Assignment-1

Bhavin Jentilal Joshi

Project Management, Conestoga College

MGMT8370: Project Risk & Issue Management

Professor: Shaila Aranha

Saturday, June 03, 2023

1. Group Brain Storming
Project Idea: Big Island Hotel management wanted to shift their hotel resort to all-

inclusive which is new on the island where most of the people came for these as it is

most popular in Mexico, the Dominican Republic, or Jamaica. Three possible projects

identified by the board of directors are listed below, and these projects are

coordinated with the all-inclusive model.

From the total of 35 projects listed, the management team will choose 5 projects and

move further with them.

During our virtual meeting, all group members discussed the potential of many

project ideas and from which our team will be able to figure out the 5 most effective

projects.

The selection procedure for the 5 project possibilities is briefly described below.
Facilitator Prof. Shaila Aranha
Due to limited time and members, each team member will enter their ideas into their dedicated column. Remember to keep the ideas
clear, and short, and do not worry about duplicates. This format is best for structured brainstorming, where the facilitator calls out
each member’s name on a rotating basis. The session ends when each team member passes consecutively
Name 1: Hardik Jajadiya Name 2: Ashwin Name 3: Amal John Name 4: Vatsal Patel Name 5: Harpreet
Philip Narula
1. Develop a Club for 1. Change the room’s 1. New facelift to the hotel 1. Converting 25% of 1. A project to
Kids and Family- appearance to a new by constructing a brand- rooms to a party hall, collaborate with the in-
Friendly Activities model by adding new building with spacious theatre, and indoor town water/land
2. Develop a big hall light-sensitive private suites. game zone. activities and
for destination windows, large-sized 2. Redesign the existing 2. Upgrade the restaurants and ferry
Weddings, Events, smart TV, and voice- hotel space to create existing pool area to tourists to the
and general sensitive electronic multipurpose conventional include a swim-up bar destination.
meetings. gadget. centers. and water slides. 2. Project to renovate and
3. Develop Sports and 2. As the average 3. Launching a new 24/7 3. Establish a extend pools into a water
Recreation occupancy is 50%, multi-cuisine restaurant in partnership with park.
Facilities change 25% of rooms the redesigned space of the local tour operators 3. A project to initiate
4. Develop a garden to an indoor activity existing hotel. and golf course underwater marine life
or other facilities area. 4. Restructuring the committees for exploration and land
for old age people. 3. Starting private frontage ocean view to sightseeing and activities.
5. Develop Eco- taxi service from the create more spaces to host leisure packages. 4. A project to initiate
Tourism and hotel to the airport outdoor events. 4. Beach water activities within
Nature Excursions and back to drop off 5. Constructing a helipad Enhancement: the hotel premises.
Collaborating golf and pick up guests. and helicopter services in Develop a beachfront 5. A project to transform
course with a hotel. 4. Make two pools. the hotel to advance the area with loungers, restaurants into multi-
6. Activities and One is for water less time for travel. umbrellas, and water cuisine buffets.
Entertainment sports, and one is for 6. Introducing private sports equipment. 6. A project to transform
Program family. cruise tourism with all- 5. Redesign the some of the rooms into a
Development 5. Starting a new inclusive features. restaurant to party hall and club with
7. Develop Water park with a lot of 7. Introducing a new VIP accommodate more an open beach party
Park or Aqua land rides to attract membership plan with people with improved concept.
Playground kids and families. exotic features and kitchen staff. 7. A project to build some
6. Buying 250 new enabling a global marketing 6. Water Park shops within the hotel.
bicycles for the guest team to promote the hotel Installation: Build a
to access the town itinerary and features water park on the
for small shopping premises with slides,
and town tours. pools, and water
7. Changing 50 rooms attractions suitable
into a restaurant to for all age groups.
serve all 7. Shuttle Service:
kinds of food items. Implement a shuttle
service to transport
guests to nearby
attractions, shopping
areas, and
popular beaches.
 Decision: To decide which of our 5 projects is important we used to take criteria,

disturbance, Leisure, Revenue, and Elimination of similar projects, these 5 are taken into

consideration for a project selection which is listed below.

Project A: Starting a new park with a lot of land rides to attract kids and

families.

Project B: Establish a partnership with local tour operators and golf course

committees for sightseeing and leisure packages.

Project C: Water Park Installation: Build a water park on the premises with

slides, pools, and water.

Project D: A project to collaborate with the in-town water/land activities and

restaurants and ferry tourists to the destination.

Project E: A project to initiate underwater marine life exploration and land

activities.

2. Brainstorming Session group reflection

What have we done well?

A. All group members actively participate in the group activities along with the

preparation and proper research on that topic.

B. No conflict between group members in deciding the project is also a major

thing we achieved.

