Construction of a Building for Wesfarmers for Providing Warehouse Facility

Running head: PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Topic- Construction of a building for Wesfarmers in order to provide Warehouse facility
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author’s Note

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction..................................................................................................................................2
a. Purpose of document................................................................................................................2
b. Project background..................................................................................................................2
c. Project stakeholders.................................................................................................................2
2. Project scope................................................................................................................................3
a. Project objective.......................................................................................................................3
b. Project deliverables..................................................................................................................3
c. Milestones................................................................................................................................4
d. Technical requirements............................................................................................................4
e. Limits and exclusions..............................................................................................................5
3. Timeframe and Milestones..........................................................................................................5
a. Work Breakdown Structure.....................................................................................................5
b. Project schedule.......................................................................................................................6
c. Network Diagram.....................................................................................................................8
4. Cost estimates (Budget)...............................................................................................................9
5. Risk management.......................................................................................................................11
6. Project organization and Management......................................................................................13
a. Project organization...............................................................................................................13
b. Project roles and responsibilities...........................................................................................14

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c. Project controls......................................................................................................................16
i) Change management (Strategies).......................................................................................16
ii) Management reporting......................................................................................................17
iii) Status report.....................................................................................................................17
7. Communication Plan.................................................................................................................18
a. Meeting reports......................................................................................................................18
Appendix1: Risk register and Matrix............................................................................................19
Appendix 2: Work breakdown Structure.......................................................................................20
Appendix 3: Network Diagram.....................................................................................................20
Appendix 5: References.................................................................................................................20

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1. Introduction
a. Purpose of document
The paper mainly focuses on the construction of a building for Wesfarmers in order to
provide the facility of warehouse. The warehouse facility is needed by the company
“Wesfarmers” for the purpose of storing materials and goods. It is identified that the design of
the building is done in order to accommodate need for future loading docks, truck space as well
as car parking space.
b. Project background
The organization “Wesfarmers” started its journey in the year 1914 and now it is
considered as one of the largest companies of Australia. The company has it’s headquarter in
Western Australia and the business operation of the company mainly cover supermarkets, hotel
and convenience stores, office supplies, industrial safety products and more. It is identified that
with expansion, the company faces difficulty in storing goods as well as products. For resolving
this issue, the company wants to construct a building in Australia, which would be helpful for
providing the facility of warehouse so that the products and materials of the companies can be
easily stored.
c. Project stakeholders
The stakeholders who are involved in the project are as follows:
 Project manager
 Project planner
 Supervisor

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 Architect
 Worker
 Contractor
 Supplier
 Civil engineer
 Machine operator
 Financial manager
 Human resource manager
2. Project scope
a. Project objective
The objectives of the project are as follows:
 To construct a building for “Wesfarmers”
 To provide the facility of warehouse for storing goods and materials for the company
 To resolve the issue that the company faces due to improper storage facility
b. Project deliverables
The lists of deliverables for the project are as follows:
 Design drawings
 Technical interpretation
 Site investigation report
 Design review
 Tender document

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 Manufacturing process improvement
 Progress report
 Marketing study
c. Milestones
The milestones of the project are provided in the table below:
Task Name Duration Start Finish
Milestone 1: Completion of initiation
phase
0 days Tue 2/13/18 Tue 2/13/18
Milestone 2: Completion of planning
phase
0 days Thu 3/22/18 Thu 3/22/18
Milestone 3: Completion of design
process
0 days Fri 3/2/18 Fri 3/2/18
Milestone 4: Completion of
construction phase
0 days Fri 4/13/18 Fri 4/13/18
Milestone 5: Completion of closure
phase
0 days Tue 4/17/18 Tue 4/17/18
d. Technical requirements
The technical requirements of the project are as follows:
Architectural: The technical requirements are associated with concrete, masonry, metals
and more.
Mechanical: The technical requirements are also related with plumbing as well as fire
protection.