Project Management: Establishment of a New Network

This report presents the schedule, budget, risks, and other constraints necessary for the deployment of an effective and efficient network project and boost the production of the organization.

Running head: PROJECT MANAGEMENT: - ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW NETWORK
Project Management
Establishment of a New Network
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author note

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Executive Summary
ABC has been a hypothetical project that has been expanding the business through establishing
branches to be located in different places. The purpose of the report is to establish a network that can
allow the organization to gain efficient output through the new transformation. This report presents the
schedule, budget, risks, and other constraints those are necessary for the deployment of an effective
and efficient network project and boost the production of the organization.

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Table of Contents
Introduction.................................................................................................................................................4
Project requirements...................................................................................................................................4
Functional...............................................................................................................................................4
Non-Functional........................................................................................................................................5
Project team members................................................................................................................................5
Project plan.................................................................................................................................................5
Project scope...........................................................................................................................................5
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)..........................................................................................................6
Estimated time-line.................................................................................................................................6
Resource needs.......................................................................................................................................8
Gantt Chart and Network Diagram..........................................................................................................9
Estimated cost.......................................................................................................................................10
Quality plan...........................................................................................................................................12
Stakeholder analysis..............................................................................................................................12
Communications plan............................................................................................................................13
Risks management plan........................................................................................................................13
Ethical issues analysis............................................................................................................................13
Project deployment plan.......................................................................................................................14
Project Crash.............................................................................................................................................14
Project Signoff...........................................................................................................................................16
Post project review and recommendations...............................................................................................16
References.................................................................................................................................................16

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Introduction
The project constraints are:
Time: 350 days
Cost: $ 334,400
Quality: Satisfactory
Start Date: 31 / 5/ 2018
Finish Date: 10 / 2 / 2019
Objectives:
 To establish communication network
 To accomplish the project constraints
 Manage the project milestones
 Minimize the risk impacts
 Enhance the overall revenue of the ABC Company
Project requirements
Functional
 High bandwidth network
 Cloud storage
 Proper communication platform
 Portal
 On demand software
 On demand services
Non-Functional
 Reliability
 Easy to use
 Functionality
 Adaptable

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 compatible
Project team members
Title Skills and Capabilities
Project executives Better decision making
Manager Manage the project constraints
Business analyst Analyze the market in efficient manner
Supervisors Supervise the human labor
Market analyst Analyze the market
Human Labor Accomplish operations activities
Network engineer Establish efficient network
IT technicians Technical jobs accomplishment
Project plan
Project scope
Establish an effective network that can allow the different branches of the organization to
communicate with each other and accomplish all the operational activities in an efficient and effective
network.

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Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
Figure 1: WBS
Source: Created by Author
Estimated time-line
Task Name Duration Start Finish
Development of the new network for
ABC company 350 days Thu 5/31/18 Wed 10/2/19
Project Initiation 66 days Thu 5/31/18 Thu 8/30/18
Identifying the existing network
features 12 days Thu 5/31/18 Fri 6/15/18
Analysing the problem with the
existing network 10 days Mon 6/18/18 Fri 6/29/18

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Proposing new network setup 12 days Mon 7/2/18 Tue 7/17/18
Analysing the feasibility of the
proposed network 7 days Wed 7/18/18 Thu 7/26/18
Preparing draft 10 days Fri 7/27/18 Thu 8/9/18
Forwarding for the approval 15 days Fri 8/10/18 Thu 8/30/18
Milestone 1: proposal approved 0 days Thu 8/30/18 Thu 8/30/18
Project planning 54 days Fri 8/31/18 Wed 11/14/18
Estimating the budget 7 days Fri 8/31/18 Mon 9/10/18
Estimating the schedule 8 days Tue 9/11/18 Thu 9/20/18
Identifying key stakeholders 6 days Fri 9/21/18 Fri 9/28/18
Providing roles and responsibilities
to the stakeholders 9 days Mon 10/1/18 Thu 10/11/18
Determining the work breakdown 7 days Fri 10/12/18 Mon 10/22/18
Estimating resources 10 days Tue 10/23/18 Mon 11/5/18
Identifying suppliers and
contractors 7 days Tue 11/6/18 Wed 11/14/18
Milestone 2: Completed 0 days Wed 11/14/18 Wed 11/14/18
Project execution 135 days Thu 11/15/18 Wed 5/22/19
Developing the design of the
network 15 days Thu 11/15/18 Wed 12/5/18
Establishment of the IT
infrastructure 85 days Thu 12/6/18 Wed 4/3/19
Routers implementation 10 days Thu 12/6/18 Wed 12/19/18
Switches implementation 15 days Thu 12/20/18 Wed 1/9/19
LAN connections 15 days Thu 1/10/19 Wed 1/30/19
Network configuration 20 days Thu 1/31/19 Wed 2/27/19
Providing power supplies 25 days Thu 2/28/19 Wed 4/3/19
New systems 15 days Thu 4/4/19 Wed 4/24/19
Remote servers 20 days Thu 4/25/19 Wed 5/22/19

