Operation Implementation Plan For Eagle Nest

Question: Describe about the Operation Implementation Plan For Eagle Nest? Answer: 1. Overview of the Investment Idea Being Implemented This implementation plan exemplifies the operation plan of Eagles Nest Inc related to its new investment strategy. This investment option under consideration of: Launch of the MoTravel Franchise in Europe; Here, total available budget for such new investment strategy is US $80 million. The operation plan mainly considered the below mentioned objectives: Provide resources; Initiate actions; Monitoring launch; Control further activities; and Act in emergencies; The timeline is 12 months involving launch of the Franchise in Europe. This implementation plan also explores the risk aspects, human resources requirements and financial activities over the implementation period (Keller 2013). 2. Impact on the Operation Department The operation department is one of the active departments during project execution. Starting from understanding the role and responsibility of each stakeholder, controlling change orders to benchmarking and documenting the project details, operation department is playing crucial role (Niknam, Golestaneh and Malekpour 2012). In this specific case, since the organization, Eagles Nest Inc aims to consider one new investment strategy which is franchise launching project, the operation department needs to make active project management teams for this project. Since this project will be implemented simultaneously, the operation head will monitor the project (Moghaddam et al. 2012). So, it will be a challenge for the operation head. However, the project manager of this project as well as the respective team will provide enough support to successful implementation. As a result of that an expected outcome will be generated. There are several challenges faced by the operation department are fo llowing: Financial management control Safety management activities during project implementation Regarding advance information technologies Changes in regulatory and compliance activities 3. Time Plan As mentioned by Wright (2014), time planning or scheduling prior to implementing the operation plan ensures the success of the project. It ensures timely completion of project and arranging all the available resources. The implementation of operation plan involves four phases, Phase 1: Project Initiation; Phase 2: launch; Phase 3: Managing installations, monitoring and training; and Phase 4: Completion of launching franchises. Purpose: Prior to implement the operation plan, finalisation of time plan will facilitate the operation department to review the process of operation. At the same time it will provide an indication about the expected finish date of the project. Structure: The plan is established to demonstrate the activities will be performed by the operation department in a chronological order along with the start date, finish date and allowable delay if any. Comments: It is noted that the plan was prepared to implement the new investment strategy. In order to implement this investment strategy the entire operation plan has been divided into four different phase (Hill and Hill 2012). According to the planning, each phase will take 3 months (12 weeks) time. Each of the phases includes several sub activities. Activities Start Date Duration Day End Date Flexibility period Implementation of operation plan Wed 12/30/15 348 days Fri 4/28/17 None Project Initiation Wed 12/30/15 90 days Tue 5/3/16 None Review of Plan Wed 12/30/15 22 days Thu 1/28/16 None Selection of systems and RFPs Fri 1/29/16 22 days Mon 2/29/16 None Allocation of resources Tue 3/1/16 24 days Fri 4/1/16 None Distribution of responsibilities among team Mon 4/4/16 22 days Tue 5/3/16 None Engagement of team members Wed 5/4/16 90 days Tue 9/6/16 None Site preparation Wed 5/4/16 10 days Tue 5/17/16 None Launch Wed 5/18/16 20 days Tue 6/14/16 None Finalizing Budgets Wed 6/15/16 15 days Tue 7/5/16 None Executing contracts and PO's Wed 7/6/16 15 days Tue 7/26/16 None Site construction start Wed 7/27/16 20 days Tue 8/23/16 None Firm up install and schedule Wed 8/24/16 10 days Tue 9/6/16 None Engagement of team in launch of franchise Wed 9/7/16 88 days Fri 1/6/17 None Managing installations, monitoring and training Wed 9/7/16 22 days Thu 10/6/16 None Monitor installation Fri 10/7/16 22 days Mon 11/7/16 None Collaboration with vendors and construction team Tue 11/8/16 22 days Wed 12/7/16 None Trained construction team Thu 12/8/16 22 days Fri 1/6/17 None Completion of launching franchises Mon 1/9/17 90 days Fri 4/28/17 None Verification Mon 1/9/17 45 days Fri 2/3/17 None Compliance Mon 2/6/17 45days Fri 4/28/17 None 4. Links and Dependencies This section of this implementation has explored the link and dependencies between the different phases in operation plan for Eagles Nest Hotels new investment strategy. As mentioned by Stevenson (2011), identification of dependencies and linkage in activities involved in different phases supports the operation head to deal understand what activities needs to perform at the prior stage. In this context, it is noted that any deviation of the activities during each phase can easily identifiable through this links and dependency table. The links and dependencies with other Eagles Nest operation departments include: