Enhancing Restaurant Business through Online Services and Quality Management

The provided content appears to be an implementation plan for a restaurant construction project, including financial and quality management plans. The project involves various stages such as development, construction, and closure phases, with specific tasks and budgets allocated to each phase. Additionally, there is a focus on utilizing quality-based materials, providing proper training facilities to workers, and managing risks effectively through a risk assessment process. The content also includes resource calendars and meeting schedules for the project team.

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PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN
<PROJECT NAME>
CONSTRUCTION OF “ETHOS EAT DRINK” RESTURANT
DATE
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................................2
PROJECT MANAGEMENT APPROACH................................................................................................2
PROJECT SCOPE................................................................................................................................2
MILESTONE LIST..............................................................................................................................2
SCHEDULE BASELINE AND WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE.........................................................2
CHANGE MANAGEMENT PLAN.........................................................................................................2
COMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT PLAN........................................................................................3
COST MANAGEMENT PLAN..............................................................................................................3
PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN..............................................................................................3
PROJECT SCOPE MANAGEMENT PLAN.............................................................................................3
SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT PLAN......................................................................................................4
QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN........................................................................................................4
RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN...............................................................................................................4
RISK REGISTER.................................................................................................................................4
STAFFING MANAGEMENT PLAN.......................................................................................................5
RESOURCE CALENDAR.....................................................................................................................5
QUALITY BASELINE..........................................................................................................................5
SPONSOR ACCEPTANCE....................................................................................................................5
ESSENTIAL PLANNING DOCUMENTS (attached as Appendices)
The following planning documents must be included in your Project Plan
1. Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM)
2. Team Charter
3. Communication Management Plan
4. Milestone List
5. Duration Estimates for one work package (Beta)
6. Work Breakdown Statement (WBS)
7. Schedule Gantt Chart
8. Project Budget
9. Quality Management Plan
10. Project Risk Assessment
11. Resource Calendar
12. Team Meetings – Project Plans must include the following: Meeting Agenda and
Meeting Minutes for at least five team meetings. Scheduled team meetings may be face to face or
using Zoom – https://zoom.us/
Note - The information under each main heading of the project plan has been included as a
guide.
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INTRODUCTION
The project mainly focuses on the construction of “Ethos Eat Drink” restaurant that helps
in offering unique dining experience to the people of Australia. The restaurant is mainly located
in a 190-year-old carriageway in Hobart CBD. The dining room of the restaurant integrates
different types of elements of the site’s history. The main aim of this project is to construct the
restaurant “Ethos Eat Drink” in order to provide proper customer experience as well as
atmosphere at very much reasonable price. The restaurant provides high quality of food with
different variety that includes seafood, appetizer, deserts, and salads as well drinks.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT APPROACH
It is identified that PRINCE2 project management approach is utilized in this project, as
it is the current version of the project. It is defined as one of the procedure driven rather than
reactive like Extreme project management. It is identified that projects are mainly divided into
number of stages that are monitored for ensuring that they complete o both time and budget.
PROJECT SCOPE
The scope of the entire project is mainly categorized into in-scope as well as out-scope.
In scope: The in-scope of the project mainly includes:
 Construction of Ethos Eat Drink restaurant
 Incorporation of dining area, bar area, central heating zones as well as well-maintained
parking area
 To complete the entire activities of the project within the year 2019
 To complete the project successfully within the budget that is around $350.000.00
Out scope: The out scope of the project mainly includes:
 To expand the construction of restaurant outside Australia
 To construct different branches of the restaurant
MILESTONE LIST
Task Name Duration Start Finish
Construction of "ETHOS EAT DRINK"
restaurant 368 days Wed 9/20/17 Fri 2/15/19
Project planning 47 days Wed 9/20/17 Thu 11/23/17
Analysis of the requirement 6 days Wed 9/20/17 Wed 9/27/17
Analysis of project nature 5 days Thu 9/28/17 Wed 10/4/17
Resource estimation 4 days Thu 10/5/17 Tue 10/10/17
Estimation of time schedule 5 days Wed 10/11/17 Tue 10/17/17
Budget estimation 10 days Wed 10/18/17 Tue 10/31/17
Manpower estimation 8 days Wed 11/1/17 Fri 11/10/17
Resource analysis 9 days Mon 11/13/17 Thu 11/23/17
Completion of project planning phase 0 days Thu 11/23/17 Thu 11/23/17
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Initiation phase 105 days Fri 11/24/17 Thu 4/19/18
Fund procurement 7 days Fri 11/24/17 Mon 12/4/17
Stakeholders appointment 8 days Tue 12/5/17 Thu 12/14/17
Meetings arrangement 6 days Fri 12/15/17 Fri 12/22/17
Financial plan arrangements 9 days Mon 12/25/17 Thu 1/4/18
Appointment of various contractors and
workers 8 days Fri 1/5/18 Tue 1/16/18
Blueprint preparation 7 days Wed 1/17/18 Thu 1/25/18
Land area procurement 5 days Fri 1/26/18 Thu 2/1/18
Legal notice release 7 days Fri 2/2/18 Mon 2/12/18
Allocation of budget 9 days Tue 2/13/18 Fri 2/23/18
Procurement of resources 8 days Mon 2/26/18 Wed 3/7/18
Time division 7 days Thu 3/8/18 Fri 3/16/18
Allocation of duty 8 days Mon 3/19/18 Wed 3/28/18
Risk analysis 9 days Thu 3/29/18 Tue 4/10/18
Risk modification and mitigation plan 7 days Wed 4/11/18 Thu 4/19/18
Project initiation phase completion 0 days Thu 4/19/18 Thu 4/19/18
Execution phase 178 days Fri 4/20/18 Tue 12/25/18
preparation of land area 12 days Fri 4/20/18 Mon 5/7/18
Resources assortment 13 days Tue 5/8/18 Thu 5/24/18
Restaurant construction land area 9 days Fri 5/25/18 Wed 6/6/18
Framework construction of restaurant 10 days Thu 6/7/18 Wed 6/20/18
Entry and exit spaces selection 11 days Thu 6/21/18 Thu 7/5/18
Bricks application 14 days Fri 7/6/18 Wed 7/25/18
Plumbing 12 days Thu 7/26/18 Fri 8/10/18
Electric circuit installation 13 days Mon 8/13/18 Wed 8/29/18
Application of concrete 15 days Thu 8/30/18 Wed 9/19/18
Color application 11 days Thu 9/20/18 Thu 10/4/18
Safety system implementation 10 days Fri 10/5/18 Thu 10/18/18
Tiles application 9 days Fri 10/19/18 Wed 10/31/18
Implementation of film processing equipment 15 days Thu 11/1/18 Wed 11/21/18
Construction of dining room 13 days Thu 11/22/18 Mon 12/10/18
Construction of central heating zones 11 days Tue 12/11/18 Tue 12/25/18
Completion of project execution 0 days Tue 12/25/18 Tue 12/25/18
Development phase 35 days Wed 12/26/18 Tue 2/12/19
Formation of restaurant board 8 days Wed 12/26/18 Fri 1/4/19
Statement preparation vision 7 days Mon 1/7/19 Tue 1/15/19
Standard service preparation 9 days Wed 1/16/19 Mon 1/28/19
Implementation of parking a lot 6 days Tue 1/29/19 Tue 2/5/19
Finalization 5 days Wed 2/6/19 Tue 2/12/19
Completion of development phase 0 days Tue 2/12/19 Tue 2/12/19
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Closure phase 3 days Wed 2/13/19 Fri 2/15/19
Stakeholder sign off 2 days Wed 2/13/19 Thu 2/14/19
Post project review 1 day Fri 2/15/19 Fri 2/15/19
Closure phase complete 0 days Fri 2/15/19 Fri 2/15/19
SCHEDULE BASELINE AND WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE
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Figure 2: WBS
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GANTT CHART
Figure 3: Gantt chart
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CHANGE MANAGEMENT PLAN
Change
identification
Purpose Change
analysis
Change request
approval
Change
tracking
Training It is identified
that proper
training must be
given to all the
workers of the
project so that
they can work
effectively in the
project and as a
result, project
will be
completed
within the
specified time
and budget.
This change
viability is
mainly
understood by
the project
managers
The project
managers helps
in approving the
change that is
requested by the
stakeholders of
the project
Proper facility of
log book is
mainly
maintained
within the project
for making sure
that proper
training facility
is provided to the
project workers.
Making the
business online
The restaurant
does not provide
online service to
its customers.
