Project Management Plan Analysis

This assignment delves into the components of a project management plan. It examines the concept of Earned Value, outlining how it's calculated and its significance. A stakeholder analysis is presented, emphasizing the importance of identifying key stakeholders and their influence on project success. The document further explores risk analysis methodologies used to anticipate and manage potential project challenges. Finally, it discusses procurement and communication plans, highlighting strategies for acquiring resources effectively and facilitating clear information flow between project team members and clients.

project management

Table of Contents
Project Management plan......................................................................................................................2
1. Project Task...............................................................................................................................2
2. Resources...................................................................................................................................6
3. Gantt Chart................................................................................................................................8
4. Critical Path and Chain..............................................................................................................8
5. Work breakdown structure.......................................................................................................11
6. Cash flow.................................................................................................................................12
7. Cost overruns...........................................................................................................................12
8. Cost variance...........................................................................................................................13
9. Earned Value...........................................................................................................................14
10. Shake holder analysis...........................................................................................................15
11. Risk Analysis.......................................................................................................................15
12. Procurement and communication plan.................................................................................15
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Project Management plan
Main scope of this project is to develop the project costing system for bespoke system. It
can be written in a programming language. It should be able to create the cost baseline,
earned value and ash flow forecast. The Project management plan is shown in below. The
Project management plan is done by using the MS project 2013.
1. Project Task
The project task is shown below (Project Management With Ms Project, 2015).
Task Name
Project Cost System
Requirements Gathering
Key objectives
Design constraint’s
Information are delivered to
project management team
Technical Specification
How software is built
How language is programmed
Which operating system is
created
Development
Describing the business product
Operating environment
Problem tracking
Identified the system
managerial, technical and
operational controls
Server Installation
Install the server
Configure the server
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Testing the server
Client PC setup
Install the client PC
Configure the Client PC
Evaluation and Production
Environment
Customized Integration
Software Development
Generate the project requirement
Designing
Developing
Testing
Handling Issues
Deploying
Unit test of all developments
User acceptance testing of the
application
Training
Go live support
Project Review
The Project full task details is shown in below.
Task Name Duration Start Finish Predece
ssors Resource Names
Project Cost System 40 days? Thu 05-10-17 Wed 29-11-17
Requirements
Gathering 3 days Thu 05-10-17 Mon 09-10-17
Key objectives 1 day Thu 05-10-17 Thu 05-10-17 Project Manager
Design
constraints 1 day Fri 06-10-17 Fri 06-10-17 3 Project Manager
Information are 1 day Mon 09-10-17 Mon 09-10-17 4 Project Manager,
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delivered to project
management team Technical Writer
Technical
Specification 3 days Tue 10-10-17 Thu 12-10-17 2
How software is
built 1 day Tue 10-10-17 Tue 10-10-17 Project Manager,
System Engineer
How language is
programmed 1 day Wed 11-10-17 Wed 11-10-17 7 System Engineer
Which operating
system is created 1 day Thu 12-10-17 Thu 12-10-17 8 Contractor,Syste
m Engineer
Development 6 days Fri 13-10-17 Fri 20-10-17 6
Describing the
business product 2 days Fri 13-10-17 Mon 16-10-17 Contractor,Devel
oper
Operating
environment 2 days Tue 17-10-17 Wed 18-10-17 11 Developer,Proje
