Project Initiation, Planning and Execution

Project Initiation, Planning and Execution
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................1
Milestone schedule..........................................................................................................................1
Work Breakdown structure..............................................................................................................1
Implications of any changes on the resource requirements.............................................................3
Details of necessary adjustments to the schedule............................................................................4
Personal reflection...........................................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION....................................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES.....................................................................................................................................6
APPENDICES......................................................................................................................................7
Updated Milestone...........................................................................................................................7
Updated Tasks lists..........................................................................................................................7
Revised Gantt chart..........................................................................................................................9
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INTRODUCTION
In this unpredictable world, generally, projects do not go according to the plan created
because any sudden fluctuation or occurrence of risks make it necessary for the project manager to
redesign or update the plan. The current project is based on a family who is relocating their place of
residence from Maroochydore to Perth. Currently, they are living in two bedroom rental apartment
but as Jeff got a new position as Marketing Director therefore, they decide to transfer to a four
bedroom rented house in Perth. The assignment aims to develop an updated milestone schedule,
work breakdown structure and Gantt chart for successful relocation.
Milestone schedule
Milestones are the significant events that are used in project management to mark certain
specific point along a timeline. It adds significant value to the project and when it is incorporated
with PERT (Program Evaluation and Review Technique) and CPM (Critical Path Method) enable
project manager to accurately determine the project progress whether behind the schedule or ahead
of schedule (Heagney, 2016). For the house relocation plan, milestones are set below:
1. Vacant current place of residence at Maroochydore, Sunshine Coast, Qld
2. Completion of survey to choose target location
3. Designing well-organized movement schedule
4. Creating financial plan
5. Shifting to new location, Perth
Above are key events or milestones for the house relocation that is required to be achieved
within set time to successfully relocate to new house within stipulated time (Martinelli and
Milosevic, 2016).
Work Breakdown structure
Work breakdown structure (WBS) is extremely useful in project management to divide
complex tasks into simpler form by classification or segregation of main tasks with sub activities. It
is presents as hierarchical sub-division of the given project. It works as a foundation for all the
managerial work including planning, estimation of cost and efforts, allocation of resources and
scheduling (Steyn and et.al., 2016). The project of house relocation comprises various tasks such as
moving from current location, selecting new location, hiring people to shift to other place,
transition, set budgets and finally moving to new place. Thus, such segregation of the complicated
tasks into sub-sets helps to define total scope and establish a control baseline. It helps to clearly
establish the relationship among various activities, which in turn, assist project manager and staff to
coordinate with each other.
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Current location checklists: In order to shift to new place, at first stage, family needs to
vacant the existing place of residence. Thus, this stage consists of creation of plan for utilities and
floor arrangements for the house (Burek, 2013). Moreover, as goods and all the belongings need to
shift to new place therefore, it will require purchase of packaging material to shift the house.
Selecting target site: As in the case, Jeff joined a new position as a Marketing Director
Interstate and needs to move to Perth. Therefore, before leaving to a new place, family need to
select a target location where all the facilities are easily available at near locations. Here, initially,
building profile need to prepared including capacity and space requirements. Moreover, as family is
shifting from 2-bedroom rental property to 4-bedroom rental house therefore, they will definitely
require more furniture, hence, it must be identified. Besides this, layout, interior decoration set-up,
construction plan, permits and amenities plan must be design (Stoshikj, Kryvinska and Strauss,
2014).
Hiring staff for relocation: Every project requires a project team and for the given project,
family will require mover staff. Packers will be hire who owes accountability to pack or unpack all
the goods (Turner, 2016). Planner will be responsible to create plans whereas coordinators, as name
implies, will instruct others and maintain coordination among all the people. Movers will be
accountable to move all the items from existing place to new place and perform assigned tasks and
duties.
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