Assignment:
1- Basically, I have to propose a business project "paper" for a project management course: the project must include elements from the studied course's materials which are listed below and in order.
2- The project is: phytoremediation of Oil polluted area such as in the Arabia gulf.
3- The main activity of the proposed business is the use of new technologies in the remediation of oil polluted lands. Oil has been a major source of income for the Saudi Arabia or the other oil producers' countries in the Gulf Area and it is the main resource upon which the economy of the region was built. The old history of the oil exploration activities that have taken place in the region have produced some major pollution issues that have the potential of harming the geological and hydro-geological environment in the near future.
The proposed business offers services which include:
• monitoring of air, land, surface water and groundwater pollution
• Periodic measurements and testing of soils in the laboratory
• planting and farming of desert plants namely, Alfalfa, broad bean and raye-grass
• Clean-up of minor oil spills
• Consultations and technical assistance for oil companies.
As mentioned above these points below must be used and develop for the proposed project:
1. Initiation phase
1. Initiative - we are the initiators and we look for the partners (financial, institutional etc) to make our project feasible
2. Priorities - our priority is to develop phytoremediation so that it is widely used to remediate the polluted lands
3. Objectives - find financing, deliver our technology to the market*
4. Scope - a) finding financing sources b) research & development c) marketing of the product d) commercialization, i.e. selling the product and making investment profitable*
5. Preliminary feasibility study -
6. Risks, opportunities and constraints
7. Proposed leader and core team members
2. Planning
1. Work Breakdown Structure*
2. Time scheme (5 year period divided in: 1 year of financing finding; 3 years of R&D; 1 year marketing)*
3. Resources and budget
4. Procurement
5. Quality - plants that grow up quickly and are easy to raise; plants that remediate effectively
6. Communication - internal (within organization; this is important, because the dialogue between business people and scientists is usually difficult), external (with clients; investors; suppliers etc)
7. Risk - I would divide it into financial and non-financial risks
8. Reserves - resources saved to cover for any potential risks and losses
9. Project organization and staffing*
*Note: the red highlighted should be ignored
The paper must not exceed 10 pages with resources at the end
New Roma Style 12 font. It must have an introduction, content table, pages numbering.
Must finish on 18th June 2014