Project Management for Food Test Laboratory (FTL) Project

BUS353e
Project Management
End-of-Course Assessment
January 2019 Presentation
Submission Date: 03 March 2019
Name SUSS PI No.
Mohammad Rashidi Bin Sulaiman E1571461

Question 1(a)
Establishment of the project priorities is an essential part of project management as it
helps in successful execution of a project. The project success is mainly dependent on the
ability of the project manager to manage the actual between the cost, time, scope and quality
of a project. Apart from that, establishing the project priority with the customer is considered
to be one of the most important aspects of the project definition stage. The project priority
matrix can be considered as tool for establishing the priorities of the project.
A project priority matrix is developed for Food Test Laboratory (FTL) project in
order to communicate the priorities across the project team members. The priorities of the
FTL project is needed to be set as it is a complex and an important project. The entire project
is needed to be launched on 1 July 2019 and the projects to start on 1 April 2019.
The project priority matrix for FTL project defines the major criteria of the project
which are constraint, accept and enhance. The project priority matrix defined for FTL is
indicated in the table below.
Time Scope Cost
Constraint X
Enhance X
Accept X
From the above matrix, it can be observed that the time allocated for the project comes under
constrained criteria while the scope of the project can be enhanced. The cost of the project on
the other hand is needed to be accepted.

Question 1(b)
It is an essential to develop a well skilled project management team for ensuring that the
project will be executed as per the project plan. The project team members play a significant
role in effective management and execution of a project. Recruitment of the project team
members is an important aspect of the project and it can be done internally or externally. The
team formation for the FTL project is based on choosing the team members based on certain
personal attributes. The attributes of the team members that are most critical for ensuring the
success of a project are as follows-
Ability of Problem Solving: The project team member of the FTL project is chosen
on basis of their problem-solving ability. In a complex project it is essential for the project
team members to have a strong program solving ability that will help in easier settling of the
disputes among the project team. Therefore, ability of problem solving can be considered one
of the most important attributes of the project team members in a project management team.
Availability: Easy availability is another significant attribute of a team member that is
mostly needed for management of a project. The launching of Food Test Laboratory project
is a high priority project and therefore, it needs people within the team who are not
overcommitted to various projects and the tasks. Thus, availability is considered to be one of
the major attributes that a project team member should possess.
Ambition, Initiative and Energy: Members of the FTL team should be filled with
ambition, initiative and energy to ensure that the assigned project work in completed in a
successful manner. A team member possessing these attributes is expected to work in a
collaborative environment, which is beneficial for project execution. Therefore, ambition,
attribute and energy is considered to be another significant attribute of the project team
members.

Section 2: Developing a Project Plan
Question 2 (a)
The FTL project is scheduled as per the start date and the end date of project. The figure below represents the task mode, task name,
duration, predecessors, star, finish date and the resource name allocated for the FTL project.
From the figure above, the completion date of the project is identified as Mon 01-07-19.