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Project Management
Assignment 1
Topic: The Maintenance of the WS4 Corridor
By Chandika Gupta, Sheenu Ralhan and Shivangi Kale
School of Design, Ambedkar University
Aim: To create a project with defined objectives within a timeline. With a focus on
Visualization, Articulation, Structure and Market demand.
Duration: 19th August 2016 to 23rd September 2016
Introduction: For the first assignment in project management, the task was to choose a topic to
research and turn into a project in order to learn about its potential as a project, looking into
factors such as stakeholders, scope, timeframe and measurability. The process followed to
choose topics was a class activity where we listed a series of areas in which we had interest and
from there divided them up based on the bases of needs they were addressing. From there we
narrowed it down, our team choosing the Maintenance of the WS4 Block & Corridor as the
focus of our project.
Research:
Tools Used
Interviews
Group Discussions
Observation
*Note: All interview questions and findings and secondary research are in Appendix 1&2
Sample Size:
On the basis of our research we realized that the corridor is a shared space housing a series of
stake holders:
1. Students (From AUD and IGDT)
Students who have their classes in the workshops of that corridor.
Students who come to study, socializing and smoke.
2. Security Guards
3. Sulabh staff from both Universities
4. The Office of Dean and other non-teaching staff.
5. Ehsaas clinic staff
Teaching Staff Students Sulabh Workers Security Guards Other Staff
3 23 4 5 3
Insights
1. The University’s perception of it as a convenient dumping ground has results in a cycle
of Utility vs. Perception.
2. The Eahaas clinic there has to deal with sensitive issues and their patients prefer to
remain anonymous, causing difficulties for them to cross through the area.
3. The female students feel it is unsafe to go anywhere else to smoke.
4. The Unprofessional atmosphere of the area causes friction between the students working
in the block and teachers.
5. Any major intervention could potentially disturbed or displace a stakeholder from the
area.
Breakup of the problem:
https://stormboard.com/invite/347698/team3014
Problem Statement:
What could be done to change the perception of the students, universities and other
concerned entities towards the WS4 Block?
After arriving at a problem statement, we began secondary research on changing space and
perception (Appendix 2) and began generating an Idea Bank (Appendix 3), from which we
narrowed the list down to the following.
Dumping to rubble in the space out of
convenience by University
Mistreatment of the space by
University
Negative Perception of space
by students
Mistreatment of the space by
students
Negative perception of the
space by the University
Cost analysis of Ideas for the maintenance of the WS4 block.
1) Health based Installation art.
Location: the inner walls of the corridor.
Area:
Concept: to place basic art work/paintings/ posters on the inner wall of the corridor so
that it
a. Improves the aesthetic look of the area,
b. implant the idea of health in the minds of the people using the space
c. address the health based concerns of the support staff in the area.
Resources: Art supplies+ Fine arts students
Duration: Short Term
Cost: Rs.600 to Rs.1500 per empty space
*Based on the cost of the supplies
Work Break Down: Material
Procurement
Measure of
Acceptance
Execution Design Equipment
General
Store(Acrylic Paint)
Permission
Fine arts students
Budget
Health Based
motif
Stencils, Brushes,
Aerosol cans, board,
paper.
Timeline: Per Installation for a total of 4.
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Permission Plan with
Fine arts
students
Plan with
Fine arts
students
Procure
supplies
Base
Layers/coats
Adding Main
Content
Finishing
Touches
Blank areas between the doors
2) Metal Hooks
Location: Mounted on the boundary wall grill.
Area:
Concept: Metal hooks that can be used to
a. set up tarps to cover the debris.
b. hang up the debris if possible,
c. set up an awning that creates more shaded areas for the students.
d. used to display the work of students at AUD
Resources: Hooks/Metal, Welders, Tools
Duration: Mid Term, due to the time permissions will take.
Cost: Rs.400-600 per hook + Cost of workers.
*AUD owns welding tools.
Work Break Down: Material
Procurement
Measure of
Acceptance
Execution Design Equipment
Hardware store
Hooks
Solder Metal
Screws
Bolts
Supports
Steel
Permission
(PWD
Estate Division
AUD
IGDT)
Engineer
Welder
Budget
Metal hooks
attached to the
fence to serve
multiple purposes.
Welding Tools
Safety equipment
.
