Week Two – Post-Graduation Adventure

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Post-Graduation Adventure

Bryant Lewis

CPMGT/305

11/3/2020

Professor Gary Casey

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Post-Graduation Adventure

Project management can be used for all different occasions such as the situation in this

case. Traveling takes a lot of planning. Same with the projects a company wants to complete and

do right. Josh and Mike must work together to plan a successful trip spending less than $3,500.

Making a detailed plan outlining a trip they want to take; they must communicate and agree on a

plan that will work for the both of them.

Decision Making

If I were Mike or Josh in this situation, I would make sure we agree on the location we

want to travel to first. When you arrive, you must figure out where you want to sleep. Finding

the most cost-efficient hotel is the key here. Next would be a plan of action, including where we

are going to eat, how we are going to travel, and what activities we want to participate in.

Writing the meals you plan to eat and restaurants you are going to attend have to be written

down. You can calculate how much you will spend on food at the market and money spent on

dining out. This will also include all the activities you plan on doing. When you have the exact

amount of money you will spend on transportation, this information will let you know how much

traveling in the country you may do. If you are using project management methods, you write a

detailed list or a work breakdown structure (WBS) finding the smallest detail or tasks that they

both want to do. When you have a mapped-out plan, they you can change accordingly to each

other’s suggestions.

Only Cost

The decision I would make would be to fly to Vietnam or South Africa. I know for a fact

that once you are in the country, you will spend minimal money since everything is so cheap.

The initial flight will cost the most. The cost to stay at a relatively expensive hotel in the states

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will cost 95 percent less. This gives you the chance to explore the country much more than

wasting money on transportation and expensive food. We will want to take in local cuisines and

businesses so money will be spent on these items. Gifts coming from different areas in the

country may cost a little more because of the tourist attractions. Taking the route less traveled

and away from tourist traps will allow us to spend the least amount of money. Doing the

extensive research before we travel here helps us utilize the most out of our money. When we

have the same amount of money to spend and use, this will keep us on the right track and not let

us splurge more than the other.

Other Factors

Other factors that may play a pivotal role would be going to the hospital if anything were

to happen. These are the things during the trip that we do not want to happen. If we were to go

on a hike and have a bad ankle twist that requires a doctor visit, then that is an expense that was

not allocated. This is also something that may happen in a project and to project managers for a

business. The unforeseen accidents that delay different aspects of the job. You have a delivery

coming in and the truck gets into the crash. Everyone is okay in the incident except your product.

The item will be delayed another week. Same with this trip, any unforeseen circumstances can

cost extra money or delay plans in your trip. A hazard that is also a uncertain expense would be

getting mugged or robbed. Plan on not carrying all your money with you at once. Practicing

proper culture education will help with the language barriers and helps identify situations that

may be bad.

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Conclusion

The two-week trip will surely be an adventure for the two individuals. When properly

planned with many details, this will make it easier to stick with the allotted amount of money

they both wanted to spend. The biggest issue here will be for the two friends to agree with one

another.

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