ct Manager
Problem tracking 1 day Thu 19-10-17 Thu 19-10-17 12 Developer
Identified the
system managerial,
technical and
operational controls
1 day Fri 20-10-17 Fri 20-10-17 13 Developer
Server
Installation 3 days Mon 23-10-17 Wed 25-10-17 10
Install the server 1 day Mon 23-10-17 Mon 23-10-17 System Engineer
Configure the
server 1 day Tue 24-10-17 Tue 24-10-17 16 System Engineer
Testing the server 1 day Wed 25-10-17 Wed 25-10-17 17 System Engineer
Client PC setup 5 days? Thu 26-10-17 Wed 01-11-17 15
Install the client
PC
1 day Thu 26-10-17 Thu 26-10-17 Software
Engineer,System
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Engineer
Configure the
Client PC 2 days Fri 27-10-17 Mon 30-10-17 20
Project
Manager,Softwa
re Engineer
Evaluation and
Production
Environment
1 day Tue 31-10-17 Tue 31-10-17 21
Project
Manager,Softwa
re Engineer
Customized
Integration 1 day? Wed 01-11-17 Wed 01-11-17 22
Project
Manager,Softwa
re Engineer
Software
Development 9 days Thu 02-11-17 Tue 14-11-17 19
Generate the
project requirement 1 day Thu 02-11-17 Thu 02-11-17 Developer,Proje
ct Manager
Designing 2 days Fri 03-11-17 Mon 06-11-17 25
Subcontractor,D
eveloper,Project
Manager
Developing 2 days Tue 07-11-17 Wed 08-11-17 26
Developer,Proje
ct
Manager,Subcon
tractor
Testing 2 days Thu 09-11-17 Fri 10-11-17 27
Project
Manager,Softwa
re
Engineer,Subcon
tractor
Handling Issues 1 day Mon 13-11-17 Mon 13-11-17 28
Project
Manager,Subcon
tractor
Deploying 1 day Tue 14-11-17 Tue 14-11-17 29 Developer,Subco
ntractor
Unit test of all
developments
4 days Wed 15-11-17 Mon 20-11-17 24 Tester
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User acceptance
testing of the
application
3 days Tue 21-11-17 Thu 23-11-17 31 Tester
Training 2 days Fri 24-11-17 Mon 27-11-17 32 Contractor,
Project Manager
Go live support 1 day Tue 28-11-17 Tue 28-11-17 33
Contractor,
Project Manager,
Subcontractor
Project Review 1 day Wed 29-11-17 Wed 29-11-17 34
Contractor,Proje
ct
Manager,Subcon
tractor
2. Resources
The Project resources are shown in below (Skenderi, n.d.).
Resource Name
Project Manager
Contractor
Subcontractor
Developer
System Engineer
Technical Writer
Tester
Software Engineer
Project resource Full details is shown in below.
Resource Name Type Initials Max.
Units Std. Rate Accrue At Base
Calendar
Project Manager Work P 100% $ 200.00/hr Prorated Standard
Contractor Work C 100% $ 150.00/hr Prorated Standard
Subcontractor Work S 100% $ 140.00/hr Prorated Standard
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Developer Work D 100% $ 200.00/hr Prorated Standard
System Engineer Work S 100% $ 180.00/hr Prorated Standard
Technical Writer Work T 100% $ 120.00/hr Prorated Standard
Tester Work T 100% $ 150.00/hr Prorated Standard
Software Engineer Work S 100% $ 180.00/hr Prorated Standard
Resource status is shown in below.
Project Manager
Contractor
Subcontractor
Developer
System Engineer
Technical Writer
Tester
Software Engineer
0 hrs
20 hrs
40 hrs
60 hrs
80 hrs
100 hrs
120 hrs
140 hrs
160 hrs
180 hrs
200 hrs
Actual Work Remaining Work Baseline Work
Name Start Finish Remaining Work
Project Manager Thu 05-10-17 Wed 29-11-
17
176 hrs
Contractor Thu 12-10-17 Wed 29-11-
17
56 hrs
Subcontractor Fri 03-11-17 Wed 29-11-
17
80 hrs
Developer Fri 13-10-17 Tue 14-11-17 96 hrs
System Engineer Tue 10-10-17 Thu 26-10-17 56 hrs
Technical Writer Mon 09-10-17 Mon 09-10-
17
8 hrs
Tester Wed 15-11-17 Thu 23-11-17 56 hrs
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Software Engineer Thu 26-10-17 Fri 10-11-17 56 hrs
3. Gantt Chart
The Gantt chart is shown in below.
4. Critical Path and Chain
The Identified critical path is shown in below.
Name Start Finish %
Complet
e
Remaining
Work
Resource Names
How
software is
built
Tue
10-
10-
17
Tue
10-10-
17
0% 16 hrs Project Manager,System
Engineer
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How
language is
programmed
Wed
11-
10-
17
Wed
11-10-
17
0% 8 hrs System Engineer
Which
operating
system is
created
Thu
12-
10-
17
Thu
12-10-
17
0% 16 hrs Contractor,System
Engineer
Problem
tracking
Thu
19-
10-
17
Thu
19-10-
17
0% 8 hrs Developer
Configure the
server
Tue
24-
10-
17
Tue
24-10-
17
0% 8 hrs System Engineer
Testing the
server
Wed
25-
10-
17
Wed
25-10-
17
0% 8 hrs System Engineer
Configure the
Client PC
Fri
27-
10-
17
Mon
30-10-
17
0% 32 hrs Project
Manager,Software
Engineer
Handling
Issues
Mon
13-
11-
17
Mon
13-11-
17
0% 16 hrs Project
Manager,Subcontractor
Deploying Tue
14-
11-
Tue
14-11-
0% 16 hrs Developer,Subcontractor
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Unit test of
all
developments
Wed
15-
11-
17
Mon
20-11-
17
0% 32 hrs Tester
User
acceptance
testing of the
application
Tue
21-
11-
17
Thu
23-11-
17
0% 24 hrs Tester
5. Work breakdown structure
The Project work breakdown structure is shown in below.
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Project cost management plan for bespoke system

