Identify 3 possible projects that would be suitable options in response to the project brief for the organisation to consider. Provide a brief outline of each option in terms of time, cost, alignment with the brief and risk.

Aberdeen City Centre regeneration

You have been hired as a consultant to Aberdeen City Council to review their regeneration strategy and identify suitable projects in line with the aims of the Masterplan. In light of the changes that Covid is likely to bring to Aberdeen you have been asked to identify 3 projects that would fit the objectives of the Masterplan. You must recommend one project that you would propose to implement and develop a high level plan for that project.


Option Appraisal and recommendation

1. Identify 3 possible projects that would be suitable options in response to the project brief for the organisation to consider. Provide a brief outline of each option in terms of time, cost, alignment with the brief and risk. Identify a decision–making framework in order to critically evaluate and assess the merits of each of your options, you should include risk, benefits, costs, time and fit with the overall aims of the project brief, you can identify any other criteria you deem appropriate. Following your option appraisal, you are required to make a recommendation on the most beneficial potential project to adopt. You must ensure you provide a clear rationale for your choice.

Project Plan

Once you have identified your preferred option you are now required to develop a high–level project plan for the project.

2. Scope. You must define the Scope of the project identifying the overall aim of the project, the objectives and the project deliverables. You must include a summary of the main considerations and assumptions you have made in formulating your project scope. You should also include critical success factors and criteria.

3. Planning and Control. You must provide a project schedule, identifying the key phases and life cycle of the project. The report should include a work breakdown structure (WBS) and a ‘project schedule’ (Gantt chart). You should also critically discuss the approach to the life cycle, including how the project has been broken down into phases, any critical activities and any milestones or decision gates.

4. Risk. A risk assessment of the project and the project plan should be undertaken with an analysis and discussion of the key risks. You must also identify measures to minimise each of the risks and whether there remains any residual risk following your risk responses.

5. Stakeholders. There should also be a discussion of the key issues and concerns in terms of stakeholders, identifying which stakeholders have the potential to have the most significant impact on the project. You must also include a stakeholder matrix and identify how you will deal with the stakeholders and critically discuss the need to manage project stakeholders.

6. Change. You should identify any specific controls you will put in place to monitor and control the project including an outline of the change control mechanisms and who will have responsibility for change control decisions within the project and how that would fit with configuration management. You should also critically discuss the potential impact of
not having appropriate change and configuration mechanisms in place.