C. When it comes to the confusion regarding project ideas, one of the Group

members can resolve it.

What went wrong?

A. At the initial stage in the class all our group members were not present so we

have to meet virtually, and it caused some difficulties due to technical faults.

B. When the project idea needs to decide

 How can brainstorming be done in the future?
The steps outlined are extremely valuable for efficiently generating potential
solutions during the case study brainstorming process.

1. Iterative Brainstorming sessions would be more useful to get better results.

2. Each group member’s feedback on each project idea should help to choose
the best project idea.
3. Encourage every group member to share their feedback and came back with
more project ideas as iterative sessions are there.
4. To get a more specific project idea Entire group should be further divided
into small groups of 2 or a maximum of 3 people.
5. Analyse similar case studies so that mistakes can be avoided before
execution.

3. Individual Paired Comparison

Project A: Starting a new park with a lot of land rides to attract kids and

families.

Project B: Establish a partnership with local tour operators and golf course

committees for sightseeing and leisure packages.

Project C: Water Park Installation: Build a water park on the premises with

slides, pools, and water.

Project D: A project to collaborate with the in-town water/land activities and

restaurants and ferry tourists to the destination.

Project E: A project to initiate underwater marine life exploration and land

activities.
 Project A Project B Project C Project D Project E

Project A - A C A E

Project B - - C B E

Project C - - - C C

Project D - - - - E

Project E - - - - -

Paired Comparison Analysis:

Name of Projects Score

Project A 2

Project B 1

Project C 4

Project D 0

Project E 3

Decision: According to the above-paired comparison analysis, I selected 3 projects listed

below:
Project C: Water Park Installation: Build a water park on the premises with

slides, pools, and water.

Project E: A project to initiate underwater marine life exploration and land

activities.

Project A: Starting a new park with a lot of land rides to attract kids and

families.
4. Six Thinking Hats

Project C: Water Project E: A project to Project A: Starting a

Park Installation: initiate underwater new park with a lot
Build a water park marine life exploration of land rides to
on the premises and land activities. attract kids and
with slides, pools, families.
and water.
White Hat (Fact and Based on the water I feel that nowadays For families who
data) park’s popularity it more and more people had kids with them
will be more want to do adventure preferred to land
beneficial to make kinds of sports and see rides and park as
these project which the underwater compared to the
eventually help to lifestyle, so it attracts other two.
generate good more people.
revenue.
Red Hat (Intuition Water parks are the As spreading Families with kids
& Emotion) main attraction in awareness and getting and elder people
summer as people to know more about are more likely to
want to spend time underwater marine spend their time in
in the water as well life it will be very the park.
as they can enjoy useful.
the sunlight.
Black Hat (Risk & Maintenance and Taking approval from If Parks and land
Problems) safety of rides in the the government rides fail to attract
waterpark are the authority and more people then it
main risks for the following their would be a waste of
project. guidelines cost more money.
amount of money.
Yellow Hat (Benefits Waterpark can be a It will be helpful for This project gives
& Advantages) major game changer the awareness of the the Family friendly
for the revival of the environment as well atmosphere to the
resort as it would as educate people resort which
attract more and about marine life. eventually attracts
more people from more and more
the popularity. people.
Green Hat (New We are planning to We are planning to We are planning to
Ideas & Possibilities) prepare an establish underwater get it done in a
environment- research felicity so themed zone so it
sustainable that it can be served as eventually changes
waterpark so design a data center of after a certain
and operation marine ecosystems period hence people
would be eco- and it will boost can be able to get
friendly. conservation efforts. new experiences.
Blue Hat (Big Picture To create a dynamic If we are successfully This park serves as
& Organization) and engaging able to create this an entertainment
 water-based project it leads us to park that fosters
entertainment major collaboration community
destination. And it and partnerships with connections and
will boost the various firms supports the
overall growth and including economy.
development of the governments which
resort. eventually help us to
grow more rapidly.

5. Decision-making tools reflection

The paired comparison method is widely recognized as the most effective approach

for selecting the best ideas from multiple options when using the six hats method. In

contrast to the six hats method, the paired comparison method is considered

superior due to its ability to directly compare possible options, facilitating the

identification of the optimal choice. When faced with competing options, the paired

comparison analysis proves especially valuable as it assists in selecting the most

favourable option. However, in situations where there are no competing demands,

the prioritization process becomes simpler.

6. The board of directors recommends the project.

The board of directors finally recommended that the project is very useful in terms

of the space we have, and it will eventually boost the revenue of the resort and

serves as a good tourist place for the tourist. This project is selected using paired

comparison method and the six thinking hats method.

Reference
Source of Insight - The six thinking hats and how to use them.- J.D. Meier
https://sourcesofinsight.com/six-thinking-hats/