Business Plan For QA Higher Education

Introduction

This particular project aims at ensuring that the students and staffs of London school to have an excellent learning environment and to access the newest and the latest technology such computing laboratories and classrooms to support learning and teaching. The implementation of the project would help to ensure the refreshment of the classrooms, furniture including the advancement of both the software such as network infrastructure and hardware.

Refurbishment of Classrooms and Computer Labs in London Campus

This particular project aims at ensuring that the students and staffs of London school to have an excellent learning environment and to access the newest and the latest technology such computing laboratories and classrooms to support learning and teaching. The implementation of the project would help to ensure the refreshment of the classrooms, furniture including the advancement of both the software such as network infrastructure and hardware.

A refurbishment project requires that the concerned individuals make a good plan for renovation by assessing what they would like to refurbish and set the priorities straight. The project is a unique undertaking carried out to achieve planned goals and objectives that be described in terms of outputs, outcomes and even benefits. A refurbishment project is normally regarded as being effective if it achieves the set objectives according to their agreed criteria within an acceptable timescale and budget; the project requires a wide range of professional skills and expertise.in the paper, the Project Initiation Document (PID) is well stipulated with objectives, budget, timescale, strategies, and key stakeholders outlined. The risk register is discussed and the project plan, then how a report is finally presented to a sponsor.

Objectives

The schools within London to have control of their learning institutions and improve where and when necessary depending on the technological advancement and social change and again, to provide the students both local and international with the required skills to make them competent in the job market.

Background of the Project

Most of the institutions are using a project management approach to enhance the much-needed change to meet particular institution goals and objectives. However, it is difficult to find two project management situations that are the same due to the fact that every project conducted by an organization unique set of objectives challenges (Kerzner and Kerzner, 2017). Organizations initiate projects with the best of intentions to succeed; however, due to various complicated nature of project activities, and the challenges linked with managing a project restriction or constraints of budget, quality and time are also unique and constantly changing(Reinbeck et al.2010).

This business plan for QA Higher Education (QAHE) has been formulated to secure an additional funding for development and growth and again inform the stakeholders of the current direction and status (Cleland and King, 1975). This particular project also aims at ensuring that the students and staffs of London Campus to have an excellent learning environment and to access the newest and the latest technology such computing laboratories and classrooms to support learning and teaching. The implementation of the project would help to the refreshment of the classrooms, furniture including the advancement of both the software such as network infrastructure and hardware. The London school is also interested in extending; they are expected and perceived experience to another school within London and in future wants to be the center for benchmarking that other schools can always consult and to produce excellent and well-equipped students who are exposed to the current and trending technologies in education.

Goal Definition Statement

The goal of the project is to update the learning environment with the constantly changing political, social and technological environment. It also aims at enhancing effective cooperation between the surrounding community and the school (Atkinson, 1999). Moreover, the main focus of this project is to strive to be the leading learning institution in the world with a better learning environment that produces excellent graduates who would be competent in the job market.

With this project in place, we expect to:

• To maximize marketing the London school and make it the most preferred learning institution for both the local and international students.
• To create and develop a successful internet site and maintaining a strong connection with the stakeholders.
• To introduce a more advanced structure both software and hardware based on the current technology.

Project Initiation Document

The Project Initiation Document provides the vision behind the formation of the Task Force on Personalized Budgets, outlines the of the project on London school on the improvement of the learning environment (Oberlender and Oberlender, 1993).

Mission Statement

The Task Force's mission is to make recommendations on an approach and a suggested implementation strategy for Managing Director's consideration, on the introduction of a more advanced and up to date learning environment by refurbishing the hardware such as the classrooms and laboratories and again, enhancing the software like boosting network connections. This will be done in keeping with other commitments and aspirations within the Program for Partnership Government and other surrounding schools and the community.

Vision and Values

The project's vision is that the schools within London to have control of their learning institutions and improve where and when necessary depending on the technological advancement and social change and again, to provide the students both local and international with the required skills to make them competent in the job market. The goals and sets of values promote the vision and are set out in the Value for better learning environment: the first goal spells out the definite need for favorable outcomes for London School. Another goal expresses features of the school service system that are needed to support the achievement of the full inclusion and selfdetermination to ensuring that the learning environment is advanced and made more comfortable. The assessment is brief.

Objectives

The QAHE'S remit is to make recommendations for sponsorship by the Managing Director but in cooperation from the Director of Cooperation to facilitate the project of the refurbishment of teaching rooms and computer laboratories in London campus. However, the concept of improving the learning environment is not limited to classrooms and computer laboratories only. The project will emphasize on budgets for the for the more technologically advanced equipment to be installed in the laboratories and the classrooms.

The QAHE will address the following:

• Engage them with the ministry of Education, create evidence base and collect data and further research on the international standards of educational settings and London experience
• Determine the available alternatives and analyze each one of them based on the risks, benefits, and cost.
• Address the Assessment criteria such as the eligibility, prioritization of resources and financial sustainability, and also accountability approaches.
• Identify and determine the most efficient and effective systems to monitor and evaluate the outcome of the project.
• Take into consideration the supports to administer the project from the experts and also considering the role played by the campus.
• Determine how the current budget and resources can be reconfigured as part of the implementation strategy and transforming the London campus.
• Report to the Managing Director on the progress of the project at every stage.
• Recommendations and subsequent implementation will require Government approval and the educational sector.

Underpinning laws may be needed to implement the new school equipment in the classrooms and the laboratories and also the introduction of quality assurance to ensure quality and safety of the purchases.

QA Higher Education (QAHE) task force structure

The project will have two major components:

Strategy Team: responsible for the development of an implementation process for the school project.

Advisory and Consultative Team: for giving advice and input as demanded on essential items arising during the work of the Strategy team.

Both teams will meet in plenary session at the initiation of the project and significant interval stages. This will provide opportunities for engagement and the dissemination of information. Interim and final reports of the Task Force will represent the collective views of both components of the project's Task Force and thus incorporate significant themes arising from any more extensive consultation and the Advisory team.

Roles and Responsibilities

The Project Strategy Team

In line with the commitment in the Program for Partnership Government, the strategy team implementation representatives within the school.

The Role of the Strategy Team

Is to check on the evidence, evaluate alternative options, and then present the most preferred choice for consideration by the Managing Director who is the potential sponsor of the project. Moreover, it will be the duty of this specific team to deliver on the agreed work-plan of the program.

Terms of Reference for Strategy Group

To regard the significant factors of a framework for implementing the project with an initial emphasis on QAHE-funded refurbishment services of the classrooms and computer laboratories of the campus such as a practical application process; assessment of need; eligibility; scope of supports and services that could be funded with such budgets; and accountability; supports to individuals students to get conversant with the various changes; and also the complications of the projects.

To consider the learning from current initiatives in the school and consult on this particular case for building up a pilot study with insight evaluation to test the project and provide the roll-out;

To seek consultancy with the stakeholders and the community that surrounds the Lon...