Managing Operations and Projects

LSBM204 : - Managing
Operations and Projects
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ...............................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY ......................................................................................................................................3

SECTION 1: Scope Management Plan ...............................................................................................3
1.1 Project description ................................................................................................................3
1.2 Project Scope ........................................................................................................................3
1.4 Constraints ...........................................................................................................................4
1.5 Project roles and responsibilities...........................................................................................4
1.6 Responsibility Assignment Matrix .......................................................................................4
1.7 Project Work-breakdown Structure (WBS)...........................................................................5
1.8 WBS Dictionary ...................................................................................................................6
SECTION 2: Time Management Plan..................................................................................................7
2.1 Project Milestones ................................................................................................................7
2.2 Project activity/Time/Dependency base table.......................................................................7
2.3 Project Network Diagram.....................................................................................................7
2.4 Project Gantt Chart................................................................................................................8
Section 3: Cost Management Plan .......................................................................................................9
3.1 Discuss cost breakdown budget formation .........................................................................9
3.2 Project cost baseline ...........................................................................................................10
SECTION 4: COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT PLAN..........................................................10
4.1 Project stakeholders .....................................................................................................................10
4.2 Stakeholders communication plan .....................................................................................10
Section 5: Risk management plan ......................................................................................................11
5.1 Analyse risk identification, analysis & action plan ............................................................11
5.2 Project risk matrix ..............................................................................................................12
CONCLUSION..................................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES...................................................................................................................................13
Books Journal:...........................................................................................................................13

INTRODUCTION
Project management and operations is wider and broader range of concept which require
proper knowledge skills and knowledge (Asadi, 2018). The project management comprises of
methods, skills, experience and other procedures in order to achieve project criteria and deadlines.
Main aim of this report is to understand the project management and operations processes. In order
to achieve objectives, project manager as well as other individual play important role. This report is
based on post graduation ceremony by Manchester through using of plan management within 3
months. This report comprises of project description, project scope, assumptions, constraints,
project roles and responsibilities, responsibility assignment matrix, WBS and Gantt Chart, time
management plan, cost management plan, communication management plan and risk management
plan.
MAIN BODY
SECTION 1: Scope Management Plan
1.1 Project description
A project refers to well written document that includes elements on the basis of which goals
are accomplished. A project comprises of objectives, aims, time line and other activities which take
place. The university of Manchester is implementing as well as organising, convocation event
which is to going to be placed for two consecutive days. Thus, various types of objectives in this
project are mentioned as follows-
Project objectives
 To meet the event goals in successful manner.
 To meet up with target budget which is £7000.
 To maintain and manage the risk of projects before the execution date.
 To access SMART approach to complete the project within time period.
1.2 Project Scope
The project scope is essential which is to be examined properly. In this project, it includes
and focuses on successful graduation ceremony for 650 students within a limited budget and within
time period of 3 months. The main aim of this project is to successfully organise a event with
appropriate use of resources (Baynal, 2018).
1.3 Assumptions

In a project, it is important to focus on the adaptions because these helps in achieving of
appropriate positive results. It is essential to focus on development assumptions of project so that
strategies are implemented in proper manner. So, University of Manchester uses different
techniques which are highly effective and assist in project completion.
1.4 Constraints
In this project, it states about risks and restrictions and the way problems are solved. Also,
it is seen that constraints are important for project as they help in accessing of completion of
projects. Different type of constraints are mentioned as follows-
 Financial constraints- These are those type of constraint which focuses on obstacles that
comes in between objectives. It is a type of factor that focuses on restriction of amount of
or quality of investment options (Bevilacqua, 2018).
 Time constraints- It is also another important constraint that focuses on completion of
project or deadline of a project. In this project, time constraint is important which has been
focused at appropriate level.
 Human resource constraint- In this project, the HR constraints are limited to particular
number of shareholders. It is essential to focus on development of HR constraint so that it is
easy to achieve goals of project in correct way.
It is critically important to focus to be aware about constraints so that project decisions are
being undertaken in most correct way. It is further analysed that project manager is required to have
proper information about constraints so that resources are being used accordingly.
1.5 Project roles and responsibilities
Roles and responsibility in a particular project is essential which is to be fulfilled in proper
manner. Also, manager of project is responsible for handling and completion of accessing to all the
risks, functions, roles that they are executed in well organised way. So, in this project Ian Thompson
is project manager, Sara Jones is communication manager, Peter West is Project finance manager.
The project roles and responsibilities are major part of project without which it is not possible, to
access positive outcomes (El Yamami, 2017).
1.6 Responsibility Assignment Matrix
RAM which is also known as Risk Assignment Matrix and it refers to involvement of people
and other participation of organisation into deliverables of project. This RAM is mostly used by
program manager with purpose of fulfilling all the roles as well as responsibilities.