Project 2

You are part of a Project Management team that will install, and operate a “Café Miami 24/7” at FIU from the bottom up.

You should work in pairs or alone for this project

Use any of the project management tools MS Visio, MS Project or MS Excel to complete this task.

You will need to present a detailed timeline with tasks and milestones for “Café Miami 24/7.”

You need to turning a hard copy of the paper that will contain the following:

Page 1 Your name, class, date, semester, professor’s name and a digital color visible photo of yourself or group

Page 2 A memo from your group to me outlining the project and how you would go about it. You should also note any problems you feel you might encounter along the way.

Page 3 Should contain your strategy and your tactics that you foresee you will use as there is bound to be a reaction from the surrounding 24/7 fast food chains. Particular attention should be paid to your pricing policy.

Page 4 Should contain your mission statement for “Café Miami 24/7”

Page 5 Should contain the human resource policy.

Page 6 Should contain your detailed timeline and milestones.

Project Café Miami 24/7

FIU will allocate 500 sq feet for a 24/7 cafeteria.

This area will be given to you bear - just walls, concrete floors and sewage outlets.

You have 6 months starting April 1, 2004 to complete this project.

Below are some facts you need to consider:

1. Plumbing work needs 1 month to complete but 2 weeks to find an appropriate contractor and sign the appropriate contract.
2. Flooring/Tiling requires 4 days but 1 month to find an appropriate contractor and sign the appropriate contract.
3. Fire and safety equipment including sprinklers for the grill require 1 month to complete, 2 weeks to find an appropriate contractor and sign the appropriate contract but must be completed 2 weeks before grand opening.
4. The Fire Marshall must inspect the premises 1 week before the grand opening. However The FM requires an appointment 4 months prior to the inspection date.
5. The A/C people require 1 week to complete tasks and 1 week to find an appropriate contractor and sign the appropriate contract.
6. Electrical work requires 1 week to complete and 1 week to find an appropriate contractor and sign the appropriate contract.
7. The cabinetry/shelving requires 6 weeks for ordering and delivery. This contract also requires taking measurements when the walls and floors are complete. 2 weeks are required to shop around for quotations
8. Cafeteria equipment including grills, fryers, washers, hoods, pots, pans, utensils, refrigeration, etc requires 3 weeks to receive quotations and make a decision on which company to engage. On average they will require 6 weeks to deliver.
9. Food and non-food supplies will be on a daily basis. However you will need 3 weeks to call various companies for quotes and a further 2 weeks for them to approve you as a business customer.
10. You will need a store Manager, 3 supervisors, 4 cashiers, 2 short-order cooks and 3 cooks, as well as, 10 servers/cleaners and 3 security guards.
11. The hiring process will take 3 weeks to advertise and interview all personnel. You will need the Manager to be sent for training for 1 month.
12. The Manager will need to train everyone else and will require at least 2 months
13. Business License will require submission of all necessary documentation and requires 1 working week to be issued.
14. A legal company needs to be set up, articles of incorporation need to be drawn up and filed with the State. Timeline for this is up to your lawyer.
15. A contract needs to be signed between your company and FIU for the use of the space, rent and share of profits. You should allow a timeline for this of 1 month.
16. Eating area will be provided by FIU in conjunction with other existing stores.