Uses a range of thought processes

WORKING WITH AND RELATING TO OTHERS

6.Treats others’ values, beliefs and opinions with respect

7.Relates to and interacts objectively with individuals and groups

8.Works effectively as a member of a team

COMMUNICATING

9.Receives and responds to a variety of information

10.Presents information in a variety of visual forms

11.Communicates in writing

12.Participates in oral and nonverbal communication

MANAGING TASKS AND SOLVING PROBLEMS

13.Uses information sources

14. Deals with a combination of routine and nonroutine tasks

15.Identifies and solves routine and non-routine problems

BECOMING NUMERATE AND USING TECHNOLOGY

16.Applies numerical skills and techniques

17.Uses a range of technological equipment and systems

English skills assessed:

English skills will be assessed in the written report and will count as 10% of the final grade.

Plagiarism: Plagiarism is the act of presenting another’s ideas or words as one’s own. Cheating includes, but is not limited to, the intentional falsification or fabrication of any academic activity, unauthorized copying of another person’s work, or aiding and abetting any such acts. Particular care must be taken when presenting information that has been obtained from an internet site. Should this information not be correctly referenced, then you are guilty of plagiarism and will be penalized accordingly. With respect to projects/assignments, faculty reserves the right to randomly call upon any student and ask them to defend their work orally. Any assignment/exam which is found to contain plagiarism will automatically be awarded a grade of 0, and an e-mail will be sent to the student or the student’s parents/tutors/sponsors. Depending on the circumstances, additional penalties could be imposed (see LRM Academic Regulations, Section 11).

Statement of authorship:

Following the title page of your assignment there should be a page on which you sign a statement that the work included in the assignment is your own work except where appropriately referenced. The following statement should be used:

Statement of authorship

I certify that this assignment is my own work and contains no material which has been

submitted as part of an assignment in any institute college or university. Moreover, to the

best of my knowledge and belief, it contains no material previously published or written by

another person, except where due reference is made in the text of the assignment.

Signed…………………………………………..

Student number………………………………..