Project Management Assignment: London Campus
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Project Management Assignment: London Campus
Added on 2020-06-06
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ContentsContents...........................................................................................................................................2INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1TASK 1............................................................................................................................................2Network diagram.........................................................................................................................4Construction of Network diagram:..................................................................................................7TASK 2............................................................................................................................................1Importance of Communications Management with respect to the project selected....................1TASK 3............................................................................................................................................3a. Different options for accelerating project completion.............................................................3b. Implementation of project when resources and constrained and not constrained...................4TASK 4............................................................................................................................................5Discussion on managing project with virtual meetings...............................................................5Project 2...........................................................................................................................................6Part 1: initiation...............................................................................................................................6Task 1: Critical evaluation of advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing of project.............6Part 2: Planning................................................................................................................................7Task 2: Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) with all the major tasks..........................................7Part 3: Execution..............................................................................................................................9Task 3: Preparation of milestone report.......................................................................................9Part 4: Controlling.........................................................................................................................10Task 4: Critical functionalities that can be compromised compared to hire additional staff....10Part 5: Closing...............................................................................................................................11Task 5: Lessons-learned report for the entire project................................................................11CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................12REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................13
INTRODUCTIONChanges with the organization or any other type of institution take place frequently andthese are done so that the quality of services that are delivered can be improved (Kadolph andMarcketti, 2016). Main focus of this project is made is to deliver proper services in relation withbuilding a management software for London Campus. In order to make such type of activities, itrequired to make interpretation of the activities that will be included in this process. Apart fromthis, there are many risk that are involved in the process of project development and it is essentialthat make sure that all the operations that are covered can be completed in effective manner. Inthis context, below given are the aim and objectives that will be covered in this project:Aim: To conduct building a management software for London Campus.Objectives:To develop and design a building that can be used as laboratories by teachers.To form healthy and comfortable environment for students and teachers.To determine the monitoring functions like energy management, power consumption, etc.To complete the project within determined budget that is $10,000.TASK 1Task NameDurationStartFinishPredecessorsBuilding Management System 112 daysThu 2/1/18Fri 7/6/18Initiation phase 15 daysTue 1/2/18Mon 1/22/18Setting the target goals of BMS implementation 5 daysTue 1/2/18Mon 1/8/18Setting stakeholders expectations 10 daysTue 1/9/18Mon 1/22/183Proper and adequate documentations, contracts and agreements 8 daysTue 1/9/18Thu 1/18/183Planning phase 21 daysFri 1/19/18Fri 2/16/18Setting out operational plans and policies 6 daysFri 1/19/18Fri 1/26/185Identifying resource requirement i.e. human source, funds and equipment’s 9 daysMon 1/29/18Thu 2/8/187Plan for managing risk 6 daysFri 2/9/18Fri 2/16/1881
Execution phase 21 daysMon 2/19/18Mon 3/19/18Collection of funds 5 daysMon 2/19/18Fri 2/23/189,4Hiring project team i.e. technical expert, website developer and others 4 daysMon 2/26/18Thu 3/1/1811Purchase hardware and software license and others 12 daysFri 3/2/18Mon 3/19/1811,12Testing system functioning 5 daysFri 3/2/18Thu 3/8/1812Monitoring and controlling phase 91 daysTue 1/2/18Tue 5/8/18Continue monitoring of the system functioning and work execution 33 daysTue 3/20/18Thu 5/3/1813Regular reporting 91 daysFri 3/2/18Fri 7/6/1812Conducting meetings 5 daysFri 3/9/18Thu 3/15/1814Analysing the risks 4 daysFri 5/4/18Wed 5/9/1816,14Examining the progress bycomparing the performancewith the targets 5 daysMon 7/9/18Fri 7/13/1817Altering the plan 8 daysMon 7/9/18Wed 7/18/1817,16Closure phase 1 dayTue 1/2/18Tue 1/2/18Contract closure 1 dayThu 5/10/18Thu 5/10/1819Post-project appraisal andreview 1 dayMon 7/16/18Mon 7/16/1820Submitting the final reportto the project manager 1 dayThu 7/19/18Thu 7/19/1821Above given are the activities that are included in this project. In this context, all theseactivities need to be considered in appropriate manner. When these are done, then to the aim andobjectives attained will be achieved (Batselier and Vanhoucke, 2015). 2
Network diagram3
10+8+6+9+6+5+4+91+8+1= 148 daysIn accordance with the above network diagram show, it can be stated that all the redmarked numbers are the critical pat that are highly important to be followed. All the otheractivities are not that important. Those are the activities that can be completed whenever theproject manager is willing to complete. In total there are 8 of the activities that are required to becompleted within the speculated time period. When this is not completed within the time that isdecided by the project manager, then the project will be a failure (Calvo-Mora, Navarro-Garcíaand Periañez-Cristobal, 2015). The project will have negative impact, when all the peopleinvolved are not able to complete them. Other than time, even cost is included and it is importantthat with the budget that is determined all the activities are completed. When this is not done andthe balance that is set exceeds, then it a type of risk. IDDuration ESEFLSLFSlackSetting the target goals of BMS implementation 500555Setting stakeholders expectations 1055151510Proper and adequate documentations, contracts andagreements8151523238Setting out operational plans and policies6232329296Identifying resource requirement i.e. humansource, funds and equipment’s9292938387Plan for managing risk6383844446Collection of funds 5444449495Hiring project team i.e. technical expert, websitedeveloper and others4384542494Purchase hardware and software license and others124949616112Testing system functioning5616166665Continue monitoring of the system functioning andwork execution 106671768110Regular reporting 156666818115Conducting meetings 56666818115Analyzing the risks 4868790914Examining the progress by comparing theperformance with the targets5868691915Altering the plan8919199998Contract closure 1919199998Post-project appraisal and review 199991001001Submitting the final report to the project manager110010010110114
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