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Events and Project Management Assignment - Event Report
Learning objectives assessed: This assignment tests learning outcomes:
1. Examine, analyze and synthesize the concepts, principles, processes and practice of project management.
2. Apply and critically evaluate the project management techniques and decision tools within constrained, ambiguous and uncertain business environments.
3. Assess the interrelationship between organizational strategy, innovation and change with project management.
4. Enhance communication, interpersonal, research, problem solving and critical thinking capabilities.
Write a report that has relates to an event in Melbourne, Australia.
Details of task: Working individually, you are required to attend an event in Melbourne during July/August/September 2019 and prepare a report on the event. For some ideas, check out the Frankston Events Calendar available online, or Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, or find out what is happening in your local community.
You should address the following components in a report format (see Q-Manual):
1. Setup: Charter/Plan, promotion and use of technology
2. Stakeholders: Identify the internal and external stakeholders for the event and create a stakeholder map
3. Site/venue suitability: Critique the chosen site/venue in relation to how well it is fit for purpose, e.g. consider site access, movement, congestion and use of space for people (& if relevant vehicles & services)
4. Risk: Create a risk matrix for this event (in a table format) identifying at least 15 potential risks that may affect this event and allocating them correctly in your risk matrix in relation to severity and consequences. You should include a variety of risk types.
Each of the above components should also include a discussion of the concept involved (i.e. charter, promotion, technology, stakeholders, site/venue layout and risk). You are expected to use and reference a range of academic sources e.g. journals, texts, industry publications and online references throughout the report.
Word limit: 2,500 words.
Presentation requirements: Report format (a brief set of supporting documents in an appendix is assumed).