Project Planning For A Networking Related Project

The project constraints are:

Time: 350 days

Cost: $ 334,400

Quality: Satisfactory

Start Date: 31 / 5/ 2018

Finish Date: 10 / 2 / 2019

Objectives:

To establish communication network
To accomplish the project constraints
Manage the project milestones
Minimize the risk impacts
Enhance the overall revenue of the ABC Company

High bandwidth network
Cloud storage
Proper communication platform
Portal
On demand software
On demand services

Reliability
Easy to use
Functionality
Adaptable
compatible

Title	Skills and Capabilities
Project executives	Better decision making
Manager	Manage the project constraints
Business analyst	Analyze the market in efficient manner
Supervisors	Supervise the human labor
Market analyst	Analyze the market
Human Labor	Accomplish operations activities
Network engineer	Establish efficient network
IT technicians	Technical jobs accomplishment

Establish an effective network that can allow the different branches of the organization to communicate with each other and accomplish all the operational activities in an efficient and effective network.

Figure 1: WBS

Source: Created by Author

Task Name	Duration	Start	Finish
Development of the new network for ABC company	350 days	Thu 5/31/18	Wed 10/2/19
Project Initiation	66 days	Thu 5/31/18	Thu 8/30/18
Identifying the existing network features	12 days	Thu 5/31/18	Fri 6/15/18
Analysing the problem with the existing network	10 days	Mon 6/18/18	Fri 6/29/18
Proposing new network setup	12 days	Mon 7/2/18	Tue 7/17/18
Analysing the feasibility of the proposed network	7 days	Wed 7/18/18	Thu 7/26/18
Preparing draft	10 days	Fri 7/27/18	Thu 8/9/18
Forwarding for the approval	15 days	Fri 8/10/18	Thu 8/30/18
Milestone 1: proposal approved	0 days	Thu 8/30/18	Thu 8/30/18
Project planning	54 days	Fri 8/31/18	Wed 11/14/18
Estimating the budget	7 days	Fri 8/31/18	Mon 9/10/18
Estimating the schedule	8 days	Tue 9/11/18	Thu 9/20/18
Identifying key stakeholders	6 days	Fri 9/21/18	Fri 9/28/18
Providing roles and responsibilities to the stakeholders	9 days	Mon 10/1/18	Thu 10/11/18
Determining the work breakdown	7 days	Fri 10/12/18	Mon 10/22/18
Estimating resources	10 days	Tue 10/23/18	Mon 11/5/18
Identifying suppliers and contractors	7 days	Tue 11/6/18	Wed 11/14/18
Milestone 2: Completed	0 days	Wed 11/14/18	Wed 11/14/18
Project execution	135 days	Thu 11/15/18	Wed 5/22/19
Developing the design of the network	15 days	Thu 11/15/18	Wed 12/5/18
Establishment of the IT infrastructure	85 days	Thu 12/6/18	Wed 4/3/19
Routers implementation	10 days	Thu 12/6/18	Wed 12/19/18
Switches implementation	15 days	Thu 12/20/18	Wed 1/9/19
LAN connections	15 days	Thu 1/10/19	Wed 1/30/19
Network configuration	20 days	Thu 1/31/19	Wed 2/27/19
Providing power supplies	25 days	Thu 2/28/19	Wed 4/3/19
New systems	15 days	Thu 4/4/19	Wed 4/24/19
Remote servers	20 days	Thu 4/25/19	Wed 5/22/19
Milestone 3: Completed	0 days	Wed 5/22/19	Wed 5/22/19
Project closure	95 days	Thu 5/23/19	Wed 10/2/19
Post preview documentation	10 days	Thu 5/23/19	Wed 6/5/19
Lessons gathered	25 days	Thu 6/6/19	Wed 7/10/19
Issues identified	15 days	Thu 6/6/19	Wed 6/26/19
Steps or changes taken	10 days	Thu 6/27/19	Wed 7/10/19
Releasing stakeholders	10 days	Thu 7/11/19	Wed 7/24/19
Releasing resources	15 days	Thu 7/25/19	Wed 8/14/19
Stakeholders’ sign-off	15 days	Thu 8/15/19	Wed 9/4/19
Project celebration	20 days	Thu 9/5/19	Wed 10/2/19
Milestone 4: Completed	0 days	Wed 10/2/19	Wed 10/2/19

Resource Name	Type	Initials	Max. Units	Std. Rate
Project manager	Work	PM	100%	$50.00/hr.
Business analyst	Work	B	100%	$25.00/hr.
Network Engineer	Work	N	100%	$25.00/hr.
Market analyst	Work	M	100%	$25.00/hr.
System Analyst	Work	S	100%	$25.00/hr.
Resource Manager	Work	R	100%	$25.00/hr.
Hardware	Material	H		$10,000.00
Software	Material	S		$10,000.00
IT technicians	Work	I	100%	$0.00/hr.

