Table of contents

Introduction 1
Task 1: The project manager 2
Task 2: Problem solving and decision making 4
Task 3: The project triangle 6
Task 4: Managing Finance 7
Task 5: Risk analysis 9
Task 6: Conflict and negotiation 11
Task 7: Team work 13
Introduction
The primary objective of this study is to conduct an examination of a component of project
management within the framework of the case scenario that has been provided. City of Hull in
the United Kingdom, according to the authority and the specialists involved in the project, is
currently undergoing a transformation in order to become the world's smartest city. As shallow
and grandiose as it may appear, the tech team is working together on this project with the support
of the United Kingdom government and national tech groups in order to bring it to fruition. With
this research, we hope to get a full grasp of the issue of having a clear outline of the essential
abilities and probable actions that are to be done and considered by the project management in
order to ensure that the project expresses itself in the manner that was planned. Effective grasp of
how problem solving and the component of decision-making have contributed to the general
advancement of the current project has been a vital factor in the project's overall development
(Saba et al. 2020).

A legible understanding of the project training and parameters analysis would be carried out in
this manner to ensure that, by the end of the study's course of investigation, the primary project
related constraints are clearly understood and that the effective utilisation of the same has been
vividly discussed and elaborated throughout. It is also intended to look into another area of the
project, that of management finance, and how proper cost estimating and budget declaration
might benefit the project in general at this point (E.M. and Yun, 2018). Aiming to identify all
necessary methods and approaches to ensure that risk management is carried out effectively, as
well as ensuring that strategic implementation to manage project conflicts is carried out
effectively and clearly stated in the present study, is to evaluatively evaluate the conceptual
understanding of how project management has been conducted in a particular organisation.
together with efforts to develop the city, country, and planet at a collective or collaborative level
(Russo et. al 2020).

Task 1: The project manager

Developing project management for making Hull City a smart city of the century, while ensuring
that it is not conducted solely for the sake of kit, and that anything tech-savvy and smart in
nature is not just meant to be cool, but rather to actually benefit society and the residents of the
city, and sort of in a way, creating an example of how the aspect of making a smart city would
I)benefit society and the residents of the city (Russo et at 2020). Please accept my apologies in
this circumstance. In order to ensure that the project manifests into reality and that everything
works well without any difficulty or other types of complications, the project manager must have
a thorough awareness of the abilities and activities that can be implemented. A specific set of
talents has been taken into consideration, and certain measures have been made by the project
manager to support those considerations. The following are some of the skills:

One of the most essential things the project manager has accomplished thus far was establishing
and maintaining effective communication with the city of Hull councils. In this way, it has been
possible to effectively explain the overall goals and project needs to the team. When it comes to
explaining to them how the general plans and structural eve openings would be executed one
step at a time, given that Hull City Council is the entity in charge of (delivering the Smart City
initiative), the soothing aspect has been successfully conveyed with the use of a soothing image
(Russo et at 2020). As part of this effort, the project manager ensured that connecting with
technology companies such as Conexant and Cisco was a priority, and that both utilisation of
connexin tech and building a new Ciso kinetic were taken into account. As a result, successfully
interacting with the has also been successfully managed (Saba et al. 2020). 2. The topic of time
management has been considered, and it has been determined that it is critical to ensure that all
of the necessary works and project requirements are effectively completed within the allotted
time frame. From the installation of city-wide sensors and the processing of data from a variety
of sources, all the way through to the installation of sensors throughout the city, effective time
management is necessary at every stage.... It is being utilised in conjunction with other
technologies, such as the Visa lcecast programme, the Citiogik system and GPS technology, to
provide more consistent assets as well as improved data sources. Management of data and food
would become possible, allowing for the overall development of the project to proceed more
smoothly (Praharaj and Han, 2019).

Three, the project manager has demonstrated effective problem-solving skills in areas such as
ensuring that technological disciplines are consistent and that all stakeholders involved are
consistently satisfied while providing effective services and profits from the business while
ensuring that the City council is a so considered effective y are some of the most effective y are
some of the most effective An important factor considered was the project managers' ability to
express all of the necessary aspects efficiently within a compact and minimal direction, while
guaranteeing that there is no sense of project conflict. One of the things that has been taken into
consideration is making certain that all of the necessary parts of the projects are successfully
addressed and performed (Praharaj and Han, 2019).

