Project Management for i-Crop Development Platform

Running head: PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Online cash marketplace platform “i-Crop” Development project
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Table of Contents
1. Part One: MOV - Measurable Organisational Value.............................................................2
1.1 Desired area of impact.....................................................................................................2
1.2 Value................................................................................................................................2
1.4 Target metric and timeframe............................................................................................3
2. Part Two: Define Scope and produce a Scope Management Plan.........................................3
2.1 Scope definition and scope management.........................................................................3
2.2 List of Resources..............................................................................................................4
3. Part Three: Schedule for the project.......................................................................................5
3.1 Milestones for each phase and Deliverable......................................................................5
3.2 Activities / Tasks for the project......................................................................................6
3.3 Resource Assignments.....................................................................................................7
3.4 Estimates for Each Activity / Task...................................................................................8
3.5 Project Budget..................................................................................................................9
4. Part Four: Project Risk Analysis and Plan...........................................................................10
4.1 Assumptions...................................................................................................................10
4.2 Risk Identification..........................................................................................................10
5. Part Five: Quality Management Plan...................................................................................12
6. Part Six: Closure and Evaluation.........................................................................................13
6.1 Closure Checklist...........................................................................................................13
6.2 Project Evaluation Plan..................................................................................................13
Bibliography.............................................................................................................................14
Appendix - Annotated Bibliography........................................................................................16

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Project Description
The focus of this project is on developing an online platform “i-Crop” for Globex so that they
are able to improve their present business infrastructure. A website along with mobile
application will be developed for Globex through this project so that the buyers and growers
can be integrated into one platform. This project will help the organization to achieve
efficiency in business performance.
1. Part One: MOV - Measurable Organisational Value
1.1 Desired area of impact
Strategy: The new system will help in strategic planning and decision with the help of
various information that will be collected and stored by the system.
Customer: The development of new system will help to resolve the queries of
customers at a faster rate thus increasing the business efficiency.
Financial: Improvement in financial figures could be achieved through the new
system and it will help to achieve more profits along with revenue generation.
Operational: The operational costs will be reduced with the help of new system and
the business will be able to achieve competitive advantage.
Social: The system will act as social platform to bring the buyers and growers
together under a single platform.
1.2 Value
Better: The new system will help to provide better services to the customers as well
as the organization.

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Cheaper: The new system will reduce the costs related to business operations and
functions of the organization.
Faster: The new system will reduce the response time for customers thus leading to
maintenance of healthy relationship.
1.4 Target metric and timeframe
Rank Impact Metrics Timeframe
1 Operationa
l
Decrease in time and cost required for business
operations.
20 days
2 Strategy Keep track of the customers and requirements thus
decrease in money.
25 days
3 Customer Reduction in response time for customers resulting into
cutting of costs.
15 days
4 Social Proper communication between the customers and
organization thus reduction in cost overhead for
operations.
1 month
5. Financial High profits margin and financial excellence. 5 months
2. Part Two: Define Scope and produce a Scope Management Plan
2.1 Scope definition and scope management
This project is aimed at developing an online platform “i-Crop” to fulfil the desired
requirements of customers as well as the business of Globex. The new system will act as
platform in bringing the buyers and growers under one platform for reducing the time
required for business operations.