Thus, it is quite
important to
design the
website through
which the
organization can
provide online
facility to the
customers which
helps the
organization in
capturing the
entire market of
Australia.
The viability of
the entire project
is analyzed by
the project
manager in
order to approve
the change
The project
managers
mainly engages
in change
approval
Proper master
log must be
utilized in order
to keep proper
record of strategy
of change
management that
is mainly applied
within the
project.
Utilizing
proper quality
of materials
The materials
that are utilized
must be of better
quality so that
the so that
project manager
do not face any
quality related
issues to the
The viability of
the entire project
is analyzed by
the project
manager in
order to approve
the change
The project
managers
mainly engages
in change
approval
Proper master
log must be
utilized in order
to keep proper
record of strategy
of change
management that
is mainly applied
within the project
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project manager
COMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT PLAN
Communicati
on Type
Objective Medium Frequenc
y
Audience Owner Deliverab
le
Status report
of the project
The
meeting is
arranged
for getting
appropriate
informatio
n about the
project
status. It is
found that
the status
of the
project is
quite
important
as it helps
in
providing
proper
overview
about the
project
progress. If
the project
managers
have
proper
informatio
n about the
project
status then
will able to
ensure that
the project
is on right
track
Video
conferencin
g, audio
conferencin
g, face to
face
conversatio
n, site
checking
Weekly Project
manager
Project
stakeholde
rs
Meeting
minutes
Project team
meeting
The
meeting is
generally
arranged in
Face to
face Whenever
required
Project
manager
Project
team
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order to
know
about
various
problem or
challenges
that the
project
staffs faces
while
working
within the
project. It
is found
that
meeting
with the
project
manager
on the risks
as well as
challenges
of the
project are
quite
beneficial
as the
project
manager
will
analyze the
risks and
will adopt
some
strategies
in order to
resolve
them.
Kick off
meetings
The
meeting is
mainly
arranged in
order to
reflect on
the scope
as well as
Face to
face
Once Stakeholde
rs of the
project
Project
manager
Meeting
minutes as
well as
agenda
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project
objectives
so that the
stakeholder
s of the
project get
proper
overview
about the
project
objectives
and work
as per it in
order to
make the
project
quite
successful.
Monthly
project
meetings
One
monthly
meeting is
arranged in
order to get
proper
overview
of the
budget that
is spent on
executing
the project
successfull
y. Proper
informatio
n about the
budget is
needed in
order to
ensure that
the project
is utilizing
the budget
as per the
estimation
that is
made in
the
Face to
face
conversatio
n
Monthly Project
manager
Finance
manager
Budget
report
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initiation
phase.
COST MANAGEMENT PLAN
Cost
management
approach
Responsible for
managing cost
Responsible
person for
approving
changes in
budget or
project
Cost
performance
measurement
Frequency
Project team as
well as staff
costs
Senior Project
Director
Project manager The cost
performance is
mainly measured
with the help of
earned value
management
Monthly
Other external
resources costs
Senior Project
Director
Project manager The cost
performance is
mainly measured
with the help of
earned value
management
Once
Infrastructure
costs
Senior Project
Director
Project manager The cost
performance is
mainly managed
with the help of
total cost of
ownership
Monthly
Material costs Senior Project
Director
Project manager The cost
performance is
mainly managed
with the help of
total cost of
ownership
Monthly
PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN
Type of
contract
Procurement
risk
Procurement
risk
management
Procurement
constraints
Procurement
documentation
Performance
metrics
Firm
fixed
price
Unrealistic
schedule
The project
schedule must
be made with
the help of
Acceptable
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most
experienced
project
manager so
that the
Firm
fixed
price
Conflict
dependent on
contract
Acceptable
Firm
fixed
price
Improper
framework
creation for
the restaurant
Acceptable
PROJECT SCOPE MANAGEMENT PLAN
Collect
requirements
Project scope
statement
Work
breakdown
structure
Scope
verification
Scope control
Financial
resource, human
resources as well
as other
material
requirements
Construction of
Ethos eat drink
restaurant
The work
breakdown
structure assists
in breaking the
project
deliverables into
different types of
manageable
components.
The scope is
verified and the
project team
receives
formalized
deliverables
acceptance
The project
manager control
the scope of the
project
Material
resources
Incorporation of
dining area, bar
area, central
heating zones as
well as well-
maintained
parking area
It helps in
allowing
simplicity in
understanding
the work
activities so that
the entire project
will be
completed
successfully on
time.
