¶ … MacVille Villiano Coffee Project Plan Final Project Overview

Overall, the project has been a success. Despite a few mishaps and lessons learned, the venue was a hit and the budget was satisfactory enough to pull off a great marketing campaign for the event and the brand. With the whole team working together, it was a successful event.

Still, there were some clear issues that could have been worked out better before the event took place. For one, the choices of the venue was sufficient, but could have been more cost effective and have provided a more pleasurable ambiance for the event. The venue that was chosen for the event was at the South Australian Maritime Museum. This venue offered a great location, close to modern development and amenities. Yet, in hindsight, the Greenway Art Gallery might have been a better choice. The South Australian Maritime Museum was the costlier of the two choices. Yet, it lacked some of the features that would have actually saved...

At $4,500, the venue did not offer catering or physical resources needed, like tables, chairs, and booths. As such, the project team had to look outside to other vendors, costing an additional $3,000 on catering and $1,800 on acquiring materials and equipment needed to make the venue presentable enough for the event. The Greenway Art Gallery already had world-class catering services, obviously in addition to their price; however, this bundled cost would have still been lower compared to what was spent at the South Australian Maritime Museum. In addition, Greenway Art Gallery already has business class accommodation, meaning they have much of the materials and equipment that the project had to go out and acquire separately, incurring additional costs. This can be a lesson learned for future projects, because bundling costs of catering and equipment can lead to excess savings and ultimately a surplus at the end of the project…