6. Cash flow
The Project Cash flow is shown in below.
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Require
ment
gatherin
g
Technical
Specificat
ion
Developm
ent
Server
Installatio
n
Client PC
setup
Software
Developme
nt
Project
Review
Key
objectives
Describing
the business
product
Install the
server
Install
the client
PC
Generat
e the
project
require
ment
Comp
letion
Design
constraints
How software
is built
Operating
environment
Problem
tracking
Configure
the server
Testing
the server
Outstandi
ng design
Configu
re the
Client
PC
Traini
ng
Handl
ing
Issues
User
accept
ance
testing
Go
live
supp
ort
Eval
uatio
n
Learn
ed
Lesso
ns
Information
are delivered
to project
management
team

7. Cost overruns
The Project Cost overruns is shown in below.
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8. Cost variance
The project cost variance is shown in below.
For Task,
Name %
Complete
Cost Baseline
Cost
Cost
Variance
Project Cost
System
0% $
103,520.00
$ 0.00 $
103,520.00
For Resource,
Name Cost Baseline
Cost
Cost
Variance
Project Manager $ 35,200.00 $ 0.00 $ 35,200.00
Contractor $ 8,400.00 $ 0.00 $ 8,400.00
Subcontractor $ 11,200.00 $ 0.00 $ 11,200.00
Developer $ 19,200.00 $ 0.00 $ 19,200.00
System Engineer $ 10,080.00 $ 0.00 $ 10,080.00
Technical Writer $ 960.00 $ 0.00 $ 960.00
Tester $ 8,400.00 $ 0.00 $ 8,400.00
Software Engineer $ 10,080.00 $ 0.00 $ 10,080.00
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9. Earned Value
The cost earned value is shown in below.
MS Project file is attached here.
10. Shake holder analysis
The shake holder analysis is an important discipline that successful people use to win
support from others. The Shake holder is helps then ensure that their projects succeed where
others fail. It is used to identify the key people who have to be won over. The shake holder
analysis uses the shake holder planning to build the support that helps you succeed. The
shake holder analysis is a most powerful to shape the user projects. It improves the project
quality. It is used to win more resources.
11. Risk Analysis
The project management plan has the various risks and several critical tasks. These are
identified by the project management team. The risk analysis is a process thaat helps to
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manage and identify the potential issues could undermine key business projects. The risk
analysis is best practice for the project management to ensure to increase the project
occurrence and it improves the project completed and reduce the consequences of critical
risks. It helps to avoid the crisis situation and incorporate learning. The risk analysis is used
to reduce the rework costs. It provides the secure management. The Risk analysis is easily
setup an effective risk management framework. The risk analysis is analysis critical task in
the project management plan. It monitors and control the overall project risks.
12. Procurement and communication plan
The Project communication plan is a sharing the project specific information between the
client and project team. The Project management plan provide the effective communication
will all stake holders. Because, it provides the project success. The project manager is
developing the communication plan. It has following the steps such as,
 Shake holder’s identification
 Determine the shake holder communication needs
 Define the communication strategy
 Communication plan completion
The procurement management plan is designed to obtain the clients at
most reasonable prices. It involves the existing and culture systems that the
project can make use of. The procurement managers are needs to be assigned
for the process. It helps in creating the project members understand the need of
procurement. The procurement needs to estimate the initial costs for each work.
It assigns the project cost baselines and overruns costs.
References
Project Management With Ms Project. (2015). McGraw-Hill College.
Skenderi, B. (n.d.). Project management scheduling software.
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