Activity Depend on: Precursor to: Project Initiation Project managers, Operation head Effective use of resources and site preparation Launch Project Managers, team members Budget allocations, resource utilization, and start work according to schedule Managing installations, monitoring and training Operation head, project managers Monitor installations, collaboration with vendors Completion of launching franchises Operation head, management of Eagle's Nest Verification, Testing 5. Milestones As mentioned by Burke (2013), identifying milestones helps in monitoring the project in terms of completion. This also helps in analyzing the variances during implementation if any. The below mentioned table explains the milestone used in this operation plan expected completion date and responsibilities. End Date Lead Responsibility Project Initiation Tue 5/3/16 Operation Head Review of Plan Thu 1/28/16 Project managers Selection of systems and RFPs Mon 2/29/16 Project managers Allocation of resources Fri 4/1/16 Project managers Distribution of responsibilities among team Tue 5/3/16 Project managers Engagement of team members Tue 9/6/16 Project managers Site preparation Tue 5/17/16 Project managers Launch Tue 6/14/16 Operation Head, Project Managers Finalizing Budgets Tue 7/5/16 team members Executing contracts and PO's Tue 7/26/16 team members Site construction start Tue 8/23/16 team members Firm up install and schedule Tue 9/6/16 team members Engagement of team in launch of franchise Fri 1/6/17 team members Managing installations, monitoring and training Thu 10/6/16 Operation Head, Project Managers Monitor installation Mon 11/7/16 team members Collaboration with vendors and construction team Wed 12/7/16 team members Trained construction team Fri 1/6/17 team members Completion of launching franchises Fri 4/28/17 Operation Head and Management Verification Fri 2/3/17 Project managers Compliance Fri 4/28/17 Project managers 6. Risk Plan The risk management plan has helped the operation head to deal with the risk identified prior to implement this operation plan (Slack 2015). Purpose: The risk plan helps in identifying risk, practising them and providing solution to mitigate; Structure: Description of the risk identified, prioritisation, possible actions; Comments: The risk plan needs to be audited with the frequent interval (Burke 2013) Risk Description Priority Advance Warning Signs Actions to Avoid Actions to Mitigate Inadequate staffing A Delay in implementation of operation plan Review of existing staffing prior to implementation Frequent audit Changes in technology B The existing supportive system [CRM] will not be functional Auditing technological requirement prior to implementation Frequent audit New regulation related to building renovation A Delay in implementation of operation plan reviewing policies prior to implement operation plan Frequent audit 7. Resource Requirements Plan This section of the operation plan has dealt with the staffing needs for the new investment strategy. As mentioned by Stoppato (2012), prior to implement the operation plan identification of human resource needs will support to avoid the possible risk related to this implementation. Purpose: The purpose of this section will be set out the human resource requirements for the operation department. Structure: Job activity, designation, recruitment required or not, date of recruitment and skill set; Comments: It can be said that prior to implement the operation plan, identification of human resource needs supports the financial decision making and therefore assessment of feasibility of the investment strategies (Slack 2015); Job Activity Title Recruitment Required Date of Recruitment Up skilling Requirement Overall responsibility of the operation department Operation head No NA NA Managing project Project Manager Yes Manager Immediate. Training in Eagles Nest Policies/Procedures and Systems Supporting project activities Team members No NA NA 8. Financial Plan Purpose: The purpose of the financial plan is to set out the cost associated with each of the three projects; Structure: The cost incurred in each of the three projects have shown individually; Comments: This plan will help the operation head to manage any deviation in term of expenditure during the implementation (Bozarth and Handfield 2015). Fixed Cost [year 1] for 50 franchisees Project Initiation Launch Managing installation, monitoring and training Completion of launching franchisee Total Operation $50.00 $61.00 $49.42 $31.21 $191.63 Resource costs ($25.00) ($30.50) ($24.71) ($15.61) ($95.82) Staffing costs ($10.00) ($12.20) ($9.88) ($6.24) ($38.33) Distribution Costs $ (5.00) ($6.10) ($4.94) ($3.12) ($19.16) Marketing Team Costs ($5.00) ($6.10) ($4.94) ($3.12) ($19.16) Launch Costs ($5.00) ($6.10) ($4.94) ($3.12) ($19.16) Advertising and Publicity Costs $ - $ - $ - $ - $0.00 Balance($k) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 9. References Bozarth, C.C. and Handfield, R.B., 2015. Introduction to operations and supply chain management. Prentice Hall. Burke, R., 2013. Project management: planning and control techniques. New Jersey, USA. Hill, A. and Hill, T., 2012. Operations management. Palgrave Macmillan. Keller, K., 2013. Strategic Brand Management: Global Edition. Pearson Higher Ed. 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