Question

You manage a hotel resort located on the South Beach on the Island of Kauai in

Hawaii. You are shifting the focus of your resort from a traditional fun-in-thesun destination to eco-tourism. (Eco-tourism focuses on environmental
awareness and education.) How would you classify the following projects in
terms of compliance, strategic, and operational?
a. Convert the pool heating system from electrical to solar power.
b. Build a 4-mile nature hiking trail.
c. Renovate the horse barn.
d. Replace the golf shop that accidentally burned down after being struck
by lightning.
e. Launch a new promotional campaign with Hawaii Airlines.
f. Convert 12 adjacent acres into a wildlife preserve.
g. Update all the bathrooms in condos that are 10 years or older.
h. Change hotel brochures to reflect eco-tourism image.
i. Test and revise disaster response plan.
j. Introduce wireless Internet service in café and lounge areas.
How easy was it to classify these projects? What made some projects more
difficult than others?

Answer 1

The projects can be classified as compliance, strategic, or operational based on their objectives and impact.

Step-by-step explanation:

In terms of compliance, strategic, and operational, the projects can be classified as follows:

1. a. Convert the pool heating system from electrical to solar power - Compliance
2. b. Build a 4-mile nature hiking trail - Strategic
3. c. Renovate the horse barn - Operational
4. d. Replace the golf shop that accidentally burned down after being struck by lightning - Operational
5. e. Launch a new promotional campaign with Hawaii Airlines - Strategic
6. f. Convert 12 adjacent acres into a wildlife preserve - Strategic
7. g. Update all the bathrooms in condos that are 10 years or older - Operational
8. h. Change hotel brochures to reflect eco-tourism image - Strategic
9. i. Test and revise disaster response plan - Compliance
10. j. Introduce wireless Internet service in café and lounge areas - Operational

Some projects were easier to classify because their purpose was clearly aligned with compliance, strategic, or operational objectives. For example, converting the pool heating system to solar power directly relates to compliance with eco-tourism environmental goals. However, some projects were more difficult to classify because they had elements of multiple objectives, such as the promotional campaign with Hawaii Airlines, which could be seen as both strategic and operational.

Answer 2

Classification of Projects

The projects are classified as shown below:

Strategy Project:

Strategy projects supports organizations long term mission. it helps in increasing market share and revenue. Among the given projects, the strategy projects are:

b. build a 4 mile nature hiking trail.

d. Launch a new promotional campaign with Hawaii Airlines.

e. Convert 12 adjacent acres into wildlife preserve.

g. Change hotel brochures to reflect Eco-tourism image.

i. Introduce wireless internet service in cafe and lounge areas.

Operational Projects:

These projects support current business operations. Among the given projects, the operational projects are:

c. Renovate horse bran.

Compliance Projects:

These are those must do projects to function under a particular category. Among the given projects, the compliance projects are:

a. Convert the pool heating system from electrical to solar power.

f. Update all bathrooms in condos that are 10 years old or older.

h. Test and revise disaster response plan.

Not all projects are easy to classify. There are always some things falling under more than one category. Categorizing projects will help us to prioritize the implementation of the same. Compliance projects should be done at any cost. The organization's view will be reflected in the strategy projects. Operational projects can be postponed if financial budget constraint exists but compliance cannot be postponed.