In addition, excellent technology communication as well as an increase in the number of

consumers and the size of the population have been identified as among the most effective
activities, according to the project manager. Using the fastest broadband network available while
also taking into account LoRaWAN technology will help to ensure that corporate connectivity is
successfully managed. This would enable the aspect of giving an integrated experience as well as
facilitating the use of internet of things devices to become a reality in the near future. A logical
step taken into consideration by the project manager, this one has been identified as one in which
the efficient use of information by city residents would be accomplished with the assistance of
smart technology and the overall aspect of an integrated internet fibre network, as determined by
the project manager.

The project manager has decided that in order to provide effective services across the city in
terms of traffic management, health care management, and social care management, the project
must be able to increase the aspect of data sharing and a sop to ensure that the process of
decision-making is conducted effectively. When it comes to properly conducting the decision-
making process, the action that has been considered by the project manager is what the project
manager to effectively conduct the process of decision-making is (Serrano. 2018).

6. Another aspect of the city is where the overall management is conducted by the project
manager in the process of making the city smart and to provide integrated experiences where
Siemens Stratos platform is conducted for traffic management, waste management with Bartee
Auto ID, or even street lighting system with Datek streetlight management are some of the most
effective actions considered while making the city smart and to provide integrated experiences
where Siemens Stratos platform is conducted for waste management, waste management with
Bartee Auto ID, or even street lighting system with Datek streetlight

Task 2: Problem solving and decision making

Identification of the relevant stakeholders

as they make every effort to achieve their goals Identifying potential stakeholders and
conducting a thorough investigation into their interests is critical to the success of the project,
particularly in terms of business advancement and results. The recently completed influence
analysis for the Smart City Hull OS Project in the United Kingdom assisted in the identification
of numerous key stakeholders (Saba et al. 2020). Identification and documenting of the
capabilities and priorities of stakeholders. In order to properly identify stakeholder interests, it is
necessary to consider both negative and positive implications of a project activity on the overall
project's outcome. Our project manager, team members, resource managers, senior management,
the firm's owners and financiers, as well as suppliers, consultants and vendors, consumers and
end users, are all familiar with the individuals who were named on the list. Having sorted out
end users, consumers (residents), project managers, business owners and other stakeholders
based on the importance of resources, the following step is to provide the greatest amount of
value to stakeholders in order to maximise return on investment.

One of the most effective methods of knowing customers and recognising those who have
influence over them is to gain a credible grasp of the stakeholders and to separate out the
essential stakeholders. Identifying stakeholders, such as customers and top-level managers, as
well as suppliers and even the company's owners, is critical since it aids in the process of
prioritising which companies to invest in. The stakeholder influence map is vital and relevant in
the process of prioritising the stakeholders since it assists managers in understanding who is
crucial to the firm. It is the organization's goal to efficiently identify the important individuals in
order to ensure that all of the appropriate stakeholders are included in discussions of all project
procedures. The grids of interest and influence are shown below. Some of the most effective
components of the stakeholder analysis are the ways in which stakeholders are able to integrate
the project's success into their own lives, as well as the ways in which they effectively contribute
to its growth. It is possible to address the stakeholders' reliance on the project as well as their
 concern that it will be handled appropriately by implementing stakeholder management that is
focused on efficient project analysis. Stakeholders will be able to identify any potential
difficulties that may arise during the course of the project, and measures will be put in place to
prevent them from occurring.

stakeholders are the subject of a frank discussion

credible, well-managed process for understanding stakeholders and their investments is

achieved by thoroughly analysing and comprehending stakeholders, as well as their interests,
viewpoints, and expectations, among other things. E.M. will involve them more in the project in
order to achieve better project outcomes by relying on their previous experience and increasing
their level of involvement. In order to bring about the required and meaningful changes, it is
vital to be aware of the power that the major players wield. It is expected that effective
mechanisms of active engagement will be used to indicate the extent to which stakeholders'
interests are represented. This also suggests that the level of commitment shown by stakeholders
to the project, particularly in terms of active engagement and support, will have an impact on the
amount of material and finance required for the project to be successful.

