Project Management

This document provides an overview of a project management scenario involving the relocation of a family. It includes a milestone plan, task list, Gantt chart, and personal reflection. The document also discusses criteria and assumptions for preparing the milestone plan and task list. Subject: Project Management, Course Code: N/A, Course Name: N/A, College/University: N/A

Running head: PROJECT MANAGEMENT
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Table of Contents
1. Overview of the scenario......................................................................................................2
2. Criteria and assumption for preparing the milestone plan and task list.................................2
3. Milestone plan........................................................................................................................3
4. List of tasks and the person who is responsible.....................................................................3
5. Gantt chart for indicating the flow of tasks............................................................................3
6. Details of all adjustment that is generally made in the schedule...........................................3
7. Personal reflection..................................................................................................................7
Bibliography...............................................................................................................................9
Appendices...............................................................................................................................10
Appendix 1: Milestone plan.................................................................................................10
Appendix 2: List of tasks and the person who is responsible..............................................11
Appendix 3: Gantt chart for indicating the flow of tasks.....................................................12

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1. Overview of the scenario
The paper mainly reflects on the relocation of a family from sunshine coast, QLD to
Perth. The family mainly consists of 4 members including two adults (Kelly & Jeff) and two
children. In addition to this, the family also has a dog and two cars. As Jeff secured the
position of marketing director in Perth, he wants to move to Perth with his family. It is found
as the new rental in Perth will be commenced on 27th January 2019 however Jeff needs to
vacate this current house by 20th January. Moreover, it is found that the relocation of the
family must be completed within the budget that is around $15,000.
2. Criteria and assumption for preparing the milestone plan and task list
The criteria and assumptions that are helpful in preparing the milestone plan or the
task list for the relocation of the family from the Sunshine coast to Perth are generally listed
below:
Infrastructure: It is assumed that Jeff can move to the new building in Perth by 27th
of January as the new building in Perth will generally be commenced on 27th January 2019.
Thus, it is assumed that Jeff can successfully relocate before 31st January on which the Perth
school with we commenced and the children of Jeff needs to be present there.
Cost: The project manager assumed that the relocation of the family from Sunshine
Coast QLD to Perth will generally be completed within $15,000. It is found that the increase
of project budget will generally create a number of financial issues for Jeff thus, it is very
much necessary for Jeff to use not more than $15,000 before relocation. The cost that is pre-
assumed is quite helpful in developing the project milestone plan and WBS list of the project.
Proper resources: It is assumed that the resources that is generally required for the
relocation of the family with all the belonging will be easily present and thus the family of

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Jeff will not find any type of difficulty in moving from Sunshine Coat, QLD to Perth. The
identification of proper resources is very much helpful in developing a proper milestone plan
as well as WBS list.
3. Milestone plan
Refer to the information that is provided in the appendix.
4. List of tasks and the person who is responsible
Refer to the information that is provided in the appendix.
5. Gantt chart for indicating the flow of tasks
Refer to the information that is provided in the appendix.
6. Details of all adjustment that is generally made in the schedule
The adjustments that are required to be done within the schedule of the project in
order to start the commencing of the new rental house by 20th January so that after vacating
the old house, Jeff can easily move to the new house. The adjustment that is generally done
within the schedule of the project is generally elaborated below:
Changes in the schedule: It is very much necessary to start commencing of the new
house before 20th January so that after vacating the old house in Sunshine Coast, Jeff can
easily move to the new house without facing problem. This change is quite necessary within
the schedule of the project as the last date for vacating the old house is 20th January however
the new house will be commenced by 27th January and as Jeff does not have any relative in
Sunshine coast, it is necessary to make the changes within the schedule.
Change in cost: It is found that the changes which are generally needed within the
schedule can generally enhance the budget of the project. It is found that the changes within

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the project budget is generally necessary so that the entire project can be completed
successfully within 20th January.
Changes in the resources of the project: It is found that in order to move to the new
house by 20th January, it is very much necessary for the human resources to work extra hours
in order to complete the work of the project within the new deadline so that the family of Jeff
does not face problem in moving from one city to another.
The changes that are generally done within the schedule of the project as well as
within the project cost are generally reflected below:
WBS Task Name Duration Start Finish
Resource
Names
Cost
0
Relocating
with family to
a new house
17 days Mon 31-12-18
Mon 21-01-
19
$ 14,960.00
1
Initiation
phase
5 days Mon 31-12-18
Fri 04-01-
19
$ 1,720.00
1.1
Making
initial plan for
relocation
3 days Mon 31-12-18
Wed 02-01-
19
Project manager $ 1,080.00
1.2
Sorting
finances
2 days Thu 03-01-19 Fri 04-01-19
Financial
manager
$ 640.00
1.3 Milestone
1: Completion
of initiation
0 days Fri 04-01-19 Fri 04-01-19 $ 0.00

