Project Management Plan Analysis and Critique

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Executive Summary
Project Management Plan or in short, PMP, is a document that lists different aspects of the
project that are decided during the planning phase. It includes project scope, objectives,
stakeholder roles, estimated time, budget, risk management plan and others. Any project
management plan is incomplete without any of these points and aspects. In the given PMP case
study, the authors have provided an organization chart where the roles of each stakeholder and
their positions in the project hierarchy have been defined clearly. However, there are no
sufficient details about the nature or size of the organization and hence, this project management
plan may confuse the reader (sponsors, external stakeholders). As the nature of the organization
is not defined, it is not possible to define whether the project will be financially feasible for the
organization or not. In this report, a critical analysis has been conducted on the provided PMP
case study and the analysis results have been documented.

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Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction................................................................................................................................3
2.0 Analysis of PMP........................................................................................................................3
2.1 Introduction............................................................................................................................3
2.2 Organization..........................................................................................................................4
2.3 Management and Technical Approach..................................................................................4
2.4 Work to Perform....................................................................................................................7
2.5 Schedule...............................................................................................................................10
2.6 Budget..................................................................................................................................10
References......................................................................................................................................12

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1.0 Introduction
Project Management Plan or in short, PMP, is a document that lists different aspects of
the project that are decided during the planning phase. It includes project scope, objectives,
stakeholder roles, estimated time, budget, risk management plan and others. Any project
management plan is incomplete without any of these points and aspects (Kerzner, 2013).
However, simply including these aspects without proper clarification or presentation may lead to
misunderstanding of the stakeholders and they will not be able to execute the project in the right
direction.
In this report, a critical analysis has been conducted on the provided PMP case study and
the analysis results have been documented.
2.0 Analysis of PMP
2.1 Introduction
As per the provided PMP case study, the project "Sovereign Hill App Development
Project 20xx" aims to produce a mobile application for both iPhone and Android devices. This
application can enhance the experience of visitors by allowing them to plan visits in advance,
provide information about exhibits, provide directions as well as provide walking tours. In this
PMP, the authors have discussed different aspects of the project that need to be managed and
maintained in order to ensure the success of the project. All these factors mentioned in the PMP
by the authors have been critically analyzed.