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It is identified that in order to analyze the project initiative from the initial stage, it is the responsibility of the managers to hire experienced stakeholders for the project. It is the responsibility of the project manager to create proper schedule that elaborates the activities that are required to be executed for completing the project. In addition to this, the schedule of the project reflects the budget that is needed.
E-business is considered as one of the driving approach in order to book the tickets as well as accommodations for the family trip in Australia. By utilizing e-business, an individual can get tickets quite easily for the summer trip without facing any type of issues and challenges.
The project stakeholders are as follows:
- Project manager
- Project Planner
- Travel organizer
- Tour Guide
- Tour Agent
The project assumptions are listed below:
- The project manager makes assumption that the entire trip will be completed within 32 days
- The project will be completed within the budget of around $44, 760
The project constraints are listed below:
Time: The project should be completed within the time period of 32 days.
Budget: The entire project must be finished within the budget that is around $44,760.
Scope: The project must follow the scope of the project in finishing the time and budget.
The project mainly focusses on the arrangement of a family summer trip to Australia. The summer trip was mainly arranged in order to enhance family bonding and for learning different types of experience with family by trying out new adventures. The summer trip to Australia will be of 30 days which not only includes places like Sydney but also Gold Coast as well as Tasmania Devil.
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Start Date:27-07-18 |
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End Date:01-08-18 |
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Project Manager:<Please Fill> |
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The paper mainly focusses on the arrangement of a Summer trip to Australia. It is identified that the trip is mainly arranged so that the family members can enjoy their summer holidays in Australia by experiencing adventurous trip. |
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The key objectives of the project are as follows: Ø To arrange summer trip to Australia Ø To complete the trip within the expected budget and time Ø To enjoy summer holidays by experiencing the adventurous trip. |
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The high-level scope of the project are as follows: Ø Arrangement of family summer trip to Australia Ø Completion of trip within the expected time and budget Ø Enjoying summer holidays by experiencing the trip |
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The high-level project deliverables are as follows: Ø Start travelling Ø Visiting Sydney Ø Sydney royal botanical Garden Ø National Gallery of Art Ø Darling Harbour Ø Circular Quay Ø Visiting Gold Coast Ø Laguna Park Ø RockPools at Southport Ø Visiting Tasmanian Devil |
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William Watson |
Project manager |
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William Watson |
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James Anderson |
Project Planner |
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James Anderson |
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Andrew Lee |
Travel organizer |
NA |
Andrew Lee |
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James smith |
Tour guide |
NA |
James smith |
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Stephen smith |
Tour agent |
NA |
Stephen smith |
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Purpose |
Frequency |
Responsible person |
Ways of communication |
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Arranging money for travel |
Once |
Project manager |
Video conference, face to face |
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Booking |
Once |
Project planner |
Video conference, face to face |
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Analyzing progress of the project |
weekly |
Organizer |
Video conference, face to face |
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Analyzing utilized budget |
Weekly |
Project manager |
Video conference, face to face |
The triple constraint view of the project is provided below:
Time:32 days
Scope: To arrange family summer trip in Australia
Cost: $44,760.00
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Start Date: Fri 27-07-18 |
End Date: Wed 01-08-18 |
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Project Manager:<Please Fill> |
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Date:29-07-18 |
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The paper mainly reflects on arrangement of a summer trip in Australia. It is identified that the trip is mainly arranged so that the family members can enjoy their summer holidays in Australia by experiencing adventurous trip. |
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The main goals of the project is to arrange a summer trip in Australia so that the family members can enjoy their summer holidays |
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The project work statement reflects that the entire project will be successfully completed within the timeframe of 32 days within the budget that is around $44,760. |
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The primary deliverables of the project are as follows: Ø Start travelling Ø Visiting Sydney Ø Sydney royal botanical Garden Ø National Gallery of Art Ø Darling Harbour Ø Circular Quay Ø Visiting Gold Coast Ø Laguna Park Ø Rockpools at Southport Ø Visiting Tasmanian Devil |
