Report on Aussie Vacancies

  Introduction of Aussie Vacancies

Aussie Vacancies is working in the travel industry in Australia. The targeted market of Aussie Vacancies is the tourist who visits special holiday places with friends and family. Aussie Vacancies provide them different packages for winter and summer holidays. Key services of Aussie Vacancies are to provide a wide option of holiday cottages, chalets in ski resorts, and apartments. Currently, Aussie Vacancies is working efficiently in the market with positive sales growth on an annual basis. Aussie Vacancies had simple registration process on the website and an electronic portfolio/menu for customers somehow, still Aussie Vacancies is developing plans for future improvements and betterments in the IT sector to secure a better position in Australia and International market. Considering this the main objective of Aussie Vacancies is to introduce a new website, online booking system, and a secure customer database. The present work is about the specification and analysis of this project. Present work will discuss several stages in the project life cycle along with the business case explanation. Present work will also discuss the information related to the stakeholders by developing a register for stakeholders. Moreover, present work will also explain the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT).

Discuss different phases of the project life cycle of Aussie Vacancies

The project was started to bring improvement in the booking system for the Aussie Vacancies in winter and summer holidays seasons. The project was initiated in summer season for advance preparation of winter holidays. In the initial phase of the project life cycle, an idea was presented by the Aussie Vacancies to develop an internet based booking system for its targeted audience. Managerial staff and supporting team members conducted research in the targeted market before initiating this idea to collect information about the perceived value of the customer, requirements of customers, possible opportunities of improvement, and satisfaction level of the customer regarding the offered products and services. Research analysis indicates that the potential users or customers of the Aussie Vacancies are not aware. Thus, after concluding the need for online booking system Aussie Vacancies managerial staff decided to link up the current computerized booking systems with the new internet based booking system. Although, at the phase of planning main emphasis was on idea generation and presentation.  

Managerial staff also decided to enhance management information system (MIS) to trawl database and share information with the relevant customers. In the planning phase, the managerial staff of Aussie Vacancies also developed budgets and schedules for the execution of project-related activities. The total cost estimated for internet development was calculated as 35400. Estimation of E-con concluded that each system would be made functional in the desired manner within the budget of 350000. In scheduling the activities human resource management related plans were also developed.

Aussie Vacancies made a project board aligned with the recommended PRINCE2 type structure.  Furthermore, in the planning phase, Aussie Vacancies also analyzed some potential options in the IT consultancy providing organizations to work on this project. Aussie Vacancies selected E-Con firm to work on this project with some specified roles and resources of Aussie Vacancies. Then in the implementation phase, Aussie Vacancies contracted with the E-con and both companies started working on the development of the website and computerized booking system to integrate both systems appropriately. In the phase, further progress was also made in the web booking system front end.  

In monitoring and controlling phase of the project life cycle, Aussie Vacancies developed a report which was based on the recent strategic review of Aussie Vacancies by the senior managerial staff of the company. The reports presented information about the competitive advantages, cost allocation system, and suppliers related details. While in the last phase of the project life cycle, Aussie Vacancies would have a functional web-based booking system for its customers.           

  Produce a Business Case of Aussie Vacancies

The project business case is presented below:

  Create a SWOT diagram of Aussie Vacancies

The strength, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of the Aussie Vacancies project are presented in the SWOT diagram.

 The above mentioned table explain that there are more threats than opportunities in the market. Somehow, company has enough strength to deal with these threats and take advantage of the opportunities available to them in the market.   

  Create a Stakeholder register of Aussie Vacancies

          The stakeholders of the company are managerial staff of Aussie Vacancies, managerial staff of E-con, and customers. The following table projects the crucial information about the stakeholders and their interest in the business of Aussie Vacancies.

   Create a Project Charter of Aussie Vacancies

  Conclusion on Aussie Vacancies