Project plan for Whitebread World Sailboat Race

Project Plan for Whitbread World Sailboat Race
Commitment to a success is very important to an organization or team. The project
leaders need to work closely with each other and team members. Leaders need to offer the best
cooperation to the project courses and to be very flexible to adapt the changes in order to
succeed. Many factors contribute to the ultimate success. However, the most important thing is
the establishment of the project plan, which should be well analyzed, developed, and
implemented. This paper introduces a plan that brings a success to Bjorn Ericksen’s sailboat race
team. With a to a 45-week schedule, Bjorn Ericksen and his two core staffs would be able to
build a high-tech boat and train the crew efficiently for the nine-month Round the World
Whitbread Sailboat Race.
Bjorn Ericksen Project Strategy Analysis
My company, Atlantic Adventure Corporation, has been in the sailboat industry for 15
years. We have experience not only in building light- or heavy-weight sailing boats, but also in
being consultants to many professional teams for their own design efforts. We utilize the latest
technology and high-tech material to perform our manufacturing builds and consult our
customers. Our employees are very skillful and always reach out to update their knowledge in
boatbuilding. We were invited to advice Ericksen’s team to revise their plan that allows them to
participate in the coming World Race on time and within the reasonable budget. The next
paragraphs discuss the analysis of his team’s original plan and point out the improvement to
make the team’s sailing dream come true.
Bjorn Ericksen is very confident when selecting Karin Knutsen as the chief design
engineer and Trygve Vallvik as the master helmsman. Erick, himself, had experience as a master
helmsman in the past and a reputation of a racing sailboat designer. Karin and Trygve worked on
the schedule and estimated the cost based on what they knew in the past. We look at...