The scope is
verified and the
project team
receives
formalized
deliverables
acceptance
The project
scope is mainly
controlled by the
team members
Financial
resources, as
well as human
resources
To complete the
project
successfully
within the
budget that is
around
$350.000.00
The work
breakdown
structure assists
in maintaining,
controlling the
project
successfully.
The scope is
verified and the
project team
receives
formalized
deliverables
acceptance
Both the project
managers as well
as team
members are
engaged in
controlling the
project scope.
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SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT PLAN
Schedule
management
approach
Schedule control Schedule changes Scope change
Budget estimation Budget measures
such as cost of
resources, cost of
materials and other
requirements
The contractor found
that the time that is
taken for budget
estimation is not
proper and therefore,
schedule must be
extended.
Approved by the
project sponsor
Construction of
dining room
The WBS provides
proper framework
managing the
schedule of the
project for
construction
The supervisor wants
to extends the
schedule due to
incorporation of more
number of activities
in the project
Approved by the
project manager
Time allocation Time measure such
as staff hours, days as
well as weeks
No changes No approval
QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN
Identification of
factors
Purpose Measurement
of project
quality
Analyzing
project quality
Quality control
Website
implementation
for online
business
The
organization
does not provide
online services
as a result it
faces lot of
challenges due
to competition.
Online service
must be
provided to the
customers that
further helps in
attracting large
number of
customers for
enhancing the
revenue of the
organization.
The
implementation
of the site will
be beneficial in
promoting
online business
for the
organization
This is quite
beneficial in
enhancing the
revenue of the
organization and
it also assists in
creating brand
image within the
market of
Australia
Proper
training facility
to the workers
It is identified
that if proper
facility of
training is
provided to the
Proper level of
training is not
given to the
workers of the
restaurant as a
The training
that is generally
provided is not
of appropriate
quality that
Proper training
facility must e
present so that
the workers of
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workers then
they are capable
of working
properly within
the project.
result they face
difficulty while
working within
the project.
mainly reflects
through the
challenges as
well as gaps that
is faced during
the project
progress.
perform well.
Utilization of
quality based
materials
Proper qualities
of materials are
not utilized and
as a result the
project managers
faces lot of
challenges as
well as issues
while
progressing with
the project.
The materials
that are used in
order to
construct the
restaurant are
not of
appropriate
quality and as a
result the
chances of
facing problem
for the project
managers
enhances.
The materials
that are utilized
must be
identified for
analyzing the
quality before
utilizing them
within the
project.
Appropriate
quality of
materials must
be utilized for
constructing the
restaurant.
RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN
Risk Type of
risk
Risk
statement
Impact Probability Risk
exposure
Risk
mitigation
Improper
managemen
t
Negative
risk
If the
project is not
managed
properly
then the
workers
have to face
number of
challenges
as well as
issues
related with
project.
Therefore it
is quite
necessary to
manage the
project
effectively
Major Very likely High Proper
project
management
strategy
must be
adopted by
the project
manager so
that they can
manage the
project
properly
that will
further help
in making
the entire
project
successful.
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Improper
budget
estimation
Negative
risk
If the budget
that is
needed for
completing
the project is
not
estimated
effectively
then it
generally
creates
number of
issues as
well as
challenges
within the
project and
creates
financial
pressure on
the
organization.
Therefore, it
is very much
necessary to
estimate the
budget of
the project
properly.
Major Probable Medium The budget
must be
estimated by
the
experienced
project
managers
and it must
be done
after
analyzing
the market
effectively.
Use of poor
quality of
materials
Negative
risk
If proper
quality of
materials
within the
construction
is not
utilized then
the project
managers
faces
number of
challenges
as well as
issues
related with
quality of
construction
Moderate Likely Medium Appropriate
quality of
materials
must be
utilized
while
constructing
the project
so that the
worker of
the project
does not
face any
problem
while
working
within the
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project.
Extending
the project
schedule
Positive
risk
The
schedule of
the project is
mainly
extended in
order to add
more
features
within the
restaurant so
that the
restaurants
will be able
to provide
proper
market
competition
within
Australia.
Moderate Probable Low The
changes that
are required
in the
project must
be done
properly so
that it will
be able in
brining
positive
outcome of
the project.
