Question

Presenting the Project

Provide a general project plan to a client.

J. Smith & Associates have requested your firm to submit a project summary regarding opening a new division office in Scottsdale, Arizona. This new office will serve as a regional headquarters for Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico and California. The office will connect with remote satellite offices throughout the region. This division office will connect with the other division offices as well as the headquarters in Springfield, Missouri.

The division office will house over 500 employees that address the various needs of customers and employees throughout the region. The physical office building is three stories tall and the entire enterprise is housed on all three stories occupying the entire building. The building is three years old. The building infrastructure is current and modern including the telecommunications, electrical needs and code. Your firm's task will be to move in the necessary furniture and equipment, networking the technology, setting up and equipping the communication services.

As part of the overhaul regarding the organizational structure, the executive suite is established in the central portion of the building on the third floor of the divisional office. The third floor will serve as support services for those in the executive suite as well as maintaining communication and connectivity with the other division offices and headquarters. Legal affairs and compliance is also on the third floor. The second floor is dedicated to the regional offices and employee support. The first floor is committed to customer service support.

For this assignment choose one of the three following areas: Telecommunications, Technology, Furniture and equipment. You will present this portion of the project to the client. You will need to discuss what tasks are required to meet the needs of the client and the organization.

It is time to conclude this project by wrapping up the various components of the project for the summary that is due next week. Following the information, videos and PowerPoints this week, assemble a closing report that addresses the different areas of the project to bring finality and closure.

Answer 1

We are having employee strength of 500.As; per work requirement 1 st floor is going to have highest number of employees followed by 2 nd & 3 rd floor. Here, we will divide employees in 5:3:1 ration.

So, the first floor: second floor: third floor = 5:3:1=278:167: 55.

I am taking furniture & equipment   as my area.

PROJECT PLAN

A. Office is going to accommodate 500 employees, of that 278 is going to seat on 1 st floor, 167 in 2nd floor & 55 among third floor. Among 55 suppose 15will be sitting in executive suite.

B. First thing is we are going to provide cubical desk in 1 st & 2 nd floor.1 st floor we are going to provide sitting capacity of 305 sits ,with 10% margin, keeping in mind future expansion plan for the client.

In second floor we are going to provide desk for 184 sits, taking ten percent margin in hand. We will use remaining area for cafeteria.

In third floor executive suite will consists 15 cabin & one assembly hall. All this cabins will have one desk, chair & sofa set for visitors. Assembly hall will consists sitting capacity of 50 persons.44 desks will be provided for support service & legal affair compliance .This floor will also consists one executive cafeteria.

All desks will be having one chair and a locker with key.

C. Second floor cafeteria will consists a kitchen & sitting capacity of 250 people once. Table & chairs will be provided.

D. All the floors will have automatic vendor machine for drinks & snacks.