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Description:

Event: Managing projects in the Media Production industry, How Harkat do it!.

Date: October the 28th 2018.

Organizer: Princesses Nora University.

Presenter: Ms Alanoud Al-Showaier.

Location: PNU, A6, CBA building theatre.

Ms.Al-anoud explained at this meeting, the role of project management in the media production industry, and how the Harkat of the company to do so. She focused on how Harkat is accomplishing their offerings. Many questions were asked about how team members face Difficulties when producing the project. Two case studies were presented to clarify the hurdles faced by production companies and how to deal with them. The role of project management and visual production companies has been understood in the production of mass media works.

 

Analysis of learning:

The main learning in this session was about project management in Hrakat company. Anoud Al-Shwaieer explained that Hrakat is a Saudi company founded in 2011 specialized in Visual Production in various fields. In more than 500 minutes of production,   and more than 45 customers were served for some of their work in Motion Animation, Amushin and Whiteboard. There are three types of services in the company of movements: 1 – communication and communication products 2 – informal communication 3 – development of electronic courses.

Clients have been recruited in various sectors, such as the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Communications and Housing, and the private sector. And the service of semi-governmental bodies: the body of institutions and mad.

The project division is divided into three types: the large project, the medium project and the small project. She explained each division and what it entails. In the big project, the project will have a duration of two years and a cost of 3 million and more, the average project is two years and cost 3 million, the small project is less than a year and cost less than 500 thousand.

In the beginning, Al-Anoud focused on the big project and explained it. She explained that the big project is: Long live Project Management Lifecycle. The first stage is the Initiation, the second stage is the Planning, the third is the Execution the fourth and the last is the closing. These are the stages of the project’s life to get the final product. In Project Management , Tolls or Software is used to help us manage these projects or manage these tasks, often in government sectors. PPM is used by Microsoft’s Soft Project, often for government agencies. There are also often hired companies such as  TRELLO, SLACK , TEAMWEEK , MANDY and BASECAMP.

Currently, in the company movements are used in the management of tasks in the projects of TRELLO and SLACK, and has already been used by BASECAMP and TEAMWORK and Wright. There are a lot of tulles depending on the needs of each project and destination and needs.

She took an example of their big project at Hrakat, which is the beginning of 2030. It is a Twitter account that shows animation videos. She explained that the idea of the project came up because Vision 2030 when published, was in a very formal style. A Twitter account named 2030 was designed to simplify vision, explain concepts, clarify executive programs, projects, achievements, etc. that occur in vision. The project is a major project for the company from April 2017 to 2030, in the big project it was divided into section and each year is section. Each section is a project but all of them are a great project. Then she spoke about how the work for Product 2030 from beginning to end.

The first step is the preparation step in the project management project for what you have a project in the pre-step of the step, if it is with third parties step baptism and so on, and clarified the first step we accomplish in the project are Project Charter Project Charter determines who is the master and what is the project manager and what are the powers of the project manager and the stockholder and also what are their tasks, project outputs and time period and all this is in the project charter. In the first step, the scope of work, team members, project management, and stockholders are explained to the second stage, the planning stage. At the planning stage, I have a time plan, a financial Plan and a teamwork. I have an alternative plan that is all in the planning of the team working on this project and at the end of the planning stage, we start the implementation phase. In the implementation phase, we carry out planning for example 2030 project. The company had products from the first product to the video, the animation is going through five stages which are the stage of the concept and the scenario and the second stage Storyboard, and stage illustrator, the final phase of the final production distribution every work passes stages.

Evaluation of learning:

In this session, I understood the importance of project management in visual production companies, which improve the way people communicate better through the use of creative visual materials. Many ministries and companies are using visual production to keep pace with media development. In any production company faced with some difficulties, Al-Anoud explained to us the problem encountered when dealing with the ministry of communications. The most important thing in this case  is that a customer is an important person for the company Hrakat and a short period of time is 6 days and photographs are required from 1940 in covenant King Abdul Aziz to the present time It is clear from this case  that in project management a person must be flexible and fast and know to work with time and changes. I liked very much the work of the Hrakat and the field of visual production and its role in the ease of communicating information to the public is a very important field in our time.

 

References:

_CPS. (2018). Five Challenges of Project Management in The Media Industry – CPS. [online] Available at: https://www.cps.co.uk/blog/five-challenges-of-project-management-in-the-media-industry/ [Accessed 12 Nov. 2018].

_Pmi.org. (2018). What is Project Management?. [online] Available at: https://www.pmi.org/about/learn-about-pmi/what-is-project-management [Accessed 14 Nov. 2018].

_ HBS Working Knowledge. (2018). The Big Money for Big Projects. [online] Available at: https://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/the-big-money-for-big-projects [Accessed 14 Nov. 2018].

_ Method123.com. (2018). Project Management Life Cycle Methodology. [online] Available at: http://www.method123.com/project-lifecycle.php [Accessed 14 Nov. 2018].

_ Scoro.com. (2018). [online] Available at: https://www.scoro.com/blog/best-project-management-software-list/ [Accessed 14 Nov. 2018].

