Project Management for PHL Construction Company

This document discusses the project management plan for PHL Construction Company's website redevelopment project. It includes project scope, work requirements, schedule, and pricing.

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PHL Construction company
Name of the Student
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction and background.......................................................................................................2
3. Project scope................................................................................................................................3
4. Work requirements......................................................................................................................3
5. Schedule and Pricing...................................................................................................................5
5.1 Schedule.................................................................................................................................5
5.2 Pricing....................................................................................................................................8
6. Acceptance Criteria...................................................................................................................11
References......................................................................................................................................12

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1. Introduction and background
The focus is on PHL construction company that mainly have the main to increase both
the marketing services as well as customer service. This will further be helpful as it acts as one
of the multi-tiered approach that helps in winning different new clients and generally captures
additional market share. In order to achieve the goals, the organization wants to redevelop the
present website. The mainly purpose for redeveloping the project is to successfully built a new
website that is mainly rich in contents and the different types of contents include information
about the client testimonials, network platform, building developments as well as different types
of user-friendly interface for clients. The developed website must be able to work properly with
the various clients in order to successfully develop proper tailored construction related solutions.
In addition to this, the website must also help in facilitating the delivery of much more timely
feedback with the prospective clients for successfully improving interaction with the customers
of the company. It is found that as the construction company has no internal IT department
therefore it is quite necessary to design, test, implement as well as other work should be
outsourced. The project scope must include proper planning, execution, implementation as well
as training will not be included within the internal intranet site.
It is found that after analyzing the case study, proper statement of work (SOW) needs to
be prepared that must include information about the scope of the project as well as work
requirements which. In addition to this, a detailed schedule as well as pricing needs to be
prepared that generally contains information about the time and budget that is required for
completing the website redevelopment project. Moreover, proper acceptance criteria which PHL
needs in order to accept the project.

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3. Project scope
Project scope is referred as an important part of project planning that is helpful in
identifying as well as documenting different lists of project deliverables, functions, tasks as well
as costs. The scope of the project is categorized into in-scope and out-scope.
In-scope
 Redeveloping the current website of the organization “PHL”
 Collection of various types of ideas and undertaking analysis on collected data
 Developing the prototype for the present website
 Validating the code for website development
 Creation of proper navigation structure
 Undertaking testing as well as reviewing
Out-scope
 The workshop for getting idea about the project is not arranged
 The information and details about the project contractor are not present
4. Work requirements
The website redevelopment for PHL construction company will mainly be achieved in
different phases which are mainly elaborated below:
Planning phase: In this phase of the project, proper arrangement for the staff meeting is
made so that the higher authority of the organization including the team members of the project
can be capable of illustrating the significance of website redevelopment. Proper proposal for the

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project is developed that contains information about the website and its importance for PHL
company. After the development of proposal, the project managers need to sign an agreement.
Additionally, the staffs who are required for the project are hired and then the statement of work
document is released. Moreover, the contractors who are required for the project are selected in
the planning phase of the project.
Website design and definition: In the design and definition phase of the project, it is
quite necessary to collect different kinds of ideas about the project for analyzing it importance
for the company and determining how the problems of the company get resolved. The present
design of the website is revised and then the budget for the project is analyzed in order to analyze
the budget that is mainly needed for the project. Moreover, a detailed proposal for the project
website is developed.
Project implementation phase: In this particular phase, prototype as well as database
for storing the information and details of the website are mainly stored. It is found that the code
that is validated for the website is checked and then cross0browser testing is mainly needed. In
addition to this, proper as well as successful optimization is done and then proper navigation
structure for the project is created. Moreover, proper site content pages are created that must
include all the details as well as information that the organization wants to highlight. Lastly,
testing is also undertaken within the entire project.
Project conversion phase: It is found that proper facility of training is mainly arranged
for the team members as well as other stakeholders so that they can be able to perform properly.
All the documents for the project need to be approved by reviewing the entire project
successfully. Moreover, written status for the project is created and then sign off documents for

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the project stakeholders is mainly developed. Lastly, the project manager closed the project and
assign the resources to some other project.
5. Schedule and Pricing
5.1 Schedule
The below table depicts that around 86 days are required for redeveloping the website
and the entire work of the project will get accomplished by 25th of December. The table is
reflecting the entire schedule in detail with start date, finish date as well as duration required for
each of the activities of the project.
WBS Task Name Duration Start Finish
0
Website redevelopment for Pashendale
Holdings Ltd
86 days Wed 28-08-19
Wed 25-12-
19
1 Planning phase 23 days Wed 28-08-19 Fri 27-09-19
1.1
Arranging meeting for having direct
conversation with the staffs
2 days Wed 28-08-19
Thu 29-08-
19
1.2
Creating project proposal for the
website
3 days Fri 30-08-19
Tue 03-09-
19
1.3 Signing the project agreement 1 day Wed 04-09-19
Wed 04-09-
19
1.4 Project staff’s identification 1 day Thu 05-09-19
Thu 05-09-
19
M1 Milestone 1: Releasing the statement of 1 day Fri 06-09-19 Fri 06-09-19

