The Technological Practice Strand Explanatory Papers Updated May 2010
Planning for Practice
Illustrative Examples from Technology
Wellington City Council is always planning ways to enhance its city. The waterfront is a key feature of Wellington's landscape, and a focus on enhancing and expanding the Oriental Bay beachfront was decided to be a justifiable project for the Council to undertake. When undertaking technological practice to change the natural environment a number of key and wider community stakeholders must be part of the consultation process, and managing this, alongside the complex environmental issues that arise when undertaking such a project, requires effective planning to ensure critical feedback is gained at crucial decision making points and that resources are managed in appropriate and sustainable ways. For examples of the nature of planning underpinning this project see the Oriental Bay Beach Development case study.
Putting together a film is a complex management process as people are a key resource and as such require specialised resource management strategies. 'This is not a Love Story' is a Loose Unit film production by Keith Hill. With significant resource constraints to contend with – such as limited money, Keith had to also carry out strategic planning at every stage of the development, to ensure the project would continue and his ideas would be realised. For examples of some of the planning techniques used to work within severe constraints see the This is not a Love Story case study.
