Project Management for Development of Information Technology Centre

Running head: PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Project: Development of a new information technology centre
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author’s Note

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Table of Contents
1. Project description..................................................................................................................3
2. List of assumption..................................................................................................................3
3. Planning methodology...........................................................................................................3
4. Manual planning.....................................................................................................................4
4.1 Project calendar................................................................................................................4
4.2 WBS, OBS, and RAM.....................................................................................................4
4.3 Lists of tasks, durations and their logical relationships.................................................10
4.4 Execution programme....................................................................................................13
4.5 Sub-contractors and required labour schedule...............................................................14
4.6 Bill of quantities and cost estimation.............................................................................15
4.7 Risk register...................................................................................................................17
5. Computerized planning........................................................................................................20
5.1 Lists of tasks and WBS..................................................................................................20
5.2 Project calendar..............................................................................................................21
5.3 PDM diagram and Gantt chart.......................................................................................22
5.4 Lists and cost of resources.............................................................................................24
5.5 Cost and detail budget....................................................................................................25
5.6 Resource schedule..........................................................................................................26
5.7 S-curve...........................................................................................................................27
5.8 Histogram for resources.................................................................................................28
5. 9 Relevant report for supporting PEP..............................................................................28
Bibliography.............................................................................................................................29

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1. Project description
The project reflects on the development in Australia. It is found that for developing
the centre of information technology, the amount of budget that was approved is $25 million
and additionally $15 million was also provided for utilizing latest IT technology within the
data centre. This is generally done so that the data centre can successfully support the IT
requirements of the clients quite effectively.
2. List of assumption
The list of assumptions that are generally made while developing the IT centre in
Australia are listed below:
 The IT centre must be developed in such a way that it will support all the IT needs for
the next coming years
 The time that will be needed for finishing the development of the IT centre will be
around 182 days
 The amount of budget that is approved will be enough for successful completion of
the entire project.
3. Planning methodology
It is identified that in order to develop the information technology centre, agile
project management methodology is mainly utilized within the project. Agile methodology is
used for developing the information technology centre so that the entire development can get
finished within the time that is expected by utilizing the advantage of Automated tools during
the testing phase of the project. Agile project methodology is very much advantageous in
comparison to other methodologies as with the help of agile methodology, the challenges as
well as issues that are mainly related with the project can successfully get reduced. Moreover,

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it is found that the use of agile methodology is quite useful in finishing the entire project
faster as compared to the time that is expected earlier.
4. Manual planning
4.1 Project calendar
Project start date: The initial or starting date of the project will be around 18-06-18
Project end date: The end date of the project will be on 01-03-2019.
Weekends: Saturday as well as Sundays are weekends and considered as holiday for all the
employees.
Public holiday list: The list of public holidays is listed in the table that is provided below:
Monday 11th June Queen’s birthday
Monday 1st October Labour day
Tuesday 25th December Christmas Day
Wednesday 26 December Boxing day
4.2 WBS, OBS, and RAM
Work breakdown Structure (WBS)
Work breakdown structure is one of the deliverable related breakdown of project
activities into key deliverables that generally assists in organizing the entire work or activities
of the team that is required to be performed for successful completion of the project into
number of manageable sections. The WBS for the project is provided in the table below:
WBS Task Name
0
Development of new information technology
centre

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1 Initiation phase
1.1 Project needs analysis
1.2 Project plan development
1.3 Feasibility analysis
1.4
Milestone 1: Completion of initiation
phase
2 Planning phase
2.1 Project task scheduling
2.2 Estimation of project resources
2.3 Allocation of resources
2.4 Communication plan development
2.5 Project team allocation
2.6
Milestone 2: Completion of planning
phase
3 Designing phase
3.1 Blueprint creation
3.2 Assigning IT needs
3.3 Necessary equipment purchase
3.4 Recruitment of development team
3.5
Milestone 3: Completion of designing
phase
4 Development phase
4.1 Assigning new hardware
4.2 Assigning software requirements

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4.3 Data warehouse development
4.4 Network system development
4.5 Application of security system
4.6 Creating connection between the systems
4.7
Milestone 4: Completion of development
phase
5 Testing phase
5.1 Hardware testing
5.2 Software testing
5.3 Testing of data warehouse
5.4 Milestone 5: Completion of testing phase
6 Closure phase
6.1 Reviewing project
6.2 Sign off
6.3 Data warehouse maintenance
6.4 Milestone 6: Completion of closure phase'
Organizational breakdown structure (OBS)
Organizational breakdown structure is one of the model of hierarchy that assists in
illustrating the entire framework of the organization to plan resources as well as for managing
the time and cost that is associated with the project. The organizational structure for the
project “development of new information technology centre” is provided below: