Learning Team A
Cecilia Archundia, Antonette Holder, Candida Lionetti
Abbey Scott, Carrie Sykora
MGT/437
October 31, 2011
Jenny Kirgis, MBA
University of Phoenix
50th Anniversary Wedding
Background
Sheryl Landau and brothers want to celebrate their 50th Wedding Anniversary of their parents. She and her brothers are paying for the costs of the anniversary party; however, they do not know where to start as they plan the party. The Landau brothers call in Team A to develop a project proposal for planning the anniversary party.
Team A will need to gather some crucial information about the parents, budget, venue, expectations, and how many guests will be invited.
The Landau family lives in Phoenix, Arizona. The weather is hot there. The event will take place in spring, the second weekend of April. The parents do not know anything about the 50th anniversary party that their daughter and sons are planning in their honor.
After an interview with Team A, Sheryl and her brothers express the need to gather for this special occasion. Given they only visit their parents in holidays and because everyone lives in different states, they feel that this surprise party will be very beneficial for their parents and their family as a whole. This will give them the opportunity to express their love, gratitude, and support to their parents, as well as share this once in a life time event marking 50 years
Sheryl, being the only daughter, is in charge of organizing the event. The brothers will contribute as much as possible, but their main role is to provide the money for the party. They will be the stakeholders.
Project Performance
After Team A held various discussions with Sheryl regarding the expectations of her and her brothers for the party. Team A was able to generate a list of performance criteria to use as a goals or objectives as they move forward to plan the party. With a
References: The Triple Constraints of Projects: Quality, Cost and Schedule. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.enterprise-pm.com/pmbasics/triple-constraint