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Hotel Opening Management

Want to know what it takes to succesfully open a new hotel? And how subjects like project management, legal issues and logistics all play there part? Then Hotel Opening Management is the minor you're looking for!
Starts in
February & August
Ec
15 ECTS
Location
South Africa

A key aspect to the initial success or failure of any new hotel is the ability to strategically open the property in a fluid and project oriented manner. The hotel opening process is one that involves an interrelated approach to project management that focuses on time, cost, quality, scope, and control amongst others. From conceptualization through to the actual opening of a property and maintenance thereafter a hotel opening team needs to be able to work in unison, often in the face of major logistical challenges and the occasional set back. More specifically, the pre-opening phase of a new hotel involves intricate project management steps that ensure a project opens on time, on brand and within the allocated budget.

Please note; South Africa's academic calendar has changed. This means that minors in South Africa for semester 1/period 1 will start in August instead of September and for period 2 in October instead of November.

Minor content

The associate lecturer for this course, Gert Noordzij continues to suggest that the industry is facing exponential growth of new hotels globally. Gert is an expert in Project Management and pre-openings, who has been a key developer for this course. At present, it is doubtful that the industry will be able to cope effectively based on the limited available expertise in pre-opening management. This makes the need apparent for fully equipped personnel to enter the industry having a strong project management understanding and a similar mind-set to managing the process.

This minor is offered by the study program Hotel Management.

Structure of the minor

This module is about:
1. Organisational Influences and Project Life Cycle
2.Project Management Processes
3.Project Integration Management
4.Project Scope Management
5.Project Time Management
6.Project Cost Management
7.Project Quality Management
8.Project Human Resource Management
9.Project Communications Management
10.Project Risk Management
11.Project Procurement Management
12.Project Stakeholder Management

Study features

Starts in
February & August
Location
South Africa
Language
English
European credits
15 ECTS
Minor type
For all bachelor programmes

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