You have been hired as a consultant on a project that involves the construction of the modern art museum in Finland.
? The sponsors of the project are the City Council and the well-known American charity foundation that operates 5 similar museums around the globe.
? The museum will be based on a winning design from an international competition, and its architect comes from Japan.
? The construction company chosen for this project is a consortium of three construction companies from Brazil, Germany, and Finland.
? This is their first construction project done together.
Your task is to prepare an initiation document (2500 words) for this project, drawing on international project management theory and frameworks, to present to the project sponsors for approval.
This document should consider the following aspects of the project:
1. An outline project plan (Gantt chart) showing the main tasks
and significant milestones (min. 15 tasks + rationale for your chart with particular reference to the key stages of the project lifecycle)
2. An initial stakeholder assessment, management and monitoring plan
3. An initial assessment of risk and opportunity assessment, management and monitoring plan
4. Highlight and critically discuss any cultural and communication challenges, that you believe will positively or negatively impact upon such projects.
5. Recommend any actions that you feel would help this international project run more smoothly in relation to the above- mentioned aspects.
