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Introduction
The project is a school-industry interaction event for business students whose purpose is to create personal interaction between students and industry experts. It will help students integrate their theoretical learning with the real-world business experience. Other professions also make use of these activities for the same purpose. (Industry experts, 2013)
Project Work Schedule
NOTE: Please refer to file ‘ProjWorkSched’.
Organization meeting
Design posters and flyers
Print posters and flyers
Write invitation email
Write program of activities
Get permission to use university gymnasium as a venue
Invite experts by email and phone call
Distribute 1,000 flyers in business classes
Put up 50 posters all over campus
Rent chairs and tables
Order snacks and beverages
Rent audio-video equipment
Conduct the event
Buy appreciation gifts to speakers
Write and send thank you email to experts
Review meeting
Project Work Breakdown Structure
50 posters and 1,000 flyers
Paper material
Visual design
Message content
Mailing list
Permit to use university gymnasium
Request letter
Letter of approval
Phone calls to business experts
Phone contact numbers
SMS replies to invitations
Event program of activities
50 tables and 200 chairs
20 kilos of snacks and 2,000 beverages (coffee and soda)
Audi-video equipment
2 projectors
4 speakers
1 projector screens
2 laptops
30 gifts to business experts
Thank you email
Project Performance for Schedule and Costs
All tasks are on schedule in terms of results except that of the invitation of business experts. One week of the allotted two weeks for getting acceptances have passed, but only 25% of the 50 persons have been contacted and only half of those have accepted. The project cost has been controlled well so far, with no unexpected additional expenses.
Corrective Actions for Project’s Performance
Greatest Risk to the Project
The greatest risk to the project would be not having enough business experts attending. What we don’t want to happen is too many students not having the chance to interact with experts.
Reference
Telephone marketing. (n.d.). The Marketing Donut. Retrieved March 4, 2016 from http://www.marketingdonut.co.uk/marketing/sales/telesales/telephone-marketing
Industry experts share career tips in the latest Spotlight on HRM event. (2013, February 20). Kingston Business School. Retrieved March 4, 2016 from http://business.kingston.ac.uk/news-events/news/201302/industry-experts-share-career-tips-latest-spotlight-hrm-event
Kashfullina, K. (2015, August 18). How to write a formal invitation to a guest speaker?. Retrieved March 4, 2016 from https://www.munplanet.com/articles/public-relations/how-to-write-a-formal-invitation-to-a-guest-speaker
