Please answer all the questions…
Stage 2.2 – 2.3 Identify, research and document physical resource needs
Task 2.2
- Using the Project background information provided and the activities now listed in your operational plan, identify the physical resources required to undertake and complete each activity in the plan.
- You have consulted with both the marketing manager and the team about their physical resource needs. Read the Team meeting consultation and Marketing manager resources email contained in yourProject background information
- Then, complete the Resources required column in Section 2: Activities of your operational plan by listing the physical resources required for each activity.
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Task 2.3
- Research potential suppliers of the required physical resources to gain an understanding of the following information.
- Options available for each type of physical resource (e.g., types of office desks, photocopiers, computer hardware).
- Timelines for delivery and installation (if required).
- Researched resource information will be used in 7.1 and Assessment D. Timelines for delivery and installation should be included in calculations for Stage 4.1.
- Save the information you have researched. You don’t need to submit anything at this stage.
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C – Stage 3.1
Stage 3 – Identify and document human resource needs
Task 3.1
- Based on the Project background information and additional information provided, identify the human resources required to undertake and complete each activity in the plan. Human resources can include internal employees and external contractors or service providers.
- Update your operational plan by adding human resource requirements to the Resources required column for each activity.
- Save your operational plan. You don’t need to submit it yet.
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C – Stage 6.1
Stage 6 – Develop contingency plans
Task 6.1
- Choose one activity within the operational plan and identify at least two potential risks which could impair or disrupt the implementation or completion of the activity. Use the risk priority chart in your resource to determine its risk level.
- Provide details of the potential risks and their priority levels for the selected activity in the appropriate Risk management columns in Section 3: Performance and risk management.
- Save and submit your updated Assessment C_Operational plan.
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C – Stage 6.2
Task 6.2
- Go to your Course files and open Assessment D_Contingency plan.
- Using the template, develop a contingency plan for one of the risks identified in 6.1.
- Save and submit your updated Assessment D_Contingency plan.
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Answer the questions:
Question 1
- Look at the Kingfisher Garden Centre’s organisational chart: www.didasko-online.com/kingfisher/about-us.php#overview. Based on the organisational chart and Project background information provided, who do you have to present your operational plan to, or obtain approval from, before implementing the plan?
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Question 2
- Describe who you need to communicate the contents of the operational plan to and the technique(s) you will use to do it.
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D – Stage 8.1
Stage 8 – Acquire physical resources
Task 8.1
Congratulations! The operational plan has been approved ‘in principle’. You now have one month to acquire the necessary physical and human resources. Use the Project background information, supplier information researched in Stage 2 of Assessment C and the operational plan developed in Assessment C to complete the assessment tasks in this assessment.
- Prepare a specification for one of the following types of physical resources identified in the operational plan.
- The specifications should reflect the needs of your operational plan and other information provided in Assessment C .
- The specifications should be based on current industry standards and codes of practice, and reflect physical resources currently available in the marketplace.
- Choose one of the following physical resources.
- Staff workstations/office desks
- Computer hardware for staff desks
- Black and white photocopier
- Colour printers
- Save and submit Assessment D _Small equipment specification.
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Stage 11 – Monitor performance systems
Task 11.1: Question and answer
- One of the plan’s major goals is that the relocation of the marketing team into their new office must be completed by 14th June. This deadline is rapidly approaching. You are monitoring your progress towards achieving the goal.
- Go to your Course files and open Purchasing report. The report summarises what office furniture purchases have been delivered and due dates for those still outstanding.
- Evaluate the information in the Purchasing reportand compare it against the KPIs and timelines listed in your operational plan developed in Assessment C.
- Answer the questions.
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Answer the questions:
Question 1
- Will you achieve the main goal of the office relocation completed by 14th June? Explain why/why not?
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Question 2
- What recommendations (if any) would you make at this time?
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E – Stage 11.2
Task 11.2
- Using the same file as you did in Task 11.1 go to the Purchasing budget variance report and calculate the information and complete the variance report.
- Using the information provided in the Purchasing report, calculate and enter the ‘actual’ cost for each piece of office furniture, then calculate the total $ amount.
- Using the variance % formula in your resource, calculate the variance % for each piece of furniture and enter the result in the variance % column, then calculate the total variance %.
- Round all variance figures to one decimal place (as shown in example provided – Miscellaneous).
- Save and submit assessment E_Purchasing report when completed.
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Stage 11.3
Question 1
- Which categories in ‘office furniture’ are over budget and which are under budget?
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Question 2
- Is the budget for office furniture under or over budget? Is this a favourable or unfavourable result?
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Question 3
- Should these variances be investigated to determine the reason why they are under or over budget?
- If yes, which categories should be investigated? Explain why.
- If no, why is it not necessary to investigate them?
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