The Project Rutland Is Trying to Manage

d1. Describe the project Rutland is trying to manage (2 marks)

Ans. Mr Rutland, a history professor at the university of Virginia, which is in Charlottesville, discovered that renovation plans for the city's historic district excluded the paramount Theatre, a local landmark. The paramount theatre was constructed in 1930 and was used as a performance centre and after few years it was used as a movie theatre. In 1970's the theatre was closed and it was in danger of becoming dilapidated because by the apparent lack of interest in saving the paramount theatre. MR Rutland starting to have interest in it so MR Rutland began to look for opportunities to restore and eventually use the theatre. The most attractive option to him was to establish a jazz hall of fame that would use the theatre as museum and performance centre which would capitalized on the theatre's name, because the paramount Theatre in New York city was a prominent jazz hall during 1930's and 1940's. The purpose of the NJHF was to establish and maintain a museum, archives, and concert centre in Charlottesville to sponsor jazz festival, workshop, and scholarships, and to promote other activities remembering great jazz artists, serving jazz enthusiasts, and educating the public on the importance of jazz in American culture and history.

2. Identify the various stakeholders in the project, including the competition. Comment on any significant interrelationships. (3 marks)

In mid-1983, the board of directors discovered that to save the paramount they at least need $600,000. While looking for the shareholders they encountered two difficulties. Philanthropic organizations refused to make grants because no one on the board of directors had experience in a project like the NJHF and in addition to that government agencies such as the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the humanities considered only organizations in operation for at least two years. There were some contributions came from jazz enthusiast who read stories about the NJHF in Billboard, a music industry magazine, and in the Charlottesville and Richmond newspaper. In 1984 CBS records and the Harlem YMCA joined forces to establish a Jazz Hall of Fame. In May 14 the first induction ceremony will take place at Avery Fisher Hall which will combined with a concert featuring such artists as Ramsey Lewis, Hubert laws, Ron Carter, and all-star Latin Jazz ensemble and the success of the concert will benefit Harlem YMCA.