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Work
1.6
Proper selection process for the
contractor in order to create website
15 days Fri 06-09-19
Thu 26-09-
19
1.7 Selecting the contractor 1 day Fri 27-09-19 Fri 27-09-19
2 Website design and definition 15 days Mon 07-10-19 Fri 25-10-19
2.1 Collection of various types of ideas 3 days Mon 07-10-19
Wed 09-10-
19
2.2
Making analysis on the data which is
collected
2 days Thu 10-10-19 Fri 11-10-19
2.3 Revising the design of the project 5 days Mon 14-10-19 Fri 18-10-19
2.4 Checking the project feasibility 1 day Mon 21-10-19
Mon 21-10-
19
2.5 Analyzing the budget of the project 1 day Tue 22-10-19
Tue 22-10-
19
2.6
Creating detailed proposal for the
website
3 days Wed 23-10-19 Fri 25-10-19
M2
Milestone 2: Getting approval for the
next phase of the project
0 days Fri 25-10-19 Fri 25-10-19
3 Project implementation phase 30 days Mon 28-10-19 Fri 06-12-19
3.1 Creating the prototype for the website 7 days Mon 28-10-19
Tue 05-11-
19
3.2 Developing the database 5 days Wed 06-11-19 Tue 12-11-

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19
3.3
Code validation for website
development
2 days Wed 13-11-19
Thu 14-11-
19
3.4 Cross-browser testing 1 day Fri 15-11-19 Fri 15-11-19
3.5 Proper and successful optimization 3 days Mon 18-11-19
Wed 20-11-
19
3.6 Web-built development 5 days Thu 21-11-19
Wed 27-11-
19
3.7 Development of navigation structure 1 day Thu 28-11-19
Thu 28-11-
19
3.8 Development of site content pages 2 days Fri 29-11-19
Mon 02-12-
19
3.9
Adding testimonials to the different
clients
2 days Tue 03-12-19
Wed 04-12-
19
3.10 Testing and reviewing 2 days Thu 05-12-19 Fri 06-12-19
M3
Milestone 3: Implementation phase
completion
0 days Fri 06-12-19 Fri 06-12-19
4 Project conversion phase 13 days Mon 09-12-19
Wed 25-12-
19
4.1 Giving proper facility of training 5 days Mon 09-12-19 Fri 13-12-19
4.2 Giving documents for approval 2 days Mon 09-12-19
Tue 10-12-
19

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4.3 Reviewing the project 6 days Wed 11-12-19
Wed 18-12-
19
4.4 Creating checklist for the project 2 days Thu 19-12-19 Fri 20-12-19
4.5 Written status for the project 2 days Mon 23-12-19
Tue 24-12-
19
4.6 Getting sign off from the stakeholders 2 days Mon 23-12-19
Tue 24-12-
19
4.7 Project closure 1 day Wed 25-12-19
Wed 25-12-
19
M4
Milestone 4: Completion of the project
conversion phase
0 days Wed 25-12-19
Wed 25-12-
19
5.2 Pricing
The table that is given below helps in showcasing the amount of expenditure that is
required for executing each of the activities of Website redevelopment project. It is identified
that around $265,000 is total amount of expenditure that is required to be done for finishing the
project work on time.
WBS Task Name Duration Cost
0
Website redevelopment for
Pashendale Holdings Ltd
86 days $265,000.00
1 Planning phase 23 days $30,000.00
1.1 Arranging meeting for having 2 days $4,000.00

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direct conversation with the staffs
1.2
Creating project proposal for the
website
3 days $13,000.00
1.3 Signing the project agreement 1 day $3,000.00
1.4 Project staff’s identification 1 day $5,000.00
M1
Milestone 1: Releasing the
statement of Work
1 day $0.00
1.6
Proper selection process for the
contractor in order to create website
15 days $3,000.00
1.7 Selecting the contractor 1 day $2,000.00
2 Website design and definition 15 days $145,000.00
2.1
Collection of various types of
ideas
3 days $10,000.00
2.2
Making analysis on the data which
is collected
2 days $12,000.00
2.3 Revising the design of the project 5 days $65,000.00
2.4 Checking the project feasibility 1 day $5,000.00
2.5
Analyzing the budget of the
project
1 day $15,000.00
2.6
Creating detailed proposal for the
website
3 days $38,000.00
M2 Milestone 2: Getting approval for 0 days $0.00

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the next phase of the project
3 Project implementation phase 30 days $60,000.00
3.1
Creating the prototype for the
website
7 days $10,000.00
3.2 Developing the database 5 days $7,000.00
3.3
Code validation for website
development
2 days $10,000.00
3.4 Cross-browser testing 1 day $7,000.00
3.5 Proper and successful optimization 3 days $2,000.00
3.6 Web-built development 5 days $6,000.00
3.7
Development of navigation
structure
1 day $5,000.00
3.8 Development of site content pages 2 days $5,000.00
3.9
Adding testimonials to the
different clients
2 days $4,000.00
3.10 Testing and reviewing 2 days $4,000.00
M3
Milestone 3: Implementation
phase completion
0 days $0.00
4 Project conversion phase 13 days $30,000.00
4.1 Giving proper facility of training 5 days $15,000.00
4.2 Giving documents for approval 2 days $2,000.00
4.3 Reviewing the project 6 days $5,000.00

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4.4 Creating checklist for the project 2 days $3,000.00
4.5 Written status for the project 2 days $2,000.00
4.6
Getting sign off from the
stakeholders
2 days $1,000.00
4.7 Project closure 1 day $2,000.00
M4
Milestone 4: Completion of the
project conversion phase
0 days $0.00
6. Acceptance Criteria
The acceptable criteria based on which PHL will accept the project of website
redevelopment are mainly illustrated below:
Time and budget: If the project get accomplished within 25th December by utilizing
budget of around $265,000 then PHL company will accept the project.
Achieving objectives: If the website content pages include different types of information
like client testimonials as well ass information about construction then the project will be
accepted by PHL. In addition to this, it is quite necessary that the developed website must
provide user-friendly interface to the clients for providing tailored construction solutions.

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