Project Planning and Scheduling
In order to complete any project successfully, the detailed planning at the beginning level is very important. This is the project management plan for developing a web application system for the social media research centre. The details regarding the project milestone, schedule and the different types of resources required for the project have been analyzed in this paper. The complete project has been divided into smaller modules, which have been shown in the indented work break down structure in this report. Then complete schedule of the project with the start date, end data duration and cost required for each of the activities are given in details in the schedule. The graphical representation of the project management plan has been given in the gantt chart.
|
WBS |
Task Name |
Duration |
Start |
Finish |
Cost |
|
0 |
Web Application Implementation for Social Media Research Centre |
123 days |
Mon 5/1/17 |
Wed 10/18/17 |
$49,800.00 |
|
1 |
Planning of the project |
16 days |
Mon 5/1/17 |
Mon 5/22/17 |
$7,760.00 |
|
1.1 |
Development of the objectives and scope |
4 days |
Mon 5/1/17 |
Thu 5/4/17 |
$2,240.00 |
|
1.2 |
Budget Estimation |
2 days |
Fri 5/5/17 |
Mon 5/8/17 |
$800.00 |
|
1.3 |
Analyzing the requirements |
3 days |
Tue 5/9/17 |
Thu 5/11/17 |
$1,200.00 |
|
1.4 |
Implementing the schedule |
3 days |
Fri 5/12/17 |
Tue 5/16/17 |
$1,200.00 |
|
1.5 |
Development of the project charter |
1 day |
Wed 5/17/17 |
Wed 5/17/17 |
$400.00 |
|
1.6 |
Project Management methodology selection |
2 days |
Thu 5/18/17 |
Fri 5/19/17 |
$1,280.00 |
|
1.7 |
Approval of the project plan |
1 day |
Mon 5/22/17 |
Mon 5/22/17 |
$640.00 |
|
2 |
Design phase of the web application system |
17 days |
Tue 5/23/17 |
Wed 6/14/17 |
$6,800.00 |
|
2.1 |
Requirement analysis for the design |
2 days |
Tue 5/23/17 |
Wed 5/24/17 |
$800.00 |
|
2.2 |
Selection and evaluation of the tools and methodology for the design |
7 days |
Thu 5/25/17 |
Fri 6/2/17 |
$2,800.00 |
|
2.3 |
Outline design of the whole system |
5 days |
Mon 6/5/17 |
Fri 6/9/17 |
$2,000.00 |
|
2.4 |
Completion of the remaining parts of the design phase |
3 days |
Mon 6/12/17 |
Wed 6/14/17 |
$1,200.00 |
|
3 |
Development and integration of the database |
11 days |
Thu 6/15/17 |
Thu 6/29/17 |
$4,720.00 |
|
3.1 |
Requirement analysis for the database |
2 days |
Thu 6/15/17 |
Fri 6/16/17 |
$800.00 |
|
3.2 |
connecting the design and database |
7 days |
Mon 6/19/17 |
Tue 6/27/17 |
$2,800.00 |
|
3.3 |
Revision of the database |
2 days |
Wed 6/28/17 |
Thu 6/29/17 |
$1,120.00 |
|
4 |
Development of the application |
34 days |
Fri 6/30/17 |
Wed 8/16/17 |
$13,760.00 |
|
4.1 |
Analysis of the application operations |
1 day |
Fri 6/30/17 |
Fri 6/30/17 |
$400.00 |
|
4.2 |
Evaluation of the development tools |
5 days |
Mon 7/3/17 |
Fri 7/7/17 |
$2,000.00 |
|
4.3 |
Programing |
15 days |
Mon 7/10/17 |
Fri 7/28/17 |
$6,000.00 |
|
4.4 |
Completion of the coding |
8 days |
Mon 7/31/17 |
Wed 8/9/17 |
$3,200.00 |
|
4.5 |
Development of the application |
4 days |
Thu 8/10/17 |
Tue 8/15/17 |
$1,600.00 |
|
4.6 |
Revision of the developed application |
1 day |
Wed 8/16/17 |
Wed 8/16/17 |
$560.00 |
|
5 |
Testing Phase |
7 days |
Thu 8/17/17 |
Fri 8/25/17 |
$3,360.00 |
|
5.1 |
Alpha testing |
2 days |
Thu 8/17/17 |
Fri 8/18/17 |
$960.00 |
|
5.2 |
Beta testing |
3 days |
Mon 8/21/17 |
Wed 8/23/17 |
$1,440.00 |
|
5.3 |
Evaluation of the required modifications |
2 days |
Thu 8/24/17 |
Fri 8/25/17 |
$960.00 |
|
6 |
Final Documentation and Training |
37 days |
Mon 8/28/17 |
Tue 10/17/17 |
$12,760.00 |
|
6.1 |
Incorporating the results of the testing phase |
6 days |
Mon 8/28/17 |
Mon 9/4/17 |
$1,680.00 |
|
6.2 |
Documentation and the project closure form development |
5 days |
Tue 9/5/17 |
Mon 9/11/17 |
$1,400.00 |
|
6.3 |
Development of the training manual |
6 days |
Tue 9/12/17 |
Tue 9/19/17 |
$1,680.00 |
|
6.4 |
Providing training to the users |
20 days |
Wed 9/20/17 |
Tue 10/17/17 |
$8,000.00 |
|
7 |
Closure |
1 day |
Wed 10/18/17 |
Wed 10/18/17 |
$640.00 |
|
7.1 |
Delivering the complete application system and documentation |
1 day |
Wed 10/18/17 |
Wed 10/18/17 |
$640.00 |
Assumptions: The complete project of the development of the web application system for the social media research centre, it has been assumed that the project would be completed within the time period of 8 months. However, the project schedule developed for the project management is indicating that the project would be completed within near about 5 months. This time is a assumptions. There are many possibilities of failure of maintenance of the mentioned time limit in the schedule.