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Milestone 3: Completed 0 days Wed 5/22/19 Wed 5/22/19
Project closure 95 days Thu 5/23/19 Wed 10/2/19
Post preview documentation 10 days Thu 5/23/19 Wed 6/5/19
Lessons gathered 25 days Thu 6/6/19 Wed 7/10/19
Issues identified 15 days Thu 6/6/19 Wed 6/26/19
Steps or changes taken 10 days Thu 6/27/19 Wed 7/10/19
Releasing stakeholders 10 days Thu 7/11/19 Wed 7/24/19
Releasing resources 15 days Thu 7/25/19 Wed 8/14/19
Stakeholders' sign-off 15 days Thu 8/15/19 Wed 9/4/19
Project celebration 20 days Thu 9/5/19 Wed 10/2/19
Milestone 4: Completed 0 days Wed 10/2/19 Wed 10/2/19
Resource needs
Resource Name Type Initials Max. Units Std. Rate
Project manager Work PM 100% $50.00/hr.
Business analyst Work B 100% $25.00/hr.
Network Engineer Work N 100% $25.00/hr.
Market analyst Work M 100% $25.00/hr.
System Analyst Work S 100% $25.00/hr.
Resource Manager Work R 100% $25.00/hr.
Hardware Material H $10,000.00
Software Material S $10,000.00
IT technicians Work I 100% $0.00/hr.

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Gantt chart and Network Diagram
Figure 2: Gantt chart
(Source: Created by Author)

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Estimated cost
Task Name Duration Resource Names Cost
Development of the new
network for ABC company 350 days $334,400.00
Project Initiation 66 days $39,600.00
Identifying the existing
network features 12 days Business analyst, Market
analyst, System Analyst $7,200.00
Analysing the problem with
the existing network 10 days Business analyst, Market
analyst, System Analyst $6,000.00
Proposing new network
setup 12 days Business analyst, Market
analyst, System Analyst $7,200.00
Analysing the feasibility of
the proposed network 7 days Business analyst, Market
analyst, System Analyst $4,200.00
Preparing draft 10 days Business analyst, Market
analyst, System Analyst $6,000.00
Forwarding for the approval 15 days Business analyst, Market
analyst, System Analyst $9,000.00
Milestone 1: proposal
approved 0 days $0.00
Project planning 54 days $64,800.00
Estimating the budget 7 days
Business analyst, Market
analyst, Network
Engineer, Project
manager, Resource
Manager
$8,400.00
Estimating the schedule 8 days
Business analyst, Market
analyst, Network
Engineer, Project
manager, Resource
Manager
$9,600.00

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Identifying key stakeholders 6 days
Business analyst, Market
analyst, Network
Engineer, Project
manager, Resource
Manager
$7,200.00
Providing roles and
responsibilities to the
stakeholders 9 days
Business analyst, Market
analyst, Network
Engineer, Project
manager, Resource
Manager
$10,800.00
Determining the work
breakdown 7 days
Business analyst, Market
analyst, Network
Engineer, Project
manager, Resource
Manager
$8,400.00
Estimating resources 10 days
Business analyst, Market
analyst, Network
Engineer, Project
manager, Resource
Manager
$12,000.00
Identifying suppliers and
contractors 7 days
Business analyst, Market
analyst, Network
Engineer, Project
manager, Resource
Manager
$8,400.00
Milestone 2: Completed 0 days $0.00
Project execution 135 days $166,000.00
Developing the design of the
network 15 days Network Engineer,
System Analyst $6,000.00
Establishment of the IT
infrastructure 85 days $92,000.00

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Routers implementation 10 days
Network Engineer,
Hardware[1], IT
technicians
$12,000.00
Switches implementation 15 days Network Engineer,
Hardware[1], IT
technicians
$13,000.00
LAN connections 15 days Network Engineer,
Hardware[1], IT
technicians
$13,000.00
Network configuration 20 days Network Engineer,
Hardware[1], IT
technicians
$14,000.00
Providing power supplies 25 days
Hardware[1], IT
technicians, Project
manager, Resource
Manager, Software[1],
System Analyst
$40,000.00
New systems 15 days
Hardware[1], IT
technicians, Project
manager, Resource
Manager, Software[1],
System Analyst
$32,000.00
Remote servers 20 days
Hardware[1], IT
technicians, Project
manager, Resource
Manager, Software[1],
System Analyst
$36,000.00
Milestone 3: Completed 0 days $0.00
Project closure 95 days $64,000.00
Post preview documentation 10 days Project manager,
Resource Manager $6,000.00