Stages of communication development between past and present.

the process of social communication has existed with the human from the beginning of existence, where it was initially simple and direct and was aimed at satisfying the basic human desires, and with the development of man, communication became more complicated something, until it reached what it is in modern times.

(1 )  . ( SearchTelecom, 2018)

Forms of communication in the past :

People were in different stages of time they are using different methods to communicate information including:

1- smoke

The huge smoke signs that rise in the air is the first means of communication used. They are used to convey news, report a dangerous event, or gather people in a particular place. This was done through a series of large fires. These markings form the symbol of clear and specific information.

2-Homing Pigeon

This method was used by the Romans. Evidence of this method was used between Egypt and Syria during the year 1167 AD and was used extensively during World War I and World War II.

 3-Written letters and letters

People have relied on messages as a means of communication and communication for centuries, but they were not a safe means of communication. The sender had to wait a long time to find someone who carried the message with him, as well as doubts about getting the message to its right destination first. The postal system, which was considered a secure and reliable messaging system, was created. The first post office was established in America in 1775 AD and was expanded and spread, and the means of transport used were the train.

4-Telegraph

In 1792 the telegraph was introduced in advance to people an easier and faster way to communicate among themselves. A wired system that transmits information across distances by breaking or marking electrical links.

(2)(Messaging, 2018)

Video :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ay2Qy3wBe8

Communication in the 20th Century:

The Appearance of development and creativity in communication, which made it easier for people to communicate in all its forms (voice, image, video)

The development of modern technology began in the 20th century with the advent of computers in the 1940s, and the concept of networks that later gave birth to the idea of the Internet emerged. The first form of the Internet appeared in the 1960s. Twentieth, also in the 1980s invaded houses computer equipment, in 1997 was created the first social networking site, and in 1999 became the download of personal files and the formation of friendships on social networking sites.

(3) (Trends, Now and Hendricks, 2018).

Changing the concept of communication in business:

Through human creativity and development of means of communication, the task of doing business and tasks is not confined to a specific place, so it became possible for global companies, for example, the management of its work through modern means of communication is easier than the past.

Where many companies and individuals manage their business around the world through channels without meeting face-to-face.

For example:

The top 10 biggest virtual companies to date are:

• Scopic Software – 230 employees.

• Articulate – 169 employees.

• 10up.com – 120 employees.

• Clevertech – 119 employees.

• Basecamp – 114 employees.

• Buffer – 112 employees.

• X-Team – 104 employees.

• Scrapinghub – 99 employees.

• Zapier – 89 employees.

• Collage.com – 77 employees.

• Fire Engine RED – 70 employees.

These virtual companies use project management tools as an alternative to offices

  Zapier divides Trello, and Scopic Software believes in their productivity through teamwork virtual companies use project management tools as an office substitute. Zapier swears by Trello, and Scopic Software trusts their productivity with Teamwork.

(4) .(Chatellier and Chatellier, 2018).

The importance of communication at the present time:

The communication process has become necessary for organizations. In the sense that no organization seeking to achieve its objectives can ignore the communication process, this confirms that many organizations have failed to achieve their objectives because the communication process is not sound.

The role of communication with the following points:

1- The large inflation in the organizations and the complexity of their divisions and the diversity of their functions led to the need and importance of the availability of a sophisticated system of relationships or communications that enable the connection between these parts and sections to ensure that the organization’s ability to perform their functions fully effective.

2-The competitive situation that occurs between the organizations led to increased focus and attention to the process of communication as the organization if it wants to be in the advanced and superior to competitors must remain vigilant and get all the information that helps in this and here highlights the importance of development and creativity in the process of communication that can Organizations to do so in order to obtain the required information.

(5).(Sst5.com, 2018).

At the end :

Communication has become essential in all parts of life and business success and achievement of goals must keep pace with development and creativity

‘Sometimes the first step is the toughest step, just go ahead and do it, and have the courage to follow your sixth sense’

(6  )( Steve Jobs).

References:

(1 ) SearchTelecom. (2018). What is telecommunications (telecom)? – Definition from WhatIs.com. [online] Available at: https://searchtelecom.techtarget.com/definition/telecommunications [Accessed 31 Oct. 2018].

(2) Messaging, G. (2018). The Past, Present and Future of Communication. [online] The Past, Present and Future of Communication. Available at: https://www.globalmessaging.co.uk/past-present-future/ [Accessed 31 Oct. 2018].

(3) Trends, S., Now, C. and Hendricks, D. (2018). Complete History of Social Media: Then And Now – Small Business Trends. [online] Small Business Trends. Available at: https://smallbiztrends.com/2013/05/the-complete-history-of-social-media-infographic.html [Accessed 31 Oct. 2018].

(4) Chatellier, C. and Chatellier, C. (2018). How Do These Biggest Virtual Companies in the World Make it Work?. [online] iamwire. Available at: http://www.iamwire.com/2017/11/how-do-the-top-10-biggest-virtual-companies-in-the-world-make-it-work/167734 [Accessed 31 Oct. 2018].

(5) Sst5.com. (2018). ����� ������ �������. [online] Available at: https://sst5.com/readArticle.aspx?ArtID=1266&SecID=20 [Accessed 31 Oct. 2018].

(6  )  .( Steve Jobs).

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