Project Plan For Designing And Setting Up Production Facility Of Car Suspension System

Project Objectives

The document is a project plan for the design and setting up of the production facility of a car suspension system for a UK car manufacturing company. The project will involve various activities and there will be five phases in the project as initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and control followed by the closure phase. The document will cover the objectives, project background, project strategy, project schedule, and resources. It also covers details on the project risks and management of risks, evaluation methods and steps to monitor and control the project.

The project of the UK car manufacturing company will fulfill the following set of objectives.

• The project shall include the complete design and setting up activities of the production facility of the car suspension system.
• The final date of delivery of the project shall be 30^thDecember 2017.
• The project activities of the design and setting up of the production facility of the car suspension system shall be completed within the estimated budget.

Project Background

The project includes the design and setting up of the production facility of a car suspension system for a UK car manufacturing company. The project is scheduled to be delivered on 30^th December 2017 and will comprise of five phases as an initiation of the project, planning of the project, execution of the project, monitoring, and control of the project and closure of the project. There will be various stakeholders such as project manager, CAD engineer, etc. associated with the project (Newton, 2006).

The methodology that shall be adopted for the completion of all the technical activities associated with the car suspension system shall be the agile methodology for system development. The methodology will take place in a series of iterations and these iterations will be referred as sprints during the project lifecycle. Each of these sprints will not be of extremely long duration and will last for a maximum of a period of seven weeks. Also, the technical activities will include a limited number of resources instead of the presence of too many resources for a single activity (Maylor, 2010).

Following are key in-scope elements:

• The project includes only the design and implementation part of the car suspension system.
• The project is designed only for the new cars which will be manufactured in the near future.

The project will not cover the following activities during its lifecycle.

• The resources will not perform the activities associated with the advertising for the setting up of the production facility, distribution for the setting up of the production facility and marketing of the car suspension system (Maylor, 2003).
• The hiring of new resources for the design and set-up is not a part of the project.

• The project of the car suspension system will be delivered by 30^thDecember 2017.
• The resources that will be targeted for the project will be skilled in their allocated duties and responsibilities.
• The resources that will be targeted for the project will be provided with the technical and operation framework and environment for the initiation, execution, and completion of the project activities.
• The funds required for the car suspension system will be provided by the project owner and project clients.

Each stakeholder that has been listed above will have their own sets of the project needs and requirements from the project client and the project management.

The needs of the project owner will include the successful completion of the project along with the presence of minimal risks and conflicts. These needs will be fulfilled by making sure that the project activities are carried out as per the project schedule and budget and evaluation processes will be executed to ensure the fulfillment of the same.

The Project Manager and Project Leader will require contribution and support from the project team members and the project client to make sure that the project deliverables are met. The needs of the management and leadership will be fulfilled by providing them with the required and adequate work along with the human and non-human resources required for the completion of project tasks and activities.

There will be several teams involved in the project of car suspension systems such as development team, design team, implementation team and test team. These teams will be allocated with their respective duties associated with the car suspension system and will need project requirements and project funds to complete the same. The needs of these teams will be fulfilled jointly by the project client and the management and leadership involved with the project. Project client will provide the funds and requirements to the project management and leaders which will be further distributed and allocated to the project resources.

Background

There will also be trainer and finance officer associated with the project and these stakeholders will have their needs in the categories of project requirements and specifications along with the list of project activities to be covered. The needs of these stakeholders will be completed with the aid of requirement specifications along with the schedule of the project to allow them to estimate and plan their work accordingly.

The project lifecycle will be comprised of the five phases as shown in the diagram above. Each of these phases will be further divided into a series of activities and sub-activities that will be assigned to specific resources for completion.

The project will not proceed with the traditional waterfall approach and there will be slight overlapping of the project phases will one another. However, the major set of activities associated with one phase will be completed before the next phase will proceed.

Work Breakdown Structure

Gantt chart

The project has been implemented in the waterfall approach of the development. Hence, there is only one critical path as shown above in the form of red-highlighted bars.

There will be numerous resources that will be involved in the project. These resources will comprise of the human as well as non-human resources for the completion of the project activities.

The project of car suspension system will take place in a series of several phases and activities. These phases will have sub-activities listed under them which will be required to be completed as per the project schedule and budget. These activities will be accomplished by these human resources as per the project approach and methodology.

Following non-human resources will be involved with the project. There will be a lot many project management tools that will be used during the project.

The material tools include the machinery. Various types of machinery such as stamping which can help in casting parts of high quality, welding machinery for attaining a flawless product, painting for forging engines and gearboxes and engines and gearbox production.

Communication is an essential activity that will be required to be accomplished with utmost perfection. Tools will be used for the internal and external communications to take place effectively. Also, there will be tools that will be used for the design and drawing activities to be covered under the car suspension system project. The phases such as development and implementation will also require the use of technical tools and equipment for the completion and successful execution of the project activities.

The project will be evaluated with the aid of the following methods. The project will be reviewed by the project manager and the project leader and will verify and evaluate the project against the specifications and requirements.

• Reviews

Review of the car suspension system will be carried out  to evaluate the project activities covered and the ones that would be pending. The method will be completed by a set of reviewers which may include the managers, leaders and system experts. The process will include the comparison of the estimated and actual progress and the comments will also be provided  to make sure that the end product is as per the specifications.

• Inspections

Inspection is another verification and evaluation method that will be used in the car suspension system. It will include the panel of inspectors which will include the senior management and leadership and the panel will verify each of the project activity covered by the project team on the basis of the process guidelines that will be provided to them. All the deviations and errors will be highlighted by the team and it would be necessary to rectify the same.

• Walkthroughs

Car suspension system is a huge project that comprises of numerous activities and sub-activities. It will not be possible for the management and leadership to highlight all the errors and deviations through formal methods of evaluation such as reviews and inspections. However, informal methods will also prove to be of great use for the verification of the project progress and activities. Walkthroughs are the informal measures which are used for the identification of project deviations and will be used in case of the car suspension system as well  to highlight the defects, incorrect processes, and areas of improvements.

Approach & Procedure

The approach that will be followed for monitoring and control of the project will include the execution of the evaluation processes covering reviews, inspections, and walkthroughs.

Also, the implementation plan and test plan along with the phased approach for the management of changes will also be included for enhanced monitoring and control of the project (Burke and Barron, 2014).

Monitoring of the project will be essential as it would highlight any of the deviations that will be made during the project lifecycle.

Conclusion

Project management is an essential activity that is required in almost all the categories of the projects and the significance of the effective management is huge in case of the car suspension system as well. The activities that are covered under planning and management such as analysis of stakeholders, management of project scope, budget, and time along with communication activities and methodologies assist in the project success as the tasks are carried out in a phased manner.

References

Newton, R. (2006) Project Management Step by Step, How to Plan and Manage a Highly Successful Project, Pearson Education Ltd

Maylor, H. (2010) Project Management Harlow, Essex, Pearson Educations Ltd

Burke, R. and Barron, S. (2014) Project Management Leadership: Building Creative teams, Wiley

Denis Lock (2007) Project Management, Work Breakdown Structure, Aldershot: Gower

Erik W.Larson/Clifford F.Gray (2014), Project Management: The Managerial Process, 6^th edition, MaGraw Hill

Harvey Maylor (2003), Project Management, London : Financial Times Prentice Hall

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