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Start Date: Fri 27-07-18 |
End Date: Wed 01-08-18 |
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Project Manager:<Please Fill> |
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Date:27-07-18 |
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1.1 |
Set goals and expectations |
1 day |
Project manager |
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1.2 |
Decide the place |
1 day |
Project planner |
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1.3 |
Deciding the length of the trip |
1 day |
Project planner |
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1.4 |
Arranging money for travel |
1 day |
Project manager |
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1.5 |
Research for costs |
1 day |
Project manager |
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1.6 |
Milestone 1: Completion of research |
0 days |
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2.1 |
Arranging money for travel |
2 days |
Project manager |
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2.2 |
Getting a travel credit card |
2 days |
Tour Agent |
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2.3 |
Booking for flight |
1 day |
Travel organizer |
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2.4 |
Booking for accommodation |
1 day |
Travel organizer |
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2.5 |
Packing |
2 days |
Project planner |
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2.6 |
Buying travel Insurance |
1 day |
Tour Agent |
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2.7 |
Milestone 2: Completion of planning phase |
0 days |
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3.1 |
Start travelling |
1 day |
Project manager |
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3.2 |
Visiting Sydney |
1 day |
Project planner, Travelling cost [1] |
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3.3 |
Sydney royal botanical Garden |
2 days |
Tour guide, Tour Agent |
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3.4 |
National Gallery of Art |
1 day |
Tour guide, Travel organizer, Accommodation cost [1] |
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3.5 |
Darling Harbour |
3 days |
Tour guide, Travel organizer, Tour Agent |
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3.6 |
Circular Quay |
3 days |
Tour guide, Travel organizer, Cost for food[1] |
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3.7 |
Visiting Gold Coast |
2 days |
Tour guide, Travel organizer |
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3.8 |
Laguna Park |
2 days |
Tour guide, Travel organizer, Tour Agent |
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3.9 |
Rockpools at Southport |
3 days |
Tour guide, Travel organizer |
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3.10 |
Visiting Tasmanian Devil |
2 days |
Tour guide, Travel organizer |
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3.11 |
Milestone 3: Completion of travelling |
0 days |
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4.1 |
Packing |
1 day |
Project planner |
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4.2 |
Returning to airport |
1 day |
Project planner |
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4.3 |
Milestone 4: Completion of closure phase |
0 days |
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Set goals and expectations |
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R, A |
C |
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Decide the place |
R, A |
C |
I |
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Deciding the length of the trip |
R, A |
C |
I |
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Arranging money for travel |
R, A |
C |
I |
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Research for costs |
I |
R, A |
C |
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Arranging money for travel |
R, A |
C |
I |
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Getting a travel credit card |
I |
C |
A |
R |
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Booking for flight |
I |
R, A |
C |
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Booking for accommodation |
I |
R, A |
C |
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Packing |
I |
R, A |
C |
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Buying travel Insurance |
I |
C |
A |
R |
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Start travelling |
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C |
A |
R |
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Visiting Sydney |
I |
C |
A |
R |
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Sydney royal botanical Garden |
I |
C |
A |
R |
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National Gallery of Art |
I |
C |
A |
R |
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Darling Harbour |
I |
C |
A |
R |
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Circular Quay |
I |
C |
A |
R |
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Visiting Gold Coast |
I |
C |
A |
R |
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Laguna Park |
I |
C |
A |
R |
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Rockpools at Southport |
I |
C |
A |
R |
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Visiting Tasmanian Devil |
I |
C |
A |
R |
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Packing |
I |
R, A |
C |
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Returning to airport |
I |
R, A |
C |
The PERT chart for the project is provided below:
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The figure that is present below reflect the critical path of the project.
