Project Initiation Document and Work Breakdown Structure

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Case Scenario 2
Name of Student
Name of University
Author Note

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Table of Contents
1. Project Initiation Document.............................................................................................2
1.1. Project Background..................................................................................................2
1.2. Budgetary Information..............................................................................................2
1.3. Timescale..................................................................................................................5
1.4. Objectives.................................................................................................................6
1.5. Approach...................................................................................................................6
1.6. Key Staffs.................................................................................................................6
1.7. Stakeholder Analysis................................................................................................7
2. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).................................................................................8
2.1. WBS in managing Tasks........................................................................................10
2.2. Importance of Critical path analysis.......................................................................10
Bibliography......................................................................................................................11
Appendices........................................................................................................................12
Appendix 1 (WBS)........................................................................................................12
Appendix 2 (MS Project File)........................................................................................14

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Part 1
1. Project Initiation Document
Project Initiation Document or PID is a file that is used for defining the scope of an
undertaken project. Effective scope management is integral to manage the overall success criteria
of a selected project.
1.1. Project Background
QAHE business management faculty has planned to design a new degree course in
sustainable business that focuses on the ethical and the environmental issues. For that, the faculty
has planned to arrange and execute a field trip for the students of final year. A PID is prepared
that documents the budgetary information, timescales and the stakeholders’ involved with this
project.
1.2. Budgetary Information
The Programme convener has allocated a maximum budget of £2,000 for each student for
the field trip. This makes a total budget to be £60,000 for 30 students. The budget includes all the
related booking cost, trip cost, payment of project coordinator and the guide.
However, apart from the field trip, there are certain additional costs, which include the
payment of project manager and other project resources. All these costs are to be borne by the
University. The resources cost considered are indicated in the picture below-

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Figure 1: Illustrating the Resource Cost
(Generated from MS Project)
The estimated total budget of the entire field trip project including project planning and
closure are indicated in the figure below-