CRITICAL COMMENTARY - PLANNING

PLANNING

GROUP 1: Bethany Louise McMahon
                   Maria Eun Ji Park
                   Daisy Danica Parto
                   Iqra Faria Hoda
                   Yen Nhien Nguyen
                   Matthew Louis Portokalli
            
AERIAL ROPE WAY

"Planning refers to the process of setting goals, developing strategies and outlining tasks and schedules to accomplish the goals and also help in deciding objectives both in quantitative and qualitative terms. It is an essential foundation to complete a successful project. "



Group activities:
1. Analyze opportunity, problem or goal (what needs to be done?)
2. Identify an aim for the project, define objectives (what outcomes are you aiming for?)
3. Identify, explore and evaluate alternative options or solutions; Select the specific course(s) of action best suited to the goal; Detail planning (working out specific stages of the plan by determining who will do what, when, where, how and why, identify potential risks and contingency plans, collect resources - e.g the use of a Gantt Chart to define milestones).
4. Plan implementation.

Group Planning Tools:
- The Gantt Chart
- Group meetings
- Regular blog posts
- Site Visit

FEEDBACK


-Great Video!!
- Nice Layout Presentation
- Need more graphics
- Put more specific referencing

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GROUP 2: Jason Lo
                   George Alagah
                   Ruo Qi Gan
                   Michael Naumovski
                   Kangyi Tan

BUS STOP OF THE FUTURE

"Planning is a crucial aspect in any situation and can mean the success or failure of a project . With regards to our Bus Stop of the Future project, careful planning on a number of different aspects is carried out including any planning tools or activities, time management and cost management."

They have incorporated a number of different planning tools and activities, including:

- Gantt Chart
- Project Plan: Organise Roles,
                       Research,
                       Connections,
                       Prototyping,
                       Presentation
- Members Roles
- Risk Management
- Time Management
- Fabrication
- Research
- Transportation/ Logistic
- Assembly
- Project Cost: Cost Estimating,
                       Cost Budgeting,
                       Cost Control

FEEDBACK

- Great Wiki Spaces Layout
- The relationship between Planning and their project was explained well
- Referencing could be more specific (put in-text reference)
- Add more graphics and visual presentation to make it more interesting

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