TM Fishing is a subsidiary of MJA Enterprises Inc. established in 2018 in the commonwealth of Dominica. TM Fishing Inc. was conceptualized in part as a response to gap in the fish and seafood supply market during the aftermath of Hurricane Maria that occurred in September 2017.
The principle shareholder of the company, Mr. M Anthony functions in the role of C.E.O. Mr. Anthony is a registered fisher having completed the requisite training from the Ministry of Blue & Green Economy, Agriculture and National Food Security in the Commonwealth of Dominica.
Fishing is integral to the socio-economic landscape of Dominica with profound cultural, health and income generating reach. In the past two (2) years, the company has experienced significant growth which required capital asset expansion to include: two (2) fishing boats, a refrigerated truck, a 4x4 hulling/delivery truck and several refrigerators among other essential assets.
The business has been experiencing steady growth resultant from securing supplier contracts for several supermarkets and restaurants. This growth has necessitated further expansion which will include a cold storage facility; this need is further compounded by the inability of the local Fisheries Division to provide cold storage due to damage sustained to its facility during the passage of Hurricane.
The issue at hand currently is that the proprietor does not have the necessary capital to undertake the envisaged expansion and is seeking capital injection from both grant funding and traditional finance avenues. Secondly and more importantly, due to inexperience, management is adopting an ad hoc approach to the construction initiative; there is not a formal management plan to guide scope or cost or inform potential financiers of the commitment expected.
The absence of this critical tool exposes this novice business to avoidable pitfalls, which will translate into higher cost, substandard facility (having not secured required planning and environment health approvals) and prolonged construction time.
The primary purpose of the exercise was to develop a management plan for TM Fishing; the scope of the project is to facilitate the construction an energy efficient state of the art cold storage facility to house fish and seafood.
The overall objective was to develop a comprehensive project management plan grounded in the ethos of sustainability to ensure efficient use of resources for the construction of cold storage facility that adds value to community development through the expansion of a small business venture.
The specific objectives of this venture were to create a project charter that outlines the scope, timeframe and resources required for implementation of the project; to create a scope management plan that outlines all relevant stakeholders inclusive of their individual requirements and expectations, to develop a time management plan that will facilitate the delegation of key tasks / activities that can be monitored and evaluated, to create a dynamic and integrative cost management plan that details all cost related components critical to the implementation of the project, to develop a procurement management plan rooted in sustainability and international industry specific best practices, to formulate a communication management plan that clearly defines the strategies to be employed for both internal and external exchanges, to develop a human resource management plan that will facilitate the engagement of the accurate number of employees required, with matching skill requirements to accomplish organisational goals also ensuring that engagements processes are in tandem with international laws, to establish a change management plan that will support the management of processes thus ensuring synergies among other all key knowledge areas to minimize the impact of change on the vision of the organization, to develop a quality management plan that merges stakeholder acceptance criteria with industry establish quality standards and to formulate a stakeholder management plan that identifies, categorizes and analyses the impact of stakeholders on the vision of the initiative.
The development of this project relied on both primary and secondary sources of information. Primarily case studies were utilized to provide essential industry specific information to create a comprehensive document. This was supported by collection of information from secondary sources such as academic papers, industry specific publications particularly PMBOK ® Guide and Construction.
Application of the methodologies outlined above provided the foundation for the output of this project to be developed. This was of course not without significant challenges. However, the findings suggest that the integration of sustainability principles into the construction industry particularly in a small island developing states like Dominica is critical for the overall development. Integrating sustainability into the Built/Construction industry holds tremendous value, however, significant skills advancement and revision of integration approaches are paramount to support this revision. S
It is therefore recommended that the Government employs a more dynamic approach to the revision of current building codes and guidelines to take into consideration more modern architectural and building designs. This is critical to mitigate against the implications of negative externalities create from the construction industry. Updated building codes will tie into the development and implementation of Land Use Planning visions. The Physical Planning Division should be more proactive with efforts to educate stakeholders thus ensuring greater buy-in for reform proposals. The construction industry needs to be regulated and monitored. As such It is important that training and certification of construction related personnel be prioritized as conditions for employment. Construction is particularly in Small Developing Islands (Caribbean) is not an area that is researched. It means that there is little to no location based scientific or historical data to inform advancement of the industry. It is critical therefore that all stakeholders (Government, Natural Resource Management Agencies.
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Estudiante: Alison E Alfred
Fecha: Marzo 2020
Tutor: Roger Valverde
Lector: James Perez
Lector:Carlos Vega
