Project Management: Project Charter, Work Breakdown Structure, Gantt Chart, Critical Path Method, Risk Register

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Table of Contents
PROJECT 1......................................................................................................................................3
Project Charter or Project Initiation Document...........................................................................3
Work Breakdown Structure.........................................................................................................6
Gantt Chart...................................................................................................................................7
Critical Path Method....................................................................................................................8
PROJECT 2......................................................................................................................................9
Risk register.................................................................................................................................9
Cruciality of risk register in success of project..........................................................................13
PROJECT 3....................................................................................................................................14
Justification of the importance of structured communication....................................................14
Critical Analysis of different project management methodologies...........................................15
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................3

PROJECT 1
Project Charter or Project Initiation Document
The project initiation document i.e. PID or the project charter is a document that
encompasses the different activities that need to be accomplished in order to achieve the intended
objectives behind the project (Lensges, Kloppenborg and Forte, 2018). There are certain key
elements of PID statement and each can be individually developed for the QAHE Student
Application Development:
Budget: Preparation of a budget involves ascertaining the costs that might be incurred in the
completion of the activities that are to be undertaken. It ensures that there is no over or under
spending that the estimated costs (Mousaei and Javdani, 2018). In order to develop the current
budget for the project of developing a QAHE Recreation App, following budget can be
developed:
Particulars Amount (Total)
App developer £10000
Wages £1000
Marketing and Promotion £2000
Equipment and staff £5000
Maintenance £1500
Stationary £500
Total £200000
The budget above helps in estimating an approximate cost of £200k in the development of a
student application for the QAHE University.
Timescale: The sponsors want he application to be developed by the next academic year and
therefore the time that can be utilized is the time period of five months from February to June
2020.
Objectives: The current project is developed with the aim of developing a student application for
the QAHE University ( Eskerod and Jepsen, 2016). This is done to increase the awareness and
the objectives can be categorized as follows:

 The management of QAHE wants to develop a common and integrated platform where
students can indulge in activities apart from their classes and education.
 The involvement of the students in the external activities and other events, clubs and
societies outside or inside of the campus.
 The increase in the number of student recognition awards in the extra- curricular
activities and further increased representation of the QAHE University.
 To complete the entire project within the time frame of five months before launching the
student interaction application next year. To portray an enhanced image of all round development so that further students can be
attracted to the university and enrolments can be increased.
Approach: In order to develop a perfect and integrated platform for the students, it is necessary
to adopt and implement and error free approach so that objectives can be integrated with the
approach:
 Development of a proper schedule where students can work on the project without
compromising with studies because students will play a major role in ascertaining the
contents or the aspects covered in the development of student application.
 The core team for the current project will involve 5 teachers, all the Hod's of the
University, the Dean, student team of 30 students. The dean and the Hod's will be
informed regularly about the progress and their approval at each stage will be taken for
the project.
 Two external specialists in the app developing field. The specialists will ensure error free
development of the mobile application by using the technical knowledge that they posses
in relation to the app development. The volunteers if any will be selected only if they are found to adequately skilled and
collectively, education of the students will not be compromised with.
Key Staff: The key staff will be the core team of students, teacher, HOD and Dean involved in
the development of QAHE student Application. The specialists hired and the sponsor of the
event i.e. the director of O2 will also form a part of the key staff for the project. The sponsors
will be regularly informed of the project's progress.