RISK REGISTER
Impact
Extreme
Major Improper
budget
estimation
Improper
management
Moderate Use of poor
quality of
materials
Improper
management
Minor
Insignificant
Remote Unlikely Possible Probable Highly
probable
Likelihood
STAFFING MANAGEMENT PLAN
The staffing management planning is defined as one of the process that generally assists
in ensuring that an organization always have appropriate number of employees that have proper
skills as well as talent which are further considered to be helpful in fulfilling different needs as
well as requirements of the business. It is identified that the staffing plan of the project assists in
elaborating appropriate description about fair employment, business trends, assessment trends,
employment consideration as well as job.
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Role Project Responsibility
Skills Required Number of
Staff
Required
Duration
Required
Project
Team
Project
Manager
The project manager is
responsible of managing
and executing the entire
project within the specified
budget as well as time.
Project management 1 24 months
Finance
manager
The financial requirement
of the project is mainly
reviewed with the help of
the financial manager
Project management
based knowledge as
well as finance related
knowledge
2 24 months
Contractor The project contractor
mainly involves in
constructing the restaurant
properly in order to
complete the project on
time and within the
estimated budget.
Project management
related knowledge
and skills associated
with construction of
the project
4 24 months
Site
supervisor
The site supervisor mainly
engages in the project in
order to provide proper
guidance to the different
workers or staffs of the
organization.
Project management
skills
3 24 months
Site planner The entire project is
guided with the help of the
system planner. It is
identified that they also
engages in providing
different types of other
facilities to the
organization.
Skills on project
management as well
as construction
5 11 months
Project
planner
The entire project is
planned as well as
Project management
related skills as well
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executed successfully
within the estimated time
and budget due to help of
project planner
as knowledge
Plumber The plumber generally
engages in building
different types of furniture
that is mainly required in
the restaurant.
Plumbing related
knowledge
20 3 month
Risk
manager
The different types of risk
that are mainly related with
the project are analyzed
with the help of the risk
manager.
Project management
related knowledge as
well as skills on
project management
1 4 months
Role Requested
FTE
Acquired FTE Rate Rate
Unit
Source
Project
Team
Finance
manager
1.00 1.00 $50 hour Financial services
Project
manager
.10 .10 $40 hour Project management
Contractor .10 .10 $50 hour Services related with
construction
Site
supervisor
.10 .10 $60 hour Construction services
Risk
manager
.90 .90 $40 hour Services related with risk
Site planner .05 .05 $30 hour Site related services
Project
planner
.05 .00 $35 hour Services related with project
management
Plumber .10 .10 $30 hour Plumbing related services
Total 2.40 2.35
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Figure 4: Resource calendar
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Figure 5: Resource graph
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Figure 6: Resource time
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QUALITY BASELINE
Metrics Standard Frequency Report
Completion of
project on time
The project must be
completed by 29
Once Yearly quality
management report
Proper development
of restaurant
framework
The restaurant
development must be
completed by mid of
2018
Monthly Monthly quality
management report
Proper infrastructure
development
The development of
infrastructure must be
completed by the end
of 2018
Twice in a month Monthly quality
management report
SPONSOR ACCEPTANCE
Approved by the Project Sponsor:
___________________________________________ Date:____________________
<Project Sponsor>
<Project Sponsor Title>
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APPENDICES
1. Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM)
Function Project
sponsor
Business
analyst
Project
manager
Contractor
Initiation of
project
C AR
Establishing
project plan
I C AR C
Gathering
requirements
I R A I
Developing
framework of
restaurant
I R A I
Construction of
dining room
I R A C
Creating
restaurant vision
C R A C
2. Team Charter
Team purpose: The main purpose of the team is construct the restaurant “Ethos Eat Drink”
within Australia in order to in order to provide proper high quality of food as well as customer
service at very much reasonable price.
Duration: The entire project duration that is estimated for this project is around 1 year. The
project manager assumes that the restaurant “Ethos Eat Drink” within be constructed within this
time-period.
Scope: The scope of the project includes:
 Construction of Ethos Eat Drink restaurant
 Incorporation of dining area, bar area, central heating zones as well as well-maintained
parking area
 To complete the entire activities of the project within the year 2019
 To complete the project successfully within the budget that is around $350.000.00
Members: The team that engages in the construction of “Ethos Eat Drink restaurant are:
 Project manager
 Sponsor
 Finance manager
 Site supervisor
 Contractor
 Plumber
 System planner
 Risk manager
 Project planner
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Desired result: It is assumed that the construction of the project will be completed
successfully within the year 2019 within the budget $3000, 000.
