Bike Share Australia Case Study Project Plan

Assessment item 2
Name & ID of Student
Abstract
Bike Share Australia Case Study Project Plan

Project Plan
Part - A
List of Assumptions
Sl.
No.
Assumptions
1 6 days per week calendar, & so 1 wk = 6 days, 2 wks = 12 days & so on
2 Weekend only 1 day (Sunday) & 8 hours as net working hours
3 Number of bikes at Sydney & Melbourne = 960, TN = 3 Nos., So, the duration of
assembly = 960/3 = 320 & time to assemble each bike = 15 minute (by 1 TN) & so
duration of task 5.1 = 10 days & 5.4 = 10 days
4 Number of bikes at Brisbane = 640, TN = 2 Nos., So, the duration of assembly =
640/2 = 320 & time to assemble each bike = 15 minute (by 1 TN) & so duration of
task 5.7 = 10 days
Solution 1
Please refer file name “BSA_PartAQ1.mpp”
Solution 2
a) Resolving any resource overallocation issue using Microsoft project can be done using the
tab "level options". Once we click "level options" it opens the "resource levelling" options
and at the last section "resolving overallocations" we need to unselect two options as per
mentioned in the attachment. Without increasing number of any additional resources, the
two boxes were unselected, one is the "levelling can adjust individual assignments on a
task" and the other one is "levelling can create splits in remaining work".
b)
BSA_PartAQ1.mpp BSA_PartAQ2.mpp
Total Duration Total Cost Total Duration Total Cost
229 Days $ 542,100 234 Days $ 542,100
c) The total duration of overall project duration was 229 days it earlier file, whereas it has
moved to 234 days because of the extension of duration due to the levelling of
overallocated resources for "business analyst", "network engineer" and "technician"
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Project Plan
(Microsoft, 2018). So, after levelling the resources the duration got increased of WBS and
overall project by 5 days.
Solution 3
To, Date: 21-May-2018
Mike Edwards
Bike Share Australia
Australia
Subject: Project Plan Report
This is to inform you that, the project plan is developed based on WBS summary report and
the outcome are as explained below:
a) Start date of the project: 28-May-2018, Finish Date: 28-Feb-2019
b) Total duration: 234 Days
c) The duration of the project is 234 days because of the activity's relationship,
duration of each activity and the resource allocation. But it is to recommend that
total duration can be decreased by 5 more days by increasing the resources which
are getting overallocated.
d) Estimated direct labour cost
Resource Name Cost
Transport Analyst (TA) $47,880.00
Business Analysts (BA) $1,16,160.00
Database Analysis (DB) $18,480.00
Software Engineers (SE) $1,54,880.00
Network Engineer (NE) $70,400.00
Mechanical Engineer (ME) $47,200.00
Technician (TN) $78,000.00
Total direct labour costs $5,33,000.00
Accommodation $6,700.00
Flight $2,400.00
Total Cost $5,42,100.00
The overall schedule is also attached along with the report for your kind review and
comment at the earliest for approval, so that the same can be made baseline for tracking
during the project execution.
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