Project Management. How to organize a rentable Music Festival

Seminar paper from the year 2016 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: 1,7, Anglia Ruskin University, language: English, abstract: The role of the project manager in the give case is to make sure that the project team and the contractors deliver an outcome that meets the client’s wishes and expectations. The given task does not specify any certain outcomes the promoter wants us or our contactors to provide, the only goal for him is to host a music festival on the 9th of April in 2016. It is not specified how much profit he expects to make from the festival nor is the information provided which other outcomes he hopes to achieve by hosting this festival. The overall goal is to organise a festival which will be successful in terms of financial profit on the one hand and on the other hand will also provide further benefit for the community in the aftermath. The festival aims to support local musicians and give them an opportunity to perform in front of a large audience to extent their publicity. Most of the music festival’s profit will be used to support schools in the area by giving away new instruments for their music classes. The promoter will get 20% of the profit, but in return he will gain positive publicity by showing that he cares about the area and the development of the local community.