Supporting resources: The various types of supporting resources include:
Financial resources: The budget that is required for completing the project is around
$300,000.00
Human resources: The resources include project manager, plumber, risk manager, project
planner, site supervisor, and plumber as well finance manager.
Material resources: The material resources include color, cement, sand, bricks color and
many more, which are utilized for constructing the restaurant successfully
Deliverables: The project deliverables include:
 Construction of Ethos Eat Drink restaurant
 Incorporation of dining area, bar area, central heating zones as well as well-maintained
parking area
3. Communication Management Plan
Communicati
on Type
Objective Medium Frequenc
y
Audience Owner Deliverab
le
Status report
of the project
The
meeting is
arranged
for getting
appropriate
informatio
n about the
project
status. It is
found that
the status
of the
project is
quite
important
as it helps
in
providing
proper
overview
about the
project
progress. If
the project
managers
have
proper
informatio
Video
conferencin
g, audio
conferencin
g, face to
face
conversatio
n, site
checking
Weekly Project
manager
Project
stakeholde
rs
Meeting
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n about the
project
status then
will able to
ensure that
the project
is on right
track
Project team
meeting
The
meeting is
generally
arranged in
order to
know
about
various
problem or
challenges
that the
project
staffs faces
while
working
within the
project. It
is found
that
meeting
with the
project
manager
on the risks
as well as
challenges
of the
project are
quite
beneficial
as the
project
manager
will
analyze the
risks and
will adopt
some
Face to
face Whenever
required
Project
manager
Project
team
Agenda
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strategies
in order to
resolve
them.
Kick off
meetings
The
meeting is
mainly
arranged in
order to
reflect on
the scope
as well as
project
objectives
so that the
stakeholder
s of the
project get
proper
overview
about the
project
objectives
and work
as per it in
order to
make the
project
quite
successful.
Face to
face
Once Stakeholde
rs of the
project
Project
manager
Meeting
minutes as
well as
agenda
Monthly
project
meetings
One
monthly
meeting is
arranged in
order to get
proper
overview
of the
budget that
is spent on
executing
the project
successfull
y. Proper
informatio
n about the
Face to
face
conversatio
n
Monthly Project
manager
Finance
manager
Budget
report
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budget is
needed in
order to
ensure that
the project
is utilizing
the budget
as per the
estimation
that is
made in
the
initiation
phase.
4. Milestone List
Task Name Duration Start Finish
Construction of "ETHOS EAT DRINK"
restaurant 368 days Wed 9/20/17 Fri 2/15/19
Project planning 47 days Wed 9/20/17 Thu 11/23/17
Analysis of the requirement 6 days Wed 9/20/17 Wed 9/27/17
Analysis of project nature 5 days Thu 9/28/17 Wed 10/4/17
Resource estimation 4 days Thu 10/5/17 Tue 10/10/17
Estimation of time schedule 5 days Wed 10/11/17 Tue 10/17/17
Budget estimation 10 days Wed 10/18/17 Tue 10/31/17
Manpower estimation 8 days Wed 11/1/17 Fri 11/10/17
Resource analysis 9 days Mon 11/13/17 Thu 11/23/17
Completion of project planning phase 0 days Thu 11/23/17 Thu 11/23/17
Initiation phase 105 days Fri 11/24/17 Thu 4/19/18
Fund procurement 7 days Fri 11/24/17 Mon 12/4/17
Stakeholders appointment 8 days Tue 12/5/17 Thu 12/14/17
Meetings arrangement 6 days Fri 12/15/17 Fri 12/22/17
Financial plan arrangements 9 days Mon 12/25/17 Thu 1/4/18
Appointment of various contractors and
workers 8 days Fri 1/5/18 Tue 1/16/18
Blueprint preparation 7 days Wed 1/17/18 Thu 1/25/18
Land area procurement 5 days Fri 1/26/18 Thu 2/1/18
Legal notice release 7 days Fri 2/2/18 Mon 2/12/18
Allocation of budget 9 days Tue 2/13/18 Fri 2/23/18
Procurement of resources 8 days Mon 2/26/18 Wed 3/7/18
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Time division 7 days Thu 3/8/18 Fri 3/16/18
Allocation of duty 8 days Mon 3/19/18 Wed 3/28/18
Risk analysis 9 days Thu 3/29/18 Tue 4/10/18
Risk modification and mitigation plan 7 days Wed 4/11/18 Thu 4/19/18
