Assignment (doc) | Project Management

Running head: PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Project Management: Construction of an office floor in Australia, Darwin
Name: Harpreet Singh Billing
Student number: s326290
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT
1. Executive summary
This research proposal focuses on reconstruction of an office floor for Atlassian Private Limited
in Darwin, Australia. The business is facing operational as well as functional challenges. For
avoiding these risks, the large organization has introduced PRINCE2 project management
methodology. The details of the Project that has been proposed in the paper must be completed
in 8 months and in the budget of $40,000. A detail research methodology is also elaborated in
this paper.
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Table of Contents
4. Overview..................................................................................................................................4
a. Purpose or objectives of the proposal......................................................................................4
i. Problem identification..........................................................................................................4
ii. Scope...................................................................................................................................4
iii. Project development phases...............................................................................................4
b. Success measurement..............................................................................................................5
5. Expected project benefits and dis-benefits..................................................................................6
a. Context and analysis................................................................................................................6
i. Research context...................................................................................................................6
ii. SWOT analysis....................................................................................................................6
iii. Further analysis of the research..........................................................................................7
iv. Research development ideas...............................................................................................8
b. Identify the expected benefits and dis-benefits.......................................................................9
6. Project requirements....................................................................................................................9
a. List and describe the requirements..........................................................................................9
i. Human resources......................................................................................................................9
b. Possible assumptions.............................................................................................................10
c. Project constraints..................................................................................................................10
7. Cost............................................................................................................................................10
a. Estimating cost.......................................................................................................................10
b. Way for cost estimation.........................................................................................................10
8. Risks..........................................................................................................................................11
a. Potential risks.........................................................................................................................11
b. Risk management approaches................................................................................................11
9. Timescale...................................................................................................................................11
a. Project timeline..................................................................................................................11
b. Major milestones...............................................................................................................13
10. Conclusion...............................................................................................................................13
11. References................................................................................................................................15
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4. Overview
a. Purpose or objectives of the proposal
i. Problem identification
This project represents the positions and application of project administration prcatices
used specifically in civil and structural engineering projects. The project that has been nominated
in the proposal is Construction of an office floor for Atlassian Private Limited in Darwin,
Australia. The company operates with advance information technology applications and as a
result it is accommodating more numbers of employees. However, the existing office floor is
failing to accommodate these employees. In order to provide sufficient accommodation and other
facilities to the working employees, the company is willing to reconstruct their office in the
similar location and tower in Darwin, Australia within a budget and time of respectively $80,000
and 5 months.
ii. Scope
In order to accomplish the construction work and other ongoing projects the company has
undertaken PRINCE2 project management methodology. For improving the employee profiles
to become more socially responsible the company had decided to spend an amount of $40,000 in
the coming 8 months. The scope of the project is to prepare a blueprint of the new office area
considering the requirements if the stakeholders.
iii. Project development phases
For development and reconstruction of the office floor the respective PRINCE2
development phases that will be followed include:
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