Using the project which you have based your research upon with regard to Unit 11 (Research Project) or any other organisation with which you are familiar, you are required to create material for use in a consultancy firm.
The consultancy firm has been asked, in connection with the project, to conduct a review and critique of the implementation of operations management principles within this named organisational context, review and critique the implementation of operations management in relation to Six Sigma methodology and Lean principles, prepare a continuous improvement plan based on the review and critique of operations management principles within this organisational context and to analyse the effectiveness of a continuous improvement plan using appropriate theories, concepts and/or models.
At each stage of the consultancy firm to your given project, it is required to produce necessary supporting documentation for completing the project e.g. a business case, project plan, work breakdown structure together with an analysis of the rationale for the consultancy firm, tools and leadership within the Project Life Cycle for the given project and also to review and critique the effectiveness of the Project Life Cycle in application to the chosen project using appropriate theories, concepts and models.
In addition, the consultancy firm would be required to critically analyse how the use of appropriate theories, concepts and models in the Project Life Cycle will differentiate between large and small-scale projects. You should study the workings of Project Life Cycle, and then write a report covering the following:
1 An application of appropriate theories, concepts and/or models to justify strategies of a continuous improvement plan for achieving improved efficiency.
2 A critical evaluation of the Project Life Cycle through a practical and theoretical exploration of its effectiveness to draw valid conclusions and recommendations for improvement.