Project initiation phase completion 0 days Thu 4/19/18 Thu 4/19/18
Execution phase 178 days Fri 4/20/18 Tue 12/25/18
preparation of land area 12 days Fri 4/20/18 Mon 5/7/18
Resources assortment 13 days Tue 5/8/18 Thu 5/24/18
Restaurant construction land area 9 days Fri 5/25/18 Wed 6/6/18
Framework construction of restaurant 10 days Thu 6/7/18 Wed 6/20/18
Entry and exit spaces selection 11 days Thu 6/21/18 Thu 7/5/18
Bricks application 14 days Fri 7/6/18 Wed 7/25/18
Plumbing 12 days Thu 7/26/18 Fri 8/10/18
Electric circuit installation 13 days Mon 8/13/18 Wed 8/29/18
Application of concrete 15 days Thu 8/30/18 Wed 9/19/18
Color application 11 days Thu 9/20/18 Thu 10/4/18
Safety system implementation 10 days Fri 10/5/18 Thu 10/18/18
Tiles application 9 days Fri 10/19/18 Wed 10/31/18
Implementation of film processing equipment 15 days Thu 11/1/18 Wed 11/21/18
Construction of dining room 13 days Thu 11/22/18 Mon 12/10/18
Construction of central heating zones 11 days Tue 12/11/18 Tue 12/25/18
Completion of project execution 0 days Tue 12/25/18 Tue 12/25/18
Development phase 35 days Wed 12/26/18 Tue 2/12/19
Formation of restaurant board 8 days Wed 12/26/18 Fri 1/4/19
Statement preparation vision 7 days Mon 1/7/19 Tue 1/15/19
Standard service preparation 9 days Wed 1/16/19 Mon 1/28/19
Implementation of parking a lot 6 days Tue 1/29/19 Tue 2/5/19
Finalization 5 days Wed 2/6/19 Tue 2/12/19
Completion of development phase 0 days Tue 2/12/19 Tue 2/12/19
Closure phase 3 days Wed 2/13/19 Fri 2/15/19
Stakeholder sign off 2 days Wed 2/13/19 Thu 2/14/19
Post project review 1 day Fri 2/15/19 Fri 2/15/19
Closure phase complete 0 days Fri 2/15/19 Fri 2/15/19
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5. Work Breakdown Statement (WBS)
Figure 1: WBS
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6. Schedule Gantt Chart
Figure 2: Gantt chart
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7. Project Budget
Task Name Cost
Construction of Ethos Eat Drink restaurant $258,568.00
Project planning $15,600.00
Analysis of the requirement $1,920.00
Analysis of project nature $1,400.00
Resource estimation $1,600.00
Estimation of time schedule $1,600.00
Budget estimation $4,000.00
Manpower estimation $2,560.00
Resource analysis $2,520.00
Completion of project planning phase $0.00
Initiation phase $52,168.00
Fund procurement $0.00
Stakeholders appointment $2,560.00
Meetings arrangement $1,920.00
Financial plan arrangements $3,600.00
Appointment of various contractors and workers $2,240.00
Blueprint preparation $3,360.00
Land area procurement $2,400.00
Legal notice release $6,160.00
Allocation of budget $3,600.00
Procurement of resources $5,568.00
Time division $4,760.00
Allocation of duty $6,400.00
Risk analysis $5,400.00
Risk modification and mitigation plan $4,200.00
Project initiation phase completion $0.00
Execution phase $163,728.00
preparation of land area $13,920.00
Resources assortment $8,840.00
Restaurant construction land area $6,120.00
Framework construction of restaurant $8,800.00
Entry and exit spaces selection $8,536.00
Bricks application $16,464.00
Plumbing $10,272.00
Electric circuit installation $13,728.00
Application of concrete $19,440.00
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Color application $10,120.00
Safety system implementation $6,160.00
Tiles application $11,520.00
Implementation of film processing equipment $17,640.00
Construction of dining room $12,168.00
Construction of central heating zones $0.00
Completion of project execution $0.00
Development phase $26,152.00
Formation of restaurant board $4,928.00
Statement preparation vision $4,760.00
Standard service preparation $9,144.00
Implementation of parking a lot $4,320.00
Finalization $3,000.00
Completion of development phase $0.00
Closure phase $920.00
Stakeholder sign off $640.00
Post project review $280.00
Closure phase complete $0.00
8. Quality Management Plan
Identification of
factors
Purpose Measurement
of project
quality
Analyzing
project quality
Quality control
Website
implementation
for online
business
The
organization
does not provide
online services
as a result it
faces lot of
challenges due
to competition.
