Directions Using the Internet for your research, answer the following exercise.

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Using the Internet for your research, answer the following exercise. Find an example of a real project with a real project manager. Feel free to use projects in the media (the Olympics, television shows, movies, and so on) or a project from work, if applicable. Write a three-page paper:

1. Describe the project in terms of its scope, time, and cost goals and each of the project's attributes.

2. Demonstrate how you would use the four-stage planning process (as covered in Chapter 2): Strategic Planning, Business Area Analysis, Project Planning, and Resource Allocation, for the project you’ve selected. If your research indicates specific planning information on the real project you selected, please feel free to share your findings in your analysis.

3. Include information describing what went right and wrong on the project and the role of the project manager and sponsor. Also describe whether you consider the project to be a success or not and why.

Use APA style format in a Word document, and include at least one reference and proper citations. Feel free to include any spreadsheet(s) as an Appendix.

* Any help would be great. I've tried once but didn't really get much of a response. I'm just confused as how to begin. It's an assignment that's due by Sunday night. I know the moment I finally realize a topic to use, then it should just fall in place.

Explanation / Answer

A brief on the real project: From the internet search the best project is to conduct Television shows like “American Idol”.

1.

The project of leading such a big and encouraging show is quite challenging as many factors are involved in it which makes the complete project successful. The scopes of such projects are always challenging to the sense of standards (Meizel, 2011). These shows bring out the best talent from different parts of the country and along with outstanding judges, it increases the height of reputations and TRPs also get increased. The organizers project each and every aspect in the most constructive fashion so that the shows get the level and the scope of several varieties comes to enrich the demands of the audiences with the level of satisfaction.

The time management is the major factor for this TV shows as all around the country every channels are trying very new methods to bring upgrade things which are required to be formulated in a timely manner so to get the attentions, like on some special days or occasions famous personalities of oldest time especially legends are required to welcome in the show as a judge and for his/her honor certain programme has to be arranged so that audiences love to watch the show and in this way maximum sponsorships will be obtained who will take part in various reforms in the show to make it more successful and automatically the goal will be achieved if it is done with proper planning.

2.

The several planning stages of the project are:

Strategic Planning: It is the important phase of the project to initiate a successful plan. The strategic aspects are required to build with several market analysis like pre-advertising through radio, newspaper, TV, internet, and all social media. It will help the show to get the height as it is required to be known when it is going to come live as audiences mostly get encouraged in such shows.   

Business Area Analysis: Initial cash flow is required in this type of shows as to get maximum participants and to enhance the marketing needs, it is required to spread the marketing channel with the vast advertisements. More the participants in the show, the more the profit will be earned and further, it will help to utilize for the promotions purpose.

Project Planning: From initiation to target market it is required to excel the planning in each stage so to make the audiences satisfy. From managing sponsors to the end of the final day it is required to manage each and every activity with full force.  

Resource Allocation: There can be different types of resources that can be allocated in the show to make it productive likewise the advertisers that are required to be given opportunity in between the breaks of the show to come up with their products in form of advertisements, it will mutually help them and the show to earn profit which will boost the process of allocation.

The special planning can be the focus and defining the pre-mission which will help the show to gain TRPs, also it will gain maximum reputation from the audiences.

3.

The majority of the project initiation to completion is positive; all factors to lead the project are covered. The negative aspects of such TV reality show are the voting system which some audiences have shown their negative attitudes as the best performer has not got the crown, so the entire project is quite successful. It has met with all standards that it deserved; the relationships with various sponsors that have been engaged in the show are completely bonded with full appreciation to facilitate the high productivity growth.  

References:

1.     Meizel K, 2011, Idolized

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