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The Gantt chart for the project is provided below:
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The various cost estimate techniques are elaborated below:
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This technique of cost estimation is utilized when less detail is present. |
This technique uses various type of historical data in order to calculate the project cost. |
This technique is helpful in minimizing uncertainties in project cost estimation |
This technique helps in accurate cost estimation but it is quite time consuming. |
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This is one of the fastest technique for estimating cost in a very much accurate way. |
This is accurate as compared to analogous estimation |
This is much more accurate as compared to both analogous as well as parametric techniques. |
This is the technique which is most accurate. |
The project progress is mainly analyzed by utilizing the earned value management that is provided in the table below:
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Set goals and expectations |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 400.00 |
$ 0.00 |
-$ 400.00 |
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Decide the place |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 320.00 |
$ 0.00 |
-$ 320.00 |
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Deciding the length of the trip |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 320.00 |
$ 0.00 |
-$ 320.00 |
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Arranging money for travel |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 400.00 |
$ 0.00 |
-$ 400.00 |
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Research for costs |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 400.00 |
$ 0.00 |
-$ 400.00 |
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Milestone 1: Completion of research |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
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Arranging money for travel |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 800.00 |
$ 0.00 |
-$ 800.00 |
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Getting a travel credit card |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 720.00 |
$ 0.00 |
-$ 720.00 |
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Booking for flight |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 320.00 |
$ 0.00 |
-$ 320.00 |
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Booking for accommodation |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 320.00 |
$ 0.00 |
-$ 320.00 |
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Packing |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 640.00 |
$ 0.00 |
-$ 640.00 |
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Buying travel Insurance |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 360.00 |
$ 0.00 |
-$ 360.00 |
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Milestone 2: Completion of planning phase |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
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Start travelling |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 400.00 |
$ 0.00 |
-$ 400.00 |
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Visiting Sydney |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 5,320.00 |
$ 0.00 |
-$ 5,320.00 |
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Sydney royal botanical Garden |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 1,360.00 |
$ 0.00 |
-$ 1,360.00 |
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National Gallery of Art |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 10,640.00 |
$ 0.00 |
-$ 10,640.00 |
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Darling Harbour |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 3,000.00 |
$ 0.00 |
-$ 3,000.00 |
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Circular Quay |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 11,920.00 |
$ 0.00 |
-$ 11,920.00 |
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Visiting Gold Coast |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 1,280.00 |
$ 0.00 |
-$ 1,280.00 |
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Laguna Park |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 2,000.00 |
$ 0.00 |
-$ 2,000.00 |
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Rockpools at Southport |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 1,920.00 |
$ 0.00 |
-$ 1,920.00 |
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Visiting Tasmanian Devil |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 1,280.00 |
$ 0.00 |
-$ 1,280.00 |
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Milestone 3: Completion of travelling |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
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Packing |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 320.00 |
$ 0.00 |
-$ 320.00 |
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Returning to airport |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 320.00 |
$ 0.00 |
-$ 320.00 |
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Milestone 4: Completion of closure phase |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
Cause and effect approach is found to be one of the tool that is mainly used by the project managers for improving the quality of the project quite effectively. The critical steps that are mainly needed to be executed generally helps in elaborating the cause. The cause and effect diagram or fish bone diagram for arranging summer family trip to Australia is provided below. With the help of the provided figure, it will be quite easier to identify the cause and effect that are mainly associated with the project.
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The issue progress report generally helps in elaborating the progress for arranging a family Summer trip to Australia by minimizing the issues. The issues that are associated with the project will be resolved effectively by utilizing proper steps. The issues that are associated with the project must be resolved by utilizing steps that are listed below:
Risk identification: Risk identification helps in uncovering as well as recognizing risks.
Risk analysis: In this step, the likelihood as well as consequences of each risks are determined.
Risk evaluation: In the risk evaluation step, the rank of risk are identified.
Risk treatment: In this step, highest ranked risks are treated in order to achieve the acceptable risk levels.
The risks that are mainly associated with the project are listed below:
Insufficient budget: Insufficient budget can arise lot of financial challenges and issues during the trip.
Lack of time: Due to insufficient time, it is quite difficult to visit all the places that are planned to visit.
Inexperienced tour guide: If the tour guide is inexperienced, then they can face a lot of challenges as well as issues in finishing the trip within the expected time and budget.
Lack of survey: Due to improper survey, it is quite difficult to travel all the places properly within the estimated time and within the expected budget
The risks that are identified can be easily managed by utilizing steps that are mainly elaborated below:
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Insufficient budget |
High |
Low |
Proper budget must be estimated for the trip. |
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Lack of time |
High |
Medium |
Proper time must be estimated for the trip so that the planned places can be visited within that time. |
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Inexperienced tour guide |
High |
High |
Experienced guide must be hired for the trip. |
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Lack of proper survey |
Medium |
High |
It is very much essential to conduct proper survey for resolving the issues and challenges. |
The changes that are required within the project is to add some more destinations of Australia for visiting by extending the time of the trip so that the family can enjoy their summer vacation in Australia by gaining number of adventurous experiences.
The problems or issues that occurred within the project can be easily resolved with the help of the techniques or steps that are elaborated. Thus, from this report, proper knowledge about tackling challenging situations of the project is gained. In addition to this, it is analyzed that selection of proper tour guide within proper experience is necessary for the trip.
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The project closure report is mainly reviewed as well as analyzed with the help of the project manager. |
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Feasibility report |
To check the feasibility the project. |
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Status report |
To reflect on the project progress |
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Final document |
To showcase that the entire project is completed. |
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Project manager |
William Watson |
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Project Planner |
James Anderson |
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Travel organizer |
Andrew Lee |
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Tour guide |
James smith |
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Tour agent |
Stephen smith |
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