EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (ABSTRACT)
The Final Graduation Project was executed to facilitate the successful implementation of a Sustainable Charcoal Briquette Production Facility Construction and Implementation. The project intended to achieve this goal by applying the principles of project management and sustainable development processes from Green Project Management. The guidelines and knowledge areas outlined in The PMBOK 5th Edition (2015) served as the principle model for the creation of the project plan. The FGP provided the opportunity to put into practice the detailed knowledge gained from the the Master’s Degree in Project Management.
Notably, the facility that was described and planned in this project, is intended for implementation in Guyana, South America. The country remains 75% forested and is highly important in the international lumbar trade. Timber contributes significantly to the GDP of Guyana but the efficiency of the production of sawn timber can be significantly improved (Guyana Forestry Commission, 2016) . However, there was little data to suggest that the benefit of applied project management techniques has been utilised to improve the productivity in this sector. Therefore this project seeks to apply project management principles to the creation of the project plan for a Sustainable Charcoal Briquette Production Facility construction while allowing the utilisation of skills and knowledge gained in the degree program.
The utilization of project management techniques in a sustainable development project such as this will increase the likelihood of project success while increasing the worth obtained per area of forest in keeping with the current efforts of the Guyana Forestry Commission (Proposed National Log Export Policy, Guyana Forestry Commission, February 2016, pg.20).
The project was conducted in three phases, Project Management Plan, Construcion Plan and the Implementation Plan as indicated below.
The general objective for this Final Graduation Project was To create the Project Management Plan for a Sustainable Charcoal Briquette Production Facility Construction and Implementation to be constructed in Guyana, South America starting December 2018 The specific objectives were as follows, specific objective two to create the Project Management Plan including the Subsidiary Plans, specific objective three to create the Construction Managenment plan consisting the following subsidiary Plans, scope and schedule management plans and specific objective four, To create the Implementation Plan to guide the initiation, handover and early operations of the Charcoal briquette and production facility. Cost management planning was not included in the project because the volatility of prices in the country of implementation would necessitate the careful cossting of the project much nearer to the project initiation.
The Final Graduation Project was executed to facilitate the successful implementation of a Sustainable Charcoal Briquette Production Facility Construction and Implementation. The project intended to achieve this goal by applying the principles of project management and sustainable development processes from Green Project Management. The guidelines and knowledge areas outlined in The PMBOK 5th Edition (2015) served as the principle model for the creation of the project plan. The FGP provided the opportunity to put into practice the detailed knowledge gained from the the Master’s Degree in Project Management.
Notably, the facility that was described and planned in this project, is intended for implementation in Guyana, South America. The country remains 75% forested and is highly important in the international lumbar trade. Timber contributes significantly to the GDP of Guyana but the efficiency of the production of sawn timber can be significantly improved (Guyana Forestry Commission, 2016) . However, there was little data to suggest that the benefit of applied project management techniques has been utilised to improve the productivity in this sector. Therefore this project seeks to apply project management principles to the creation of the project plan for a Sustainable Charcoal Briquette Production Facility construction while allowing the utilisation of skills and knowledge gained in the degree program.
The utilization of project management techniques in a sustainable development project such as this will increase the likelihood of project success while increasing the worth obtained per area of forest in keeping with the current efforts of the Guyana Forestry Commission (Proposed National Log Export Policy, Guyana Forestry Commission, February 2016, pg.20).
The project was conducted in three phases, Project Management Plan, Construcion Plan and the Implementation Plan as indicated below.
The general objective for this Final Graduation Project was To create the Project Management Plan for a Sustainable Charcoal Briquette Production Facility Construction and Implementation to be constructed in Guyana, South America starting December 2018 The specific objectives were as follows, specific objective two to create the Project Management Plan including the Subsidiary Plans, specific objective three to create the Construction Managenment plan consisting the following subsidiary Plans, scope and schedule management plans and specific objective four, To create the Implementation Plan to guide the initiation, handover and early operations of the Charcoal briquette and production facility. Cost management planning was not included in the project because the volatility of prices in the country of implementation would necessitate the careful cossting of the project much nearer to the project initiation.
The research methods utilised for the project were primarily analytical methods which were used to evaluate the information obtained and to utilise that information to create the project management plan. However, there were some instances where the need for descrptive reasearch was required. However descriptive methodologies were not employed heavily to prepare the majority of the project plan.
The main conclusions derived from the project were that the Project Charter and the Project Management plan provided a comprehensive overview of the project with the work and planning divided into three phases; Project plan with susubsidiary plans, construction plan and the implementation plan. The Project plan consisted the Quality Management Plan in addition to the Stakeholder Management plan, Risk Management plan, Procurement management plan Communications Management plan and the Sustainability Management plan.
The Sustainability Management plan was exhaustive in its assessment of the sustainability index of the project utilising the GPM P5 Analysis and provided significant possible cost saving opportunities for the facitly . The second phase, the Construction Management plan included the Scope and Schedule management plans focused specifically on the construction of the steel framed structure purpose built to house the factory machinery. Finally, the Implementation Management plan provided the means for a smooth transition to fully operational production facility.
The recommendations resulting from the execution of this FGP were classified into two categories; directed to the project sponsor and to the University. Essentially, the recommendations to the sponsor of the project suggested that the Quality Management plan be extended to the production process, that the Sustainability Management plan be revisited after the start of production to explore additional means for further waste reduction, process improvements and revenue streams.
The primary recommendation to the University was the suggestion to provide an intellectual platform for the novel application of project management principles to be explored.
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