Constraints: The constraints of the project are the scope of the project, the schedule and the budget. The project must be able to meet the required objectives of the scope. The schedule of the activities must be maintained i.e., the synchronized way of performing the activities. Another major constraints of the project is the budget. The maximum budget allocated for the project is AUD 50,000. The project schedule is showing that the project would be completed within AUD 49,800. This have to properly maintained by the project manager.
|
Risk Name |
Risk Type |
Status |
Responsible person |
Likelihood |
Impact |
Mitigation Strategy |
|
Fault in the design of the application |
Negative |
Active |
Designer |
Likely |
High |
Proper planning and efficient design is required |
|
Problem in the resource allocation |
Negative |
Active |
Project Manager |
Likely |
Moderate |
Understanding of allocated budget and available resource should be efficient |
|
Problem regarding the security and confidentiality |
Negative |
Active |
Security expert |
Possible |
Severe |
Proper encryption strategy using |
|
Completion of the project before the projected time |
Positive |
Active |
Project manager |
Rare |
Minor |
After the early development review should be done properly |
The project manager is the responsible person for maintaining the quality of the project. The quality of the project is defined over the three characteristics written in the section below:
Flexibility: The system should be flexible enough for being handled by the employees of the social media research centre. The Project manager should ensure this while designing the application system.
Performance: All the operations should be efficiently performed by the system. This should be kept in the mind of the project manager and the team members of the project development team. Proper requirement analysis is must for ensuring this.
Security: The system must be secure enough to maintain the confidentiality of the information of the social media research centre.
|
Project Name: Web Application Implementation for Social Media Research Centre |
Completion period: 8 Months |
|
Project Manager: [Enter Your name] |
Project budget: AUD $49,800.00 |
|
Activities |
Person responsible
|
|
The storage at Social Media Center would be developed |
Database Administrator |
|
Development of project plan for project activities |
Planner |
|
Charter creations for the project |
Project Manger |
|
Risk register is developed |
Quality team |
|
Training is developed |
Team member |
|
Supporting the plan and forming employees operations |
Team Member |
|
Final Project Report is made |
Program manger |
|
Develop Documents for Lesson Learned Documents |
Team member |
|
Develop Training Documents |
Sales Expert |
|
Handover of team reports for signing |
Program manager |
|
sign off team members |
Team members |
Heagney, J. (2016). Fundamentals of project management. AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn.
Hornstein, H. A. (2015). The integration of project management and organizational change management is now a necessity. International Journal of Project Management, 33(2), 291-298.
Hwang, B. G., & Ng, W. J. (2013). Project management knowledge and skills for green construction: Overcoming challenges. International Journal of Project Management, 31(2), 272-284.
Joslin, R., & Müller, R. (2015). Relationships between a project management methodology and project success in different project governance contexts. International Journal of Project Management, 33(6), 1377-1392.
Kerzner, H. (2013). Project management: a systems approach to planning, scheduling, and controlling. John Wiley & Sons.
Lock, M. D. (2014). The essentials of project management. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd..
Marcelino-Sádaba, S., Pérez-Ezcurdia, A., Lazcano, A. M. E., & Villanueva, P. (2014). Project risk management methodology for small firms. International Journal of Project Management, 32(2), 327-340.
Mir, F. A., & Pinnington, A. H. (2014). Exploring the value of project management: linking project management performance and project success. International Journal of Project Management, 32(2), 202-217.
Phillips, J. (2013). PMP, Project Management Professional (Certification Study Guides). McGraw-Hill Osborne Media.
Svejvig, P., & Andersen, P. (2015). Rethinking project management: A structured literature review with a critical look at the brave new world. International Journal of Project Management, 33(2), 278-290.
Order an Essay Now & Get These Features For Free:
Turnitin Report
Formatting
Title Page
Citation
Outline
