Week 4 EOC: 3 Wows

Wow #1:  Cater to the client, and give him a taste of what he is investing in, literally.  Perhaps serving hors de’vours (not something crunchy because he needs to hear what is being said and not the sound of his own chomping).  This way he can get a sense of how people will be waiting on him hand and foot once he moves into the Veer Towers. 

Wow #2: Creating a magazine that follows the presentation, so when the client leaves, he can always reference back to the magazine just in case he might have forgotten a point or needed clarification on something.

Wow #3: Add music and graphics to the presentation that are perfectly timed to the lecture part of the presentation. 

Week 2: Action Agenda

Action Agenda

Team members:

Lucy Gamalong- Project Manager

Veronica Carranza- Designer

Melissa Nouwels- Designer

Simone Jackson- Designer

Lucy’s Responsibilities:

Create Company Name

Contact web designer

Create a logo

Create a location and contact information

Find a source of contact for the VEER Towers

Deliverables

Create a schedule

Veronica’s Responsibilities:

Re-write the statement (needs to be about one paragraph) MARKETING

Get CAD or floor plans

Get site plan

Find out current condo prices

Create a questionnaire to target market

What’s inclusive?

Schedule a tour

Melissa’s responsibilities:

Create business card

Take photos of location

Contact a web designer to design a web page

Demographics

Choose a target market

Simone’s Responsibilities:

Clearly define the project objective

Create the scope of the work

Create a list of questions to ask a VEER representative pertaining to the project

Create a business plan

Create a contract (general)

Budget Schedule

Week1: Project Management Institute

PMI's website (http://www.pmi.org/) states that they "serve practitioners and organizations with standards that describe good practices, globally recognized credentials that certify project management expertise, and resources for professional development, networking and community."  PMI helps their clients improve thier careers or businesses through assessment and training.  People around the world can recieve PMI credentials in several areas of project managment including:

Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)

Project Management Professional (PMP)

PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP)

PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP)

Program Management Professional (PgMP)

Organizational Project Management Maturity Model Certified Consultant (OPM3-CC)

PMI members are project managers all over the world.  A person does not need to be a member to recieve PMI credentials.

Week1: My Voice

I am going to start off the first posting of my first blog ever by stating that this is an assignment for a class that I am taking at the Art Institute of Las Vegas, which is why this post is titled what it is.  I have never kept a blog before because a blog is like a public diary, and I don't even keep a personal diary. So, with that said I will introduce myself.  I am an assistant, a wife, a mother, and a fourth year interior design student (according to my instructor, I shouldn't say student, but legally I can not call myself an interior designer until I am licensed to call myself as such).  Currently I work at Dalvey Business Environments.  I get to space plan offices, which is mostly reconfiguring systems that the client already owns, just trying to squeeze in more people.  That definitely seems to be the trend at the moment, trying to fit too many people into a too small space because everyone is scared to sign a lease on a bigger building.  I can not waite for the day that someone comes to us with a project that is completly new.  Someone please open up a new office in Vegas please. A pediatrician's office would be fun, and I have lots of ideas for different kinds of firms.