Task 3: The project triangle

Critical discussion on the importance of project triangles

A project's triple constraints define how it's running within the three project limitations.
Project management triangle or triple limitations cannot be altered without affecting one
another. All of them work and live in a linked fashion, meaning that one can't be changed
without also impacting the other. Time, scope, and money are the three main restrictions
that work together. For example, increasing the scope could make things take longer and
cost more. Narrowing and limiting scope and cost with a broader deadline: this is something
that is very effective. These rules are designed such that changes are hard to make, and
making changes in one area means amending other parts. An effective understanding of
each component of the project triangle begins with the constituent pieces of each element,
something that is also applicable to that specific part.
For example, it is very important for the project manager to understand financial limitations
or expenditures involved in the Hull, UK smart city project. Cost estimation will lead every
decision on the project in the end. the project and the cost are both relevant to forecasting
budgets There are various aspects that can alter the cost of a smart city. Higher costs from
suppliers can negatively impact the cost of running a business like HUL UK. Projects can
have an impact on the cost of the work since the exchange fluctuation may vary. Costs
could be impacted by deliverable requirements. The implementation of new technology and
workforce changes could trigger the need for more recruiting, which is quite expensive and
can also influence prices. It is important to consider a misjudgment of the work length
because this can lead to the project needing to gather new supplies from vendors or some
other delay and having to rush the work to complete on time. Project scope is something
that people often talk about. The aspects of project scope are used frequently to discuss the
effects of the due success out of the smart city OS Hull's coverage, and the extent of the
adjustments that are made accordingly. Project scope in terms of time and cost is going to
be more effectively improved with project planning and process control adjustments. This is
going to allow the client and the stakeholders to have better planning and time and cost
control (Saba et al. 2020).

It is something that is certain to be absolutely necessary to every project: change

management. In contrast, a problem that could damage the municipal OS project would be a
failure to implement or manage the change properly. Hull UK, known as the Capital of
Culture in 2017, is one of Europe's most popular destinations for culture lovers. Say for
example, the change that could occur is installing a new fiber-optic internet connection
and/or a LAN connection, as well as developing a city-wide operating system. Changes
could happen, but they'll be good or bad for the project. The proposal will be effective if the
firm has good management of change management, since changes to the firm would support
the competition of the proposed infrastructures and building. Poorly managed potential
alterations might enable Hull UK's smart city OS to experience several difficulties,
including issues and interventions following the project. A missed deadline could occur in
the successful completion of any of the projects (creating a smart city) because of this. a
general lack of oversight in regards to the smart city OS Budget overruns are likely because
 of the UK infrastructure work. To paraphrase, an attempt to forecast cost estimation by the
ear would be a failure. (As reported by Saba et al. in 2020). If the project fails, it could
contribute to a cascade of failure across the project's operations. Any problems with the
project's design, such as failing to be completed on time, can trigger extensive problems,
which will endanger the entire project (Webster and Leleux. 2019). Project changes, if
poorly managed, might affect project delivery time and provide complications for the
project team to keep on track with the timelines. Another potential situation which could
develop because of the project's shift and cause complications is the demand of more
resources (Serrano, 2018).

Task 4: Managing Finance

Effective resource requirements

As they run a project. in order to make sure that every project has everything it needs to
be successful, you must set up excellent resource management. It will help the project to
be more effective if resources are well used and each is allocated to a good component
of the project. A project manager can bring a smart city OS to Hull UK using the
following approaches:
A project manager needs to identify resources effectively, and to do this, they must
know how to thoroughly comprehend the resources available (Praharaj and Han,2019).
to help protect the customer from any major changes in how they think or want things to
be done
resource management While working on a project for a smart city OS in Hull, the
project manager may use a histogram to control the available resources. This would
allow them to better utilise the allotted resources while ensuring that the project contains
the necessary quantity, amount, and degree of talents (E.M. and Yun,2018).

Another element of resources being managed effectively is splitting up the project into
smaller components. Tracking the project after each milestone may help the project be
successful by understanding the resources required. Other than resources not being
allocated for the project, managers must be consistent in project development and must
 comprehend project resources and how to be knowledgeable about project management.
Having a project manager with a comprehensive viewpoint help Smart City OS, Hull
UK improve its usage of resources and management of them. Resource management is
remarkably efficient, and project managers can employ it to maximise project resources
and clearly grasp project requirements, in order to meet these obligations in a hassle-free
manner (E.M. and Yun,2018).