Supports in the grill that can sustain the
weight of the hooks
Timeline:
Month 1 Month 2 Month 3 Month 4 Month 5 Month 6
Put together
proposal
Consult
Engineer
Costing
Present to
Estate Division
AUD, and to
IGDT
Get approval or
restart
Present to
PWD
PWD Visit and
assessment
Procurement of
materials
Hiring of welders
Installation
of the
hooks
3) Re-Designate a Dumping area
Location: Shift the Dumping to behind the CR block
Dumping:
Concept: shift the dumping of debris to a lesser used area of the University
Resources: Man power
Cost: 0
Duration: Short Term, Simple Protocol change.
Current Situation
4) Installing of wheeled dustbins for managing waste 660L Bin
Approx. Rs 18,500 / Piece, price negotiable
• Technical specifications for four wheeled bins 660L • Made of High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) material.
• Four solid rubber wheels of 200 mm dia. and have swivelling through 360 deg.
• Material resistant to heat and chemical.
• High resistance to UV Radiation.
• Deeper combs for optimal lifting device.
• Reinforced lifting trunnion for lifting devices.
• Safety brake features on wheels for easy locking.
• Adequate no. of well-placed handles for easy handling.
5) Do not disturb signs when class is in progress
Price range – Rs 800 to 1300
Compact, 63 inches portable easel weighs only 3 lbs.; creates an instant display stand to
support up to 5 lbs. display weight
Collapses down to 15 inches folded size for easy travel and storage; black, tripod frame
matches any interior
Lightweight display easel quickly and easily sets up and collapses for instant use in the
office
Appendix 1: Primary Research
Interview Questions
Students
Why do you come to workshop corridor?
How often do you come here?
What do you use this space for?
Is there anything about the space that disturbs you?
What do you think about the area?
How is it different from the rest of the university?
Why do not you use common room for socializing and other place to smoke?
Why do you think that workshop corridor is safer for smoke?
Security staff ask you to leave corridor space, how do you react to that situation?
How many times you come to workshop corridor?
Did Ehsaas clinic staff ask you to leave this space?
Security Guard and Sulabh Staff:
• What problem are you facing in the workshop corridor because of students who gathers
for smoke and socializing?
• Why do not you tell students to not sit in the corridor?
• Did you ever try telling students leaving the space as classes are going on the corridor?
• What sort of work you do in the entire day?
• What your head say when the area is not clean and maintained?
• Have you witnessed any incident when faculty tried to tell students about the leaving the
corridor space?
Findings:
Teaching Staff (*Volunteered the information without a formal interview)
Don’t care about the socializing in moderation
The noise is a distraction to their students
The smell from the smoke and the trash creates a unprofessional atmosphere
Security staff
Tried to tell students not to use that space for socializing and smoking but they do not have
authority to force students.
They have to maintain the area noise free for the classes in which they are failing.
They have to keep ensure about the mishap in the area and due to smoking, drinking and
socializing, the risk gets increased.
Sulabh Staff
Have a work to clean the dustbin once in the morning.
Earlier staff used to clean the corridor thrice a day but after larger number of people using
the space, the frequency has got increased to several times a day.
They have to clean the washroom after every hours as smoking materials choke the
washroom. Sometimes they extract alcohol bottles from there.
Students creates lot of garbage in the corridor and it’s very difficult to maintain cleanliness
in the area all the time.
They got threatened by their heads and have risk of losing their job if they are not able to
keep the corridor clean even after several take on cleaning it.
Students
Come for socializing, studying and smoking with friends.
They don’t have any other place to socialize and smoke after closing of Dara Shikhoh area.
The common room available for students in on 3rd
floor and barely accessible.
Girl students are finding it safe to smoke inside the campus as kashmere gate area is not
safer for girls to do such activity.
They keep changing their sitting arrangements in the corridor itself when someone ask
them to leave space.
Appendix 2: Secondary Research
http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/sept93/vol51/num01/How-
Schools-Are-Redesigning-Their-Space.aspx
http://www.howdesign.com/featured-design-news/experience-design-public-spaces/
http://www.pps.org/
https://www.cleverism.com/strategies-for-changing-brand-perception/
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/11/health/enayati-power-perceptions-imagination/
Appendix 3: Idea Bank
Health based installations
Planting a garden
Growing vegetables
Setting up a tea stall in the area
Building a shed for the debris
Opening up areas at the ground level for students to spend time in
Using Points where you can engage multiple stakeholders
Place DND boards showing that a class is in progress
Install white boards, so that the students are engaged
Youth news bulletin boards