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Lessons gathered 25 days $22,000.00
Issues identified 15 days
Business analyst, IT
technicians, Project
manager, System
Analyst
$12,000.00
Steps or changes taken 10 days
Business analyst, IT
technicians, Project
manager, System
Analyst, Market analyst
$10,000.00
Releasing stakeholders 10 days Project manager,
Resource Manager $6,000.00
Releasing resources 15 days Project manager,
Resource Manager $9,000.00
Stakeholders' sign-off 15 days Project manager,
Resource Manager $9,000.00
Project celebration 20 days Project manager,
Resource Manager $12,000.00
Milestone 4: Completed 0 days $0.00
Quality plan
Monitoring and auditing phase will be executed separately considering the identification of the
changes those might alter the overall output of the project [1]. Thus, the changes will be implemented
accordingly to keep in manner to assure that the project delivers the necessary output.
Stakeholder analysis
Stakeholder Roles Responsibilities Impact Interest
Project manager Manage project Effectively deliver
management
VH VH
Business analyst Analyse the
business
Efficiently identify
the market needs
H H
Network Engineer Establish network Organization
accomplished
M H

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proper
communication
Market analyst Analyse the market Efficiently identify
the market needs
M M
System Analyst Identify system
requirements
Develop efficient
system
H H
Resource Manager
Provide resources Manage resources
throughout the
project
M M
IT technicians Execute technical
activities
Deliver efficient
network
H H
Customers Avail services Provide feedback M M
Communications plan
Stakeholder Communication medium Frequency
Project manager Face to face meetings Weekly
Business analyst Conference call, face to face Monthly
Network Engineer Conference call, face to face Weekly
Market analyst Conference call, face to face Monthly
System Analyst face to face [2] Monthly
Resource Manager Conference call, face to face Weekly
IT technicians face to face Weekly
Customers Questionnaires, survey [3] Twice throughout the project t
lifecycle
Risks management plan
Risk Impact Probability Mitigation
Cost escalation H M Proper planning
Schedule escalation H M Scheduling tools and techniques such as Gantt
chart
Dissatisfied delivery H VH Efficient output [4]

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Data breaches H M Secured network
Resource lagging H L Efficient resource management [5]
Ethical issues analysis
Code of ethics should be followed by the project manager while making certain decision-making
[6]. Proper policies will be needed for the application of the internet. BYOD policies should be
implemented, internet access, and authentication are another considerable ethical issues.
Project deployment plan
The proposed Gantt chart and schedule include all the project phase and the milestones those
are necessary for the deployment of the successful project.
Project Crash
After crashing the project value flowing are the constraints using MS project:
Task Name Duration Cost
Development of the new network for ABC
company 336 days $328,000.00
Project Initiation 57 days $34,200.00
Identifying the existing network features 12 days $7,200.00
Analysing the problem with the existing
network 10 days $6,000.00
Proposing new network setup 10 days $6,000.00
Analysing the feasibility of the proposed
network 7 days $4,200.00
Preparing draft 10 days $6,000.00
Forwarding for the approval 8 days $4,800.00
Milestone 1: proposal approved 0 days $0.00
Project planning 54 days $64,800.00
Estimating the budget 7 days $8,400.00
Estimating the schedule 8 days $9,600.00

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Identifying key stakeholders 6 days $7,200.00
Providing roles and responsibilities to
the stakeholders 9 days $10,800.00
Determining the work breakdown 7 days $8,400.00
Estimating resources 10 days $12,000.00
Identifying suppliers and contractors 7 days $8,400.00
Milestone 2: Completed 0 days $0.00
Project execution 130 days $165,000.00
Developing the design of the network 15 days $6,000.00
Establishment of the IT infrastructure 80 days $91,000.00
Routers implementation 10 days $12,000.00
Switches implementation 10 days $12,000.00
LAN connections 15 days $13,000.00
Network configuration 20 days $14,000.00
Providing power supplies 25 days $40,000.00
New systems 15 days $32,000.00
Remote servers 20 days $36,000.00
Milestone 3: Completed 0 days $0.00
Project closure 95 days $64,000.00
Post preview documentation 10 days $6,000.00
Lessons gathered 25 days $22,000.00
Issues identified 15 days $12,000.00
Steps or changes taken 10 days $10,000.00
Releasing stakeholders 10 days $6,000.00
Releasing resources 15 days $9,000.00
Stakeholders' sign-off 15 days $9,000.00
Project celebration 20 days $12,000.00
Milestone 4: Completed 0 days $0.00

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Project Signoff
Resource Name Signature
Project manager -
Business analyst [8] -
Network Engineer -
Market analyst -
System Analyst -
Resource Manager -
IT technicians [9] -
Post project review and recommendations
 Proper management technique should be applied
 Leadership qualities influences the communication [10]
 Communication gap should be eliminated
 All the stakeholders must be informed about the progress report of the project [11]

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