Project Management Case Study: i-Corp

Running head: PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Assignment 3: (Case Study: i-Corp)
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author’s Note

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Table of Contents
Part One:.....................................................................................................................................4
1.1 MOV - Measurable Organisational Value........................................................................4
1.2 Value of the project..........................................................................................................4
1.3 Appropriate metric............................................................................................................4
2. Part Two:................................................................................................................................6
2.1 Scope................................................................................................................................6
2.2 Out of Scope.....................................................................................................................7
2.4 Scope Management Plan..................................................................................................7
2.5 Resource Plan...................................................................................................................7
Part three:...................................................................................................................................9
3.1 Project Milestones............................................................................................................9
3.2 Project activities.............................................................................................................10
3.3 Project resources.............................................................................................................12
3.4 Time estimation..............................................................................................................13
3.5 Project budget.................................................................................................................14
3.6 Time phase budget..........................................................................................................15
Part four:...................................................................................................................................15
4.1 Assumptions...................................................................................................................15
4.2 Project risks and management strategy..........................................................................16
Part Five:..................................................................................................................................18
Part Six:....................................................................................................................................19
Bibliography.............................................................................................................................21
Appendices...............................................................................................................................22
Annotated Bibliography.......................................................................................................22

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Part One:
1.1 MOV - Measurable Organisational Value
Area of Impact Rank (1 to 5)
Operational 1
Customer 2
Financial 3
Strategic 4
Social 5
1.2 Value of the project
The project value is mainly illustrated below:
Better: The online services like breeding facility as well as seasonal sales that are
provided with the help of the new system is considered to be better in comparison to the
previous system.
Faster: The new system that was developed is helpful in undertaking the online
transaction quite faster and in a very much effective way in comparison to online transaction.
1.3 Appropriate metric
Rank Impact Metrics Timeframe
1 Operational It is identified that
the system assists in
providing number of
services including
seasonal sales,
3months

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online transaction,
bidding and more
which further helps
in improving the
organizational
operation.
2 Customer The customer
generally gets better
facilities within the
help of the system
and as a result more
number of customers
get attracted which
enhances the number
of customers by
15%.
2 months
3 Financial As the
organizational
customers increases,
the revenue of the
organization
generally increases
by 10%.
3 months
4 Strategic In order to give
proper services to
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the organizational
customers, it is
necessary to use
proper procedures as
well as strategies.
5 Social For reaching to
more number of
people, it is very
much necessary to
reflect the facilities
that are mainly
provided with the
help of the new
system.
1 month
2. Part Two:
2.1 Scope
The listed points are mainly included within the project and as a result they are
considered as project scope.
 UI development
 Simulation testing
 Database development
 Bidding facility development
 Listing the preferred buyers
 Facility for online transaction

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 Seasonal sales opportunity
 Proper option for information sources
 System development completion
 Testing of project prototype
2.2 Out of Scope
The points that are excluded from the project are listed below:
 Information related with the suppliers of the project are not given
 Proper training facility should be given to the project team
2.4 Scope Management Plan
The steps which are generally required to be undertaken in order to control the scope of
the project are mainly illustrated below:
 The problems or challenges which are project related needs to be understand properly
 Proper information and data need to be gathered about the project requirements as
well as needs
 The signs of the project creep must be properly understood within the initial project
phase
2.5 Resource Plan
 People
The people who are mainly associated with the project are listed below:
Resource Name Std. Rate
System Analyst $40.00/hr
Budgeter $40.00/hr