Smart method for accurate assessment of total cost

Project cost estimation technique is frequently used as a means of using cost-estimation

technique to estimate project costs effectively and credibly in a way that can handle
unforeseen changes to the customer needs. It gives the project manager the ability to
figure out how to find the rough cost estimate of the project and how to make certain the
project is identified correctly (Wel Jster and Leleux. 2019). An accurate estimation of
the cost of a project helps to keep stakeholders informed about the state of the budget
and provide them with the ability to take action accordingly. it will help those
participating in the project with both project management and project development to be
able to prepare for any kind of cost inflation/deflation and understand how to forecast
cost estimate projections before they occur (Serrano. 2018). Parametric estimating is one
of many estimation approaches used in project management. bottom-up and analogous
estimation (an estimate made using analogous cases). Hull UK. in their smart city OS
project uses identical estimating. The project manager would be able to calculate the
project's cost by simply comparing it to a similar project. This technique allows the
project manager to have a practically infallible cost estimation of the current project
since it would comprehend the current project and identify the predicted costs by
understanding the calculation and actual costs of an already known project (Saba et al.
2020).

Justification
Historical data and the achievement of similar projects help estimate a preliminary project cost
(Russo et al. 2020). For the sake of the analogy's foundation. the feature It is crucial to undertake
a risk analysis in order to conduct adequate research and identify any hazards without any issues.

Task 5: Risk analysis

Risk analysis by risk register

It is critical to remain consistent with the project's objectives, which is why it is crucial to foresee
how the project will affect the entire project's outcomes (E.M.and Yun,2018). The risk register
has been created and is currently being used to evaluate Hull UK's Smart City OS project, which
is currently in the planning stages. Using a spreadsheet, the risk register identifies and quantifies
the danger, impact, and probability of various risks. This allows the risk register to compute and
identify which risks pose the most significant threat to the project. The use of priority level
assignments, in conjunction with unambiguous assertions of duty, makes allocating work and
penalising poor judgments both extremely efficient approaches to management. A few of the
most significant hazards identified by the project risk register (PRR) in the current project are as
follows:

Some of the most serious risks that could arise from the project's operational phase are, for
example, the failure to adhere to the plan's scope and the failure to meet the expectations of
stakeholders regarding how the project would be delivered. It becomes significantly more risky
for a project to fail completely if the deliverables do not meet expectations and the project does
not deliver in its entirety. In some cases, the performance hazards may have an impact on the
project's completion date. Workers' changes are frequent, and workers' departures occur more
frequently than is necessary, resulting in irregularities in the project's implementation. Because
of a scarcity of acceptable and legal resources, it is necessary to use materials such as plant life,
which is in short supply and should be preserved. In addition, a lack of environmental knowledge
is a danger that could be disastrous for the project even after it has been successfully finished.
For example, the city was planned out in advance. The fact that we overlook environmental
challenges during the manufacturing process causes our progress to be impeded by two to three
times is also obvious.

In terms of legal considerations, the most pressing one is ensuring that projects meet the
standards of the city or state council in Hull, as well as national regulations. The issue at hand is
the danger of legal compliance associated with this large-scale undertaking. As a result, keeping
the project running smoothly would be beneficial to the project as a whole; but, doing anything
else could be detrimental to it (Picon, 2015) After taking a look at some of the specifics of
projects, it becomes clear that having a poor understanding of project management tools and
practises could result in a messed up project.

Task 6: Conflict and negotiation

Emergence of conflict
Project conflicts are a fairly typical occurrence in the development of any project, and as a result,
understanding the nature of such conflicts is critical to potentially mitigating and reducing the
influence of those conflicts on the actual project's delivery schedule (Javidroozi et al. 2015).
Making certain that the project is able to deliver to its full potential is important in the
development of smart city OS, Hull UK, among other things. Having the conflicts adequately
identified and comprehended would assist them in carrying out their responsibilities in a credible
manner. The following are some of the most significant conflicts that have been identified during
the course of the project evaluations, and these conflicts are listed in alphabetical order:

1. Disagreements in the project's overall vision something that is a rather common

occurrence Where the client's vision for the project and the project manager's vision for
the project are not the same, there may be a conflict between the two. The end users as
well as the citizens of the city of Hull can be found here. The clients are the United
Kingdom, or perhaps the City of Hull, depending on the situation. Conflicts may happen
if the project manager has a different vision for the project's aesthetics or infrastructure
development than the client, and this could have a negative impact on the project's ability
to be successfully completed. Conflicts in vision are caused by diverse creative ideas for
the project from the workers that differ from those of the project management, resulting
in the conflicting visions (Ibrahim.and Morsy, 2016).
2. If you are not a team player and you have several groups involved in a project that are
simply not compatible with each other's points of view, this will lead to the development
of conflicts in the group differences when several-or more than one group is involved and
they are unable to work together because of their differences. The presence of a
conflicting feature is a common occurrence (Harmon et al. 2015).
3. It is possible that the component of leadership by the project manager or even the team
leader, or anyone else who is the respective head of their team, will cause conflict within
the project. Project conflicts may arise as a result of a manager's inability to guide the
workers toward the project's successful completion.
4. Five. Inadequate communication during the project delivery process may be another
contributing element to the development of project conflicts. 6. Communication
breakdowns can lead to inconsistent results, which could ultimately jeopardise the
project's actual delivery. The issue of resources, as well as the competition among
providers, may result in the development of project disputes.. Instead of working together
to ensure the successful delivery of the project using the resources available to them, the
involved suppliers in smart city OS, Hull UK. would be engaged in a competition against
each other for having better resources available to them instead of working together to
ensure the successful delivery of the project using the resources available to them would
result in the emergence of conflicts (Gandy Jr and Ne morin,2019). Although having
potential conflicts in a project of this nature is important, having potentially suitable
conflict management techniques would lead to the successful development of credible
conflict management that could potentially reduce the impact of each of the conflicts that
have been mentioned throughout this conflict assessment thus far would be advantageous
(Cowley and Caprotti, 2019). The aspect of having a group discussion and mutually
deciding which one would be most beneficial for both stakeholders, the need users, the
Hull residence, and of course the client as well as for the entire project smart city OS,
Hull UK, that would reduce the conflicts eventually would be discussed and decided
upon by the participants (Collins et al. 2021). It is expected that the implementation of
transparency between different groups who have visible differences, and having them
effectively come to a mutual ground and motivating them to work towards the common
goal, which is the success of the project delivery, will reduce the conflicts arising from
 the differences between groups. The involvement of additional leaders who would help
bring the leaders back on track and guide them through their mistakes and improvements
and would eventually allow the project to have flown in its own consistency would be
required if the leader is not able to lead their teammates towards the success of the project
delivery would be necessary (Calzada and Cowie,2017). Ineffective collaboratives or
contentious disagreements can be controlled through the creation of effective
conversation techniques, which ensure that participants understand why reaching a
common or shared ground would be beneficial to both themselves and the project in
question. Differing viewpoints would only serve to degrade the project's quality and
cause it to be delayed further (Arafah and Winarso, 2017). Poor communication and
conflicts in the workplace may perhaps be managed more effectively with the
involvement of a project mediator or a representative who would assist in keeping the
communication link between different departments fluid and the conflict would be
managed more efficiently (Anthopoulos, 20 17). In conclusion, the competition between
resources could possibly be mitigated through the involvements of [providing an
understanding to the resources managers and suppliers about how the all resou rces
combined will benefit the project and everyone involved in the project instead of being
competitive about who is better].

Task 7: Team work

Actions to be considered by the project manager to build a highly successful team

As previously said, the feature of building a varied team would be quite beneficial, and as a
result, some activities considered by the project manager would be highly beneficial. There
are several of these acts, including: the component of having a group conversation and jointly
determining which one would be most advantageous for both the stakeholder and the need
users in addition to the Hull residence and the client, as well as the complete project smart
city OS Anthopoulos et al., 2017)
Reduced conflicts would result from the use of transparency between different groups who
have evident differences, and having them effectively come to a common ground while
inspiring them to work toward a common goal, which is the successful completion of the
project. Several authors (Anthopoulos and Fitsilis, 2015) have written about the importance
 of a strong sense of community.

In a variety of group situations, facilitate the formation of good dialogue and ensure that
participants understand why reaching a common or mutual ground would be beneficial to
both themselves and the project as whole. A project mediator or a representative who would
assist in maintaining a fluid communication link between different departments might
perhaps be beneficial in managing disputes in a diverse team setting, and the project manager
could manage the conflict effectively in a diverse team environment (Alshawish et al. 2016)

Working in a diverse team may provide some difficulties.

 The differences in views among a diverse team could be a challenge for the project
Smart city, Hull, United Kingdom, in the future. It would be awful for groups and
people to manage each other if they did not have a shared awareness of their cultural
backgrounds (Allam and Newman, 2018)
 As a result of an incapacity to guide the workers toward project achievement, project
disputes and problems may arise in a diversified environment. The absence of
collaboratives in a diverse team context when attempting to reach a consensus on a
problem solution could potentially result in the development of conflict
disagreements during the project's development phase (Agbali et al. 2019).

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