Body Lotion Project

PROJECT STATUS REPORT

Project Name: Handmade Natural Body Lotion Workshop

Name of Organisation: Nanyang Institute of Management

Project Leader: Chin Ching Yee

Project Goal: To demonstrate the procedures of making natural body lotion to the students of Nanyang Institute of Management

Project Overall Status: Project has no significant risk to baseline cost, schedule, or project deliverables.

Start Date: 7th August 2017 End Date: 8th October 2017

Date of Status: 31st August 2017

Prepared by: Chin Ching Yee

1.0Project Summary

2.0 Project progress and performance

Accomplishment:

-Documentation of project scope statement.

-Obtained permission from workplace mentor to run the workshop

-Gathered homemade lotion recipe and procedures from reputable

A harmonious and cooperative spirit are displayed throughout the project.

-Issues arose are documented clearly to avoid recurrence of the same problem.

3.0 Issues- categorised

Resources

The initial supplier of the required ingredients for the making of body lotion has run out of stock.

Resolution: An alternative supplier was found. Ingredients are delivered on time.

Facilities

The amount of cooker boiler for the process of making body lotion are not enough for all participant to perform it individually on the event day.

Resolution: Participants are grouped into 5-man party and taking turns to engage in the process of making body lotion.

Over Budget

Due to the change of supplier aforementioned, there is a minimal increase in estimated budget for required ingredients.

Resolution: Budget for refreshment on the event day has been cut down to event out overall budget.

Skills

Team leader and helpers are new to poster making for an event. The group lacks creativity and experiences in designing stunning poster that catches the attention of passer-by.

Resolution: Professional poster maker websites were browsed to gain knowledge and ideas in designing a beautiful

It is rather exciting for me to do a self-study on the topic itself, managing and planning the whole project from scratch. I recruited four of my classmates to help me in running this event. Reflecting back to the time I discussed about different tasks and preparation works to my helpers, it was one of the most memorable days during my study. For all the business management theories I have learned in classes, this is the first time I get to applied them on real situation. McGregor’s Theory X and Y suggested two aspects of human behaviour at work. Theory X proposed an average employee that does not like to work and avoids responsibility, thus needing persuasion and punishment to achieve the goals. Theory Y on the other hand, explained that employees may not require only threat or external control to work, the main focus is to use self-direction and satisfaction of a work to lead to a commitment to organization. I applied Theory Y during this project by encouraging my helpers to take initiative, teamwork and participative decision making to complete different tasks. I found it really useful as it harmonizes the working atmosphere and motivates people to work