COPY AND PASTE YOUR ASSIGNMENT HERELightning Fast is a popular theme park, resort, and zoo which is set in the rural surroundingarea of Warwickshire, England. The park covers 380 acres and accumulates...

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COPY AND PASTE YOUR ASSIGNMENT HERELightning Fast is a popular theme park, resort, and zoo which is set in the rural surroundingarea of Warwickshire, England. The park covers 380 acres and accumulates over 1 million visitorseach year. The park opened in 1975 and since that time, has built some veryfamous attractions which attract visitors from around the world. The most famous attraction is “LightningRod” which is a multi-million pound roller-coaster and the only one in Europe to travel at 150mph, allowing people to twist and turn at 4.3 Gs whilst hanging upside-down.

Lightning Fast has over 100 animals in its 20 acre zoo and also hosts a variety of special eventsincluding firework displays throughout the year. The park was founded as a family business andhas won several awards including: “UK Attraction of the Year” 2009, “Outstanding Contribution to Tourism Award” and a Certificate of Excellence from TripAdvisor in 2014.
In order for Lightning Fast to continue to be successful; numerous project management initiatives areconducted throughout the year. During the course of the module, we will explore various aspects of Project Management at Lightning Fast, and you will carry out various project management activities which willaim to add “value” to the Lightning Fast theme park. You will make judgements on what future projectmanagement activities should be undertaken that might enhance Lightning Fast’s efficiency,productivity, financial performance, etc.






The board of directors of Lightning Fast have become increasingly concerned about the theme park’s decline in sales and profitability over the last 6 months. The company have hired your services as a project management consultant to undertake detailed analysis of its current business activities and its software systems to enable it to overcome these difficulties and restore the confidence of its key stakeholders.


This assignment requires you to produce a report (1500 – 2000 words) encompassing the following:


Part A (1500 words):



  1. Analysis of visitors to the theme park has revealed that 90% are UK based whilst only 10% are foreign tourists. Identify 2 projects e.g. a new ride, developing a hotel complex etc. which would make the park more attractive to foreign tourists.

  2. Justify why these projects are suitable and explain they will create business “value” for Lightning Fast and will allow it to boost its sales and profitability.

  3. Based upon your findings select of one of the projects you have discussed and explain to the board of directors why they should proceed to develop it with immediate effect.

  4. Estimate the RBS (Requirements Breakdown Structure) for your selected project.

  5. Consider the 4 quadrants of the Project Landscape and briefly explain which quadrant your project lies within.

  6. Explore how the project will allow the company to restore the confidence of its key internal and external stakeholders. Remember to support with reputable wider reading and reference this in full.

  7. You may wish to undertake PESTLE, Porter’s 5 forces, SWOT and stakeholder analyses to increase your knowledge and understanding of the subject matter being investigated. If this is the case – these supporting materials should be placed in the appendices and referred to within the main body of your report.


Part B (500 words):



  1. Lightning Fast currently usesProject Libreto develop, manage and control its projects. However, its project managers are becoming increasingly dissatisfied with its facilities. You are required to download this software and enter the precedence table shown below.

  2. You are required to briefly appraise Project Libre's features, advantages and limitations.

  3. Identify two alternative project management software systems which could replace Project Libre and evaluate their features, advantages and limitations.

  4. Based upon your analysis select one of the “two alternatives” and recommend to the board of directors which one they should buy. Explain the rationale for your choice.

  5. Finally, produce a conclusion to critique Part A and Part B.


Assignment Precedence Table for Part B:




























































Task


Duration (Weeks)


Precedence


Resources

A2N/A2
B2A1
C3A2
D6B3
E3C2
F14A6
G4E3
H8D,F,G5

Please note,both Part A and Part B are requiredto complete the assignment.


Submission Requirements




  • Word processed report which fulfils the Parts A and B.

  • The Project Libre file which contains the Assignment Precedence Table - save this file under an appropriate name. For example, "Project"

  • Please include at least 6 references

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Answer To: COPY AND PASTE YOUR ASSIGNMENT HERELightning Fast is a popular theme park, resort, and zoo which is...

Dilpreet answered on Mar 08 2021
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT REPORT
Table of Contents
Introduction    3
Suggested Projects for Attracting Foreign Tourists    3
Justification for the Chosen Options    4
Selection of the Project    4
Estimated Requirement Breakdown Structure (RBS) for Proposed Project    4
Business Requirements    5
Stakeholders Requirements    5
Solution Requirements    5
Transition Requirements    5
Four Quadrants of Project Landscape    6
Restoring the Confidence of the Key Internal and External S
takeholders    7
Project Libre    7
Pros    8
Cons    8
Conclusion    9
References    11
Appendices    12
SWOT Analysis    12
PESTLE Analysis    12
Introduction
With increasing business competition in the theme park, zoo and resort industry, it has become extremely important for various companies in the market to focus on service and product differentiation in order to attract and retain a huge customer base and gain competitive advantage. With increasing competition and declining business opportunities it has become vital for theme parks and zoo like Lightning Fast to come up with new and better ideas to satisfy the customers of all age groups and cultures. This report shall highlight some new projects that Lightening Fast must undertake to create business value and to increase its sales. RBS structure of the most feasible project shall be estimated. Also, the four quadrants of project landscape will be described through the report and the quadrant where the project lies will be highlighted. PESTLE analysis and SWOT analysis have been used to enhance the knowledge about the current situation and to utilise the scope of improvement for future opportunities so as to satisfy both the internal and external stakeholders of the business.
Suggested Projects for Attracting Foreign Tourists
Through an analysis done by the management of the Lightning fast it has been observed that 90% of the visitors to the theme park are UK based and the park manages to attract only 10% foreign visitors. It is therefore suggested that the management of the park should adopt some new ideas, products and services to ensure that they are able to make more profits through international tourism. One of the differentiation strategies that the business could include is making hotel inside the theme park area where the customers can stay while they enjoy the rides inside the park or have fun time with the animals inside the zoo of the theme park. These hotels should have facilities like spa where the tourists can relax and a gym for the fitness freak tourists. The restaurant at the hotel should serve quality food of different cuisines so that people of different nationalities can enjoy the food they like. Hotel boutiques could be included, which may sell some of the unique products of the area that customers may like purchasing, therefore adding an extra bit to the overall revenue of the business. Another project that can be undertaken to attract more number of visitors to the park is theme shows such as light shows or plays depicting the life of animals in their natural habitat. There could be theme dances as well to attract a lot of customers. All these things will provide entertainment for the visitors of all age groups and cultures.
Justification for the Chosen Options
These projects will be suitable for the business as they will provide the customers with all the basic facilities along with a great source of entertainment not only for the children but for the adults as well. Most of the theme parks do not provide accommodation facilities to its customers, but if Lightning Fast plans to include a hotel complex within the theme park area it will definitely turn out to be more advantageous for the business. Customers usually prefer to visit places where they can enjoy with comfort and good food. Moreover, Light shows, theme plays or theme dances will provide some extra entertainment to the visitors apart from just enjoying the rides or just watching the animals around.
Selection of the Project
Though undertaking both the projects will be beneficial for the business in the long run, I would suggest that the board of directors should proceed with the project to include more sources of entertainment within the theme park. This project could easily be implemented with immediate effects without involvement of huge costs or time. Entertainment programs such as light shows, stage plays or dance shows through trained professionals require costs not more than 1000-1500 Pounds in a month. And the return on the investment made will be considerably high as more tourists would like visiting the park for these special...
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