Figure 2: Gantt chart

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Task Name	Duration	Resource Names	Cost
Development of the new network for ABC company	350 days		$334,400.00
Project Initiation	66 days		$39,600.00
Identifying the existing network features	12 days	Business analyst, Market analyst, System Analyst	$7,200.00
Analysing the problem with the existing network	10 days	Business analyst, Market analyst, System Analyst	$6,000.00
Proposing new network setup	12 days	Business analyst, Market analyst, System Analyst	$7,200.00
Analysing the feasibility of the proposed network	7 days	Business analyst, Market analyst, System Analyst	$4,200.00
Preparing draft	10 days	Business analyst, Market analyst, System Analyst	$6,000.00
Forwarding for the approval	15 days	Business analyst, Market analyst, System Analyst	$9,000.00
Milestone 1: proposal approved	0 days		$0.00
Project planning	54 days		$64,800.00
Estimating the budget	7 days	Business analyst, Market analyst, Network Engineer, Project manager, Resource Manager	$8,400.00
Estimating the schedule	8 days	Business analyst, Market analyst, Network Engineer, Project manager, Resource Manager	$9,600.00
Identifying key stakeholders	6 days	Business analyst, Market analyst, Network Engineer, Project manager, Resource Manager	$7,200.00
Providing roles and responsibilities to the stakeholders	9 days	Business analyst, Market analyst, Network Engineer, Project manager, Resource Manager	$10,800.00
Determining the work breakdown	7 days	Business analyst, Market analyst, Network Engineer, Project manager, Resource Manager	$8,400.00
Estimating resources	10 days	Business analyst, Market analyst, Network Engineer, Project manager, Resource Manager	$12,000.00
Identifying suppliers and contractors	7 days	Business analyst, Market analyst, Network Engineer, Project manager, Resource Manager	$8,400.00
Milestone 2: Completed	0 days		$0.00
Project execution	135 days		$166,000.00
Developing the design of the network	15 days	Network Engineer, System Analyst	$6,000.00
Establishment of the IT infrastructure	85 days		$92,000.00
Routers implementation	10 days	Network Engineer, Hardware[1], IT technicians	$12,000.00
Switches implementation	15 days	Network Engineer, Hardware[1], IT technicians	$13,000.00
LAN connections	15 days	Network Engineer, Hardware[1], IT technicians	$13,000.00
Network configuration	20 days	Network Engineer, Hardware[1], IT technicians	$14,000.00
Providing power supplies	25 days	Hardware[1], IT technicians, Project manager, Resource Manager, Software[1], System Analyst	$40,000.00
New systems	15 days	Hardware[1], IT technicians, Project manager, Resource Manager, Software[1], System Analyst	$32,000.00
Remote servers	20 days	Hardware[1], IT technicians, Project manager, Resource Manager, Software[1], System Analyst	$36,000.00
Milestone 3: Completed	0 days		$0.00
Project closure	95 days		$64,000.00
Post preview documentation	10 days	Project manager, Resource Manager	$6,000.00
Lessons gathered	25 days		$22,000.00
Issues identified	15 days	Business analyst, IT technicians, Project manager, System Analyst	$12,000.00
Steps or changes taken	10 days	Business analyst, IT technicians, Project manager, System Analyst, Market analyst	$10,000.00
Releasing stakeholders	10 days	Project manager, Resource Manager	$6,000.00
Releasing resources	15 days	Project manager, Resource Manager	$9,000.00
Stakeholders’ sign-off	15 days	Project manager, Resource Manager	$9,000.00
Project celebration	20 days	Project manager, Resource Manager	$12,000.00
Milestone 4: Completed	0 days		$0.00

Monitoring and auditing phase will be executed separately considering the identification of the changes those might alter the overall output of the project [1]. Thus, the changes will be implemented accordingly to keep in manner to assure that the project delivers the necessary output.

