E-commerce Website Development Project

Running head: E-COMMERCE WEBSITE PROJECT 1
E-commerce Website Development Project
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E-COMMERCE WEBSITE PROJECT 2
#Part A
Introduction
Project Management Institute defines project management as the use of knowledge,
skills, and methodologies to project processes to attain project requirements. Project
management entails five main processes namely; initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and
control, and finally project closure (Binder, 2016). This research shall discuss the management of
a web development project for an ecommerce startup. This entails all the processes from
initiation to completion. A review of the plans and objectives of the project to determine whether
they were achieved is also conducted.
Project Initiation
During the project initiation stage, the project manager met the client to establish his
requirements and specifications. The objectives, scope, and project deliverables were defined.
The occurrence of the planning process is dependent on the success of the project initiation
process (Martinelli & Milosevic, 2016). The client wanted a website that would enable
marketing and selling shoes and clothes online. The website would also have a live chat area that
enables customer service agents to communicate with customers in real time. As the project
manager, I team of three experienced web developers to undertake the project. The client and the
project manager estimated that the project would cost $10,000.
Project Planning and scheduling
The project team met to define SMART goals for the project. Considering the budget,
scope, and time lines given by the client, the project team created a work schedule that completes
the project management process in three months. Weekly milestones were developed in order to