Extending NBN in Nepal: Project Management

Running head: PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Assignment 2: Extending NBN in Nepal
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author’s Note

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Executive Summary
The paper mainly reflects on the extension of NBL within Nepal in order to provide proper
broadband service for the houses as well as business. It is identified that the main goal of the
organization is provide proper facility of internet connection to the people. It is assumed that the
entire project will be successfully get executed within the timeframe of 18 weeks by assuming that
the project will be commenced on 30th May 2018. The budget that is needed for finishing the entire
project successfully will be around $200, 200. In addition to this, the paper discusses number of
challenges that are associated with the project. It is found that the recommendations are provided
in this paper helps in resolving the security challenges that are associated with the project.

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Table of Contents
1. Clear outline......................................................................................................................................3
2. Project requirements.........................................................................................................................3
3. Project team members......................................................................................................................4
4. Project plan.......................................................................................................................................4
4.1 Project scope...............................................................................................................................4
4.2 Work breakdown structure..........................................................................................................5
4.3 Estimate time for the project.......................................................................................................5
4.4 Determine resource need for the project....................................................................................7
4.5 Gantt chart and Network Diagram...............................................................................................9
4.6 Estimate project cost.................................................................................................................10
4.7 Quality plan...............................................................................................................................11
4.8 Stakeholder analysis..................................................................................................................12
4.9 Communication plan..................................................................................................................12
4.10 Project risk management.........................................................................................................13
4.11 Project deployment.................................................................................................................14
5. Key ethical issues.............................................................................................................................15
6. Project handover.............................................................................................................................15
7. Project sign off.................................................................................................................................15
8. Post project review and recommendations.....................................................................................15
Bibliography.........................................................................................................................................16

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1. Clear outline
NBN is one of the government owned Australian corporation that is mainly tasked to
design, build as well as operate the broadband network as one of the monopoly wholesale providers
of broadband. It is identified that NBN aims to extend its services of broadband in Nepal so that the
households as well as business of Nepal does not face internet connection issue. The services of
broadband will be provided not only in the cities of Nepal but also in the areas that are too far from
the cities. The project that is mainly undertaken for extending NBN in Nepal will be completed
successfully within the time-period of 18 weeks if the project will be commenced on 30 th May 2018.
The assumed end of the project will be around 2-10-18. The objectives of the project are reflected
below:
 To extend broadband services in Nepal
 To provide high speed of internet connection
2. Project requirements
The requirements of the project “extension of NBN in Nepal include number of functional
and non-functional requirements that are generally reflected in the table below:
Functional requirements
The functional requirements of the project are as follows:
Authentication: The organization must provide the authentication facility to the users so
that only authorized users can be able to get within the network thus avoiding unauthorised access.
External interface: Firewall must be used for obstructing any type of security issues for
securing the network from various types of attacks.
Historical data: The NBN must provide the facility of historical data access so that
information as well as details can be accessed by the authorized users whenever needed.
Non-functional requirements
The non-functional requirements are as follows:
Availability: NBN must provide 24x7 service of internet connection for the business as well
as for household uses.
Reliability: Reliable broadband service must be provided by NBN in Nepal so that the
customers can trust the service.