Stakeholder	Roles	Responsibilities	Impact	Interest
Project manager	Manage project	Effectively deliver management	VH	VH
Business analyst	Analyse the business	Efficiently identify the market needs	H	H
Network Engineer	Establish network	Organization accomplished proper communication	M	H
Market analyst	Analyse the market	Efficiently identify the market needs	M	M
System Analyst	Identify system requirements	Develop efficient system	H	H
Resource Manager	Provide resources	Manage resources throughout the project	M	M
IT technicians	Execute technical activities	Deliver efficient network	H	H
Customers	Avail services	Provide feedback	M	M

Stakeholder	Communication medium	Frequency
Project manager	Face to face meetings	Weekly
Business analyst	Conference call, face to face	Monthly
Network Engineer	Conference call, face to face	Weekly
Market analyst	Conference call, face to face	Monthly
System Analyst	face to face [2]	Monthly
Resource Manager	Conference call, face to face	Weekly
IT technicians	face to face	Weekly
Customers	Questionnaires, survey [3]	Twice throughout the project t lifecycle

Risk	Impact	Probability	Mitigation
Cost escalation	H	M	Proper planning
Schedule escalation	H	M	Scheduling tools and techniques such as Gantt chart
Dissatisfied delivery	H	VH	Efficient output [4]
Data breaches	H	M	Secured network
Resource lagging	H	L	Efficient resource management [5]

Code of ethics should be followed by the project manager while making certain decision-making [6]. Proper policies will be needed for the application of the internet. BYOD policies should be implemented, internet access, and authentication are another considerable ethical issues.

The proposed Gantt chart and schedule include all the project phase and the milestones those are necessary for the deployment of the successful project.

After crashing the project value flowing are the constraints using MS project:

Task Name	Duration	Cost
Development of the new network for ABC company	336 days	$328,000.00
Project Initiation	57 days	$34,200.00
Identifying the existing network features	12 days	$7,200.00
Analysing the problem with the existing network	10 days	$6,000.00
Proposing new network setup	10 days	$6,000.00
Analysing the feasibility of the proposed network	7 days	$4,200.00
Preparing draft	10 days	$6,000.00
Forwarding for the approval	8 days	$4,800.00
Milestone 1: proposal approved	0 days	$0.00
Project planning	54 days	$64,800.00
Estimating the budget	7 days	$8,400.00
Estimating the schedule	8 days	$9,600.00
Identifying key stakeholders	6 days	$7,200.00
Providing roles and responsibilities to the stakeholders	9 days	$10,800.00
Determining the work breakdown	7 days	$8,400.00
Estimating resources	10 days	$12,000.00
Identifying suppliers and contractors	7 days	$8,400.00
Milestone 2: Completed	0 days	$0.00
Project execution	130 days	$165,000.00
Developing the design of the network	15 days	$6,000.00
Establishment of the IT infrastructure	80 days	$91,000.00
Routers implementation	10 days	$12,000.00
Switches implementation	10 days	$12,000.00
LAN connections	15 days	$13,000.00
Network configuration	20 days	$14,000.00
Providing power supplies	25 days	$40,000.00
New systems	15 days	$32,000.00
Remote servers	20 days	$36,000.00
Milestone 3: Completed	0 days	$0.00
Project closure	95 days	$64,000.00
Post preview documentation	10 days	$6,000.00
Lessons gathered	25 days	$22,000.00
Issues identified	15 days	$12,000.00
Steps or changes taken	10 days	$10,000.00
Releasing stakeholders	10 days	$6,000.00
Releasing resources	15 days	$9,000.00
Stakeholders’ sign-off	15 days	$9,000.00
Project celebration	20 days	$12,000.00
Milestone 4: Completed	0 days	$0.00

Resource Name	Signature
Project manager	–
Business analyst [8]	–
Network Engineer	–
Market analyst	–
System Analyst	–
Resource Manager	–
IT technicians [9]	–

Proper management technique should be applied
Leadership qualities influences the communication [10]
Communication gap should be eliminated
All the stakeholders must be informed about the progress report of the project [11]

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