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phase
2
Planning
phase
4.5 days Mon 07-01-19
Fri 11-01-
19
$ 2,280.00
2.1
Making
plan for the
needed time
1.5 days Mon 07-01-19
Tue 08-01-
19
Project manager
[200%]
$ 1,080.00
2.2
Planning
for the
required cost
1 day Tue 08-01-19
Wed 09-01-
19
Financial
manager
[200%]
$ 640.00
2.3
Risk
management
plan
2 days Wed 09-01-19 Fri 11-01-19 Risk manager $ 560.00
2.4
Milestone
2: Completion
of planning
phase
0 days Fri 11-01-19 Fri 11-01-19 $ 0.00
3
Execution
phase
6.5 days Fri 11-01-19
Sun 20-01-
19
$ 10,040.00
3.1 Appointing
solicitor
1 day Fri 11-01-19
Mon 14-01-
19
Solicitor $ 280.00
3.2
Finding a
surveyor
2 days Mon 14-01-19
Wed 16-01-
19
Project manager $ 720.00
3.3 Booking
for the new
1.5 days Wed 16-01-19 Thu 17-01- Project manager $ 1,080.00

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house 19 [200%]
3.4
Vacating
the old house
1 day Fri 18-01-19 Fri 18-01-19
Project manager
[200%],
Workers
[200%]
$ 1,280.00
3.5
Moving to
new house
with all
belongings
1 day Sun 20-01-19
Sun 20-01-
19
Rent for truck
[1], Workers
$ 6,680.00
3.6
Milestone
3: Completion
of execution
phase
0 days Fri 18-01-19 Fri 18-01-19 $ 0.00
4
Closure
phase
1 day Mon 21-01-19
Mon 21-01-
19
$ 920.00
4.1
Settling to
the new house
with the
family
1 day Mon 21-01-19
Mon 21-01-
19
Workers
[200%]
$ 560.00
4.2 Completing
paper works
1 day Mon 21-01-19
Mon 21-01-
19
Project manager $ 360.00
4.3 Milestone
4: Completion
of closure
0 days Mon 21-01-19 Mon 21-01-
19
$ 0.00

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phase
7. Personal reflection
I have undertaken the entire project of relocating from the house that is located in
Sunshine coast of QLD to a 4-bedroom house in Perth. It is found that for the relocation of
the hose, the project manager generally created a project schedule as per which the entire
project will be completed by 28th January by utilizing a budget of around $13,560. However,
the last date for vacating the house of Jeff is 20th January while the new house will be
commenced by 27th January. As Jeff does not have any relative in QLD, it is very much
necessary to make proper changes within the schedule of the project. For commencing the
new house by 20th January, it is quite necessary to crash the schedule of the project. In
addition to this, it is identified that it is very much necessary to have some extra resources for
the project. The changes within the schedule cost as well as resources of the project generally
help in the commencement of the new house by 20th January without facing any type of
challenges.
After undertaking the entire project successfully, I have gained proper knowledge as
well as experience in managing the project quite successfully. The knowledge and
experience that I have gained in this entire project are very much beneficial for me as it will
help me for becoming a good project manager who knows to deal with difficult situations in
the project by managing the work of the project. In addition to this, I have gained proper skill
in handling change management and steps that are generally helpful in tracking the changes
that are generally done within the project in order to achieve the project goals and objectives.
Moreover, I have also gained knowledge related with exceptions and variances that are
generally needed within the project in order to make changes within the project objectives for
completing the work of the project as per the new project deadline.

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Appendices
Appendix 1: Milestone plan
The milestone plan of the project is generally reflected below:
WBS Milestone Completion date
M1
Milestone 1: Completion of initiation
phase
Fri 04-01-19
M2
Milestone 2: Completion of planning
phase
Tue 15-01-19
M3
Milestone 3: Completion of execution
phase
Fri 25-01-19
M4
Milestone 4: Completion of closure
phase
Mon 28-01-19

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Appendix 2: List of tasks and the person who is responsible
Figure 1: List of tasks and the person who is responsible
(Source: Created by Author)

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Appendix 3: Gantt chart for indicating the flow of tasks
Figure 2: Gantt chart
(Source: Created by Author)