To effectively manage a project, time management is an essential tool in order to be successful. By creating a project schedule, the makeup artist can then set goals for the project within a realistic timeframe. Setting up a schedule by breaking down timeframes and constraints will keep the makeup artist organised and will also allow them to “keep on track so the project can be successfully concluded on time.” Landau, P. (2019). When constructing a schedule, the makeup artist needed to take a realistic approach. The artist began by breaking down all aspects of the project and planning out deadlines to work towards. After organising the length of the project, the makeup artist then began setting goals and objectives to achieve week by week. Planning a schedule allows a clear overview of the project in its entirety and is a good visual to follow to improve organisation and show the priorities of each objective.
Woodcock, N. (2021) Project Timetable
Another thing to consider during the major project is any factors that may act as a constraint, and try resolving these as best as possible. One outside factor that could be a possible hindrance to the project and time constraints is the makeup artist’s part time job. The job can cause stress due to being part of the management team, and take up a lot of the artist’s spare time due to the hours of the job. In order to avoid this factor having a negative impact on the project, the makeup artist must be vigilant with their time and set aside an appropriate amount of time to complete work, following closely to the project schedule. By doing this and not letting the job affect the artists stress levels or time management the artist should be able to work around this constraint.
Another constraint may possibly be the on going pandemic COVID-19. Although the pandemic is looking to be getting slowly less and less of a constraint as of 2021, it cannot be ruled out entirely due to the nature of its uncertainty. With cases on the rise in local areas and more public events and activities taking place the possibility of another national lockdown or localised lockdown could affect the timing of the project. A lockdown could mean less practical work in workshops slowing down the project, and could massively limit the amount of collaboration between the makeup artist and other external professionals such as photographers and models. This constraint may not be able to be resolved if resulting these factors however the makeup artist will remain following government guidelines on safe practice within the classroom as well as in their everyday lives.
Landau, P. (2019) 12 Essential Project Management Skills [Online] Available at: https://www.projectmanager.com/blog/project-management-skills
Woodcock, N. (2021) Project Timetable
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