Online service
must be
provided to the
customers that
further helps in
attracting large
number of
customers for
enhancing the
revenue of the
organization.
The
implementation
of the site will
be beneficial in
promoting
online business
for the
organization
This is quite
beneficial in
enhancing the
revenue of the
organization and
it also assists in
creating brand
image within the
market of
Australia
Proper
training facility
to the workers
It is identified
that if proper
facility of
training is
provided to the
workers then
they are capable
of working
properly within
Proper level of
training is not
given to the
workers of the
restaurant as a
result they face
difficulty while
working within
the project.
The training
that is generally
provided is not
of appropriate
quality that
mainly reflects
through the
challenges as
well as gaps that
Proper training
facility must e
present so that
the workers of
the project can
perform well.
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the project. is faced during
the project
progress.
Utilization of
quality based
materials
Proper qualities
of materials are
not utilized and
as a result the
project managers
faces lot of
challenges as
well as issues
while
progressing with
the project.
The materials
that are used in
order to
construct the
restaurant are
not of
appropriate
quality and as a
result the
chances of
facing problem
for the project
managers
enhances.
The materials
that are utilized
must be
identified for
analyzing the
quality before
utilizing them
within the
project.
Appropriate
quality of
materials must
be utilized for
constructing the
restaurant.
9. Project Risk Assessment
Risk Type of
risk
Risk
statement
Impact Probability Risk
exposure
Risk
mitigation
Improper
managemen
t
Negative
risk
If the
project is not
managed
properly
then the
workers
have to face
number of
challenges
as well as
issues
related with
project.
Therefore it
is quite
necessary to
manage the
project
effectively
Major Very likely High Proper
project
management
strategy
must be
adopted by
the project
manager so
that they can
manage the
project
properly
that will
further help
in making
the entire
project
successful.
Improper
budget
estimation
Negative
risk
If the budget
that is
needed for
completing
Major Probable Medium The budget
must be
estimated by
the
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the project is
not
estimated
effectively
then it
generally
creates
number of
issues as
well as
challenges
within the
project and
creates
financial
pressure on
the
organization.
Therefore, it
is very much
necessary to
estimate the
budget of
the project
properly.
experienced
project
managers
and it must
be done
after
analyzing
the market
effectively.
Use of poor
quality of
materials
Negative
risk
If proper
quality of
materials
within the
construction
is not
utilized then
the project
managers
faces
number of
challenges
as well as
issues
related with
quality of
construction
Moderate Likely Medium Appropriate
quality of
materials
must be
utilized
while
constructing
the project
so that the
worker of
the project
does not
face any
problem
while
working
within the
project.
Extending
the project
schedule
Positive
risk
The
schedule of
the project is
Moderate Probable Low The
changes that
are required
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mainly
extended in
order to add
more
features
within the
restaurant so
that the
restaurants
will be able
to provide
proper
market
competition
within
Australia.
in the
project must
be done
properly so
that it will
be able in
brining
positive
outcome of
the project.
10. Resource Calendar
Figure 3: Resource Calendar
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Figure 4: Resource graph
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11. Team Meetings
Time Topic Discussion leader Desired Result
At 12 am Budget estimation Financial manager The main aim of
the meeting is to
analyze that the
budget that is spend
on various activities
of the project is
correct for ensuring
the project will be
completed within
the estimated
budget.
At 5 pm Project progress Project manager The main aim is to
analyze the progress
of the project in
order to ensure that
the project is one the
right track and will
be completed within
the estimated time
as well as budget
At 7 pm Project related risks Risk Analyst The main result is to
illustrate the project
related risk for
mitigating the
different types of
risk that are
associated with the
project
At 10 am Management of
resources
Resource manager The main aim is to
discuss the
procedures as well
as methods that
assist in managing
resources of the
project for making
the project
successful.
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